Road & Track's New Editor Buys '87 928
#16
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I work for Hearst too, and have sent him an email internally asking permission to post the editorial and suggesting he visit here
#17
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Just finished reading it, pg 7. He wanted to buy a Ferrari F355 but the parts and service scared the livin' bejesus out of him. A friend offered him an S4 for $3500 so he bit. On pg 44 the 928 is mentioned again vis-a-vis its ability to go fast effortlessly. A trait they've apparently built into the new 911.
All in all, a pretty good issue. Long time R&T subscriber.
All in all, a pretty good issue. Long time R&T subscriber.
#18
I've been reading R&T since I was a teenager (I'm 77 years old). The first issue I can remember reading had a picture of a pre-war red Mercedes (one of the ones with big swoopy fenders and wire wheels). I consider it the best of the mags. I remember when Car & Driver came out trying to compete with R & T. They didn't succeed althoug I read it too. I agree with the person who said Motor Trend was of lesser quality.
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I'm with you guys. I like paper magazines, but a lot of US mags have really gone downhill in the last 10 years. I buy a lot of British mags, but it's kind of hit and miss finding them in one of the few bookstores left open. I download a lot of them to my Kindle from here:
http://www.pocketmags.com/subcategor...tive&zoneid=11
Not as good as a paper copy, but easier than driving to a number of places trying to find a magazine that I'm interested in. Plus, most British magazines cost $10+.
http://www.pocketmags.com/subcategor...tive&zoneid=11
Not as good as a paper copy, but easier than driving to a number of places trying to find a magazine that I'm interested in. Plus, most British magazines cost $10+.
#20
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I got my R&T in the mail today. He passed on the Ferrari due to the maintenance costs - ~$12k timing belt service every few years , etc. The only indication I saw of the 928's condition, other than $3.5k price, is a snapshot of the shifter (it's an auto). The shifter looks worn and dirty. He says he's good with a wrench. I hope he comes here and joins the community.
#23
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Just wondering, does the engine have to be pulled to do the belts on the 355?
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Yes.
#25
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He got the 928 for ~1/2 the price of a set of exhaust manifolds for the Ferrari. $10,000 timing belt changes swayed him I'm sure. He says he can wrench.
#26
I'm with you guys. I like paper magazines, but a lot of US mags have really gone downhill in the last 10 years. I buy a lot of British mags, but it's kind of hit and miss finding them in one of the few bookstores left open. I download a lot of them to my Kindle from here:
http://www.pocketmags.com/subcategor...tive&zoneid=11
Not as good as a paper copy, but easier than driving to a number of places trying to find a magazine that I'm interested in. Plus, most British magazines cost $10+.
http://www.pocketmags.com/subcategor...tive&zoneid=11
Not as good as a paper copy, but easier than driving to a number of places trying to find a magazine that I'm interested in. Plus, most British magazines cost $10+.
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My favorite was always Autoweek....R&T seemed too "commercial" to me...I wanted facts about cars, not advertisements for bic razors....anyway....be interesting to see how it develops...hope he comes here too.
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#30
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For magazines the way to go is large format and high quality paper with great photography imo. It has to be something you would want to keep. R&T should expand upon those great diagram pages that have the line drawings and graphs, example here -- http://www.pistonheads.com/gassing/topic.asp?t=793699
How much does youtube share on the ads, if viewed? I don't know the economics of YT but 50 mill viewers @ nothing is still nothing. If they make a profit on the video's then great, then they just need the best hosts, like autocars's Sutcliffe and evo's Metcalfe and cool locations. Maybe a private channel accessed by a code in each months mag would work.
And every year they should do shoot-outs in the different classes.
And every year they should do shoot-outs in the different classes.