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VROOOM · 11-21-2008, 03:19 PM

i was on a mazda forum and there was a post about lay offs at Primedia and Sport Compact Car was being cancelled after the feb issue? has anyone else heard this? SCC was the best import car mag available hopefully its not true

http://www.autoblog.com/2008/11/21/s...aying-off-115/

MikeisNissan · 11-21-2008, 03:24 PM

if so buy my mags, I have tons of sport compact car mags in there.
http://zilvia.net/f/sale-items/22591...ml#post2464357

racepar1 · 11-21-2008, 03:46 PM

SCC is the ONLY import mag worth actually reading from cover to cover. That would SUCK if they were cancelled.

NismoB13 · 11-21-2008, 03:49 PM

wow. I really hope that's not true. It's my favorite.

Om1kron · 11-21-2008, 03:50 PM

that's life.

JoeC1982 · 11-21-2008, 04:01 PM

autoblog said so, it must be true.

Agamemnon · 11-21-2008, 04:04 PM

I've seen that mag get smaller and smaller over the years, and this months issue was no exception. Might as well call it Sport Compact Car pamphlet.

ramman434 · 11-21-2008, 04:06 PM

damn it, it's the only mag that will keep you amused from font to back. There's no need to skip articles in there

twotoes · 11-21-2008, 04:14 PM

first turbo and now scc, whats next import tuner? modified mag? If all these mags get cancelled! WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO READ WHEN IM TAKING A SHIT!!!!????

HyperTek · 11-21-2008, 04:29 PM

sad....

you need glam, girls and neons to have a surviving magazine now... back in the late 90's was my favorite era for sport compact car, i also agree that they have been becoming smaller and smaller with content.

Could possibly be due to the popularity of the internet, not enough people buying the magazine.

Matej · 11-21-2008, 04:37 PM

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Originally Posted by twotoes

If all these mags get cancelled! WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO READ WHEN IM TAKING A SHIT!!!!????

That's why Jesus invented laptops and wireless LAN.

shishcabobers · 11-21-2008, 05:01 PM

wtf I Have a damn 2 year subcription to them. Anyways if they are they should really take out the subcribe button on their website lol.

codyace · 11-21-2008, 05:07 PM

Sad to hear

Thank god GRM is still in publication!

Z_Spool · 11-21-2008, 05:11 PM

meh... SCC died a while ago when people like Josh Jacquot and Dave Coleman went away and hasn't been worth reading since. Modified is the best rag on the rack now, and even that is hit-or-miss. I dunno... I think the whole sport-compact scene is in a downward spiral thanks to the economy and the heightened level of law enforcement on our cars.

oh yeah... and these are all strictly my opinions... nothing more.

mRclARK1 · 11-21-2008, 05:19 PM

Well that's shitty.

Modified Mag is ok now and then. I used to have a subscription and I think in that year alone 3/4 of the issues had something S-chassis related. I love the car, but what the hell? Some of the writing seems a little fanboyish at times to. lol

ronmcdon · 11-21-2008, 05:39 PM

that's terrible. admittedly, it's not as entertaining as what it once was, but I still think it's imperative to the ideal bathroom experience.
the other magazines just don't do much for me. I will miss it, I'm sure.

RiversideS13 · 11-21-2008, 05:43 PM

oh wow, that sucks. SCC was the only magazine i subscribed.

shinhed · 11-21-2008, 05:47 PM

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Originally Posted by codyace

Sad to hear

Thank god GRM is still in publication!

mtyost · 11-21-2008, 07:15 PM

So they cancel Sport Compact Car, yet they keep Super Street. That makes a whole lot of sense.

AFSil80 · 11-21-2008, 07:39 PM

Well that's lame.

Why can't they just kill off Import Tuner or just combine it with Super Street. Same crap, basically.

ronmcdon · 11-21-2008, 08:04 PM

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Originally Posted by mtyost

So they cancel Sport Compact Car, yet they keep Super Street. That makes a whole lot of sense.

it does sadly. Super Street is catered more towards the average ricer. lots more kids are into that garbage. the market unfortunately is larger there, hence more profitable.

but yeah, once I was at the newstand and had nothing better to do. the only automotive mag avail was Super-Street. Other than "MAX" I don't recall reading a worse automotive publication. MAX prob has better looking chicks too.

HyperTek · 11-21-2008, 08:37 PM

is honda tuning still around? i remember picking up a issue when i was in highschool and it was pretty legit

derux · 11-21-2008, 09:31 PM

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Originally Posted by Z_Spool

meh... SCC died a while ago when people like Josh Jacquot and Dave Coleman went away and hasn't been worth reading since. .

I felt that way too but I had hopes that the newbs would start an angle of their own. It was getting there. I wonder what will happen to the rest of my subscription I have untill april 2010.

codyace · 11-21-2008, 09:38 PM

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Originally Posted by shinhed

haha

it's the truth though

GRM and FSC...that's all I like.

ayuaddict · 11-21-2008, 10:04 PM

man i remember being 12 and saving up money to get a subscription.

