Automobile Magazine now online only

RickFLM4 · 01-14-2020, 11:59 AM

Just got a letter that it has been discontinued. Maybe changing the size of the magazine was the final nail in the coffin. I do think it ranked 4th out of the 4 car magazine subscriptions I have.

KenB925 · 01-14-2020, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by RickFLM4

Just got a letter that it has been discontinued. Maybe changing the size of the magazine was the final nail in the coffin. I do think it ranked 4th out of the 4 car magazine subscriptions I have.

For content, it has been the worst of the big car mags for decades.

..Rush.. · 01-14-2020, 01:45 PM

Used to read Car and Driver, Road and Track back in the high school days.

Automobile magazine was good back then when David E Davis ran it.

Red Bread · 01-14-2020, 03:43 PM

Exactly. Was good with DED Jr, and still pretty good when Jean (Lindamood) Jennings was there, but the second they pushed her out I stopped getting it and haven't missed it.

Ezra Dyer coming over to C&D was all I really needed from them.

Humdizzle · 01-14-2020, 03:46 PM

it seems like most of the car mags who remain successful jumped to youtube to reach their audience. nobody wants to read anymore.

KennyFSU · 01-14-2020, 03:52 PM

Damn internets, killing our paper.

quick6 · 01-14-2020, 04:12 PM

Hate to see that...I like to read all three of Car and Driver,, R&T and Automobile.

osteome · 01-14-2020, 04:18 PM

I cancelled Automobile about a year ago. They were getting a little too political for me. It was great back in the day.

RickFLM4 · 01-14-2020, 04:51 PM

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it seems like most of the car mags who remain successful jumped to youtube to reach their audience. nobody wants to read anymore.

I assumed everyone had the same reading room.

VisualEcho · 01-14-2020, 05:05 PM

It was always my 4th choice, behind R&T, MT & C&D, but I hate to see it go. End of an era for sure.

Efthreeoh · 01-16-2020, 02:05 PM

LOL. I'm so old, I remember when the the first volume was issued and all the drama about DED Jr. leaving C&D to start it...

Efthreeoh · 01-16-2020, 02:05 PM

Anyone remember Bimmer magazine?

KenB925 · 01-16-2020, 10:35 PM

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Anyone remember Bimmer magazine?

yes, there were a bunch of great magazines back in the day

cfm56d7b · 01-16-2020, 11:02 PM

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I cancelled Automobile about a year ago. They were getting a little too political for me. It was great back in the day.

I agree that Automobile magazine was much better during the first few years. Oh well - the only constant is change.

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..Rush.. Captain 981 Rep 928 Posts Drives: AW E88 Join Date: Mar 2019 Location: USA iTrader: (0)	Used to read Car and Driver, Road and Track back in the high school days. Automobile magazine was good back then when David E Davis ran it.
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Red Bread Major General 4457 Rep 9,160 Posts Drives: Smog machines Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: Austin, TX iTrader: (0)	Exactly. Was good with DED Jr, and still pretty good when Jean (Lindamood) Jennings was there, but the second they pushed her out I stopped getting it and haven't missed it. Ezra Dyer coming over to C&D was all I really needed from them.
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Humdizzle Brigadier General 6517 Rep 3,847 Posts Drives: 991.2 GT3 Join Date: Oct 2016 Location: Missouri iTrader: (0)	it seems like most of the car mags who remain successful jumped to youtube to reach their audience. nobody wants to read anymore. __________________ 2018 Porsche GT3 6MT Previous: Ferrari 458 \| R35 GTR \| F80 M3 \| F87 M2c \| E46 M3 \| E36 M3 \| Scion FRS
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