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Well title says it all....I used to read this mag a while back, have been into various newsagents over the past few months to buy a copy but it seems that no ones has it and from what I can tell the whole mag seems to have gone down the tube...

Anyone know anything, like if it is truly dead (and if so, how come?) or any other info...Links to news stories or anything would be tops...

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Speed has been gone for ages, couple of years I think.

Correct. Towards the end of it's time, it was turning into quite a n OK read, but someone pulled the plug. Too soon, IMHO. It always has qual' photos, and even ran a shot of my car that came out trumps, even with a tough caption!

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SP33D mag got buried because the publishers couldn't justify it. I think they were trying to aim it as a classier Autosalon mag with same great photography, reasonably well sorted cars, basic technical articles, but no skanks.

Unfortunately I think that the other ricer mags in the publisher's stable made the cut. Half dressed pre-teens draped all over candy painted cars sells magazines.

I didn't mind SP33D, and actually bought a fair few issues. It was less ricey and VD-ridden than Hot4s / AutoSalon / Freestyle etc but a lot lighter and more visually appealing than Zoom etc. For me, if they'd gotten their facts right more often and used a spell checker it would have been the perfect general "tuner" mag.

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SP33D mag got buried because the publishers couldn't justify it. I think they were trying to aim it as a classier Autosalon mag with same great photography, reasonably well sorted cars, basic technical articles, but no skanks.

Unfortunately I think that the other ricer mags in the publisher's stable made the cut. Half dressed pre-teens draped all over candy painted cars sells magazines.

I didn't mind SP33D, and actually bought a fair few issues. It was less ricey and VD-ridden than Hot4s / AutoSalon / Freestyle etc but a lot lighter and more visually appealing than Zoom etc. For me, if they'd gotten their facts right more often and used a spell checker it would have been the perfect general "tuner" mag.

Yeah I agree with you on that one.

The articals were actually quite helpfull and the cars were actually decent, non of that hot 4's showpony bullshit.

I got the issues 1 to 4 and then was given issue 16 from memory, again was a good read with some helpfull tips.

Other than that I read HPI but I find they just give an over all / general idea of the cars and modifications.

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That was 3 years ago, if not more...

Im pretty certain the last issue made had the SAU-Vic GOR Cruise featured in it... was 4 years now i think about it because my car was in it... and its been off the road for the past 3 years

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Yep, died in '05 from memory. I should know though, my car was in the last issue :P

I have that issue, I recall I bought it for the write up on your car :D

Grab a copy of Tarmac magazine, only thing I buy nowadays... other than the odd copy of UK Top Gear mag

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AWWWW wish I could say my car has been in a mag. lol.

but noooo.

I WISH!!!!! I WOULD SOOO LOVE IT.

lol

and now featuring a stock R32 and its performance is pretty darn.... ahh stock?

lol but it looks good.

Suppose it could be a "how stock can ya go" featured car...

like a limbo type context..

Or, just plain old "HOW TO BEAT THEM DEFECTS." lol

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