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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 6:31 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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I read The Samba, why would I want to read that rag?


exactly.

there is nothing in that mag that appeals to me. I can see where a noob to the scene would like it to drool over and look at the 92 pages of advertisements making a list of things they want for their cool project in the garage.


they should just send it out as a catolog instead.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 6:43 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I still read it...
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 6:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I was just told i'm in this month's Hot VW...

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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

hey, that's my bus. were you stealing parts from me? wait, that's me in the blue shirt, and Roger sitting down.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:19 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I buy it for the ever changing advertising.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:21 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

hazetguy wrote:
hey, that's my bus.

The value just went up.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:35 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

i would read it more often if it had something worth reading in it. its the same ad's every month with 3 or 4 vw's and a shitty 2 to 10 paragraphs about the car and bug mail and tech talk have gotten lame over the years. the last copy i bought the bug mail's best advice they could give to a person was to go to the samba and ask his question.

come on guys over at hot vw's step up your game. give us something worth spending our $4.99 on.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I bought my first issue back in aug of 1983, which I still have. I have not thrown out one issue. I have some gaps but have been saving them from 1984. I still subscribe to this day and love the mag.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

chickengeorge wrote:
I still get it, but I have it all the way back to when it was quarterly. It's more of a "collection" thing than an "enjoy reading it" thing.

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I wouldn't mind the mag so much if they did like "Minitruckin" and showed more of the sub culture. I mean, nice clean cars are a must in a car mag, but what about something patina'd up, slammed and tucking big wheels (my style) or build articles other than how to change a fucking master cylinder. And if I see pics of another blue hair sitting in a lawn chair in front of cheezed-up beetle with color matched home-made trailer covered with stuffed animals at a car show, I may just stop "collecting".



Second row up from the bottom, far left, the silver car being chased by the Police New Beetle..

Damn, I seem to know that silver car from somewhere.... Cool
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:50 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

The cars in that mag are too polished and well finished for my taste. Yes, some do stand out but most features are like MadLibs...
" I found it ________ and it was in really bad shape but I threw _____ dollars at it and thanks to my friends/family/credit card it is now glossy enough to be seen from the moon. My Fuchs are ____ wide. The motor is 21____ CC (or the original NOS 12 HP barn find with OG oil still in the crankcase)."

Like another poster mentioned, some vws with real character and patina would be nice. They recently said that was not going to happen anytime soon... I can see how an unsafely rusted about to fold like a taco car shouldn't be glorified but some of the features should be "survivor" cars and "drivers". I would also like to see more real D.I.Y. project cars that were completed by the owner and not contracted out.

If I wanted to be surrounded by flashy overpriced cars, I would have joined the local Ford/Chevy/Mopar club and rolled a Mustang/Camaro/Cuda. I like the soul of an old car to be visible...
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 7:53 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

coW wrote:
I buy it for the ever changing advertising.


Laughing Laughing

Aren't they still running that "Pinto-Beans" ad from like '73? Rolling Eyes
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I agree.... lets see real people building their own cars..... I get tired of the same folks blowing cash and dropping the most expensive names in the industry...Yet they do not even turn a bolt. all hired out. Once in a while is ok to see something unique but after seeing the same rich douchebags featured time after time it gets old.

I think the mag would be better if it wasn't an advertising whore. I know you need ads to help pay for things but to push crap in the "feature" article makes you a biased infomercial. Especially if the parts in question fail..... how about a regular test feature that puts these parts to the test in real world conditions by third parties that have no interest in the results good or bad.... Wow those lifters fail with as little as 1000 miles......As long as they pay you never read about it there. Come over to the samba or clf and find out what really going on. that mag forgets its has a responsibilty to inform the subscriber/buyer when crap they pushed in an articale IS BAD. The manufacturer is saved from exposure because they by ad space. A bullshit conflict of interest.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:30 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I still read it. In fact I "met" the owner of the Tri- Carb '57 because I read and posted the article on these forums.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 8:49 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Dave wrote:



Second row up from the bottom, far left, the silver car being chased by the Police New Beetle..

Damn, I seem to know that silver car from somewhere.... Cool

That beat-up old thing?
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Second row up from the bottom, far left, the silver car being chased by the Police New Beetle..

Damn, I seem to know that silver car from somewhere.... Cool

By an amazing feat of coincidence, I was reading that particular issue yesterday. I never found what I was looking for though. I think it was a later issue. It's been fun to browse through my magazines the last few days.
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PostPosted: Mon Oct 27, 2008 9:14 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

iowegian wrote:
Lorse's Westy is in this month. You just have to know where to look. Wink


Well Holy shit... what are the odds?
Hell, even got my name in there.
wOOt!
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 5:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

my65vert wrote:
Glenn wrote:
I read The Samba, why would I want to read that rag?


exactly.

there is nothing in that mag that appeals to me. I can see where a noob to the scene would like it to drool over and look at the 92 pages of advertisements making a list of things they want for their cool project in the garage.


they should just send it out as a catolog instead.


x3 on the just a parts catalog thing.
Although, it's entertaining to find pics of yourself or friends
attending the VW shows. That happens quite frequently.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:35 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

lorse wrote:
iowegian wrote:
Lorse's Westy is in this month. You just have to know where to look. Wink


Well Holy shit... what are the odds?
Hell, even got my name in there.
wOOt!


But, did they spell your name correctly?
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 6:50 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

EdW wrote:
lorse wrote:
iowegian wrote:
Lorse's Westy is in this month. You just have to know where to look. Wink


Well Holy shit... what are the odds?
Hell, even got my name in there.
wOOt!


But, did they spell your name correctly?

Yup.
You just have to know where to look.
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PostPosted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 7:03 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

iowegian wrote:
EdW wrote:
lorse wrote:
iowegian wrote:
Lorse's Westy is in this month. You just have to know where to look. Wink


Well Holy shit... what are the odds?
Hell, even got my name in there.
wOOt!


But, did they spell your name correctly?

Yup.
You just have to know where to look.


When I get home, I'll be sure to look for them mentioning Kellie. Wink
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