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VW Motoring Magazine
vw54 - August 15th, 2006 at 07:52 AM

I just recieved my LAST copy of this fine VW magazine.

Looks like they have gone belly up and decided theres too much competion in the VW magzine world, in the UK

I find this sad especially after the magazine has been printed for some 45 years.

I have every single issue back to number one in 1961, and even had a feature done on my 1956 Oval a few years ago.

Thats 2 VW magazines in the past year or so with VW Trends going down

dont thing i will get any of my subscrition funds back

:cry :cry :cry


Joel - August 15th, 2006 at 11:03 AM

is Volksworld still going?
i used to get them but havent bought one for years as the newsagents around here just dont bother getting them anymore
i gave up on vw mags they seem to just dissapear off the shelf overnight and u never hear of them again

-Joel


vw54 - August 15th, 2006 at 11:33 AM

Yeah Volksworld still going I think it was the killer of VW Motoring

You have to get yr local newsagent to order the mag 4 U


pete wood - August 15th, 2006 at 01:47 PM

I really think the pic of the bunch is ultraVW now. all the best european, us cars and some aussie cars (+ porsches), all in colour (unlike VW trends), without 50 million trillion zillion ads (hotvws) and the articles cut in half, half in front of the mag, half in the back (vwtrends and hotvws). It's also a good balance between anal purist cars and all out custom jobs. I was going to subscribe but I figured out it cost roughly the same to buy it from the local newso.


swish1 - August 15th, 2006 at 08:51 PM

Only buy VWaus mag always but if i have been good i will buy ultra vw and for a very special treat Volksworld.Half the fun is trying to find them. The USA ones are full of ads and not worth the price mind you the pommy ones aint cheap.


68AutoBug - August 22nd, 2006 at 09:54 PM

Apart from the VWA Magazine, the Ultra VW Magazine is best...

I used to like Total VW, but I believe it has also Gone... UK magazine...

Ultra VW sort of replaced it...
but a different publisher I believe......

I heard where the US VW Magazine that came out after VW trends has finished too....

Hope VWA keeps going....
its the largest best quality VW magazine We have ever had
I probably have all the others too...

Lee


VWMA Editor - August 22nd, 2006 at 10:00 PM

With the amount of stories on my desk, VWMA has a momentum all of its own.

Managing to fit them all in within a reasonable time frame due to the constraints of a quarterly mag is the biggest challenge. Thankfully, most people are prepared to wait and watch the publication grow.

Many thanks all for the support, especially from AVD readers.


vw54 - August 23rd, 2006 at 07:06 AM

Keep it up Craig

its fantastic for our Australian Volkswagen World, its great to read all about our Aussie cars for a change


Volksaddict - August 23rd, 2006 at 07:52 PM

Keep it up Craig ...100 pages last issue ...great!!!Love it!!!


bugbrained - August 23rd, 2006 at 08:07 PM

vw mag australia is my pick home grown and great aussie cars . the whole familly fought over isue 11 as the wiffee 356 cab concept car had a piccy in there , page 42 ,excellent photos andrew and top magazine craig top marks to the whole crew :thumb


ancientbugger - August 24th, 2006 at 07:38 AM

I didn't know VW Motoring was still going! I remember buying my first copy in March '73 when it was still called Safer Motoring and it had a blue beetle on the front cover.


68AutoBug - August 24th, 2006 at 11:04 AM

[size=4]Hi,
I used to get Safer Motoring...
but when it stopped being printed
, I didn't get anything else...

Only bought Aussie VW Mags when I could find them...

Don't tell Craig, but one of them was printed in Black & White on crappy newspaper type paper...

but its too late anyway...

We Are Now used to seeing a Colorful VWA magazine in full Glossy color on quality paper and 100 pages....


sorry Craig,

Lee Noonan

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phaeton - August 30th, 2006 at 05:56 PM

Its a shame its gone:(

I buy VWMA,VolksWorld(UK),Volkswagen Driver (UK) and occiasionally buy Ultra VW (UK).

I go to VW Dealership and get the Volkswagen Magazine for free:tu:


68AutoBug - August 30th, 2006 at 08:24 PM

I haven't seen a VW [official] magazine for years...

I think VWA will continue to do well....
I keep telling VW owners about it,
and its surprising how many people still haven't heard of it..??

I don't read the US VW magazines....
even if they are given to Me...

Lee