Best Car Magazine?

Post by **rydwhite** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:42 pm

Which car magazine do you guys and gals find the most informative?

Post by **Rex** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:42 pm

I was a fan of Automobile seemed to be the faiest/most accurate along with not being "snobby", but I haven't read anything (other than online) regularly in years.

Post by **I30T** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:42 pm

SCC gets pretty deep technically.

Post by **Cold_Zero** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:42 pm

Would have to be Southern Living....

Oh, Sport Compact Car I mean.

Post by **Turb0wned** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:42 pm

i dont know which is my favorte because i only buy ether super street, scc, import tuner or turbo when it has an artical on 240's cause all the cars are pretty much ricey *** hondas...

Post by **I Need $$$** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:42 pm

Definately SCC. I think I have like the last 5 years of them stacked up in a pile. At first I thought the technobabble was stupid then I matured to the point where I somewhat get what Dave is talking about.

Post by **SmithSR** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:42 pm

SCC is probably tops among the general enthusiast types.. I like it. But I like UK magazines better. They get most all the good cars that Asian countries get, and you can read the magazine to boot!

Post by **gabossie** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:42 pm

95ka24de wrote:i dont know which is my favorte because i only buy ether super street, scc, import tuner or turbo when it has an artical on 240's cause all the cars are pretty much ricey *** hondas...

Yeah, so are most of the 240's in the articles. As far as I'm concerned, Turbo, Import Tuner, and SS are worthless. SCC on the other hand appeals to a broader crowd. While they have the show stuff, they do get pretty technical which I like. I also read Road and Track, Automobile (occasionally), Sports Car (SCCA magazine) and the monthly SCCA news paper thing.

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Post by **EnzoRWD** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:42 pm

CAR magazine is the best. top gear and EVO also very good, but nothing beats CAR's unapologetic bashing of american auto buying trends. LoL-Enzo

Post by **C-Kwik** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:42 pm

SCC - for their technical insight. So far no other magazine has done so much to bring us the level of technical knowledge as SCC has. Few other magazines tailored towards sport compacts have engineers actually writing articles for them.

Post by **OneFastStanza** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:42 pm

I like Sport Compact Car personally and I have heard that Grassroots Motorsports is also a fine magazine.

Post by **skydragoness** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:42 pm

My favorite magazines:

---HPi (Austrailian KICK *** MAG, full of true-jdm cars imported to Aus. plus they give you a poster every issue. Not a ricey mag at all, great tech articles too)

---Grassroot Motorsports (what the name implies, great tech articles--just as good or if not better than SCC's, great info about amateur racing events, esp. autoX events, usually have articles about obscure cars with great racing potential)

--EVO (UK) great photography!

--Top Gear (because they do insane stuff)and lastly,

---SCC (i have yet to renew my subscrip, their mag has been going downhill in the past year, but it's still one of my favs)

Post by **BadMojo** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:42 pm

skydragoness5 wrote:---Grassroot Motorsports (what the name implies, great tech articles--just as good or if not better than SCC's, great info about amateur racing events, esp. autoX events, usually have articles about obscure cars with great racing potential)

GRM is good stuff. I think their tech articles actually are better than SCC. SCC has higher production values and is probably a more entertaining read, but I think the info in GRM is more useful.

Post by **240SXedUp** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:42 pm

Grassroot Motorsports here

Post by **A_Rivers** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:42 pm

I go for SCC and GRM when I want some technical info and MAX Power (UK) when I want to just look at some crazy cars. I mean come on nice cars, half naked british tarts, whats not to like?

Website · Post by **usdm_180sx** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:42 pm

I like HyperRev and Option. Now all I gotta do is learn Japanese. Wa ka ri masen =P

Post by **Bunta240** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:42 pm

SCC is my favorite

Post by **Mr1der** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:42 pm

5.0 Mustangs and other Fast Fords:ylsuper

ok not really, it's an ok mag though.

so's Mopar Muscle and Super Chevy

oh, Dupont Registry rocks too, I like to day dream while flipping through it.

I do like Automobile, SCC (it's going the way of super street it seems though, I remember when it used to be WAY more technical) C & D isn't too bad most of the time, they have amusing drivers:D

I don't read any magazines on a monthly basis though (I'm cheap!)

Post by **JESTER** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:42 pm

Out of the crappie ones I can get at the only real book store around here, SCC, and then Turbo.

Post by **Jesda** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:42 pm

Automobile Magazine is best -- It was written for humans and enthusiasts. And its for grown-ups.

I love all the reporting on new models, the auto industry, and the sociopolitical aspects of the automotive world. Yes kids, there's more to cars than the size of your fartcan.

I really like Car and Driver's editorials though.

-Jesda

Post by **-HyJynX-** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:42 pm

Car & driver, Motortrend, SCC and GRM

Post by **skydragoness** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:42 pm

S14SRPilot wrote:I like HyperRev and Option. Now all I gotta do is learn Japanese. Wa ka ri masen =P

I love the 'JDM' mags, they have great pictures, and DIY articles that are generally pictures.

I flipped thru one of my friend's and it had a DIY picture by picture about how to do an alignment in your driveway. Answer: in a hard, time-consuming way.

Post by **darkeagle** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:42 pm

From what I've read so far magazine wise that I like is Sport Compact Car and Car and Driver. I've probably read a few others but I'm not sure nor know the names of them.

Post by **Mr1der** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:42 pm

wow, I think we need to award Jesda the best sig pic ever award!

Post by **darkeagle** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:42 pm

That pic is funny to me.

Post by **I30T** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:42 pm

I concur.

Post by **C-Kwik** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:42 pm

Of the major consumer based magazines, I prefer Road & Track. If only for their technical data pages. They are just much easier to follow and tend to be more comprehensive. I do like motor trend in a close second only because they tend to be a little more enthusiastic about making things better and testing more of the tuner cars. Though I used to have an old Road and Track Issue that tested 6 tuner cars from Japan. I think 2 of them were skylines, 2 RX-7's and well, I cant remember the rest. This was back in 93 or something. I think that's when I started getting excited about this stuff...

Post by **Turb0wned** » Mon Mar 08, 2004 4:42 pm

gabossienot always...

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