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 London Bugger
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| posted on December 22nd, 2002 at 08:11 AM |
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Australian VW magazines
I am wondering if you guys still have a VW magzine?? I have seen a mag called Australian VW magazine on ebay but these are early 90's issues and
a search on the web proved unsuccessful! I currently subscribe to UK, US and French VW mags and would love to see whats going on in the Aussie scene
too! So is there a mag you guys have?
Rob.
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KruizinKombi
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| posted on December 22nd, 2002 at 08:25 AM |
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I have quite a few past ones, but there is no Australian VW magazine being produced at the current time, that I am aware of. 
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| posted on December 22nd, 2002 at 09:28 AM |
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An thats well cr*p, You guys seem to have alot of good and innovative cars! I was hoping i could get more of an insite into your scene!
If you ever want to sell any of youtr aussie mags give me a shout, they would be good to see!
So why dd the magazine stop?
Rob.
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KruizinKombi
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| posted on December 22nd, 2002 at 09:33 AM |
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It is crap, and yes we have a lot of good cars over here. Enthusiasts here seem to develop their own way of doing things because importing stuff is so
expensive.
Unfortunately (for you) I won't be selling any of my magazines, I still enjoy looking through them. 
I expect the magazines may have stopped because we have a relatively (when compared to the UK or US) small VW scene over here. It probably wasn't
enough to keep the magazine alive.
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London Bugger
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| posted on December 22nd, 2002 at 09:40 AM |
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Its strange as altho your scene may be smaller in sixze the general quality from what i have seen so far is better! I would love to see more, maybe i
sould be thinking of palnning a vw holiday to Oz as well as California!!!
Can't blame you for hanging on to your mags as i have nerver thrown a vw magazine out!! But if you hear of any up for grabs I wold be very
interested
Rob.
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KruizinKombi
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| posted on December 22nd, 2002 at 09:48 AM |
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Hehehe, so would I!!! 
If you're planning a holiday here, make sure you check out when our events are on (either under Club Chat or the Events Calendars) so you get to
meet heaps of us. In fact, when the aussieveedubbers.com t-shirts get into production, buy one so we all recognise you! :thumb
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| posted on December 22nd, 2002 at 10:48 AM |
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Col loves his mags!!
We do need an Aussie VW mag again, and unless you subscribe OS mags are hard to find. I buy mine from the large newsagencies in the city.
How would a half yearly Aussie VW mag go distributed through VW businesses such as parts suppliers, mechanics shops, clubs or by subscription? Places
where dubbers frequent?
Again it's finding the people with the money and the time to get it together.
Really we would have so much content when you read through our posts and what everyone is up to around OZ, and we do have some very sweet Vee dubbs
here.:rudolf
How about Aussie Vee Dubbers in print bi-yearly? Who has the time to get involved? I think we have the talent here, it's just finding those with
the time and committment :thumb
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London Bugger
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| posted on December 23rd, 2002 at 12:50 AM |
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What about if if you guys started an Internet based mag. I used to read a great one http://www.vwmagazine.com but then the guy just stopped doing them! This way you could get alot of interest before you try
a print version. It would be the best way to advertise it and test the water!
I would be willing to help, I'm no designer or anything tho and as i am here in old blighty I wouldnt have much to imput unless you had a column
called Pommies Point
But if you need help/thoughts just let me know!!
I think also now that everyone is more aware of other scenes in different countries that it could be a success! I know of people over here that
subscribe to french, german and Japanese VW magazines but they cant even speak one word of a foreign language!! They just want to see whats going on
and like the pretty pictures so as the aussie mag would be in English
then bingo!!
Rob.
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| posted on December 23rd, 2002 at 07:17 AM |
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I tried starting up a VW mag here but it's not easy when you're one person with limited finances and only two or three people will help out
with pics and details of their cars. I agree that there are a lot of cars here that deserve to be featured for all to perve at and get ideas and
motivation from, but I found you'd have to fly all over the place tracking these people down to take some photos and try and get some details out
of them.
It would also have to be sold overseas to some extent if a larger print run was going to work. I could have done a smaller run and sold through
subscription, but putting it together was going to be virtually impossible with little or no help.
