2006 C! January Issue

**niky** · January 14th, 2006 04:07 PM

Ambilis naman nila. Just two weeks between December and January issues? Oh my poor wallet!

Plus 185 na yung bili ko dito...

Nice article on midsize cars... fuel economy testing on the Fortuner and more stuff. Not as packed as last, but at least more relevant articles, finally.

**ian_rex** · January 14th, 2006 04:20 PM

ay nagmahal na?

**niky** · January 14th, 2006 05:06 PM

Yup. Unfortunately...

**Steeljack** · January 14th, 2006 06:26 PM

Is that a local car mag? Medyo huli kasi kami dito sa province, all I see here are TG Philippines and foreign rags like Motor Trend and C&D.

**wilcats** · January 14th, 2006 06:53 PM

185 nah!>!

**imperialv** · January 14th, 2006 08:21 PM

yep... same reaction... may mga editor ba ng C! dito.... 185... yikes...

**eggman** · January 14th, 2006 08:29 PM

Oo nga nagmahal na sila at sayang hindi ako nakabili dahil sobrang mahal.Pero ang Evo nga 250 eto pa....Diba wala namang E-VAT ang magazines diba?

**Steeljack** · January 16th, 2006 11:28 AM

^^ most likely prices of paper and ink increased

**mazdamazda** · January 16th, 2006 11:37 AM

wow... mahal na! AFAIK, P125 lang nag start ang C!

but... worth it naman... ganda ng quality ng paper... good write-ups... plus I really like their mini-F1 magazine portion...

**niky** · January 16th, 2006 11:41 AM

*SteelJack: Yup, C! is local. And definitely about the best local you can buy, even compared to Autocar Singapore... which sadly, (sayang.... 150 lang siya noon!!!) we don't get anymore.

I've just got the TopGear January Issue, also. I always make room in my budget for C!, EVO (kahit 250, sulit, dahil puwedeng maging coffee table books sa office... ganda ng pictures, eh) and Top Gear. If you can still find EVO's November issue, it's drool worthy... puro local Ferrari pictures. December-January, local Porsches, December, kasama pa yung very rare na Maserati Ghibli na nasa Motorshow sa PICC dati.

I'd decided to give Top Gear a chance again after content seemingly improved mid-year... but January is kind of 50/50. I think the article on the ten most fuel efficient cars was a very very good idea, but lacking in execution (should have rated runner-ups in segments).

Surprise, surprise. Segment winners include Nissan X-Trail 200X, Mitsubishi Adventure and Mitsubishi Pajero. I wonder what RAV4 fans, Crosswind owners and Alterra fans have to say about this...

Plus, weirdo nanaman ang comparo nila... BMW 320i vs. Chrysler 300C? Dahil lang malapit ang price? Just like them including the Tucson CRDi in a comparison of full-sized diesel SUVs just because it's diesel... mind-blowing. Meron namang ibang full-sized na malapit sa price ng 300C (hello? Volvo?).

**vinj** · January 16th, 2006 04:59 PM

Before i used to buy import mags since mga 120-150 lang dati yung C&D, R&T, MT, etc... Ngayon panay local nalang kaya ng budget ko (minsan pag nakakuha ng back issue, ayus na

)

The best bet to avoid the price increase is to subrscribe... i'm realizing my savings now ;)

**CVT** · January 16th, 2006 05:24 PM

Yes, C! Magazine is a good buy. I specially like their segments on F1 and the current prices of local cars.

**eggman** · January 16th, 2006 09:32 PM

I think mas better talaga kung subscriber ka nila para mas makatipid ka.

**leinahtan** · January 16th, 2006 10:30 PM

Better yet, surf na lang sa C!'s official site while lurking here in tsikot. More ways are better than one, he he.
OT: came across this Innova special feature article from the site.

**junkie** · January 17th, 2006 01:16 PM

The innova economy run is a very nice read. Quite near to my estimated consumption at 9-10 km/l city and 13 km/l best hi-way with same grey Innova (VVTi) test unit they used.

**carlocaraddict** · January 18th, 2006 03:45 PM

oh my gulay! makabili nga. Ano ba yan, nagmahal! Siguro sa printing costs nila yun. Pero sana naman on time na dumating yung mag. Well, yung Evo Phils dating 185 tapos naging 250!

**number001** · January 18th, 2006 11:03 PM

I do like the pics and layout of C! compared to TopGear. C! and Evo are trying to look like the UK based CAR magazine which I believe is the benchmark for any auto-relate magazine publication. But C! needs better, longer, and more detailed write-ups (esp. on the crucial car reviews)! I noticed some of their write-ups seem to get abruptly cut off at times depending on the layout.

The F1 section, I believe is licensed from F1 RACING magazine, so the staff C! have no direct control over the contents, except for cherry picking which articles are interesting enough to include in this month's issue.

**1D4LV** · January 19th, 2006 09:32 AM

imho, mas sulit naman yung C! kesa sa topgear. mas maraming interesting articles, mas makapal pa.

magkano na topgear ngayon? 120 or 125 pesos? tapos ang thickness nya eh almost 1/4 lang ng C!....

**carlocaraddict** · January 19th, 2006 09:34 AM

update dapat ng C! yung car chart nila.

**niky** · January 19th, 2006 10:16 AM

Wag naman i-update. Tuwang tuwa ako na nandun pa yung Lynx RS ko. :lol:

Pero the price issue is a real sticking point. Top Gear still delivers more copies than C! Although it's much much much easier to find two month old Top Gear magazines than C! Magazines, so I guess they don't have too much of a problem selling the C!'s that are delivered. :D

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