Sorry for the delay responding to your comments. I am sure as Editor you will run the magazine how you see fit all i can do is comment from my own and my fathers opinion who untill recently had every copy from issue 1. Glad John still enjoys the magazine, although I'm sure he gets a free copy anyway. Excuse my grammatical mistake about the Westfield not being a restoration although I assume if it goes on much longer it may well become one.dannyhopkins wrote:I think this is pretty unfair to the point of being ridiculous, and I am amazed that you don't think there is much to read - 120 pages of editorial pass you by? We feature at least three restos every issue... and fyi the Westfield was a build not a restoration and is still ongoing (update last month). The Jag resto was an extraordinary challenge, the BMW is an amazing find, the Sierra is going for paint as we speak and the 7 is awaiting a loom. Do you read sagas? Or the 30+ pages of tech. As for LRO... a much narrower target group of vehicles helps... and its ex PC editor, I can see John from where I sit in the office. He still reads and enjoys every issue of PC himself. I respect his opinion having started my career on PC under his regime, and he thinks the magazine is going great guns. Have a good look at the latest issue and come back with some specific and constructive feedback.Mattcortes wrote:To be honest there is very little to actually read in PC now. Im loving the Mini resto but the rest I just flick through. If I look at LRO mag who has ex ed John Pearson and Ben Field does loads in there as I think they are part of the same Bauer group I read that cover to cover. Loads of interesting articles, loads of tech advice, loads of classics and when they do a rest its as indepth as the PC ones used to be. I remember when a resto was done they would bring out a book which showed that it was done as a true guide. Most of the supposed restos are nothing like that now. Some like the Westfield just get pushed out and that was one that I thought would be quite handy.
Considering the fact that they have the choice of realistically any car pre '90's and in some cases later I think its disappointing. I have no problem with what cars are included. A bog standard Nova may be rubbish but its now getting rare and different. The whole idea of the magazine was to have older cars that could be used regularly and if their owners enjoy them then nothing else matters.
Agree the Jag has been very time consuming although again I stand by what I said how the older restos were far more enjoyable as a guide for those who were doing a similar challenge. Hence why I own a couple of the books published on the back of them. If you look at LRO and any of their recent projects I think you will agree they are far more comprehensive than anything in PC over the recent years. I do not agree the narrower group of vehicles being an aid to filling a magazine. I would consider myself to be a complete car buff and think there is very few I would not enjoy reading about or learning more from.
Finally i would like to apologise for any of the critism you have taken to heart and will not say anything that may upset you in the future. Thank you to anyone who has shown support to my comments but I'm a big boy and can handle a moody editor.