The great Indian Car Magazine War

madjack · 8th September 2006, 15:45

doesnt make sense to read so much abt foriegn cars. and y devote so much time to F1? i follow F1 but i hav more info than the mags can provide. I appreciate indianised content. i dont want to know so much abt developments out of india,,,first tell me enough abt here. U tell me which mag comes to mind when u try thinking if they help in forming car/bike loving communities ? which? no one...bs to a degree but not as much,,,,

deepaktpatil · 13th September 2007, 10:57

Stopped reading all those after subscribing to Team-BHP.

MaserQ · 13th September 2007, 13:56

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Originally Posted by deepaktpatil

Stopped reading all those after subscribing to Team-BHP.

Ditto. Why wait a month for inconsistent auto journalism, when all that you need to know is a click away. This is the real thing.

mithun · 13th September 2007, 17:25

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Originally Posted by deepaktpatil

Stopped reading all those after subscribing to Team-BHP.

The same is also the case with me after joining here !

tushky · 13th September 2007, 21:14

Overdrive.. eeeuuu i hate it..just provide them any news or any photos.. they will publish it but after that they will never reply you. even they will not say thanks on anything like that. OD also publish all photos without background. i mean they publish only Vehicle.that looks bad.

doomsday · 13th September 2007, 21:37

Among all magazines, there is only one which I buy 100% without fail every month. That is BIKE India. No other magazine has specialized two wheeler content; Indian as well as International. Among all others I go by the cover. I choose on the basis of content what other magazines I have to buy. Although Topgear is not my type due to their non-technical approach to automobiles, I most often end up buying it because of the International Scenario it covers. CAR India is another one which I buy sometimes due to the International Content; like the fantastic story in the July 2007 issue : Inside the BMW M division. Autocar India is unbeatable on local content.

kaushik_s · 14th September 2007, 00:45

As the topic has came up,well, I like Autocar India as it covers Indian car scenario well. But after buying this months issue I felt cheated.They've priced it Rs. 100(40% increase) and only increment I could find in the contents are the Advertisements

. Come on, I don't want to pay Autocar extra bucks to get extra 100 pages of ads.I'm even going to write this to their editorial but I doubt they'll care anyway.

BUSA · 14th September 2007, 00:51

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Originally Posted by kaushik_s

As the topic has came up,well, I like Autocar India as it covers Indian car scenario well. But after buying this months issue I felt cheated.They've priced it Rs. 100(40% increase) and only increment I could find in the contents are the Advertisements

. Come on, I don't want to pay Autocar extra bucks to get extra 100 pages of ads.I'm even going to write this to their editorial but I doubt they'll care anyway.

I am with you on this, this months ACI was totally BS, man i just hated the whole ACI team for this, they priced it at 100 and put so many adverts in it, it was so frustrating, i looked up at the last pages, expecting excitement and found adverts, adverts and more adverts, lesson learned never buy ACI specials, buy OD, trust me this months issue is totally worth it with the track day.

kaushik_s · 14th September 2007, 01:25

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Originally Posted by BUSA

I am with you on this, this months ACI was totally BS, man i just hated the whole ACI team for this, they priced it at 100 and put so many adverts in it, it was so frustrating, i looked up at the last pages, expecting excitement and found adverts, adverts and more adverts, lesson learned never buy ACI specials, buy OD, trust me this months issue is totally worth it with the track day.

Exactly, I also liked the OD this month(and it's also a special issue). But I really liked the contents,specially about the 4 SUV to Ladakh trip report.Yet to read the mag fully but I felt this month's OD is a better buy then ACI.

BUSA · 14th September 2007, 01:39

Yup, the track days, the 220FI test, the trip of the SUV's makes it worth it. OD special should be bought, ACI regular should be bought.

kaushik_s · 14th September 2007, 01:42

Already sent a strong mail to ACI. I hope they'll heed and improve.But yeah, Iv'e also decided not to touch any of the future special ACI issue.

rubin2006 · 14th September 2007, 01:53

Auto car india for me though the mag was huge there was actually very less content this month

grvanand · 14th September 2007, 08:35

This months OD was excellent. Even the reviews seemed more or less true and justified to the actuals unlike Autocar wherein the biased outlook can be clearly felt. I personally rank OD higher than Autocar based on the past couple of months issues. It feels like OD have totally revamped their approach of late and that looks good.

mithun · 14th September 2007, 13:48

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Originally Posted by doomsday

Among all magazines, there is only one which I buy 100% without fail every month. That is BIKE India. No other magazine has specialized two wheeler content; Indian as well as International. Among all others I go by the cover. I choose on the basis of content what other magazines I have to buy. Although Topgear is not my type due to their non-technical approach to automobiles, I most often end up buying it because of the International Scenario it covers. CAR India is another one which I buy sometimes due to the International Content; like the fantastic story in the July 2007 issue : Inside the BMW M division. Autocar India is unbeatable on local content.

