Where has the Performance Ford mag gone?

[Wolfinsheepsclothing]

Hi i've been buying/reading the PF mag for a least the last 8-9 years and now can't seem to find it : ,can anyone tell what has happened to it as this was my favorite read

[Bundy]

They normally take a break over xmas / new year and back in feb I thought.
10 issuse a year if I remember correctly
My subscription hasn't been for a while now come to think of it.

[Wolfinsheepsclothing]

Originally Posted by bundy

They normally take a break over xmas / new year and back in feb I thought.
10 issuse a year if I remember correctly
My subscription hasn't been for a while now come to think of it.

hi mate did they do a christmas edition with a calender,i didn't see here in nz

[greens_tuf]

I still see them around but not in numbers like before. I don't think all news agencies stock them like before. Street Fords is still going ok(i prefer street fords)...

[Wolfinsheepsclothing]

Originally Posted by greens_tuf

I still see them around but not in numbers like before. I don't think all news agencies stock them like before. Street Fords is still going ok(i prefer street fords)...

yeah i like the street fords also but PF mag seemed to have more B- series cars to give me ideas for my ride,cheerz

[TUF_302]

I have every issue and am still waiting for the 2010 calender, its a bit late

[Falcman0o7]

I used to love performance ford but i've since gone to street fords. The PFM forum is chocka block full of porn that has been there for over a year! They have really died in the ar se.

[Wolfinsheepsclothing]

i've just been and asked at a local book store and they thought that maybe the publishing agency might have gone tit's up,gee i hope not

[Luke Plaizier]

I used to buy PFM too because of the modern era (ie made this century) modified Fords. But over the last 12 months they've been doing mainly older Fords and I lost interest, which meant they might have been gobbled up by the competition, which already does older-ford mods.

Perhaps me not buying their mags has hurt their bottom line and they are gone? Sounds like I'm not the only one to feel this way. I too haven't seen them in a while.


Lukeyson

[greens_tuf]

I'll have a look at the news agency where I last saw them...

[dsyfer]

I saw one at the newsagency last week, didn't look at the date on it though.

[1970galaxie]

I heard that they have gone down the tube, and maybe JR went with them.
If he's around here, I'm sure he could answer.

[DJR-351]

Originally Posted by 1970galaxie

I heard that they have gone down the tube, and maybe JR went with them.
If he's around here, I'm sure he could answer.

Strong possibility, i have just been on a few of the magazine subscription web sites i use, and none of them are carrying the mag anymore.... used:

[Lightning Strike XR6]

I will have a answer on Saturday I'll check at work what the go is.

[TUF_302]

i hope it hasn;t gone down the gurgerler, it was a very good magazine

[Donut King]

Originally Posted by 1970galaxie

I heard that they have gone down the tube, and maybe JR went with them.
If he's around here, I'm sure he could answer.

JR left them in May last year, there were some issues produced since then but seemingly not as regularly (that or I kept missing them)...

[trippytaka]

Originally Posted by Donut King

JR left them in May last year, there were some issues produced since then but seemingly not as regularly (that or I kept missing them)...

I was writing for Performance Holden and I am sure that has since been canned. I wouldn't be surprised if PF has gone under too. They were cutting back the regularity of the issues. I won't say any more than that...

[Franco Cozzo]

I bought a subscription to it, then they only sent me 3 magazines and I never got one ever again after that....

Shame, I got a subscription of PF over street fords because the magazine feels and looks of much higher quality haha.

[fordlova8]

Originally Posted by taupiriboy

Hi i've been buying/reading the PF mag for a least the last 8-9 years and now can't seem to find it : ,can anyone tell what has happened to it as this was my favorite read

Yeah mate i have noticed the lack of all ford mags to here in Wanganui.
Always see H@#$%N this and commonhore that. Bizzaar!

[xr6turbo2005]

i last issue i think was issue 70 which had in it the next issue will have a 2010 calandar. I'm still waiting for it to arraive in teh newsagency.

I ask this same question last year around issue 65. issues has certainly not been out on a regular basis since then,

[Warrenk]

A friend of mine has a car featured in No 71. They rang him recently and went through the article with him. They told him it would be out in March.

WarrenK

[aussiblue]

They have a website http://www.aznue.com.au/Workshop/default.asp which confirms the latest issue is issue 70.

[SSD-85]

I do hope PFM doesnt go. I thoroughly enjoy reading their mags.

[FTE217]

Its healthy to have competition and it was good to have 2 quality Ford mags after all these years not having any but the print media is having tufftuff times due to the net,I hope they get themselves out of deep water.

[SVR73]

Originally Posted by FTE217

Its healthy to have competition and it was good to have 2 quality Ford mags after all these years not having any but the print media is having tufftuff times due to the net,I hope they get themselves out of deep water.

the days of magazines are numbered, the net will take over and I for one will be glad for that.

[trippytaka]

Originally Posted by SVR73

the days of magazines are numbered, the net will take over and I for one will be glad for that.

Be careful what you wish for... the net is taking over, but the reality of Internet based editorial teams is less staff and smaller budgets because the revenue models simply aren't as strong as magazines.

When it comes to car content the biggest hit from smaller budgets comes with unbiased tech articles. These are the articles that take time to prepare, research, write and shoot.

The net is great for immediacy, but the trade off is (more often than not) a reduction in photographic quality, grammar mistakes and poor writing (sub-editing is all but tossed out the window), and a reduction in research time per article and planning allocated to each issue.

[tickford2001]

Originally Posted by trippytaka

Be careful what you wish for... the net is taking over, but the reality of Internet based editorial teams is less staff and smaller budgets because the revenue models simply aren't as strong as magazines.

When it comes to car content the biggest hit from smaller budgets comes with unbiased tech articles. These are the articles that take time to prepare, research, write and shoot.

The net is great for immediacy, but the trade off is (more often than not) a reduction in photographic quality, grammar mistakes and poor writing (sub-editing is all but tossed out the window), and a reduction in research time per article and planning allocated to each issue.

i agree!

and what are we sposed to take to the dunny? :

[Luke Plaizier]

Competition is healthy for us, the consumer, but it's not always healthy for the Magazines...


Lukeyson

[tickford2001]

i have been looking everywhere for issue #71, in #70 (i think that was late last year) they said they would have the golfer dudes mustang in it...i think thats also the one with the 2010 calendar in it...hopefully it makes it out before 2010 is over :

wasnt performance ford a sponsor of AFF too? I just went looking for their sponsor forum (sure it was here last month!) but couldnt find anything, hope they havent gone under :(

[DJM83]

Wasnt really a fan of this mag anyway