...that was my favorite US auto publication.

i wonder why i turned out to be such a ricer growing up with such great literature.

Bubbles · 11-22-2008, 01:51 AM

Yeah they used to do real tests, swaps, and actually drove which was completely different from the other ricer mags.

I haven't bought an issue of SCC or any other magazine for that matter in years.

slider2828 · 11-22-2008, 02:46 AM

SCC is just getting worse in general. Secondly, people don't modify cars in general any more... Its usually light mods and forums like this replace those magazines because the SEARCH functions can be more detailed then any magazine. Then you have speedhunters and all these other blogs which have way more pictures and way more updates than any magazine... Hence internet life....

But if they improved quality of print and pictures like HyperRev or Drift Tengoku then yah great! Or have something like grassroots motorsports who have interesting events its awesoem...

Koopa Troopa · 11-22-2008, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by slider2828

But if they improved quality of print and pictures like HyperRev or Drift Tengoku then yah great!

Dori Ten really isn't that great.... Half the mag is ads and the pictures are pretty bleh. Only thing that's good about it is the articles have an abundance of pics, the DIY section is pretty cool and it has decent event coverage. It's mostly just a JDM ricer mag though...

HyperTek · 11-22-2008, 03:30 AM

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Originally Posted by slider2828

SCC is just getting worse in general. Secondly, people don't modify cars in general any more... Its usually light mods and forums like this replace those magazines because the SEARCH functions can be more detailed then any magazine. Then you have speedhunters and all these other blogs which have way more pictures and way more updates than any magazine... Hence internet life....

But if they improved quality of print and pictures like HyperRev or Drift Tengoku then yah great! Or have something like grassroots motorsports who have interesting events its awesoem...

the internet is killing everybody...

esp newspapers..... i used to work in that industry... less people buying em, less people subscribing, prices go up to compensate etc etc.

BustedS13 · 11-22-2008, 03:33 AM

i canceled my subscription earlier this year because the magazine was already dead. like 90 pages, half ads, nothing worth reading. it really sucks that it's gone.
they killed Turbo, too... how long until i can't even laugh at an issue of Super Skeet?

11-21-2008, 03:24 PM	#2
MikeisNissan Post Whore! Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Earth, Section 301 Posts: 3,732 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	if so buy my mags, I have tons of sport compact car mags in there. http://zilvia.net/f/sale-items/22591...ml#post2464357 __________________ 因果関係の流れ

11-21-2008, 03:49 PM	#4
NismoB13 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Torrance, CA Age: 37 Posts: 1,136 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	wow. I really hope that's not true. It's my favorite. __________________ 1993 Nissan Sentra SE-R Turbo ~The Bastard Child~

11-21-2008, 03:50 PM	#5
Om1kron Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Granada Hills, CA Age: 44 Posts: 6,992 Trader Rating: (15) Feedback Score: 15 reviews	that's life. __________________ Wayne Edwards https://om1kron.blogspot.com

11-21-2008, 04:01 PM	#6
JoeC1982 Zilvia Junkie Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Little Rock, AR Age: 43 Posts: 315 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	autoblog said so, it must be true. __________________ 96 240SX daily driver resto//mod Nismo//JBL//Hawk My feedback: http://www.zilvia.net/f/showthread.php?t=169481

11-21-2008, 04:29 PM	#10
HyperTek Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 13,224 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	sad.... you need glam, girls and neons to have a surviving magazine now... back in the late 90's was my favorite era for sport compact car, i also agree that they have been becoming smaller and smaller with content. Could possibly be due to the popularity of the internet, not enough people buying the magazine. __________________ Keep it Classy

11-21-2008, 03:46 PM	#3
racepar1 Post Whore! Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Simi Valley, CA Age: 42 Posts: 9,006 Trader Rating: (106) Rides Gallery: racepar1 Feedback Score: 106 reviews	SCC is the ONLY import mag worth actually reading from cover to cover. That would SUCK if they were cancelled.

11-21-2008, 04:04 PM	#7
Agamemnon Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Lake Stevens, WA Age: 42 Posts: 2,667 Trader Rating: (20) Feedback Score: 20 reviews	I've seen that mag get smaller and smaller over the years, and this months issue was no exception. Might as well call it Sport Compact Car pamphlet.

11-21-2008, 04:06 PM	#8
ramman434 Zilvia Member Join Date: May 2006 Location: Nashville/Knoxville,Tn Posts: 177 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	damn it, it's the only mag that will keep you amused from font to back. There's no need to skip articles in there

11-21-2008, 04:14 PM	#9
twotoes Zilvia Member Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: Kansas City Age: 37 Posts: 293 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	first turbo and now scc, whats next import tuner? modified mag? If all these mags get cancelled! WHAT AM I SUPPOSED TO READ WHEN IM TAKING A SHIT!!!!????

