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Nov 16, 2006 17:00:02 GMT
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that came out of left field..............curse word thats real bad news...............I was liking it over AutoItalia these days.
Can I ask why manaagement made this decision ?
not in line with portfolio ?
not profitable enough ?
not enough sales ?
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89 Alfa 75 3.0 V6 America
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Nov 16, 2006 18:42:54 GMT
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Ive got every issue and got to admit it, the mag had suffered a decline over the past couple of years.
I still enjoyed the mag though and I thought the last few issues (probably since C.A.R.S.) its been improving steadily so I think its a real shame.
If the closure was a sales decision, I still cant understand how it was no longer viable when the retro car business is increasing, especially when compared with a lot of other magazines that must have a much smaller circulation and readership potential can keep running.
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Nov 16, 2006 19:15:59 GMT
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"quote hairnet"
I'm not paying nine pound for a pi$$!
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Retro Cars magazine closedRobinxr4i
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Nov 16, 2006 20:55:21 GMT
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Art Editor Mark Field will be moving to Windows Vista magazine. poor sod! ;D any way back to the matter in hand.............. blasted bounding balderdash Edit: bloody hell it did not blank out my swearing! *htwEdit: It does now :D |
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Last Edit: Nov 16, 2006 22:39:11 GMT by HoTWire
Sierra - here we go again! He has an illness, it's not his fault.
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Retro Cars magazine closedbstardchild
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Nov 16, 2006 21:57:06 GMT
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Lovely post on the Retro Car Club Forum - almost word for word what was posted here except for a slight difference.........
Made me chuckle - alright laugh - a lot
Sorry to see it go it was times a good read but it lost it's way in the wilderness and i'm betting readership too.........
A brief rally before the end was not enough to save it.
Move on
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Nov 16, 2006 22:08:45 GMT
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i found this mag increasingly harder to find over the last year, which no doubt never helped sales...
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@ CRX_IN_SCOTLAND
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bstardchild
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Retro Cars magazine closedbstardchild
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Nov 16, 2006 22:19:33 GMT
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I found this mag increasingly harder to find over the last year, which no doubt never helped sales... when the only real magazine retailer Library "WHSmut" (I exclude supermarkets as magazine retailers) in a largish market town stop stocking it and it takes them three months to get me a copy again on a regular basis the writing is on the wall |
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Nov 16, 2006 22:24:03 GMT
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no great loss IMO. It was an extremely mediocre mag in all respects, 'superficial' was its middle name.
Lots of nice shiny colour pics mind you.
Theres defo room for a good 'retro' mag though, Retro Driver could be it. Bring it on I say.
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1972 Fiat 130 1985 Talbot Alpine 1974 Lancia Beta Saloon 1975 + 1986 Mazda 929 Koop + Wagon 1982 Fiat Argenta 2.0 iniezione elettronica 1977 Toyota Carina TA14 BEST CAR EVER!!!!!!!! 1979 Datsun B310 Sunny 4-dr 1984 Audi 200 Quattro Turbo 1983 Honda Accord 1.6 DX GONE1989 Alfa 75 2.0 TS Mr T says: TREAT YO MOTHER RIGHT! |
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Nov 16, 2006 22:35:21 GMT
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Lovely post on the Retro Car Club Forum - almost word for word what was posted here except for a slight difference......... Yeah I saw that,.. raised a wry smile,.. then I went back to work... ... ... |
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Nov 16, 2006 22:53:54 GMT
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Shame it had to go though. I've bought all the last 4 issues (even though I was out of work for most of the time) as it had improved again hugely, when I missed some during the poor phase mid the last 12 months.
I have been buying since issue one though, and still scanned through when deciding whether to buy or not.
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And I just got my incredibly expensive international subscription. Maybe I can be compensated with back issues, that'd be awesome  |
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It aint hip to be square.
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Sorry Its gone belly up But like quite a few others,I stopped buying it some time ago,when it seemed to become "Old Leyland" magazine  |
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Almera GTI = ugly bird who turns out to be great in the sack = Win
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OI! I'm all MS'd up at the moment having been indocrinated at TechEd in Barcelona last week :D I may well be reading Mr.Fields new magazine... You should have said hello! :p *n (not a developer but a 'need to know' kind of person :/ |
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Top grammar tips!
Bought = purchased. Brought = relocated
Lose = misplace/opposite of win. Loose = your mum
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I have to echo the sentiments of others; I had been buying it monthly for a long time but the quality had dropped...and only really picked up over the last few issues.
Best of luck to everyone involved with any of their new ventures.
*n
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Top grammar tips!
Bought = purchased. Brought = relocated
Lose = misplace/opposite of win. Loose = your mum
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Nov 17, 2006 12:36:42 GMT
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Lovely post on the Retro Car Club Forum - almost word for word what was posted here except for a slight difference......... Oh yeah so i see! Fair enough, our feedback/discussion wasn't all praise.  As i said before, down to loose change, i usually buy what i feel i have to buy or whats best at smith/good newsy. |
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Retro Cars magazine closedbstardchild
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Nov 17, 2006 12:41:44 GMT
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Lovely post on the Retro Car Club Forum - almost word for word what was posted here except for a slight difference......... Oh yeah so I see! Fair enough, our feedback/discussion wasn't all praise. But in the main it was constructive and if people chose to ignore it....... Move on ;D I'm waiting for retro driver....... Meantime I'll be reading PPC |
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Nov 17, 2006 12:44:37 GMT
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Thats what i meant really. interesting stuff.
Yep i need to find that renew slip for PPC myself. tempted with a few other titles such as PC, Custom Car...
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it doesn't matter if it's a Morris Marina or a Toyota Celica - it's what you do with it that counts |
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Nov 17, 2006 13:29:47 GMT
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Do you think that there may be a slight, slight chance that the editorial team allowed themselves to be guided by 'another forum'  The 'close ties' has intregued me for a while.... |
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Nov 17, 2006 15:33:19 GMT
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I think RC tried to cover too many areas and to some extent went too modern in its cars; Alfa 75/Porsche 924's are old, but as Retro Cars..............now, if they had done the 'Super Marina' they threatened a few years ago, or a Mk4 Cortina with Zetec power, XE-engine Viva or something along those lines, like PPC did, then the readers would have stayed. They lost focus, direction and finally sales. End of story.
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Rover Metro - The TARDIS - brake problems.....Stored
Rover 75 - Barge
MGZTT Cdti 160+ - Winter Hack and Audi botherer...
MGF - The Golden Shot...Stored
Project Minion........
Can you see the theme?
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Nov 17, 2006 16:34:58 GMT
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I've never had any luck finding this mag in the city of London. Even WHSmith in Liverpool St station (which is a pretty large store) never stocked it. None of my local shops in Kent stocked it. How can a magazine grow its readership if you can't get the damned thing!?
RIP Retro Cars. You will be missed.
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