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02-28-2006, 09:27 AM
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I finally had some time over the weekend to catch up on reading my car magazines (yeah, finally read those "March" issues 
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Anyhow, in looking over Car & Driver, Automobile, Motor Trend, it's obvious that I read about the same car or story 3 different times. Each mag had a write-up or review of the Porsche GT3, the Camaro, the autoshows, the FJ Cruiser, the new Camry, a comparison of the Jag XK Coupe and Cabriolet.
What gives? Does everybody here read all of the car magazines on the newsstand?
What about our friends on the other side of the Atlantic? CAR, Evo? Which do you read? I prefer Evo, but who knows ...
Sorry, just ranting a bit here.
).Anyhow, in looking over Car & Driver, Automobile, Motor Trend, it's obvious that I read about the same car or story 3 different times. Each mag had a write-up or review of the Porsche GT3, the Camaro, the autoshows, the FJ Cruiser, the new Camry, a comparison of the Jag XK Coupe and Cabriolet.
What gives? Does everybody here read all of the car magazines on the newsstand?
What about our friends on the other side of the Atlantic? CAR, Evo? Which do you read? I prefer Evo, but who knows ...
Sorry, just ranting a bit here.
02-28-2006, 10:45 AM
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My Ride: 2014 X5 xDrive 5.0 M Package Carbon Black Metallic/2008 M Roadster Imola Red
I subscribe to and read the interesting things in CD, RT, and MT. I don't subscribe to, but sometimes buy, Evo and that other one. 
I can't remember its name right now. Sport and Luxury Car???? Something like that. Of course, I use the first 3 mentioned to update my performance data base, etc.
P.S. Your rants are very mild. You must be a happy guy, ipse d. And, why not?
I can't remember its name right now. Sport and Luxury Car???? Something like that. Of course, I use the first 3 mentioned to update my performance data base, etc.P.S. Your rants are very mild. You must be a happy guy, ipse d. And, why not?
02-28-2006, 12:12 PM
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02-28-2006, 01:12 PM
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02-28-2006, 11:58 PM
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Top Gear - although there are often too many "mainstream" articles for my liking: I don't want to read about which is best, the new fiesta, punto or clio 
Car - a good read in general.
EVO - The best of the bunch in my opinion.
Car - a good read in general.
EVO - The best of the bunch in my opinion.