11-21-2008, 05:01 PM	#12
shishcabobers Zilvia Addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: temecula Posts: 900 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	wtf I Have a damn 2 year subcription to them. Anyways if they are they should really take out the subcribe button on their website lol. __________________ D-STREET.NET

11-21-2008, 05:07 PM	#13
codyace Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: Poconos, PA Age: 40 Posts: 8,030 Trader Rating: (58) Feedback Score: 58 reviews	Sad to hear Thank god GRM is still in publication! __________________ *Want Air Conditioning in your SR20 Swapped car? Check out www.sr20acbrackets.com for more information! Quest Alternator Conversions for SR20!* Check my Group Buy! Tired of lousy internal gates? Go external wastegate with one of my manifolds, Check out my group buy

11-21-2008, 05:11 PM	#14
Z_Spool Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Highlands Ranch, CO Age: 39 Posts: 1,507 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	meh... SCC died a while ago when people like Josh Jacquot and Dave Coleman went away and hasn't been worth reading since. Modified is the best rag on the rack now, and even that is hit-or-miss. I dunno... I think the whole sport-compact scene is in a downward spiral thanks to the economy and the heightened level of law enforcement on our cars. oh yeah... and these are all strictly my opinions... nothing more.

11-21-2008, 05:19 PM	#15
mRclARK1 Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Location? Posts: 4,205 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	Well that's shitty. Modified Mag is ok now and then. I used to have a subscription and I think in that year alone 3/4 of the issues had something S-chassis related. I love the car, but what the hell? Some of the writing seems a little fanboyish at times to. lol __________________

11-21-2008, 05:39 PM	#16
ronmcdon Post Whore! Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: beverly hills Age: 90 Posts: 4,260 Trader Rating: (6) Feedback Score: 6 reviews	that's terrible. admittedly, it's not as entertaining as what it once was, but I still think it's imperative to the ideal bathroom experience. the other magazines just don't do much for me. I will miss it, I'm sure.

11-21-2008, 05:43 PM	#17
RiversideS13 Zilvia FREAK! Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Diamond Bar, CA Age: 43 Posts: 1,545 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	oh wow, that sucks. SCC was the only magazine i subscribed.

11-21-2008, 07:15 PM	#19
mtyost Zilvia Member Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: middletown, ohio Age: 34 Posts: 197 Trader Rating: (1) Feedback Score: 1 reviews	So they cancel Sport Compact Car, yet they keep Super Street. That makes a whole lot of sense.

11-21-2008, 07:39 PM	#20
AFSil80 Zilvia Addict Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Savannah, GA Age: 40 Posts: 776 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Well that's lame. Why can't they just kill off Import Tuner or just combine it with Super Street. Same crap, basically. __________________ - Peter --66 LeMans--89 240SX--14 Juke RS--

11-21-2008, 08:37 PM	#22
HyperTek Post Whore! Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Cali Posts: 13,224 Trader Rating: (3) Feedback Score: 3 reviews	is honda tuning still around? i remember picking up a issue when i was in highschool and it was pretty legit __________________ Keep it Classy

11-21-2008, 10:04 PM	#25
ayuaddict Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Socal Age: 36 Posts: 4,017 Trader Rating: (9) Feedback Score: 9 reviews	man i remember being 12 and saving up money to get a subscription. ...that was my favorite US auto publication. i wonder why i turned out to be such a ricer growing up with such great literature.

11-22-2008, 01:51 AM	#26
Bubbles Post Whore! Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Location, Location. Posts: 3,320 Trader Rating: (2) Feedback Score: 2 reviews	Yeah they used to do real tests, swaps, and actually drove which was completely different from the other ricer mags. I haven't bought an issue of SCC or any other magazine for that matter in years.

11-22-2008, 02:46 AM	#27
slider2828 Post Whore! Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: San Francisco, CA Posts: 6,040 Trader Rating: (13) Feedback Score: 13 reviews	SCC is just getting worse in general. Secondly, people don't modify cars in general any more... Its usually light mods and forums like this replace those magazines because the SEARCH functions can be more detailed then any magazine. Then you have speedhunters and all these other blogs which have way more pictures and way more updates than any magazine... Hence internet life.... But if they improved quality of print and pictures like HyperRev or Drift Tengoku then yah great! Or have something like grassroots motorsports who have interesting events its awesoem... __________________ Turn and Burn!

11-22-2008, 03:33 AM	#30
BustedS13 Post Whore! Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Phoenix AZ Age: 40 Posts: 10,287 Trader Rating: (0) Feedback Score: 0 reviews	i canceled my subscription earlier this year because the magazine was already dead. like 90 pages, half ads, nothing worth reading. it really sucks that it's gone. they killed Turbo, too... how long until i can't even laugh at an issue of Super Skeet? __________________