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Old 10-07-2022, 07:56 PM   #61
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Default Motor to cease publication in June after 68 years.

Dave Morely… don’t get me started. The all Aussie, far dinkum, cobber, true blue, larrikin, shrimp on the barbie schtick wore thin years ago.
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Old 10-07-2022, 07:58 PM   #62
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Dave Morely… don’t get me started. The all Aussie, far dinkum, cobber, true blue, larrikin schtick wore thin years ago.
I agree. His work through the late 90's and early 2000's was good, however his writing style was well worn after that.
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Old 10-07-2022, 10:07 PM   #63
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I hope they handle their unexpired and cancelled subscription services better than Motor Trend USA has with Car Craft and Hot Rod Magazine. They have been trying to charge me four year subscriptions for both these magazines this month although I had cancelled my Hot Rod Subscription last year and Car Craft ceased publication in March 2020. Luckily Amex have refused all four attempted transactions and alerted me to what appears to be attempted fraudulent transactions. The link Hot Rod Magazine gives on its web page for cancelling subscriptions here: https://hot-rod.magazinesubscriberse...t-rod-magazine takes you here https://www.motortrend.com/contact-us/ and email to that address bounce so you have to wonder if it's all intentional. Even their journalist on occasions have said in their letters to the editor type pages in these magazines on numerous occasions something to the effect: "don't write to us with subscription complaints we are as ****ed off as you about how it is so badly mismanaged". Clearly the publishers don't even read the magazines and notice these blatant criticisms from their own writers and editorial staff.
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Old 11-07-2022, 06:33 AM   #64
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Grabbed a copy today. First (and obviously last) time I've ever bought MOTOR. I have some old 1970s editions with Falcon GT reviews I bought at swap meets.

It was a pretty average effort for the final edition. Nothing that took my interest other than the 2005 round Australia reprise. All Porsche, Ferrari, Nissan, etc. Whoop-di-do...
Me too, thought the last edition was pretty average.Waste of money!
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Old 11-07-2022, 06:38 AM   #65
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Right well Ill be give this one a miss.

I had every copy of Wheels and Motor from about 1998-2010ish...but since moving a bit realised it was dead weight. So I culled them to only ones for Ford on the cover or featured.

Many laughs re: Journo's...sign of the times

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I only noticed this today, I guess that shows how little I anticipate or enjoy magazines these days, but Ford had the "final" say on the back cover -

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90% of the final issue was reprints of stories published over the last 6 decades. The final 10% a few retrospectives. I guess the staff had all been fired before this issue was in the making.
That is a genius backhander.
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I only noticed this today, I guess that shows how little I anticipate or enjoy magazines these days, but Ford had the "final" say on the back cover -

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90% of the final issue was reprints of stories published over the last 6 decades. The final 10% a few retrospectives. I guess the staff had all been fired before this issue was in the making.
Sums it up really.
Wonder how many cars from the red corner were featured?
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Car rags are so yesterday anyway, nor stuff online these days.I only buy if there is something I am really interested in, otherwise I won’t waste my money.
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