Dan wrote:
> I'm surprised no-one's talking about the 1st issue of "Triumph
> World" magazine.
OK. On his suggestion, I bought one. Very little
newstand thumbing and reading. I just bought it.
> it's a
> fairly substantial mag produced in the UK. By "substantial" I
> mean considerably more so than "British Car", though almost
> anything would be...
Maybe slightly more. "considerably" is a stretch...
(I do subscribe to British Cars, and indeed find it a
bit thin these days.)
>
> What sort of articles are in it, you ask? It's called "Triumph
> World", so take a wild guess.
I found lots of "Triumph" information, but not nearly so
much "TR" information as I expected. Not their fault, as I'm
sure there are many with lots of interest in the non-TR models.
> it's traditional tech articles, nostalgia, history, and feature
> stories.
Yep. Fair profile.
> Slightly more emphasis on owner profiles than I would
> prefer, but what they hey it's just the first issue.
Opinions, opinions. I'd have preferred more owner/car profiles.
> It can be found at my local Barnes and Noble bookstore, so hopefully
> yours will have it too.
I also found it at a local (Atlanta) B&N (interesting that they
have this -- they don't carry British Cars).
> We need to encourage this sort of thing. Go buy one. Now.
Maybe. I did. Yesterday.
Will I buy another? I'm not sure. Three big objections from
my point of view:
1) Coverage of TR models vs other Triumph models doesn't match
my interests. (Opinions...)
2) It's filled with ads which point to UK suppliers. (Not an
unreasonable expectation from a UK magazine). True, many
would export, but I'm unlikely to order if a similar item
is available from a US supplier uless there was substantial
savings.
3) The biggie. This puppy costs $7.95! For a magazine! Sorry,
but I don't thihk we need to "encourage" this sort of thing...
Joe
flake@a3115jmf.atl.hp.com
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