[Shotimes] Magazines

[tjsmith@monmouth.com]

I agree with the Roundel magazine. I joined BMW for their track events. 
Great articles and one of best club magazines out there. Does make me 
want an M3, but the wife always cuts those articles out ;)


Tom  91+


> I've been fairly happy with Roundel from the BMW CCA. Writing is good 
most
> of the time. Obviously it is BMW Centric and it gets pricy if you are 
just
> in it for the mag.
> 
> I agree, Autoweek has been getting more ads and less substance.
> 
> 
> Paul L Fisher
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> 
> I subscribe to AutoWeek, Hot Rod, and Motor Trend.  I think it's time 
for a 
> some changes.
> 
> I'll keep Hot Rod.  I'm not really into drag racing or their depth of 
> restoration, but it's always interesting and they sure feature some 
awesome 
> cars.  (They did the nicest spread on the Holden Efijy.)  Motor Trend 
is 
> over for me.  Just so far away from my interests.  AutoWeek has been 
getting
> 
> on my nerves.  Yeah, I like the weekly format and I'd miss it, but 
they seem
> 
> to be thinning the content, especially the writing.
> 
> So I'm up for something new.  Most of all, I'd like more substance: 
> Columnists writing about things that really matter, and writing with 
some 
> style and grace (ala Nigel Roebuck).  I'm tired of reading snobby 
idiots 
> choosing one car over another ignoring price, when neither the writer 
nor I 
> can contemplate that sort of money anyway.  Really, what I'd like in a 
car 
> mag is more of what I've prized about this list:  People with at least 
some 
> maturity talking pragmatically about driving, maintaining, and 
modifying 
> real cars that are within my reach.
> 
> Anyone have suggestions for auto mags I might try?  I'm sincere with 
this 
> question and also hoping that this will spark good discussion on the 
list. 
> Thanks.
> 
> VO 
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