QUOTE(thomasotten @ Jun 19 2004, 03:43 PM)
Interesting. Now does Panarama actually have article about 914s in them?
Pano has many constituencies. they do have a lot of coverage on the new models, but for me, "new model" tends to start with the 911SC in about 1978... okay - they talk a lot about the REALLY newer models but - the preponderance of current members HAVE really newer models. should they not provide coverage of cars the members actually own ?
Porsche has been making cars for more than 50 years, and plus or minus a little, i think Pano's coverage of all models across the entire spectrum has been pretty even. but you must understand that unlike the commercial press, they have basically no editorial staff. this means they print articles that people write and submit.
did you send in an article about an especially enjoyable 914-oriented experience ? if not, there is zero chance they'll run that article. if they start seeing articles come in from people across many regions having fun, they start to pay attention. and, frankly, since it is a PCA publication, it couldn't hurt if it's an actual PCA event you had fun at. (if your article says "we're just an informal bunch of 914 enthusiasts who have no use for PCA" guess what - they won't have any use for you either ...)
the 356 guys have their own (formal) club, but Pano still runs articles on those cars from time to time, even tho the 356Registry have their own dedicated magazine.
the Tech Q&A section is pretty broad in its coverage. this month, there are questions about both 914's and 356's.
Excellence is a really good magazine, but Pano has the targeted ads and THE CLASSIFIEDS! i bought my first 914.6 through a Pano classified. most of us have other Porsche models, or will want to, or will want to sell one we've got, and the Pano classified section is not only a great resource for doing this, but it's a decent "first-approximation" sanity check on pricing.
there really is no 914-oriented publication. i know we have enough talented people in the Club to -produce- such a thing. we, of course, have no budget to produce it, and while my local PCA Region has a similar circulation, it is subsidised by the Region and the advertisers we do have are primarily of local interest. getting a set of National sponsors interested in supporting a 2000-member niche publication - and then keeping them out of editorial policy - would be quite a coup.