Where would you like to see the magazine? - Page 12

charley · December 6th, 2006, 02:31 PM

Nice thread.

I live near Paris, and I bought the "meet our heroes" issue in the import section last month for 8.40€. A bit expensive but hey, i wanted one. That was my first issue. I quite enjoyed it.

I was thinking about a subscription so I went on the topgear magazine website, but I found it really expensive

So I'll probably keep on buying one from time to time. It's quite hard to find here in paris, but that's ok.

Overdrv · December 7th, 2006, 09:52 PM

Canada please more in Canada I have to look high and low to find a copy. I love your mag.... And if your give'n out subscripions to Canada I would take one !!! LOL

PowerSlide · January 18th, 2007, 08:42 PM

What about Portugal?

Dielman · January 18th, 2007, 10:39 PM

Australia, I've found one place that stocks the mag. It's 2 hours drive away, we need more

TGUKGLM · January 20th, 2007, 10:25 AM

Portugal - watch this space, hope to be able to announce something soon.

Australia - still a long term goal but nothing imminent.

ttyrants911 · January 21st, 2007, 11:27 PM

Up to yesterday i would have answered the question "Where would you like to see the mag?" with
"On my bloody doormat!"
It seems services on the M1 just north of the M25 had the new issue on their shelves on Wednesday, but me being a subscriber had to wait til yesterday.
Thank god it arrived when it did. I was considering going out and buying a copy from my local paper shop!
Sorry, mini rant over- too much beer and not enough Top Gear!

wrk · January 22nd, 2007, 01:27 AM

Sorry if that has been said before, but I didn't want to wade through all 12 pages of this.

I know the mag is availible in the US, but I'd like to see it a bit cheaper to subscribe in the US. I went on the topgear mag website and looked into subscribing, and they want something like 90 GBP. That's 180 bucks! I can buy 13 issues for 130 bucks at the bookstore. 180 bucks for a year's subscription to a mag is completely ridiculous when the cover price is only 10 USD.

Blind_Io · January 22nd, 2007, 09:34 AM

WRK, I agree completely. Considering many US magazines will do yearly subscriptions for less than $50 a year the price of Top Gear Magazine is astronomical.

If it were a reasonable price I would subscribe in a heartbeat, but not for nearly $200 a year. I already subscribe to two magazines, Skiing I get for free and Air & Space is only about $20 a year if I remember right.

Sarnya · January 23rd, 2007, 12:48 AM

I echo the fact that there needs to be an Australian version... because I don't live in a capital city... e.g Melbourne, Sydney.... etc. I have not found any around home.

I think that the channel that shows Top Gear, SBS, have realised that they a ratings winner on their hands. They have even set-up a website and forum for all the Australian Top Gear fans where we can talk about the previous night's episode (It is shown on a Monday night at 7:30pm) or discuss cars in general. The website covers episode guides, car reviews, general motoring news and the like.

Like most of us, when Richard had the accident, I was glued to the newpaper's websites; and when I found out that the Top Gear magazine had a "World Exclusive" with pictures and his story, I was absolutely gutted that I couldn't buy it. The subscription price is £97.50 for 13 issues which, at the current exchange rate, is $A 245. That price is over double of what you pay in the UK, I didnt think that postage was so expensive. I will be able to get a magazine, because someone, in the UK, is able to post me a copy; but I wouldnt be able to rely on her every single time that the new issue came out.

I can't see why New Zealand has it and we don't...

So I think that it could be worth while to have an Australian version

pulse · January 23rd, 2007, 03:46 AM

Ditto above. Although I can find the magazine relatively easily (Borders for "direct from UK" import, or many newsagencies now carry them but as they're sent surface to save cost they're also 1-2 months behind), the subscription costs make no sense.

In a place like Borders, which air freight in issues, they cost around $12-15 AUD (4.50 to 6 GBP), and are only around a week or two behind the UK. Unfortauntely, in Australia, as we're not Europe or even US we get slugged with a massive £97.50 subscription fee - or $245 AUD (currency conversion correct as of today).

$245 for 12 issues is insane. Even if I bought the Borders import edition I could save a solid 30-40% off the subscription cost, including their transport costs and mark-up etc.

Why is it so expensive to subscribe?

PowerSlide · January 23rd, 2007, 12:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TGUKGLM

Portugal - watch this space, hope to be able to announce something soon.

That's great news.

I will check this thread more often.

jona · January 30th, 2007, 11:42 AM

any belgian who now if the new issue already arrived in Belgium? Drove to Gent saturday to check in the store club where they normally have the mag. but the woman at the desk told me several people already asked her for the mag. she thought id didn't arrive yet.... anyone heard something else?

other question, does anyone know where we can find the mag in Belgium in any other store than club?

lj4835599 · January 30th, 2007, 01:10 PM

have editions in china,really?
i have not heard about it...

