Is: C & D

[Larry" <rocco16v@netzero.com (Larry)]

Interesting comments, John.  You are correct in that they ALL got "glossy"
over the years (I started subscribing to C&D in 1963), but I think C&D was
the least affected.  They still retain their irreverency towards all things
powered by engines/motors....I like that.  Who else would "road test" a
guided missle destroyer or a oil well fire truck from the USSR (I know, I
know, the USSR doesn't exist...)
Literally everything connected with "the media" is less than perfect these
days, C&D is less imperfect than most.  IMHO
(my biggest complaint is that they feature far too many $100K vehicles)

enjoy the ride

Larry   sandiego16V

> I swore it off when I was in my 20s.  I'm almost 50 now (although that may
> have little to do with my maturity level) and still can't stand it.  I'll
> pick up a copy of R&T once in awhile, but only actually subscribe to one
> rag: Autoweek.  I barely have time to read it.  Maybe I'd be better off
> with a monthly again, but they scare me.  They got all glossy several
years
> ago and, quite frankly, I'm surprised they're not full of food ads and
> recipes.  I guess they still know who their target audience is.  I wish
> they were a little more discriminating with their advertising and the
> influence of that advertising.  Cars getting reviewed tend to be
> accompanied by big ads from that cars manufacturer (a marketing department
> hard at work, I'm sure).  Oddly enough, the reviews are never mediocre
when
> this occurs.  I firmly believe the adjectives change when dollars are
spent.
>
> In conclusion (!), I believe that C&D is an acquired callousness, not
> anything to do with taste or maturity.  If you can stand it, you have
> thicker skin than I. :)
>
> John


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