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I've been a subscriber to Car and Driver since I was about 10 years old. I've always liked their technical insight and reviews with actual winners.
but on the bright side, at least the writers over at 3SM (3 series monthly) are up front about their bias. I've been reading C&D for a few years now, and while occasionally I'll find something that actually makes me want to finish the entire thing, most of the time its just slamming everything thats not a BMW. The manufacturer bias is so overwhelming that I dont really feel the need to continue reading this. They even go as far as saying, "even though the other car was better, we placed the BMW ahead of it, I know the other car scored better in every category and was 10k cheaper, but it cant win if its not a Bimmer hahaha." Obviously thats not an actual quote, but its not far off from some ive read. You would think for a Michigan based mag, they might be a less stuck on the teat of a German car.
I enjoy reading this magazine and like how they give great details about many different cars. If your looking for a fun car magazine with knowledge of many different cars, then this is a good magaine for you. Cars for everybodys price ranges are reviewed. While it's fun to see the super expensive cars.most of us will realistically never own one, and that is why I enjoy articles like "The best car under $20,000". If you are looking for lots of tuner articles then this isn't the magazine for you. Hope this helps.
Dianne N. George F.
These are his favorite magazines and bring him lots of pleasure,keeps him in touch with the outside world. To Whom It May Concern,I ordered these two magazines for my son who is incarcerated.
Could you please have these subscritions sent to his new addresss. Unfortunatly, he was relocated, without notice, prior to their delivery.
Federal Prisions do not forward magazines.He has been asking me about them and I just found out about the no forwarding policy. Kunkel 64322-004Bennettsville Federal Correctional InstutionPO Box 52020Bennettsville, SC 29512I thank you sincerely.
Kunkel
C&D was once entertaining, witty, objective and a great read. You might as well go to the manufacture's websites and read their press releases.There has been a lot of inconsistency in C&D's reviews. The impression is very much whichever manufacture spends the most on ads, dinners, drinks, and other gratuities, gets top billing regardless of the quality and performance of their vehicles.Some of the writing is entertaining, but that's offset by the same tired editors (Csere, Bedard, et al). Then it went through some rough years where it got kind of tame and boring. The end result comes off as heavily biased, anything but objective, and an awkard mix of writing styles. Now, it's an ill fitting mix of new and old writers trying to be fresh and hip while being spoon fed by the car manufactures. The staff worked well together and they put out a consistently good magazine. One car will be rave reviewed, and 4 issues later, will place near the bottom of a multi-car comparison test.
The magazine lacks consistency, focus and any sort of clear vision as to what they're about.C&D mostly seems to print what the biggest manufactures want them to. There have been several articles lately, such as on the new Nissan GT-R and Corvette ZR1, that literally mirror articles in other magazines even featuring some of the same quotes from the same car execs. who largely keep writing the same stuff they've been whining about for a decade or three. My suggestion: Save some trees and just skim the C&D website for their rare entertaining exclusive article and get the rest of your automotive news somewhere else.
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