Lambo · January 30th, 2007, 06:50 PM

considering that Germany is Europe's biggest market, I dont quite understand why the TG mag isnt available in German. I mean, it's so different (=entertaining) from all the other German cars mags (AMS, Autobild, AutoZeitung). A German version might be worth trying. Moreover, the English version here in Germany is so bloody expensive (12/13€). I've never thought of buying one, coz I'd rather spend the same money on 3 issues of Sport Auto or PowerCar.

And I still cant believe why the show isnt shown on German telly.

Hope that's gonna change one day.... Fingers crossed.

seb

mikel · January 31st, 2007, 08:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TGUKGLM

Jethro - can't say too much but keep your eyes peeled for news on the magazine in Poland very soon!

I'm from Poland as Jethro and I completly agree with all what he wrote. I must say that bought TG Magazine very regularly last year (to be precise in from Augus till December).

TGUKGLM could you say sth more about Polish Edition. Maybe when I it is possible to appear, price or other things.

Lambo in Poland we have to pay also circa 12€. btw i'm not so sure but you have in Germany, some special editions of Auto Bild about Supercars, I saw it once or twice, but compering to TG Mag it's rubbish

TGUKGLM · February 1st, 2007, 09:55 AM

OK, quite a few to catch up on.

lj4835599 - yes, there is a Chinese edition of the magazine. You can find details about it here : http://www.omghk.com/omg/index.php

Australian Chaps - we continue to work on finding a partner for the Oz market. It's quite difficult as there are only a few big beasts there and they've all got other things on their minds at the moment!

Lambo - we've never been really sure whether the mag would work in Germany. Every single one of the other car mags there is a dull, Auto Motor & Sport type title. Also, the UK mag 'Car' tried to launch into the German market but failed miserable. Would welcome a string of prospective German readers telling me I'm wrong!

mikel - and finally, can't say too much about the Polish issue right now, only to say that I'm 99% certain it will be on sale before the end of the year.

yusha · February 1st, 2007, 01:55 PM

Hi TGUKGLM, any chance of getting the UK version of the mag in India? I like the Indian version of TG but would love to read the UK version also. Thanks for having an Indian version.

TGUKGLM · February 1st, 2007, 08:51 PM

yusha - that would be a little difficult as importing anything into India is a nightmare. Look out for some changes to the Indian edition in the near future, we're thinking of adding more UK material to it, so you may not need to buy the UK version!

Lambo · February 2nd, 2007, 10:57 AM

[quote=TGUKGLM;396339]
Lambo - we've never been really sure whether the mag would work in Germany. Every single one of the other car mags there is a dull, Auto Motor & Sport type title. Also, the UK mag 'Car' tried to launch into the German market but failed miserable. Would welcome a string of prospective German readers telling me I'm wrong!
QUOTE]

Yupp, you're right. German car magazines are nothing but dull - except for SportAuto, IMO. But, hey, we're the No. 1 Autoland, so what do you expect? Germans want facts, facts, facts... and no joking around. And still I'm not giving up hope. TG for a
fair price would be awesome.

A prospective German reader

yusha · February 3rd, 2007, 05:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TGUKGLM

yusha - that would be a little difficult as importing anything into India is a nightmare.!

Thats so true. Custom people in India are dumb bastards. Thanks for the update. Waiting eagerly for the changes.

January 20th, 2007, 10:25 AM	#225
TGUKGLM TG Mag Licensing Manager Joined: Jan 30th, 2006 Last Online: October 17th, 2008 Posts: 171 Rep Power: 12	Portugal - watch this space, hope to be able to announce something soon. Australia - still a long term goal but nothing imminent. __________________ TGUKGLM Top Gear 1.5 million UK readers 5.8 million UK viewers 1 billion viewers worldwide in 90 countries Any views expressed are my own and don't represent the views of the BBC or of Top Gear

January 21st, 2007, 11:27 PM	#226
ttyrants911 Joined: Aug 16th, 2006 Last Online: December 30th, 2008 Location: In the pub playing darts Posts: 281 Car: Renault Megane Cabriolet Rep Power: 10	Up to yesterday i would have answered the question "Where would you like to see the mag?" with "On my bloody doormat!" It seems services on the M1 just north of the M25 had the new issue on their shelves on Wednesday, but me being a subscriber had to wait til yesterday. Thank god it arrived when it did. I was considering going out and buying a copy from my local paper shop! Sorry, mini rant over- too much beer and not enough Top Gear! __________________ The other three amigos... We don't have beer. Just tequila. What's tequila? Uh, it's like beer

