Pete Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 I notice this months issue is a little light on content and it's not set to get much better next month either. Apparently there will be 9 pages of a bunch of geezers called Envy or something. I mean, talk about a space filler! So do we get a preview guys? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DamanC Posted August 1, 2006 Share Posted August 1, 2006 There putting any old poop in there now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tom S Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Pete, (and talking of trouble makers ain't it great that Pete has re-formed into a nice helpful chap:innocent: ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class One Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 On a serious note I think J Tuner was never much cop anyway. Its technical articles seem light on substance and aimed at teenagers, it has a childish attitude towards makes of cars that aren't Japanese (ie by balnking our the name of the manufacturer!) and although its has a nice sperad of makes (not just bloody Subaru or Mitsubishi 4 wheel) drives it still has the air of "Max Power" about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Yeah that crap car that is always breaking down, I don't know why the bother Gaz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted August 2, 2006 Author Share Posted August 2, 2006 On a serious note I think J Tuner was never much cop anyway. It has an unclear target audience that they have to be careful about as it doesn't seem too well defined. It's not chavvy enough for the Max Pooer buyers, and not serious enough for grown ups. Personally I find it an ok light read as it does try to focus on things slightly different from the norm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 How about a club magazine? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittyclaws Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 i only read Japanese Performance, had a little look at others off the shelf, but JP won it for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kittyclaws Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 How about a club magazine? Like the sound of that /vbb/images/smilies/bbcode_grin.gif Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 I was thinkig about this the other night. Monthly maybe features cars, tech articles etc Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 I was thinkig about this the other night. Monthly maybe features cars, tech articles etc Yep, nice idea. The 350Z board started its first last month, and it was brilliant. Very worthwhile Gaz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 was it published ie in wh smith or was it just through the club Gaz? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Oooh this sounds like a really good idea. Great way to see the cars in more depth and owners etc. Oh and I could try and lend my skills as a roving reporter Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gaz Walker Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 was it published ie in wh smith or was it just through the club Gaz? Just the club, its just a PDF - but very well done. (nice and cheap). MR2 club is just about to do a print version - http://www.mr2only.com Gaz. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 It will be a LOT of work... and I suspect that we'll need peopld based all over the country to do the shoots etc. Hmm. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 How about a club magazine? Good idea that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Supragal Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 BTW I didn't volunteer for that Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ark Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 I do like the idea of a club magazine, don't get me wrong. However, they cost a hell of a lot to produce, both in terms of money and effort, plus unless you can get decent, regular input from professionals, everything ends up a little lacklustre...decent photography, decent journalism, decent technical articles written by technical professionals, not just the half-baked opinions of someone who nailed a car together in their garage (no offense intended to anybody)... Plus it's just a teensy bit samey - my missus gets the SIDC Scooby magazine every quarter, and though it's very well produced, it just Scooby, Scooby, Scooby - yawn. No variety. Strongly suggest getting a business plan together before launching into something like this - a decent list of subscribers, contributors, articles, and above all the funds to run it - can the club sustain it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CJ Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 I do like the idea of a club magazine, don't get me wrong. However, they cost a hell of a lot to produce, both in terms of money and effort, plus unless you can get decent, regular input from professionals, everything ends up a little lacklustre...decent photography, decent journalism, decent technical articles written by technical professionals, not just the half-baked opinions of someone who nailed a car together in their garage (no offense intended to anybody)... Plus it's just a teensy bit samey - my missus gets the SIDC Scooby magazine every quarter, and though it's very well produced, it just Scooby, Scooby, Scooby - yawn. No variety. Strongly suggest getting a business plan together before launching into something like this - a decent list of subscribers, contributors, articles, and above all the funds to run it - can the club sustain it? A business plan? What for? I am assuming this was going to be produced as a PDF and written by the members for the members. The fact that it wont include Scoobies, Skylines etc is the thing that apperals most to me as I am a Supra owner (or was) and have no interest in other marques. As for the need for technical excellence, well you only have to look in the technical section to see that we have a plethora of very capable people. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Charlotte Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 And judging by the photographs taken at JAE and the like everyone is almost professional photographers here! I should think if any features were to be done the person/garage etc being interviewed would have tech knowledge (obviously depending on what the article is about - I mean, it could be broken down in to lots of sections). I think it's a great idea, like Rosie said, lots of effort though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sharpie Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 You could also have the board Trader's provide articles too. Not just, we sell this, we sell that....you can get that kind of stuff from any of the Jap mags in WHSmith's but, project's they might be working on, what problems they found/overcame etc....(Details) Oh, maybe they don't want to give 100% truth as it might show a negative and hamper their sales.....even though they might have turned the negative into a positive - they might not want to show any negatives….ah well, it was just a thought. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 The TVRCC do this they have their own "Sprint" mag that comes every month normaly it has a new's section a traders section cars/parts for sale and right ups done by the members like step by step guides Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Class One Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 A club magazine is a great idea, we could probably get away with quarterly, but it is a hell of a lot of work, and expensive, but I wouldn't mind paying an increased membership costs to cover the costs of the magazine! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daston Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 The TVR CC is 50 a year from the top of my head Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Digsy Posted August 2, 2006 Share Posted August 2, 2006 Perhaps someone could set a quarterly deadline for people to pen interesting articles on whatever they feel like, and submit them in Word format, then all the editor has to do is read each one, make selections and then paste them all together into a PDF file. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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