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| The YODSTER |
 Nov 22 2003, 03:26 PM
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Newbie  Group: Members Posts: 8 Joined: 10-November 03 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 1,328  |
I have an employment opportunity with a regional (Texas-only) automotive-focused magazine. The more I know about this industry, the stronger my negotiating position. We settle the contract on Monday. I'd like to hear from you as to which auto magazines you read and why. Please tell me:
The magazines' titles and why you read it/them: #1 most important reason you read each magazine(s): How do you feel about articles with comparison charts (one model vs. another)?: Would you also like to have additional life-style editorial, e.g., local travel, food, etc? Approx. time spent reading the magazine(s): Do you subscribe or buy it off the shelf?: The number of cars you own, their age and make: Your age: The YODSTER Thanks for the help. |
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| McMark |
Nov 22 2003, 03:37 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
1. Excellence - For the Porsches
2. VW Trends - For the VWs 3. Hot VWs - For the VWs I don't really like comparisons. Waste of time IMHO since it's all subjective. People hate all cars and people love all cars. I don't travel much, so I don't need visitor info. Probably 4-5 hours total time for all magazines, split into 10-15 min segments. Subscribe. 73 914 68 Mustang 71 MG 25 (i think) |
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| seanery |
Nov 22 2003, 03:50 PM
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waiting to rebuild whitey! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 15,854 Joined: 7-January 03 From: Indy Member No.: 100 Region Association: None |
1. Excellence (buy it every issue)
2. Panorama (duh) 3. Street Rodder (subscribe) 4. Car & Driver (subscribe) Some comparisons are a bunch of crap, but some are good to read. Lifestyle articles usually don't interest me because I don't seem to fit into anyone's preconceived ideas. Age 35 97 Range Rover 72 914 2.0 74 914-6 2.7 |
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| J P Stein |
Nov 22 2003, 03:53 PM
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Irrelevant old fart Group: Members Posts: 8,797 Joined: 30-December 02 From: Vancouver, WA Member No.: 45 Region Association: None |
Joe, you old sack of .........
Excellence R & T Grassroots MS SportsCar Pano Motorsport (the best car rag on earth) Reason?....sumthin' to do while settin' on the head. Comparo's sux I have no life, thus no style See head, above Suscribe & buy 4 vehicles.....50% are black Older than you. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) |
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| krk |
Nov 22 2003, 04:06 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 997 Joined: 27-December 02 From: San Jose Member No.: 22 |
Joe,
Best of luck with the interview! I subscribe to nothing -- to much junk mail from having my personal bits bought and sold. They always want things like your blood type and your age. Oh. wait a minute. AB- (IMG:style_emoticons/default/laugh.gif) But I buy most editions of Excellence and any other Pcar related mag (at least a few). I'm a P club member, so include Pano. Some comparison articles are good (read a great early vs late turbo article, and an early vs late 911S article) Don't care much about the other car species. Reading is mostly a weekend activity -- 1 - 2 hrs, depending on what mags arrived. I mostly just wanna lean How Stuff Works! hth. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) kim. |
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| djm914-6 |
Nov 22 2003, 05:42 PM
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Happiness is: Getting on the road Group: Members Posts: 1,864 Joined: 6-February 03 From: Burlington MA Member No.: 248 Region Association: None |
I get...