BIKE INDIA is concentrating too much on the International scene than the Indian biking scene. That's one of the reasons that I dislike in BIKE INDIA.

phamilyman · 14th September 2007, 14:17

Mithun, spot on. Its stuff i read online - i don't read it on the loo, so i can do without seeing same stuff on paper!!

WhatCar is a decent cheap bimonthly mag too. Good for somoene considering purchase of a new car.

View Poll Results: Which magazine will you subscribe to this year?
Autocar India	431	65.60%
BS Motoring	79	12.02%
BIKE India	16	2.44%
CAR India	29	4.41%
Top Gear	156	23.74%
Overdrive	140	21.31%
Indian Auto	11	1.67%
Any other (Please name)	40	6.09%
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8th September 2006, 15:45	#106
madjack Newbie Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: mumbai Posts: 9 Thanked: Once	doesnt make sense to read so much abt foriegn cars. and y devote so much time to F1? i follow F1 but i hav more info than the mags can provide. I appreciate indianised content. i dont want to know so much abt developments out of india,,,first tell me enough abt here. U tell me which mag comes to mind when u try thinking if they help in forming car/bike loving communities ? which? no one...bs to a degree but not as much,,,,
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13th September 2007, 10:57	#107
deepaktpatil BHPian Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: KA 05, MH 10 Posts: 303 Thanked: 128 Times	Stopped reading all those after subscribing to Team-BHP.
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13th September 2007, 21:14	#110
tushky Senior - BHPian Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Pune Posts: 1,232 Thanked: 2,701 Times View My Garage	Overdrive.. eeeuuu i hate it..just provide them any news or any photos.. they will publish it but after that they will never reply you. even they will not say thanks on anything like that. OD also publish all photos without background. i mean they publish only Vehicle.that looks bad.
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13th September 2007, 21:37	#111
doomsday BHPian Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 420 Thanked: 11 Times	My Choice.. Among all magazines, there is only one which I buy 100% without fail every month. That is BIKE India. No other magazine has specialized two wheeler content; Indian as well as International. Among all others I go by the cover. I choose on the basis of content what other magazines I have to buy. Although Topgear is not my type due to their non-technical approach to automobiles, I most often end up buying it because of the International Scenario it covers. CAR India is another one which I buy sometimes due to the International Content; like the fantastic story in the July 2007 issue : Inside the BMW M division. Autocar India is unbeatable on local content.
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14th September 2007, 00:45	#112
kaushik_s Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,088 Thanked: 164 Times View My Garage	As the topic has came up,well, I like Autocar India as it covers Indian car scenario well. But after buying this months issue I felt cheated.They've priced it Rs. 100(40% increase) and only increment I could find in the contents are the Advertisements. Come on, I don't want to pay Autocar extra bucks to get extra 100 pages of ads.I'm even going to write this to their editorial but I doubt they'll care anyway.
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14th September 2007, 01:39	#115
BUSA Senior - BHPian Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Bombay Posts: 5,130 Thanked: 20 Times View My Garage	Yup, the track days, the 220FI test, the trip of the SUV's makes it worth it. OD special should be bought, ACI regular should be bought.
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14th September 2007, 01:42	#116
kaushik_s Senior - BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 1,088 Thanked: 164 Times View My Garage	Already sent a strong mail to ACI. I hope they'll heed and improve.But yeah, Iv'e also decided not to touch any of the future special ACI issue.
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14th September 2007, 01:53	#117
rubin2006 BHPian Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: delhi/calgary Posts: 286 Thanked: Once	Auto car india for me though the mag was huge there was actually very less content this month
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14th September 2007, 08:35	#118
grvanand BHPian Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Bangalore Posts: 211 Thanked: 0 Times	This months OD was excellent. Even the reviews seemed more or less true and justified to the actuals unlike Autocar wherein the biased outlook can be clearly felt. I personally rank OD higher than Autocar based on the past couple of months issues. It feels like OD have totally revamped their approach of late and that looks good.
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14th September 2007, 14:17	#120
phamilyman Senior - BHPian Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Gurgaon Posts: 5,968 Thanked: 4,642 Times	Mithun, spot on. Its stuff i read online - i don't read it on the loo, so i can do without seeing same stuff on paper!! WhatCar is a decent cheap bimonthly mag too. Good for somoene considering purchase of a new car.
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