Anyway, I have to support a young family, so I've got to be doing something that pulls in the dollars, not saps every cent until maybe producing
money down the track.
I've been asked to edit and publish another mag on the side, so at least I'll be helping to get something VW related out to people...
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| posted on December 23rd, 2002 at 10:29 PM |
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The small size of the VW enthusiast market in Australia means that a 'VW only' magazine is uneconomical. It has been tried several times,
and sadly each time it hasn't worked.
There is a summary of all the Australian VW magazines at:
http://www.clubvw.org.au/sorting_the_australian_vw_magazi.htm
The best you can do is join a large VW Club. The big clubs put out excellent local magazines each month. I'm biased, but I think Zeitschrift is
by far the best.
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London Bugger
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| posted on December 23rd, 2002 at 10:34 PM |
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BUT surely an internet mag coud work? The costs would be relatively little and now that the online VW community is so large the interest should be
good!
Rob.
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| posted on December 23rd, 2002 at 10:42 PM |
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Thats an interesting link Phil.
My 57 is featured in - 10. VW Action No.1 - Jan ‘96.
Would be interesting to do a where are they now on the various editors of these magazines!!
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| posted on December 24th, 2002 at 08:11 AM |
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On Line magazine
If anyone out there wants to publish a magazine and trial it online I am more than happy to donate them the space to do it.
In fact I will even help them out if they like. Maybe as a trial everyone who is interested in getting their VW's featured can post their details
here.
We could even use the url http://www.magazine.aussieveedubbers.com or
similiar and tie it in with teh forum to help with getting coverage.
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never really done any mag work... but...
i was actually thinking of stating a bi-annual mag, and anyone that wants it subscribes over the net.. the only way to get it would be over the net..
and it has features and stuff from each event/cruise from the previous half year...
anyhow i'd be more than happy to offer my services, i'll even do the mag!
i'm up for it.
let me know.
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| posted on December 24th, 2002 at 08:23 AM |
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Jobs on then
I guess you are the man for the job then, so when is the first edition comming out and what would you like in the way of a hand ? |
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 posted on December 24th, 2002 at 08:28 AM |
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alrighty then...
howzabout i get some of the old mags together and i'll get bak to you with what i need from everyone .. i think it'd be good if people could
maybe write their own features on their car and put them in as well... that way it's less travelling.
plus if it gets big enough, advertising money could be put back into aussieveedubbers kitty!
but that's later...
i look forward to working with y'all
[Edited on 23-12-2002 by vdub2c]
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| posted on December 24th, 2002 at 10:24 AM |
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Too hard basket
Been there done that vdub2c... Did you read my message above? You can't rely on people to take their own photos and write their own stories, it
just never happens. Nothing against Veedubbers really, thry're just too busy out playing with their cars...
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| posted on December 24th, 2002 at 10:41 AM |
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ic, ic, ic, said the blind man...
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posted by The CAR VET
Been there done that vdub2c... Did you read my message above? You can't rely on people to take their own photos and write their own stories, it
just never happens. Nothing against Veedubbers really, thry're just too busy out playing with their cars...
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sorry car vet only just read your post....
i totally agree that many veedubbers are let's say "too busy playing with their cars" and it probably will be hard to do...
but as you said you have a young family to look after... me on the other hand am a 21 year old, that does nothing but work full time and goes out on
friday saturday night (pretty sad huh) and seeing as i just broke up with the woman, i have ample time to do anything, i want!
i'm willing to give it a shot, even if it doesn't work out... i may as well give it a go. plus now that we have this forum it's alot
easier to co-ordinate alot of the people around the country which i reckon is great.
i'm willing to try if everyone else is.
as big kev would say: "I'm Fat!" no sorry, that's not it... it's "I'm Excited!" :P
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| posted on December 24th, 2002 at 10:44 AM |
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I'll help share the load.
You be excited
I'll be fat
" Captain Picard, why are there no Indians on the Enterprise ? Don't you need IT Support ? "
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| posted on December 24th, 2002 at 11:07 AM |
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If there is anything i can do from the UK just say, I would love to get involved it would give me a real sense of achievement!!!
