tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post3142448790009727770..comments2023-11-10T04:17:00.492-05:00Comments on View From The Porch: C/D magazine. C/D magazine slump. Slump, magazine, slump!Tamhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-12632743406423908782014-02-04T07:08:10.915-05:002014-02-04T07:08:10.915-05:00Car and Driver used to be fun, and I agree wholehe...Car and Driver used to be fun, and I agree wholeheartedly about PJ. Now that Peter Egan has retired from Road and Track, there is no good reason to read it. I still like Automobile that Davis founded years ago. I will let my R&T subscription expire, as that is being run by a bunch of immature boys now.<br /><br />libertymanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13987591250148492879noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-38130743919346326562014-02-03T21:42:42.796-05:002014-02-03T21:42:42.796-05:00D.E.D. was a big part of why I still have all my i...D.E.D. was a big part of why I still have all my issues of Automobile since 1987.<br />I couldn't stand the childish, irresponsible nonsense of C&D, R&D, and Motor Trend. <br />Automobile lost a bit of luster after his departure, but was still head and shoulders above the other mags.<br /><br />I think my subscription is still good for another 8 years or so.Buzznoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-74089641843904463262014-02-03T21:35:34.966-05:002014-02-03T21:35:34.966-05:00Been reading it since the middle 1960's.
It&#...Been reading it since the middle 1960's.<br /><br />It's been bad before, and they'll get it back on the rails.drjimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05647484115197408897noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-86965225020584424632014-02-03T21:21:41.150-05:002014-02-03T21:21:41.150-05:00I was a subscriber from the mid 80's until six...I was a subscriber from the mid 80's until six months ago when I let my sub lapse. The slow decline of C/D is a sad sad thing.Jeff Cupphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00573549583592359900noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-24914652700387023782014-02-03T21:14:17.809-05:002014-02-03T21:14:17.809-05:00Yup. When D.E.D. was let go, I let my subscriptio...Yup. When D.E.D. was let go, I let my subscription lapse.<br /><br />And I really miss Mrs. Orcutt's driveway.Kevinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10324035824298948422noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-57995276174441630772014-02-03T14:35:14.457-05:002014-02-03T14:35:14.457-05:00I left when D.E.D.left, too.
Went to Volkswagen/Po...I left when D.E.D.left, too.<br />Went to Volkswagen/Porsche magazine, seeing as how I drove one, but even that lost its way in the late 80's.Windy Wilsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01951254236693386401noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-36582282118835652582014-02-03T13:49:22.284-05:002014-02-03T13:49:22.284-05:00I still have a copy of the December 1983 issue tha...I still have a copy of the December 1983 issue that set off my car nuttery.<br /><br />Something about that woman in black leaning against that black Countach on the cover "did things" to my then 15 year old mind :)<br /><br />http://www.caranddriver.com/reviews/1983-lamborghini-countach-5000s-road-test-review<br />Scott Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-1716348760692424512014-02-03T13:25:26.508-05:002014-02-03T13:25:26.508-05:00Unfortunately C&D has morphed into Motor Trend...Unfortunately C&D has morphed into Motor Trend skipping right past Road and Track. And I started to read and enjoy C&D in the late 70's when D.E.D was at the helm. Stuck around for a few years after he left. But gradually drifted away.jon spencerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10886632644249920124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-20658565266090045402014-02-03T11:58:07.553-05:002014-02-03T11:58:07.553-05:00I blame it on Hearst, which thinks all its readers...I blame it on Hearst, which thinks all its readers of all its mags belong to that effete corps of impudent snobs who think <i>Esquire</i> is cutting-edge stuff.CGHillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03789097361138861462noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-29214383188775950092014-02-03T11:56:22.766-05:002014-02-03T11:56:22.766-05:00I gave up on them in the late '70s. Who's ...I gave up on them in the late '70s. Who's the curmudgeon now?<br /><br />RichAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-10551916756818231992014-02-03T09:52:13.177-05:002014-02-03T09:52:13.177-05:00Also semi on topic: the 24 hours of lemons was her...Also semi on topic: the 24 hours of lemons was here in town over the weekend and I didn't find out in time to arrange to go.Scott Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-7217427681340755432014-02-03T09:34:54.364-05:002014-02-03T09:34:54.364-05:00Which redesign? There have been several.
The firs...Which redesign? There have been several.<br /><br />The first one that happened under Csaba was a little hard to take since I preferred the format from 84-94 or so.<br /><br />Phillips is a matter of perspective. He seemed a raging liberal who would vote to ban the SUV (free market be dammed) long before I quit reading the mag.<br /><br />Bedard's departure was pretty much the end of my readership. By that time I could no longer distinguish ad copy from the articles.Scott Jnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-63736687964971473012014-02-03T09:03:02.785-05:002014-02-03T09:03:02.785-05:00"If you want to send a message, go to Western..."If you want to send a message, go to Western Union."staghoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976667812875074135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-15907727.post-67693741321552907352014-02-03T09:00:13.941-05:002014-02-03T09:00:13.941-05:00I have a pretty high tolerance for overt indoctrin...I have a pretty high tolerance for overt indoctrination. I'm here after all. <br /><br />Why do those obvious yet meant to be covert winks anger me? Because they pollute a location that I don't want to be political? Because they exclude me? Because they take me for stupid, or tell the rest of the audience that I am? <br /><br />For example, here's a cute, fun song- but at 2.29 comes the poke.<br /><br />http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F2dRALQ8-pI<br /><br />Just like a bit of sand in the eye.<br /><br />staghoundshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05976667812875074135noreply@blogger.com