January 22nd, 2007, 09:34 AM	#228
Blind_Io Dispenses buckshot medication for all undead patients. Joined: Apr 5th, 2006 Last Online: Yesterday Location: Richmond, California, USA Age: 28 Posts: 9,076 Car: 2004 Honda Civic Coupe 2000 VFR800 Interceptor Rep Power: 121	WRK, I agree completely. Considering many US magazines will do yearly subscriptions for less than $50 a year the price of Top Gear Magazine is astronomical. If it were a reasonable price I would subscribe in a heartbeat, but not for nearly $200 a year. I already subscribe to two magazines, Skiing I get for free and Air & Space is only about $20 a year if I remember right. __________________ War is Peace, Freedom is Slavery, Ignorance is Strength

January 30th, 2007, 11:42 AM	#232
jona Joined: Jun 1st, 2005 Last Online: November 24th, 2008 Location: Belgium Age: 30 Posts: 68 Car: Golf V TDI LFS Status: Rep Power: 0	any belgian who now if the new issue already arrived in Belgium? Drove to Gent saturday to check in the store club where they normally have the mag. but the woman at the desk told me several people already asked her for the mag. she thought id didn't arrive yet.... anyone heard something else? other question, does anyone know where we can find the mag in Belgium in any other store than club? __________________ http://www.dudstock.be

January 30th, 2007, 01:10 PM	#233
lj4835599 Joined: Aug 13th, 2005 Last Online: April 20th, 2008 Posts: 11 Rep Power: 0	have editions in china,really? i have not heard about it... __________________ i come from china...i am so poor in english.. so that is all...

December 6th, 2006, 02:31 PM	#221
charley Joined: Oct 10th, 2006 Last Online: January 1st, 2009 Location: Versailles, FRANCE Age: 23 Posts: 105 Car: want a caterham Rep Power: 0	Nice thread. I live near Paris, and I bought the "meet our heroes" issue in the import section last month for 8.40€. A bit expensive but hey, i wanted one. That was my first issue. I quite enjoyed it. I was thinking about a subscription so I went on the topgear magazine website, but I found it really expensive So I'll probably keep on buying one from time to time. It's quite hard to find here in paris, but that's ok.

December 7th, 2006, 09:52 PM	#222
Overdrv Joined: Dec 4th, 2006 Last Online: March 16th, 2007 Location: North Bay, Ontario, Canada Posts: 63 Car: 2004 Mustang Convertable Rep Power: 0	Canada please more in Canada I have to look high and low to find a copy. I love your mag.... And if your give'n out subscripions to Canada I would take one !!! LOL

January 18th, 2007, 08:42 PM	#223
PowerSlide Joined: Mar 29th, 2005 Last Online: October 19th, 2008 Location: Portugal Posts: 18 Rep Power: 0	What about Portugal?

January 18th, 2007, 10:39 PM	#224
Dielman Joined: May 29th, 2006 Last Online: October 1st, 2008 Location: Far South Coast, NSW, Australia Posts: 33 Car: Subaru Liberty Rep Power: 0	Australia, I've found one place that stocks the mag. It's 2 hours drive away, we need more

January 22nd, 2007, 01:27 AM	#227
wrk Joined: Jan 22nd, 2007 Last Online: March 5th, 2007 Posts: 3 Rep Power: 0	Sorry if that has been said before, but I didn't want to wade through all 12 pages of this. I know the mag is availible in the US, but I'd like to see it a bit cheaper to subscribe in the US. I went on the topgear mag website and looked into subscribing, and they want something like 90 GBP. That's 180 bucks! I can buy 13 issues for 130 bucks at the bookstore. 180 bucks for a year's subscription to a mag is completely ridiculous when the cover price is only 10 USD.

January 23rd, 2007, 12:48 AM	#229
Sarnya Not A Dude Joined: Jan 22nd, 2007 Last Online: 07:45 AM Location: Mildura, Victoria, Australia Posts: 193 Car: No car at the moment Rep Power: 9	I echo the fact that there needs to be an Australian version... because I don't live in a capital city... e.g Melbourne, Sydney.... etc. I have not found any around home. I think that the channel that shows Top Gear, SBS, have realised that they a ratings winner on their hands. They have even set-up a website and forum for all the Australian Top Gear fans where we can talk about the previous night's episode (It is shown on a Monday night at 7:30pm) or discuss cars in general. The website covers episode guides, car reviews, general motoring news and the like. Like most of us, when Richard had the accident, I was glued to the newpaper's websites; and when I found out that the Top Gear magazine had a "World Exclusive" with pictures and his story, I was absolutely gutted that I couldn't buy it. The subscription price is £97.50 for 13 issues which, at the current exchange rate, is $A 245. That price is over double of what you pay in the UK, I didnt think that postage was so expensive. I will be able to get a magazine, because someone, in the UK, is able to post me a copy; but I wouldnt be able to rely on her every single time that the new issue came out. I can't see why New Zealand has it and we don't... So I think that it could be worth while to have an Australian version