Road & Track - So I can read about other cars besides Porsche. I a major fan of Peter Eagan too. Excellence - Duh, for the Porsches! By far my favorite eye-candy mag. I usually treat it like Playboy. The articles only get read after I've oogled the pictures. Pano - I get it, but rarely read more than the classifieds. Just started to get Car & Driver - Real World cars have some interest and the subscription price was just too good to pass up. Buy two get ten free. I also get an Auto Art magazine for paint and RC body inspiration. That's all of the Auto related stuff that comes in the mail. I mostly read the single car and lifestyle articles. |
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| bernbomb914 |
Nov 22 2003, 08:38 PM
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one of the oldest Farts on this board Group: Benefactors Posts: 1,873 Joined: 29-December 02 From: Temecula, CA Member No.: 36  |
Auto week for 10 years at least, good all around coverage
Bernie |
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| Qarl |
Nov 22 2003, 08:52 PM
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Shriveled member Group: Benefactors Posts: 5,233 Joined: 8-February 03 From: Florida Member No.: 271 Region Association: None |
In order of preference
Excellence - Best Porsche mag and not "wine and cheese" crowd stuff. They actually have 914 contentf Panorama - because I belong to PCA - good tech articles European Car - keep up on the latest products... high German car conent - no rice crap Road & Track - good toilet reading material on all that's new in cars Saveur - sort of a blend between Gourmet and CondeNast Traveller Shotgun Sports - learn how to target redshift better Sporting Clays - again more "target" practice PC World - stopped reading it lately... I'm sick of computers Smithsonian - because my wife "decided" to make a donation (they send me TWO each month... and we've called! Big'uns magazine - umm.... no... I don't get that... how'd that get there? I usually get mags based on my interests (hobbies). From above you can tell I like European cars (mostly German), cooking, shotgun sports, science/history, and computers How do you feel about articles with comparison charts (one model vs. another)?: Comparison's are okay. I like the Hi's and Low's and the verdict. I like the comparison charts. See which one performs the best overall. Would you also like to have additional life-style editorial, e.g., local travel, food, etc? Don't care. Approx. time spent reading the magazine(s): Honest, mostly on the crapper. So 15 minutes or so each day. Sometimes I will open up a new issue and read it in the kitchen after I get the mail, if a cover article looks really good. Do you subscribe or buy it off the shelf?: Mostly subscribe. Sometimes I buy when I travel (airplane reading material) The number of cars you own, their age and make: 2001 Porsche Boxster, '75 Porsche 914, 2002 Chevy Suburban |
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| redshift |
Nov 22 2003, 08:55 PM
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Bless the Hell out of you! Group: Members Posts: 10,926 Joined: 29-June 03 Member No.: 869 |
I have 914s, and I think auto magazines should have more stuff about guitars.
I don't read too many magazines. M |
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| Scott Carlberg |
Nov 22 2003, 09:17 PM
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Porsche MOTORSPORTS Group: Members Posts: 1,595 Joined: 17-April 03 From: Modesto, Ca Member No.: 580 |
Autoweek: don't have to wait a month to hear/read about auto *stuff*
European Car: Porsche/Audi/VW EuroTuner: nice to see Audi/VW get their 'SportCompact/Turbo/Import Tuner' time Excellence: Porsche, and cause I don't care for Pano Playboy: Umm, that's not auto-related is it? (IMG:style_emoticons/default/pray.gif) I like comparo's have additional life-style editorial: yeah, I like/I'd like that also Time spent reading: all month Subscribe to all 1973 Porsche 1.7 914 40yrs old |
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| LS6/914 |
Nov 22 2003, 10:10 PM
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Never leaves the shop member Group: Members Posts: 301 Joined: 1-October 03 From: Port Townsend,WA Rivabelosa/Madrid ESP Member No.: 1,215 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Is this a joke? C&D, R&T, HOT ROD, Grassroot Motorsport, DRIVE!, Hemmings, Pano, Pantera profiles, Autoweek, Import Tuner, Sport Compact Tuner, Motor Age, Underhood Service, SAIL, 48D North, Norwesting, Automobile, SuperFord, Northwest Motor, GM TechLink, ModifiedMag, SportsCarInternational, NHRA, Sunset. And the usual Pcar stuff. Comparissons are for bathroom reading, My lifestyle is cars or sailboats, period. Iam to ocupied building or repairing friends rides to have any additional time for mine! (IMG:style_emoticons/default/welder.gif)
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| Mueller |
Nov 22 2003, 11:07 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 17,155 Joined: 4-January 03 From: Antioch, CA Member No.: 87 Region Association: None 
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Subscribe (pay) to the following:
Exc911ance (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) = Good reading Panorama = PCA member so it's free??? Machinist's Workshop (Bi-monthly) = Great ideas for the DIY'r Home Shop Machinest (Bi-monthly) = See above mag These are free and pertain to my profession: Design News, New Products and Devolpments, Semiconductor International, Machine Design and Modern Castings Once in a while I'll buy: RifleShooter, BON APPÉTIT, CAR, Muscle & Fitness, American Iron Karl, next time you come to CA, we'll have to go trap/skeet shooting (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ar15.gif) Some comparisons are "interesting", i read them with a grain of salt Mostly read in the office (until my legs or @ss fall asleep and I damn near fall on the floor trying to walk away (IMG:style_emoticons/default/smile.gif) ) Vehicles owned: '74 914 '91 911 C2 '98 Volvo S70 T5 '01 Ford F150 SuperCrew '03 Hyndia Elanta GT |
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| The YODSTER |
Dec 16 2003, 06:27 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 8 Joined: 10-November 03 From: Dallas, TX Member No.: 1,328 |
Thanks to everybody for your responses. Unfortunately, I've turned down this employment opp as I learned the founders had done some business in an unethical manner, and when combined with all the other drawbacks, I decided I'd keep looking.
