View Poll Results: What car magazines do you read, and Why?
Consumer Reports
14
18.18%
Car and Driver
45
58.44%
Road and Track
26
33.77%
Automobile
21
27.27%
Autoweek
15
19.48%
Motor Trend
27
35.06%
Other
25
32.47%
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What car magazines do you read the most/subscribe, and why?
07-06-06, 07:36 PM
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Originally Posted by mmarshall
I'm not exactly sure if this is what he means, but it is no secret that most of these magazines are quite heavily slanted towards acceleration, 0-60 times, high-G handling, etc.... and put a lot of emphasis on high performance at the expense of other automotive virtues. So naturally they are going to be attracted towards brands like BMW, Porsche and some of the newer Audis that have traditionaly emphasized performance at the expense of ride comfort.
07-06-06, 08:14 PM
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Originally Posted by doug_999
Actually I think overall enthusiast values seem to be more important to them (including ride, handling, road feel, etc). Of late, the car with the fastest acceleration does not always win - in fact more often than not, the slowest car has been wining. Many of these credible mags (C&D, Autoweek, etc.) seem to be looking at the whole picture (sans reliability) when determining the winner.
(hint IS vs 3 series comparo)
07-06-06, 08:35 PM
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Originally Posted by spwolf
in fact, not only that, we know that some cars win even if they are broken down and prove to be serious safety hazard :-)
(hint IS vs 3 series comparo)
(hint IS vs 3 series comparo)
07-06-06, 10:21 PM
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Originally Posted by doug_999
Yea, car breaks down on them and still wins - tells me it is so superior to the IS that it was worth the danger. I like that.
:-).
07-08-06, 11:13 AM
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Originally Posted by spwolf
it sure does. I bet you get copy of CD where your BMW wins the comparo in your glovebox, in case your cars breaks down, and you have to show why you bought something that needs weekly service
:-).
:-).
BMW's are above average per JD Power (in long term reliability) and Consumer Reports recommends a bunch of them as well (and they don't recommend cars that have below average reliability).
07-08-06, 03:30 PM
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Doug has a point. Though the electronics in BMW's are second-rate and the I-Drive can be a PITA to use, the rest of the systems in these cars are more or less average in reliability. Consumer Reports DOES have several of them on the Recommended List...all except the notoriously trouble-prone 7 series ( which also has the most frustrating I-Drive ) and the new 3- series, which is too new to have compiled any reliability record. But I personally don't like most of BMW's new products myself, especially compared to the last-generation ones they replace. They still retain the excellent steering feel BMW is known for, but the general fit-and-finish, body / sheet metal solidness, and general build quality, to me, has headed south.
Anyhow, we got a little off-topic.....back to car magazines.
Anyhow, we got a little off-topic.....back to car magazines.
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04-16-07, 10:09 AM
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Car Magazines - What Are U Reading And/Or Subscribed Too
I got my "Renew Your Subscription" offer in the mail for DUB magazine which was close to $40 for one year. That was a little to much for me considering that I'm getting a little bored of it and seek more than just chrome and bling. I wanna start a subscription again with another magazine which highlights everyday cars you and I see on the road foreign & domestic and talk about what's under the hood and behind the wheels. I had Car & Driver before but maybe there's something else better.
04-16-07, 01:24 PM
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04-16-07, 01:25 PM
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Issue cost is like ~$9 and a gallon or so of gas when I pick it up in Gardena. Well, I usually have lunch and do some shopping at Marukai so it's about $50 each time I head out.
Geeze...that's an expensive mag. 
Maybe I would be better off paying to have it mailed to me at ~$2.50/issue.
Issue cost is like ~$9 and a gallon or so of gas when I pick it up in Gardena. Well, I usually have lunch and do some shopping at Marukai so it's about $50 each time I head out.
Geeze...that's an expensive mag. Maybe I would be better off paying to have it mailed to me at ~$2.50/issue.
04-16-07, 02:13 PM
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With ClubLexus, who needs car mags?? 
I used to subscribe to C&D, MT, R&T, and Automobile for years then someone invented the internet which rendered magizines out of date/old news before they even hit newstands.
I used to subscribe to C&D, MT, R&T, and Automobile for years then someone invented the internet which rendered magizines out of date/old news before they even hit newstands.
04-16-07, 05:55 PM
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Might end up trying out Automobile magazine. A friend let me borrow the last two issues and it looks to be worth giving it a shot.