SubieSport Mag

Its a good mag. Some of the articles I could care less about, but most of it is good.

There was an opportunity to get a free year of subie sport? damn, I missed that...

 

Weak or not, it supports the Subaru cult, which is more important than anything else. Not that Subaru's are going to drop off the face of the earth, its still a good idea.

Added: Don't forget they also did a article about WRXatlanta.com. Who's to say that this hasn't brought more attention and members to the site... Not to mention another article about two specific members and their autox'ing addiction. It may not have the technical detail, but no mag is all-incompassing, besides GRM.

There is a dilemma here. You can't build a great magazine that is in depth with technical info, racing, etc... or just a longer magazine in general without a large fan base. Subiesport can't get better if people knock it and no new people subscribe to it.

 

I learned all about suspention from the the previous issue, all in all i think it's good

 

I agree. Just go to Barnes & Noble or Borders and read it!

 

Are you sure you're not talking about the Subaru Drive magazine?
That's the only one I know of that you need to sign up for with "MySubaru".

 

There is also a "Subaru Performance" magazine you can subscribe to along with Subaru Drive. Both are not bad since they are free but I certainly would not pay for it

 

^^ that's the one I was thinking of.

I get both the Drive and Performance issues about twice a year.

 

haha love your new avatar alex!

 

I have to agree with Alex here. The only reason I would support Subiesport in the future is not because they did an article on us, or they did an article about Brian and Mere, or the article about Danny Loman. I would support them only because one of our members writes for them. That is most likely the reason they did an article on WRXatlanta. I believe it was our Member/Writer that suggested it, or wrote the article and sent it in.

As for your comment quoted above, you can build a great magazine that is in depth with technical info, racing, etc... without a larger fan base. What you can't do is create the above while only catering to a single community, Subaru.

It is like I said before, is there a magazine devoted to Hondas only? Mazda, Nissan, Mitsu? My Guess, NO. Why, even a die hard Honda Fanatic gets bored looking at only Honda stuff.

 

I think Drive is set up automatically when you buy a Subaru new from a dealer. Drive Performance you have to sign up for thru MySubaru.

 

So because there is no status quo we should just hang a suby magazine out to dry...

I don't know about most automotive magazine readers, but I have to subscribe to more than one mag to be satisfied monthly. Not even GRM can hold me over.

 

There is actually a mag called "Honda Tech". Only honda cars included. Also, there are magazines that cater to only one manufacturer. They are mostly in Barnes & Noble and Borders though.

 

Why do some dislike Subiesport? I dont think I'm clear on that.

Sure there's room for improvement, but its there a specific dislike that make one not purchase it?

 

I just don't think it is worth the money. The articles are generally dull in my opinion. The only writer that matches my style and can keep my interest is Patrick, and that is probably because I know him personally. I honestly could care less about Joe Shmos Brat Build, or the hotness or John Does Subaru Baja. Everything else is the normal run of the mill stuff you see on the street daily or find in the real car mags like Import Tuner and Sport Compact Car. I spend 50% of my day on here, and in the past, the other 50% was spent on Nasioc, so it wasn't like i was reading anything new in the Mag.

I was a paying subscriber when they first started, and read the first couple mags cover to cover, but now, there may be one article in each issue I am interested in, and it is not worth it for that 1 article.

 

If anyone ends up calling SubieSport lemme know if the person you talk to is helpful. I am having a SubieSport problem of my own.

 

What happened?

 

I think that SubieSport has really sucked lately. They really do need to expand their coverage of motorsports and have more interesting articles. I am a subscriber, but I find that there just isn't much interesting stuff in it.

 

A friend of mine gave me a subscription as a Christmas gift and I only received 1 issue. I did move in the Spring time and I just wrote it off that it was my fault for not providing my new address...BUT...when it came time to renew my subscription they were able to find me. So bottom line, they find me when they want my money but they couldn't find me when they needed to send me what they owe me. GGGGRRRRRRRR

 

I have to agree.

I chose not to renew.

I wasn't impressed with the last issue I read ( the one with the totaled black WRX on the cover .)

 

While i can agree that the content is getting a little lightweight, esp now that zero-to-hero is done, i most certainly don't think it crosses over(yet) with IT and SCC mags. Those pubilcations just feel so much more 'lower common denominator' than Subiesport, even if Subiesport is getting mediocre.

i've noticed it getting thinner,too.

But I disagree; i like hearing/reading about other kinds of subarus beyond current gen imprezas. I mean, come on, the racing pedigree was built on the legacy. the other cars they made were fun too.

I spend 50% of my day on here, and in the past, the other 50% was spent on Nasioc, so it wasn't like i was reading anything new in the Mag.

I was a paying subscriber when they first started, and read the first couple mags cover to cover, but now, there may be one article in each issue I am interested in, and it is not worth it for that 1 article.[/QUOTE]