Top Gear Australia Mag

OppyLock · July 24th, 2008, 09:19 AM

The missus got home tonight to find the mag in my letterbox.
I've not read any of it yet, but there's picks of the British three on the cover underneath the Holden Coupe 60 (which the mag has driven).

Contents: 242 pages.
Focus RS
911 road test
Turbo comparo: Evo X vs STi vs BMW 135i vs Audi S3
Deliverance: Ford vs Holden 30 carton delivery article
Days of Blunder: F1 piece on Mark Webber
Rotary Ho?
X-bow unleashed
Wall candy: Helen Mirren vs Clarkson bedroom

Holden upsize: How many Elvis's can you fit in a Holden wagon?
Retro love-in. Duke's dodge vs the Doc's Delorean.
Smart Oz
Bond fantasies: DB9 long term road test
Saab turbo X: 30th anniversary of the Saab turbo
It's alive: Mazda furai
Meet Gina: BMW concept article
Gran designs: Quattroporte article.
DIY Zonda: Zonda with a new gearbox
Clarkson column
May column
Bill McKinnon column
Chris Atkinson column
Drive tests: Alfa MiTo, Merc SL, BMW M3 cabrio, Lexus RX, Mini cooper clubman, A5 quattro, Renault Laguna, Merc SLK, VW passat R36, VW Touareg R50, Honda Accord Euro, Mazda 2
plus more ....

Now all I need to do is be allowed to leave work and go home and take a look instead of having the missus taunt me about it.

metallix · July 24th, 2008, 10:13 AM

Any clue how much it costs? For $7.95 it was a bargain, but anything over $10 I don't think I'd be willing to pay.

watto · July 24th, 2008, 10:46 AM

If you're worried about cost, get a subscription. $70 for 12 issues. Really cheap.

OppyLock · July 25th, 2008, 05:20 AM

The intro price as $7.95, which implies it'll be a bit more regularly. I got the subscription as a birthday prezzie, which sounds like the way to go.

Had a quick flick through and many of the articles seem to be repeats or paraphrases of the UK articles. For example, where the UK mag would poke fun at a politician then his name has been substituted to make sense in OZ. Could be wrong on that though ... just my paranoid, conspiratorial side

Richmondgal · July 25th, 2008, 07:14 AM

Is that the August issue?

Riclajajehama · July 25th, 2008, 12:50 PM

Did anyone get their T-shirt? I know I didn't.

OppyLock · July 26th, 2008, 02:36 AM

Nope. No T-shirt. Yep, August mag.

kaBOOMn · July 27th, 2008, 12:03 AM

I got it in the newsagency in Yass a few weeks ago....not really a bad mag, I liked the H3 vs Prius article tho....

drnick · August 1st, 2008, 01:33 AM

i just put in a 1yr subscription order from magshop.com.au, so should start at the Sept issue...

Should i pick up the august issue, if not just for the sake of completeness?

stevanford1 · August 2nd, 2008, 07:47 AM

They said in the magazine focus RS won't come to Australia.

stiggie · August 2nd, 2008, 10:20 AM

Yep, thats true. From 2011 however, the Mark III Focus will be built in Australia and FPV are looking at doing a hotted up version of that.

Supracharged · August 4th, 2008, 12:59 PM

so is this mag worth buying?

stiggie · August 4th, 2008, 02:43 PM

July 24th, 2008, 09:19 AM	#1
OppyLock Joined: Dec 19th, 2004 Last Online: August 17th, 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 3 Car: Ssangyong Rexton & Holden SS Commodore Rep Power: 0	Top Gear Australia Mag The missus got home tonight to find the mag in my letterbox. I've not read any of it yet, but there's picks of the British three on the cover underneath the Holden Coupe 60 (which the mag has driven). Contents: 242 pages. Focus RS 911 road test Turbo comparo: Evo X vs STi vs BMW 135i vs Audi S3 Deliverance: Ford vs Holden 30 carton delivery article Days of Blunder: F1 piece on Mark Webber Rotary Ho? X-bow unleashed Wall candy: Helen Mirren vs Clarkson bedroom Holden upsize: How many Elvis's can you fit in a Holden wagon? Retro love-in. Duke's dodge vs the Doc's Delorean. Smart Oz Bond fantasies: DB9 long term road test Saab turbo X: 30th anniversary of the Saab turbo It's alive: Mazda furai Meet Gina: BMW concept article Gran designs: Quattroporte article. DIY Zonda: Zonda with a new gearbox Clarkson column May column Bill McKinnon column Chris Atkinson column Drive tests: Alfa MiTo, Merc SL, BMW M3 cabrio, Lexus RX, Mini cooper clubman, A5 quattro, Renault Laguna, Merc SLK, VW passat R36, VW Touareg R50, Honda Accord Euro, Mazda 2 plus more .... Now all I need to do is be allowed to leave work and go home and take a look instead of having the missus taunt me about it.

