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Top Gear Magazine

Top Gear Magazine

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zenon

zenon

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I've been buying Top Gear magazine for the last few months now, and was wondering how many people here buy it. It's a bit hard to find in Canada (Chapters it the only store I've found that carry it) and is quite expensive ($11.95 Canadian compared to the average magazine price of $5-6), but the overall quality of the magazine more than justifys buying it.

The qualtiy of car magazines we get in North America is pretty pathetic, so reading a magazine with a high-level of writing, interesting articles and hilarious editorials is a total breath of fresh air. I spend around $12 a month on it, but I get the content and quality of atleast 3 American magazines. :p

Anyone else enjoy the magazine as much as I do?
 
I occasionally buy it..main reason is that is a little bit expensive for me...we have some pretty good dutch magazines so that will do :)
 
i have one issue, the one with the zonda, sl55, vanquish murc test.

i saw the cover at Barnes and Noble and just had to have it.

i still prefer an american mag, road and track or automobile because TG mag focuses squarely on the UK market. even though content is better i would want more local coverage.

i got my latest Road and track and they tested the SLK350 :D :D .

ps- im still looking for this months mag with the dvd. Barnes and Noble apparently get TG issues middle to late month. :evil:
 
I buy it reguarly. If you can't get hold of the dvd don't worry too much. It's not that good, however I will rip it and send it to anyone who wants it. In the UK its about the average price for a magazine and a lot cheaper that computer magazines, at ?3.75. That also makes it 5p cheaper than CAR, which I also buy if it takes my fancy. Both are exellent magazines.
 
I buy it reguarly. If you can't get hold of the dvd don't worry too much.
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Not so much of just the DVD cuz i have every TG ep from 2002 to date. And it is just a best of with clips of eps through the season so its not that big a deal. However, with that dvd, which is good but not to die for, comes the test of the 430 and the FW25 vs M5 which i really want to read about. Plus i buy on occasion and this seems to be an occasion to buy. :wink:

ps- dont tell me anything on how the tests turned out.
 
I buy it every month along with a lot of other car mags as well. CAR is great as well.

I also think that Autocar is a gem among car mags, but unfortunately it is no longer available in Finland... all and all I probably put about 40Euros on car mags a month.
 
If you can't get a copy justin I'll scan some of the articles for you.
 
justin syder said:
Not so much of just the DVD cuz i have every TG ep from 2002 to date. And it is just a best of with clips of eps through the season so its not that big a deal. However, with that dvd, which is good but not to die for, comes the test of the 430 and the FW25 vs M5 which i really want to read about. Plus i buy on occasion and this seems to be an occasion to buy. :wink:
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I got that issue at Chapters last week here in Vancouver. I guess we get them sooner than New York. :p It didn't come with the DVD, but I also have nearly every episode of Top Gear so I didn't care much. :D
 
Just looked through my old magazine collection and it seems that I don't have any Top Gear magazines amongst them! :shock: I'm sure I've bought it in the past though. The selection of good car mags is quite substantial over here anyways, so I tend to just pick up the magazine with the best looking front cover! hehe

In my collection are:
AutoCar
Evo
Car

**EDIT - Just found an issue of Top Gear - Issue 121 (AM DB9 and DB7 Zagato; M3 CSL v 911 GT3; New Scenic v C-Max v Touran; The 100 Most Pwerful People In Cars) and by the look of the front cover, I know why I picked this one up :)
 
Hey Zenon you can also find the Top Gear mag in Save on Foods, although Save On and Chapters have the same price. I agree with what you said about American car mags, but you might want to give Automobile a try. It is well written and focuses more on art design than the rest of the bunch.

As for the Top Gear magazine I don't nearly buy it as much as I read it for free :mrgreen: . Every month I would go to the school bookstore once or twice during my study breaks to read the latest magazine imports from Britain (Car, Evo, and Top Gear).
 
haha604 said:
Hey Zenon you can also find the Top Gear mag in Save on Foods, although Save On and Chapters have the same price. I agree with what you said about American car mags, but you might want to give Automobile a try. It is well written and focuses more on art design than the rest of the bunch.

As for the Top Gear magazine I don't nearly buy it as much as I read it for free :mrgreen: . Every month I would go to the school bookstore once or twice during my study breaks to read the latest magazine imports from Britain (Car, Evo, and Top Gear).
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Ya, I've seen Top Gear in Save On a few times, but only a few of them have it. All of the Chapters seem to carry Top Gear, although they get the new copies in on completely different days.

I'll definetly give Automobile a read though, it sounds pretty good.

By the way, what school do you go to? The SFU Bookstore hardly gets any magazines, let alone car magazines. I think the only one we get is Motortrend (and I hate that magazine).
 
Expensive and I doubt I could find it. :?
 
zenon said:
By the way, what school do you go to? The SFU Bookstore hardly gets any magazines, let alone car magazines. I think the only one we get is Motortrend (and I hate that magazine).
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I go to UBC. The UBC bookstore offers a bunch of magazines, although I wonder how many magazines it actually sells in a month. People just seem to go there to read them, not buy them :p .
 
ive bought tg mag 2 times

but i buy CAR or EVO almost every month in addition to Bimmer Magazine and occasionally Automobile
 
^ Bimmer is such a great magazine! My uncle subscribes to it and I usually read a whole bunch whenever I'm over at their place. :D
 
I've got about 4 TG mags. 1 UK version the rest international. I'm gonna ask my aunt to bring the latest one (with the dvd) when she comes back next month.
 
I actually subscribe to the mag..
I got hooked to it while i went back-packing thru Europe this summer, great mag to read.. helped pass many hours on the train and when i got back i was iching to read it so i put the money down and subscribed to it.
 
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