Trout

iTrader: (1)

It seems to have suffered a bad makeover by whoever does Halfords aftermarket graphics for Corsas!! It is even worse than Tog Gear magazine now...

...exemplified by the two page spread on Travis 'Perkins' Pastrami and his Scooby leap in California!

Jamz3k

the last car mag i subscribed too was Total Vauxhall. They are all rubbish imo.

Mal K

I agree, EVO isn't what it used to be. Cancelled. Had subscribed since day one.

Dedrater

I canceled long ago as well, I was one of these saddos that had the Evo sticker in my back window too

StickyMicky

One of the taxi lad regulars at work gave me a copy of Performance Car, it seams OK

But i have just flicked through the pictures so far and read the odd article.

Scoobychick

iTrader: (1)

I still subscribe to evo and a few other car mags as well, they're a damn sight better than any of the women's publications out there that's for sure. I like nothing better than sitting down with a nice cuppa and leafing through a mag filled with guff about desirable cars. Well, cars and gadgets - I also subscribe to Stuff

I don't really have a problem with evo, yes there are one or two articles with some dodgy font styles and graphics but generally it's pretty easy on the eye. It features some lovely photos of cars I want with all the info that I need to make some informed purchases once I win the lottery Anyway, what the hell would I know? I'm just a woman

The subscription edition with its 'special' plain front, no graphics, looks lovely on my coffee table too

verdasco1

I was thinking the same thing...which is the best car mag, there doesn`t seem to be a good one at the moment????

Trout

iTrader: (1)

Chick - I would agree with you completely until this months new edition just arrived. What a mess!

Scoobychick

iTrader: (1)

I just looked again at the Travis 'Perkins' jump thing and yes, it's bloody awful I thought it was some sort of rubbish advert at first. Shocking!

Perhaps they let the graphic's trainee loose for the day?

stilover

One would assume the got money for that 2 page spread.

They have to make money to make the Mag.

J4CKO

iTrader: (1)

I cant be doing with Evo, I have a mate and I can always tell when he has been reading it as he starts using some of the phrases they do, Top gear is **** as well, cancelled my sub to that last year, Autocar is pretty good if a little dull occasionally.

Scoobychick

iTrader: (1)

I subscribe to Autocar too

I'm a car mag junkie

verdasco1

so autocar is the one then i´ll get me a copy on the way home, it betta be good coz it costs 10 euros over here!

Trout

iTrader: (1)

Do they? I thought they did it as a charity

It was a news item in Planet Evo News so no sponsorship there then!

If it was advertorial they have state that as such.

M444GY

iTrader: (72)

i like landrover owners mag lol sad but some good reading

Scoobychick

iTrader: (1)

I like that too, particularly the double page parts and bits and bobs adverts. I don't even own a Landy

Turbo2

Despite all the various car magazines' tempting offers to encourage me to subscribe for a year (special low price, free car sponge etc), I have never committed to any of them. I buy one or maybe two per month, but just decide which one (if any) looks to be the most interesting to me on the shelf when I pop to the newsagents. This means that I don't waste any money or time on the dull issues.

NB: I wonder if there has ever been an issue of EVO without a story about at least one of these?

1) Caterfield
2) Focus
3) 911
4) BMW Mini
5) Impreza

trails

iTrader: (41)

I've not even registered that as an article and it was delivered on Friday...not a good sign.

I do miss Meadon and Bovingdon's writing.

GC8

I think that PC has just failed: again...

Mifo

iTrader: (10)

I buy jap performance now and again, which is quite good.

billyray911

iTrader: (4)

+1.I find Jap performance to be the best of a mediocre bunch.Decent articles and hasn't gone down the route of most mags with chavvy page 3 stunna throwbacks(time and a place!)

hoskib

iTrader: (1)

editor - nick trott. ex max power

art editor - paul lang. ex max power.

2 of the photographers are ex max power

seeing a trend here?

it's still a good read, but if you pick up a copy from even 6 months ago there's a whole different feel to the mag now.

the good bits are still good, it's just not quite classic EVO

Ste RB5138

It will be a pity if Evo goes downhill.

Has Harry Metcalfe nothing to do with the mag nowadays?

Reffro

For news and reviews I read Autocar. Its far and away the best magazine out there and its weekly. Fortunately where I work we subscribe to it, so I get to read it for free and look like I'm working.

Personally the only car magazine I subscribe to is Octane. I just love the older cars and stories.

We always have copies of Car (another one that the company buys) and Evo floating around the office. I enjoy Car, but Evo is **** to be honest.

Meadon and Bovingdon I think are back at Evo, having failed with their website project and allegedly shafting a friend in the process

Trout

iTrader: (1)

Harris is there too.

trails

iTrader: (41)

that would explain the strangely uncomfortable feeling I have when reading the editors intro

Trout

iTrader: (1)

I presume you are being ironic when you post that?

The news in Autocar is akin to a cross between News of the World and the Daily Mail. It is all photoshopped pictures and speculation.

The reviews aren't much better, especially first drives. Flavour of the month this week. Group test loser next week.

At least evo does not hide it's existence as a dream car lovers wet dream.

hoskib

iTrader: (1)

it just doesn't feel quite right does it?

not saying i hang off every word from harry metcalfe, it's just he said things in a style that seemed to fit the mag.

i know he owns/owned it, but it just flowed. nick trotts comments just seemed a little strained. it's change and i guess we'll get used to it, but i hope it gets the old feel back soon.

and the first time the editors comments finish with "and next month the question we all want to ask, spit or swallow?" will be me cancelling my subs within the hour