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I just subscribed to Top Gear magazine

Cactuar

Cactuar

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And 85 pounds later I'm wondering if anyone here also gets the mag? Is it pretty thick? Does it always get there on time?
 
If it is like Top Gear NZ, which i picked up a few copies of in NZ its pretty thick, and large pages as well - I quite enjoyed it and think im gonna get a subscription soon.
 
I used to have a subcription, but decided not to renew it this year and instead got an Australian car magazine.

This was because I had to pay twice as much as you do in Europe, for a trimmed down magazine (although once I complained a couple of times they started sending me the big one). :thumbsdown:

You also don't receive any of the extras that you get for subscribing in the UK, I think when I did it there was a "I am the Stig" t-shirt and free copy of the Top Gear DVD. :x

Furthermore you don't get any of the give aways that they have in the UK, like the free Aston & Jag DVD that they had a couple of months ago, or the "cool wall" chart etc. After contacting the company yet again I was told that this was a decision of the company that produces the magazine and that they could do nothing about it. :(

Last, but not least, is that in my last 12 month subscription I didn't receive a total of 3 magazines! The ones I did get were on time (although for the price I pay I expect a supermodel to fly them naked to my door) and once I complained enough that I didn't receive them the sent me replacements, but this was generally at least a month later.

Basically, because of all these reasons I decided that I would subscribe to the Australian car magazine "wheels" as it is less then half the price, specialises in local content, still has all the big reviews of new cars (as most of them are simply syndicated from the people who appear in Top Gear anyway) so really the only thing I am missing out on it the Clarkson article each month, which I find quite boring and pointless anyway and hardly ever read.

Although that is just my opinion. :lol:
 
Im thinking of getting a freind in the UK to just buy them and post them too me... wonder if that works out cheaper?
 
Cactuar said:
SL65AMG~V12~604BHP!!!!!!! said:
No not really :no:

You should check out this thread:
http://forum.finalgear.com/viewtopic.php?t=7389&highlight=top+gear+mag
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Fuck me sideways with a stick, that's such a fucking load of bullshit I can't believe it. I didn't really mind the price, I can afford it, but it is revolting to be given a lesser product. This magazine better have damn good content... :x
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LOL yeah and worse off is that pic that Janus posted for us which really gives you an idea of how bad it is :x :

http://img323.imageshack.**/img323/4029/tgmag42cm.jpg
 
^^^ I know!!! It's like one third of content gone. Surely all that missing content isn't UK-specific advertisement or something!? There must be some good articles in there that we just don't get.

Janus, did you check to see what the differences are in terms of content?
 
Roman said:
Cactuar said:
Fuck me sideways with a stick ...
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:lmao:
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X3

I pick my copy up at Borders, Its always quite thick. But if you cut out the new car comparison/price guide in the back; it's no thicker than a reg Automobile Mag. or Car & Driver.
 
Xeon SX did them, right? Somebody PM him. But maybe only one PM, and not 100 guys reading this...
 
I was thinking of getting the subscribsion but decided not to because of the difference in that I would get and the original.
But then this friday I found a place in Denmark that has the original UK version so I got the aston/jag dvd now and a nice thick top gear mag :D Only problem is that the store I found it in is 120 kms from where I live :cry:
 
Hmmm Well I would think they removed some advertisings that is only UK spesific, but cant imagine that all that they have removed for this picture is advertisement.
http://img323.imageshack.**/img323/4029/tgmag42cm.jpg
 
Half of Top Gear UK magazine is filled with something of a car catalogue, listing every car on sale in the UK with some basic specs and pricing/insurance info.. dunno if you get all that in the international version, but it's about half of the magazine, take that out and I think the content should be about the same.
 
Good call dutchy. That's good to hear... I don't think that would be relevent to Canada anyway.

I see you've been playing PGR3 and Geometry Wars :D What's your high score?
 
hmmm, sadly I am so damn lazy to start scanning :unsure:

and now that I got a new computer which has no parallel port, its even harder :(

but I'll still try!
 
What has been removed is a number of ads (which I don't care about) and the extra part "Top Gear 2" or something like that which, as previously mentioned, is a list of all the cars on sale from manufactors with all the prices, specs and which one they would choose for each model.

Whilst not a hugely important part of the magazine I still really like that part. You can see all the cars on market, with prices, and give you a quick run down of which ones are good.

The main part I hate is not getting any of the extra stuff that you get with the UK version....especially considering the HUGE mark up on the price.
 
Cactuar said:
Good call dutchy. That's good to hear... I don't think that would be relevent to Canada anyway.

I see you've been playing PGR3 and Geometry Wars :D What's your high score?
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Hah, man Geometry Wars is a tough one! My highscore is a pathetic 96.000... need more training :)
 
was considering subscription, now that i know that you don't get any of the perks for double the price...i'm not sure why i would subscribe. technically i get a better price at indigo, save around $10-20 a year over subscription.
 
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