Ben Graber
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 posted on 20/10/05 at 12:17 PM |
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Which magazine???
As the title says, i want to subscibe to a kit car magazine but short of going out and reading different magazine to suss out content ect, what mag
would anyone recommend?
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ned
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| posted on 20/10/05 at 12:20 PM |
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kitcar mags are rubbish, total kitcar is the least worst imho
ppc (practical performance car) is where its at.
http://ppcmag.co.uk/
beware, I've got yellow skin
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BKLOCO
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| posted on 20/10/05 at 12:24 PM |
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100% Personal preference IMHO
I personally like Kit Car. The original and the best, Again IMHO
Experience is what you get when you don't get what you want!!! 
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scoobyis2cool
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| posted on 20/10/05 at 12:32 PM |
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I'll second PPC
Pete
It's not that I'm lazy, it's that I just don't care...
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nick205
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| posted on 20/10/05 at 12:48 PM |
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I usually use my local library (WH Smiths  ) to have a scan through the motoring magazines. I don't find much worth reading in the 2 kit car
titles apart from the amusing and long running slanging match they both engage in.
Locostbuilders is where it's at for me
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Alan B
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| posted on 20/10/05 at 12:50 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by BKLOCO
100% Personal preference IMHO
I personally like Kit Car. The original and the best, Again IMHO
Agreed, based on my limited reading of it over the last 10 years...
Now, US Kit car mag IS dire (IMO) 95% Cobras....(nowt wrong with Cobras per se, I'd just prefer more variety, but maybe that's a
reflection on the kit scene here)
Also agree PPC is good to.
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mitch2b
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| posted on 20/10/05 at 12:50 PM |
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PPC for me too
subscribe from here
http://ppcmag.co.uk/
they were having trouble with getting it to the shops, someone was stealing the copies before it got there,
Mitch
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donut
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| posted on 20/10/05 at 01:02 PM |
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I like Total kit car mag but PPC goes that bit further and covers more stuff about fabricating and modifying.....great mag!
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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lewis635
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| posted on 20/10/05 at 01:04 PM |
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IMHO the 2 kit car mags are a total waste of money, as said above. save your money and buy the beano. PPC really is great it is very informative
practical classics is another good one
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jimgiblett
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| posted on 20/10/05 at 01:11 PM |
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PPC is my preference too. A refreshigly good read again and again.
The Kit car mags just seem to be biased to who pays the advertising space and seem to have run out of anything interesting to say so just regurgitate
the same old stuff again and again.
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ditchlewis
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| posted on 20/10/05 at 01:15 PM |
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Now I am nearing the end of my build I have gone off both the main kitcar mags (which I used for the adds for parts) and I now read Practical
performance Car.
Full of top tech ideas
PPC gets my vote
Ditch
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 20/10/05 at 01:18 PM |
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I've never managed to find PPC in the London WH Smiffs Reading Rooms - even when I elbow my way through the pervs and browsers.
I wouldn't shell out for a subscription, either - I'm not that keen.
David
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mookaloid
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| posted on 20/10/05 at 01:59 PM |
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About the only thing the kit car mags are good for is er ...errrr actually can't think of anything.
If you want to choose your kit then go to the shows.
If you want to know how to build one then read the manual or ask on here.
If you finish the kit and want it to go faster then get PPC
Straight forward really...
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Russ-Turner
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| posted on 20/10/05 at 02:16 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Ben Graber
Which magazine?
I have been known to buy Total Kit Car on occasion but usually hide it inbetween a copy of Razzle to avoid any embarrassment.
[Edited on 20/10/05 by Russ-Turner]
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pajsh
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| posted on 20/10/05 at 03:33 PM |
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Isn't it sad that the vast majority of builders on here think all kit car mags are a waste of time & money.
If we don't buy them then who does?
I bought a couple for the parts and insurance ads but non since.
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David Jenkins
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| posted on 20/10/05 at 03:43 PM |
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These mags have occasionally been useful, but I think it depends on who they have on the staff at the time.
When there's a good guy on the payroll the mag tends to have good articles - then they eventually get fed up and go off on their own (or get
tempted away by another mag) and then the mag goes downhill.
I can't remember which mag it is, but one of them seems to have a Cobra fetish - after buying it a few times and seeing that half the mag was
about fake snakes I just gave up and stopped buying it.
David
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Jasper
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| posted on 20/10/05 at 03:47 PM |
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PPC as well, on sub, love it.....
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Trev D
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| posted on 20/10/05 at 03:56 PM |
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The September issue of Which Kit? is my favourite! Not sure why maybe its because my car is featured in it.
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iank
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| posted on 20/10/05 at 04:01 PM |
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Another vote for PPC.
The kit car mags are at their best if they have a review of some kit you are actually interested in - but even then mostly for the pictures, the
opinons are all too biased to be useful.
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donut
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| posted on 20/10/05 at 04:23 PM |
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TrevD
I bought that mag just because your car was on it. The pages are stuck together now so i'll have to get another copy 
Andy
When I die, I want to go peacefully like my Grandfather did, in his sleep -- not screaming, like the passengers in his car.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/andywest1/
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Trev D
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| posted on 20/10/05 at 04:27 PM |
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glad you liked it
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ASH3
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| posted on 20/10/05 at 04:43 PM |
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Which Kit is my fav but will buy
the one with the least about BLEEDIN
Cobras. You only have to look at the
shows to see wich kits Joe public go
to see n it aint them they may be Big n
Shiny but sure have the Yawn factor
Come to think of it so do Westfields n Caterhams
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TimC
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| posted on 20/10/05 at 05:47 PM |
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Buy PPC and Track & Performance Car.
Also have subscription to EVO which is just a good read!
TC
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zilspeed
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| posted on 20/10/05 at 06:41 PM |
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Either PPC and Track & Performance Car - very occasionaly. Most of the stuff is out of date by the time you've read it though.
I much prefer in here to be honest ;-)
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Ben Graber
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| posted on 20/10/05 at 06:50 PM |
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Thanks for the advice, I'll buy the next copy of PPC and go from there i think. I thought there would be more than just two 'Kit
Car' mags though. As several people have said, the best place to look is right here
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