As was mentioned earlier, it is a dying breed. So they keep your money and gain maybe another year or two of publication by stealing from you and others, then they will fold, guaranteed. :Smarty:
Yep,i renewed in Sep also,what a disapointment when the first issue of "Cars that dont interest me & advertising overload"showed up.ou: :af:
On a more positive note, one of my favorite magazines is Auto Restorer. It's not fancy, but it's packed with good information -- meaty articles, not fluff. And it has ZERO ads (with the exception of a few promoting books and videos affiliated with the magazine). That's right, this little magazine proves that you can be successful if you are devoted to your readers rather than your advertisers. Actually, it's not so little; if I remember correctly, it has over 40,000 subscribers. I'm not saying there's anythinig wrong with advertising. Some of my other favorite rags have a nice split between editorial content and ads. But you have to #1 be devoted to your readers. They're not dumb.
Say what you want, but there will never be a magazine that will top AUTO BUFF. It was the best! Peter
Auto Buff? Must have been before my time. What was it -- cars in the nude? Did it have a fold-out centerfold? :Brow:
I just got my 2nd issue of the dreaded Auto Enthusiast magazine. This issue has 218 pages (mostly covered with ads) with nothing at all about Buicks or Oldsmobiles and 5 half pages at the back of the magazine showing how to restore 1964 Pontiac hubcaps. This magazine is total dog ****! Man, did I get ripped off on this by renewing my subscription to Musclecar Enthusiast 2 months ago.
Man - why couldn't they have switched me over to that one !!!!!:TU: :Brow: :Brow: Some Very nice bumpers on some of those models!
I was in college when I started getting those. It was back in the day when women weren't using BONDO to change their lines. We'll, maybe just starting LOL!!!!!! Yep, still have some in the basement. So long ago, women were still waring the Olivia Newton John hair!:bglasses: Jim
Donny Brass "and they had integitry, never saw a fart pipe in that magazine" Sorry Donny, you were not looking hard enough! Pun Intended!!!:grin: Jim
Obviously, I was too young for this, but I just looked on E-bay. One guy has all 52 issues in new condition...... Hey Pete, contact Hef off your Bat Phone and tell him that he needs to restart this magazine!!!!:TU: Obviously, a better magazine than the AMOS combo!!!!:rant:
