antz Posted July 24, 2008 Report Posted July 24, 2008 is it just me or does anyone seem to not find car magazines as interesting as they once were? I havent read about a really really good car in ages and none of them make me think I WANT ONE LIKE THAT...or given me inspiration its just boring. they all seem to feature the same things over and over...some cases even the same cars (i mean all mags in general as i do read more than just cf and rf mag...do not slate me as i am not aiming this at any particular mag or two mags.....i also read jap crap ones and other classic mags)
surfingturnip Posted July 24, 2008 Report Posted July 24, 2008 yep, know exactly what you mean. Things have gotten a bit samey for me so I stopped buying the mags. Need to start buying retro cars again though as I loved that mag
mk2_escort_chick Posted July 24, 2008 Report Posted July 24, 2008 I quite like buyng the mini magazines...but then it makes me wanna get my mini done, but I have the fezzy to get done 1st!!!
antz Posted July 24, 2008 Author Report Posted July 24, 2008 im just getting bored with the same old things in mags
BaileyMex Posted July 24, 2008 Report Posted July 24, 2008 i think its due to the fact we have access to the information 24/7 now via the web, we can all just log on and surf the next to have a fix of OSF, No more reading one issue as soon as you get it and then sit there with the hump for the rest of the month waiting for the next issue to come out
Cookie Posted July 24, 2008 Report Posted July 24, 2008 i think its due to the fact we have access to the information 24/7 now via the web, we can all just log on and surf the next to have a fix of OSF, No more reading one issue as soon as you get it and then sit there with the hump for the rest of the month waiting for the next issue to come out Nail and head
SmokeEm Posted July 24, 2008 Report Posted July 24, 2008 Car & Car Conversions used to be a good read but no longer in print PPC kind of took it's place and that can be quite good
Retro-gone. Posted July 24, 2008 Report Posted July 24, 2008 Antz you need to borrow some of my HUGE collection of 70's car mags, im reading some at mo, they piss allova todays mags, the dress style of the owners is a bit dodgy tho! hot car street machine custom car car & car conversions
Trevmk3 Posted July 24, 2008 Report Posted July 24, 2008 custom car magazine isnt bad and they have the odd OSF in there too
antz Posted July 24, 2008 Author Report Posted July 24, 2008 Antz you need to borrow some of my HUGE collection of 70's car mags, im reading some at mo, they piss allova todays mags, the dress style of the owners is a bit dodgy tho! hot car street machine custom car car & car conversions can i borrow some? i used to get car mags adn read them cover to cover the day i got them and about 6 times during the month. now i sorta thumb through it over 4 days and dont pick it up again....theres just nothing that interests me. i think the last old ford i saw in a mag that gave me inspiration was in cf and it was a white mk2 4 door with a xe in it....and rich savs mk1. and for the jap crap it was a old toyota in white with a oil cooler on the front....proper mint i tried reading ppc but read about 4 pages and the rest was shit so i gave them away
FredTransit Posted July 24, 2008 Report Posted July 24, 2008 Antz you need to borrow some of my HUGE collection of 70's car mags, im reading some at mo, they piss allova todays mags, the dress style of the owners is a bit dodgy tho! hot car street machine custom car car & car conversions And they have scantily clad ladies in them too......
Retro-gone. Posted July 25, 2008 Report Posted July 25, 2008 antz course you can borrow em, as long as you look after em, most of them are my originals ,
hotrodholty Posted July 25, 2008 Report Posted July 25, 2008 custom car magazine isnt bad and they have the odd OSF in there too you inpiration read custard cart i think one problem, like with most scene's there is a bit of snobbery regarding what a particular type of car should look like, fords= 13's, straight paint, 4 pot motor. jap stuff=turbo motor, big wheels, body kit, load paint. hotrods=beam front, flathead, cross ply's. hence all the cars end up lookin the same, making it hard to draw any inspiration
antz Posted July 25, 2008 Author Report Posted July 25, 2008 antz course you can borrow em, as long as you look after em, most of them are my originals , of course i will i hate it when people dont look after things....really pisses me off so im always careful who i lend me own stuff to. treat other peoples things with respect i was always taught
vibrating_Cake Posted July 25, 2008 Report Posted July 25, 2008 i find this too =( too many pictures not enough "HOW TO" guides... i have too much spare time and the haynes manual sucks.... why would i wanna know how to lower a granny estate??? anyone??? lol. =( well sucks
petrolhead Posted July 25, 2008 Report Posted July 25, 2008 I know exactly what you mean PPC for me, its varied and interesting . It takes me 30mins to read CF or RF and after spending £4 I feel disappointed
pauln Posted July 25, 2008 Report Posted July 25, 2008 I used to buy a load of mags every month but thanks to the internet (lovely OSF) I save the money and spend it directly on the cars. I buy the odd one Rf, Cf or Ppc mainly but they don't take long to read.
antz Posted July 25, 2008 Author Report Posted July 25, 2008 i tried ppc for two months and thought it was awful. i thumbed through in about 10mins then binned them...or i gave them away. cant rememeber
pauln Posted July 25, 2008 Report Posted July 25, 2008 i tried ppc for two months and thought it was awful. i thumbed through in about 10mins then binned them...or i gave them away. cant rememeber I'm biased they were nice enough to do a feature on my Zetec conversion. I prefer the mad stuff rather than the 500hp plastic boxes.
mk1super Posted July 25, 2008 Report Posted July 25, 2008 i think its due to the fact we have access to the information 24/7 now via the web, we can all just log on and surf the next to have a fix of OSF, No more reading one issue as soon as you get it and then sit there with the hump for the rest of the month waiting for the next issue to come out 2nd that and all the feature cars belong to fellow members so were seeing them built up from day one, not that iam complaining ( Tight jock ya see) An tbh i'm not intrested in the steaming turds featured in Pax power etc
antz Posted July 26, 2008 Author Report Posted July 26, 2008 whats ppc ? cant figure it out practical performance car i might buy lax power for a laugh today. least itll make a change from the same thing i always read in mags come on magazine editors. up ya game...please
Retro-gone. Posted July 26, 2008 Report Posted July 26, 2008 they dont make em like this anymore, heres a few of my original mags from the 70's, i just re-read em for the millionth time lol, even the front covers are more interesting than a complete modern car mag. the ads are amazing in them, piper cams £9, original burtons ads etc.
antz Posted July 26, 2008 Author Report Posted July 26, 2008 those look awesome! i used to read fast ford when i was about 7years old
badchild Posted July 26, 2008 Report Posted July 26, 2008 That anglia on street car cover looks class Thing about max power and fast car and the like is they are prob over a fiver now, 300 pages long with 200 of those pages filled with adverts
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