Rob.
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| posted on December 24th, 2002 at 11:15 AM |
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YAY!
already i feel excited.
ok well i'll start organising stuff and get back to y'all in the new year with a battle plan.
sick mate
london bugger - just a thought but maybe we could have a UK correspondant 
(BTW fatboy... i'm fat too!)
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| posted on December 25th, 2002 at 06:55 PM |
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Aussie VW Magazines..... We Need One!!!
Yes I have bought just about every Australian VW magazine I have seen ... sometimes twice... by accident... as there was NO Date on some
publoications so they could be distributed at any time until supplies were exhausted... Which was about the middle of the year... 2 Mags for the price
of one... Somone had a go at a newpaper type paper magazine but it wasn't a success... But I believe Bi Yearly to start with as there are many
New VW owners out there that don't know where to take their VWs for service or Parts etc... We DO NEED Something.... whether Paper or
Electronic..... I am willing to write a couple of short articles on 4 Beetles.. I have helped restore... with color pics too... It seems that many VW
owners don't like to talk about their VWs - face to face is OK... but not written or Emailed etc... OK Someone make the BIG decision and
advertise their email address so I can get in touch with them...
It Won't Happen overnight but it WILL Happen..... Lee
- [size=4]Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY--- [/size]
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| posted on December 26th, 2002 at 07:56 AM |
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i am limited to knowledge about making sites but know a little and i know how to use microsoft publisher etc!!! so any input i can i will do!!!
and if we get it running well maybe we could send out the url to printing companies and if they like it and can see something in it then maybe they
could print it for us
!!!!!!!!!!!!!
that would be awesome!
cheers
rhys
p.s. even if it is in news paper style
it aint just cool its aircool'd
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| posted on December 28th, 2002 at 03:20 AM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by vdub2c
already i feel excited.
ok well i'll start organising stuff and get back to y'all in the new year with a battle plan.
sick mate
london bugger - just a thought but maybe we could have a UK correspondant
(BTW fatboy... i'm fat too!)
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I would love to be the UK correspondant, I can do the photos and reports for UK shows so you see what we d over here, I can also put a few bits
together about UK drag racing, Formula Vee and the Bug Cup.
This would also be a great oppertunity to put something back in to the scene.
Rob.
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| posted on December 28th, 2002 at 06:56 AM |
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ive still got my copy
of an aussie vw mag :bounce i bought it in manly in 1999. it had a silver oval with a pobjoy engine featured, an inspiration for my oval
i attended a few clubveedub sydney meets (i even won a shammy leather)
i reckon if volksworld was to feature one aussie car a month it would do a lot for the scene here and there :alien |
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| posted on December 28th, 2002 at 08:01 AM |
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Jim
Ring Ivan McCutecheon up and tell him we need some AUSSIE content in Volksworld.
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| posted on December 29th, 2002 at 10:44 PM |
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do it online
simply log on to
http://www.volkszone.co.uk
click on forums
register
post a thread entitled
Oi IVAN - get your finger out!
and post some pictures and details of the stunning cars in aus and he will be FORCED by the pressure Volkszone can bear upon him and his to respond
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if anyone has ANYTHING in an aussie mag on trakka conversions, PLEEEZE photocopy or scan it for me.
Reimagined/Recycled/Upcycled Cool
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Jimby
yeah i meet Ivan back in 91 at the Camberg meeting before he was writing etc etc..... we were at the pub talking to some girls with 44Ds and
consuming heaps of PILLs....
he knows what i mean when i saw GET YR FINGER OUUTTAA hes promosed to do a story on my car... ( of course i know who will write it.) just gotta get
round to it.
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by vw54
... we were at the pub talking to some girls with 44Ds and consuming heaps of PILLs....
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Girls with carbs? (never heard ofjust plain D's, only IDA's or IDF's)
What PILLS were you popping? Being an old guy confronted by drunk pub tarts I bet you were on the viagra.
Sorry mate. Just being the shit stirrer.
Chris.... kombi pilot, oval dreamer... finisher #26971 2005 city to surf
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