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the converted
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Re: Magazines (Kriby)
I'm in the same boat. I've been reading grassroots and nissan sport. My dad has subscriptions to motor trend and car and driver, so I always have a pile of those when I see them every few months. There really isn't that much out that isn't an import that I find worth reading.
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alonsorules8
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Re: Magazines (the converted)
I read the UK version of Top Gear monthly magazine they have great articles and news that other wont carry.
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Re: Magazines (Kriby)
Import car magazines are too narrow in focus. I am not solely interested in 4-cylinder Japanese cars that happen to be popular thanks to the latest teenage trends right now.Not to mention the fact that import magazines are too caught up being cool and JDM and trying to be some sort of subculture...all of which makes me want to hurl.Me, here wrote:I fail to see the point of an Import-only car magazine. I wouldn't subscribe to a European-only games Magazine.
I used to subscribe to SCC years and years ago, but my subscription lapsed shortly after Coleman left and I've had zero inclination to renew.Import Tuner has NO appeal to me since my cars have more than 4 cylinders.
The only thing worth reading anymore is Automobile. Everything else has fallen apart. SCC (despite being a compact/import/tuner style mag) was great back in the day. No longer. Car and Driver used to be great but now is staffed by a bunch of whipped geriatrics who are afraid of cars they can actually have fun in. There's nothing left worth reading.
Re: Magazines (Kriby)
What about DSPORT???
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VersaMG08
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Re: Magazines (MinisterofDOOM)
Are you being a poor sport or are you scaring away the culture from taking over Utah and 'Californicate' it? lolMinisterofDOOM wrote:
Import car magazines are too narrow in focus. I am not solely interested in 4-cylinder Japanese cars that happen to be popular thanks to the latest teenage trends right now.Not to mention the fact that import magazines are too caught up being cool and JDM and trying to be some sort of subculture...all of which makes me want to hurl.
The only thing worth reading anymore is Automobile. Everything else has fallen apart. SCC (despite being a compact/import/tuner style mag) was great back in the day. No longer. Car and Driver used to be great but now is staffed by a bunch of whipped geriatrics who are afraid of cars they can actually have fun in. There's nothing left worth reading.
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MinisterofDOOM
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Re: Magazines (VersaMG08)
I didn't mean for it to come across that way, although re-reading it I can see how it could.
I was more agreeing with the OP that it's sad how few geniunely good options there are out there for car magazines anymore.I've been reading car mags since LONG before I was old enough to drive. And it's really just sad to see the state of things these days. Even disregarding my remarks about narrow-focused import culture magazines, the car magazine realm is barren. Articles are boring and dull now. All the greats known for entertaining and intelligent writing are dead. Now everything reads the same.
But on your "culture" comment:Car "culture" can take a flying leap. It has nothing to do with cars. It has to do with bleached-haired teenagers trying to look cool. Why are the popular cars all 4-banger compacts? Because it's what the kids who drive the "scene" can afford. I am not in it to be cool, I'm in it because I love cars. I think the same is true of a huge portion of NICO, too (including most of the Versa forum). I don't care what everyone else thinks is cool, and I don't care to read about 240sxs month after month after month. But there's a gap in the magazine world, it seems, between average owner magazines (like newly wussified minivan-loving Car and Driver) and "culture" magazines (Super Street, etc.) where the "holy crap, I freaking love cars!" magazines should be. But they're not there. And it sucks for those of us who want them. I'm not posting all this to say "you guys are the "culture" dorks and ruining the world" but rather "I think you guys can appreciate where I'm coming from." After all, part of the reason I post so often in the Versa forum despite not owning one is that I enjoy exchanging car-guy talk with all kinds of car enthusiasts. So where's the magazine that brings us all together? THAT's my point.
I was more agreeing with the OP that it's sad how few geniunely good options there are out there for car magazines anymore.I've been reading car mags since LONG before I was old enough to drive. And it's really just sad to see the state of things these days. Even disregarding my remarks about narrow-focused import culture magazines, the car magazine realm is barren. Articles are boring and dull now. All the greats known for entertaining and intelligent writing are dead. Now everything reads the same.
But on your "culture" comment:Car "culture" can take a flying leap. It has nothing to do with cars. It has to do with bleached-haired teenagers trying to look cool. Why are the popular cars all 4-banger compacts? Because it's what the kids who drive the "scene" can afford. I am not in it to be cool, I'm in it because I love cars. I think the same is true of a huge portion of NICO, too (including most of the Versa forum). I don't care what everyone else thinks is cool, and I don't care to read about 240sxs month after month after month. But there's a gap in the magazine world, it seems, between average owner magazines (like newly wussified minivan-loving Car and Driver) and "culture" magazines (Super Street, etc.) where the "holy crap, I freaking love cars!" magazines should be. But they're not there. And it sucks for those of us who want them. I'm not posting all this to say "you guys are the "culture" dorks and ruining the world" but rather "I think you guys can appreciate where I'm coming from." After all, part of the reason I post so often in the Versa forum despite not owning one is that I enjoy exchanging car-guy talk with all kinds of car enthusiasts. So where's the magazine that brings us all together? THAT's my point.
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VersaMG08
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Re: Magazines (MinisterofDOOM)
I understand where you are coming from. I used to be all into that with my civic, now with the Versa it doesn't have that kind of "culture" vibe to it anymore, plus I'm maturing at a slow steadily rate.
Re: Magazines (Kriby)
Roundel which is BMW Car Club magazine.
Re: Magazines (fjwagner)
I will never read Super Sport after that all Honda issue. Super Sport is a tad poserish so I usually only read modified besides my usual Motor Trend and Automobile magazines. I'll never read C&D though, especially after that GT-R vs M3 comparo BS.