Hopefully, I can land a job working for/repping some legitimate auto mags, so that's the angle I'm now pursuing. This is good information. Thanks! The YODSTER Need work, will travel. |
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| Hawktel |
 Dec 16 2003, 08:09 PM
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Senior Member Group: Members Posts: 818 Joined: 2-April 03 From: Ogden Utah Member No.: 506 |
QUOTE(The YODSTER @ Nov 22 2003, 01:26 PM) I have an employment opportunity with a regional (Texas-only) automotive-focused magazine. The more I know about this industry, the stronger my negotiating position. We settle the contract on Monday. I'd like to hear from you as to which auto magazines you read and why. Please tell me: The magazines' titles and why you read it/them: #1 most important reason you read each magazine(s): How do you feel about articles with comparison charts (one model vs. another)?: Would you also like to have additional life-style editorial, e.g., local travel, food, etc? Approx. time spent reading the magazine(s): Do you subscribe or buy it off the shelf?: The number of cars you own, their age and make: Your age: The YODSTER Thanks for the help. Damned it. I wanted to do the survey, but Yoder turned the stupid job down. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif) |
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| Brad Roberts |
Dec 17 2003, 12:26 AM
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914 Freak! Group: Members Posts: 19,148 Joined: 23-December 02 Member No.: 8 Region Association: None |
I cant think of any car mags based in Dallas.
How long have you been out of work Joe ?? B |
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| 914werke |
Dec 17 2003, 10:23 AM
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"I got blisters on me fingers" Group: Members Posts: 11,248 Joined: 22-March 03 From: USofA Member No.: 453 Region Association: Pacific Northwest
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In order of preference
Road Racing Wolrd Road Racer X - New ..SWEET! Sport Rider Motorcyclist Cycle World Dirt Racer X - MotoX coverage European Car - Has gone upscale recently and down my list of good reads Excellence - Just subscribed Grass Roots - Tried it, not enough of anything. From above you can tell I like BIKES! and European cars How do you feel about articles with comparison charts (one model vs. another)?: Must have. Comparison charts are vital. Toee which one performs the best overall. Would you also like to have additional life-style editorial, e.g., local travel, food, etc? Completely usless! Approx. time spent reading the magazine(s): Perhaps 1.5 hrs a Week. Do you subscribe or buy it off the shelf?: Mostly subscribe. Sometimes I buy when I travel (airplane reading material) The number of cars (Bikes)you own, their age and make: 95.5 Audi S6 Avant 74 Porsche 914 2.0 (project) 73 Porsche 914S Driver 92 Ford Ranger 4x4 STX ---- 86 GSXR 955 Classic Superbike (Race) 71 Kawasaki H1R (500cc two stroke triple, Race) 92 KTM 620SX MOTOX (Race) 97 Honda VFR750F Street 92 Honda XR100 (dirt) Trainer 90 Suzuki JR50 Pit bike/Sons first 74 Honda CB350G Wifes toy (street) |
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| Ferg |
Dec 17 2003, 10:44 AM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 5,948 Joined: 8-January 03 From: Boulder CO Member No.: 116 Region Association: None
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My subscriptions and why
Excellence=best of the bunch Panorama=pca membership, nice pics, pricey classifieds Road & Track=peter egan, people and places Car & Driver=brock yates European Car=nice mix of tastful tuner cars 911 Magazine=not good yet but maybe someday Motor trend=worthless rag, it was a gift |
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