July 24th, 2008, 10:46 AM	#3
watto Unloved and lacking a title Joined: Jun 13th, 2005 Last Online: 05:58 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 23 Posts: 4,971 Car: 1997 VW Golf MkIII CL, Giant OCR 3 Rep Power: 47	If you're worried about cost, get a subscription. $70 for 12 issues. Really cheap. __________________ RickRolling people whenever his phone rings

July 25th, 2008, 07:14 AM	#5
Richmondgal Previously Known As aussiekorean Joined: Feb 19th, 2008 Last Online: 02:55 AM Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 221 Car: (I want a) Holden Monaro Rep Power: 11	Is that the August issue? __________________ RG's Torque "This is a car program. There will be no cushions. There will be no rag rolling. No one will sing and at the end of the series, no one will have a recording contract. This is our new base. And this is our purpose built test track. There are no traffic jams here, well apart from this one and no bus lanes either. This is Top Gear." - Jeremy Clarkson, Season 1, Episode 1.

August 1st, 2008, 01:33 AM	#9
drnick Joined: Jan 27th, 2005 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Sydney, Australia Age: 30 Posts: 42 Car: '98 Peugeot 306 GTI6 Rep Power: 0	i just put in a 1yr subscription order from magshop.com.au, so should start at the Sept issue... Should i pick up the august issue, if not just for the sake of completeness? __________________

August 2nd, 2008, 07:47 AM	#10
stevanford1 Joined: Jan 10th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Sydney Australia Posts: 401 Rep Power: 8	They said in the magazine focus RS won't come to Australia. __________________ THE FLAT EARTH SOCIETY "Deprogramming the masses since 1547" "He's got such bad luck that if he fell into a bucket of boobs, he'd still come up sucking his thumb.”

July 24th, 2008, 10:13 AM	#2
metallix Joined: Jul 17th, 2008 Last Online: 06:31 AM Location: Australia Posts: 25 Car: Holden VY Ute Rep Power: 1	Any clue how much it costs? For $7.95 it was a bargain, but anything over $10 I don't think I'd be willing to pay.

July 25th, 2008, 05:20 AM	#4
OppyLock Joined: Dec 19th, 2004 Last Online: August 17th, 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 3 Car: Ssangyong Rexton & Holden SS Commodore Rep Power: 0	The intro price as $7.95, which implies it'll be a bit more regularly. I got the subscription as a birthday prezzie, which sounds like the way to go. Had a quick flick through and many of the articles seem to be repeats or paraphrases of the UK articles. For example, where the UK mag would poke fun at a politician then his name has been substituted to make sense in OZ. Could be wrong on that though ... just my paranoid, conspiratorial side

July 25th, 2008, 12:50 PM	#6
Riclajajehama Joined: Jul 25th, 2008 Last Online: August 5th, 2008 Posts: 1 Rep Power: 0	Did anyone get their T-shirt? I know I didn't.

July 26th, 2008, 02:36 AM	#7
OppyLock Joined: Dec 19th, 2004 Last Online: August 17th, 2008 Location: Australia Posts: 3 Car: Ssangyong Rexton & Holden SS Commodore Rep Power: 0	Nope. No T-shirt. Yep, August mag.

July 27th, 2008, 12:03 AM	#8
kaBOOMn Joined: Jun 29th, 2006 Last Online: August 22nd, 2008 Location: Adelaide, South Australia Posts: 586 Rep Power: 11	I got it in the newsagency in Yass a few weeks ago....not really a bad mag, I liked the H3 vs Prius article tho....

August 2nd, 2008, 10:20 AM	#11
stiggie Joined: Feb 11th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Wollongong, Australia Age: 28 Posts: 594 Car: Ford Focus LX Rep Power: 9	Yep, thats true. From 2011 however, the Mark III Focus will be built in Australia and FPV are looking at doing a hotted up version of that. __________________ All we know is- He's called the Stig!

August 4th, 2008, 12:59 PM	#12
Supracharged Joined: Aug 4th, 2008 Last Online: August 24th, 2008 Location: QLD Australia Posts: 9 Car: Toyota Supra Rep Power: 0	so is this mag worth buying?

August 4th, 2008, 02:43 PM	#13
stiggie Joined: Feb 11th, 2007 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Wollongong, Australia Age: 28 Posts: 594 Car: Ford Focus LX Rep Power: 9	Yep. __________________ All we know is- He's called the Stig!

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