January 23rd, 2007, 03:46 AM	#230
pulse Joined: Nov 16th, 2004 Last Online: January 3rd, 2009 Location: Melbourne, Australia Posts: 199 Rep Power: 25	Ditto above. Although I can find the magazine relatively easily (Borders for "direct from UK" import, or many newsagencies now carry them but as they're sent surface to save cost they're also 1-2 months behind), the subscription costs make no sense. In a place like Borders, which air freight in issues, they cost around $12-15 AUD (4.50 to 6 GBP), and are only around a week or two behind the UK. Unfortauntely, in Australia, as we're not Europe or even US we get slugged with a massive £97.50 subscription fee - or $245 AUD (currency conversion correct as of today). $245 for 12 issues is insane. Even if I bought the Borders import edition I could save a solid 30-40% off the subscription cost, including their transport costs and mark-up etc. Why is it so expensive to subscribe?

January 30th, 2007, 06:50 PM	#234
Lambo Joined: Aug 2nd, 2006 Last Online: September 30th, 2008 Location: Home of "Wolkswagon" Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	considering that Germany is Europe's biggest market, I dont quite understand why the TG mag isnt available in German. I mean, it's so different (=entertaining) from all the other German cars mags (AMS, Autobild, AutoZeitung). A German version might be worth trying. Moreover, the English version here in Germany is so bloody expensive (12/13€). I've never thought of buying one, coz I'd rather spend the same money on 3 issues of Sport Auto or PowerCar. And I still cant believe why the show isnt shown on German telly. Hope that's gonna change one day.... Fingers crossed. seb

February 1st, 2007, 09:55 AM	#236
TGUKGLM TG Mag Licensing Manager Joined: Jan 30th, 2006 Last Online: October 17th, 2008 Posts: 171 Rep Power: 12	OK, quite a few to catch up on. lj4835599 - yes, there is a Chinese edition of the magazine. You can find details about it here : http://www.omghk.com/omg/index.php Australian Chaps - we continue to work on finding a partner for the Oz market. It's quite difficult as there are only a few big beasts there and they've all got other things on their minds at the moment! Lambo - we've never been really sure whether the mag would work in Germany. Every single one of the other car mags there is a dull, Auto Motor & Sport type title. Also, the UK mag 'Car' tried to launch into the German market but failed miserable. Would welcome a string of prospective German readers telling me I'm wrong! mikel - and finally, can't say too much about the Polish issue right now, only to say that I'm 99% certain it will be on sale before the end of the year. __________________ TGUKGLM Top Gear 1.5 million UK readers 5.8 million UK viewers 1 billion viewers worldwide in 90 countries Any views expressed are my own and don't represent the views of the BBC or of Top Gear

February 1st, 2007, 01:55 PM	#237
yusha Joined: Jan 30th, 2007 Last Online: January 3rd, 2009 Location: New Delhi, India Age: 30 Posts: 57 Car: Suzuki Swift Rep Power: 0	Hi TGUKGLM, any chance of getting the UK version of the mag in India? I like the Indian version of TG but would love to read the UK version also. Thanks for having an Indian version.

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February 1st, 2007, 08:51 PM	#238
TGUKGLM TG Mag Licensing Manager Joined: Jan 30th, 2006 Last Online: October 17th, 2008 Posts: 171 Rep Power: 12	yusha - that would be a little difficult as importing anything into India is a nightmare. Look out for some changes to the Indian edition in the near future, we're thinking of adding more UK material to it, so you may not need to buy the UK version! __________________ TGUKGLM Top Gear 1.5 million UK readers 5.8 million UK viewers 1 billion viewers worldwide in 90 countries Any views expressed are my own and don't represent the views of the BBC or of Top Gear

February 2nd, 2007, 10:57 AM	#239
Lambo Joined: Aug 2nd, 2006 Last Online: September 30th, 2008 Location: Home of "Wolkswagon" Posts: 10 Rep Power: 0	German TG [quote=TGUKGLM;396339] Lambo - we've never been really sure whether the mag would work in Germany. Every single one of the other car mags there is a dull, Auto Motor & Sport type title. Also, the UK mag 'Car' tried to launch into the German market but failed miserable. Would welcome a string of prospective German readers telling me I'm wrong! QUOTE] Yupp, you're right. German car magazines are nothing but dull - except for SportAuto, IMO. But, hey, we're the No. 1 Autoland, so what do you expect? Germans want facts, facts, facts... and no joking around. And still I'm not giving up hope. TG for a fair price would be awesome. A prospective German reader

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