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Doppelgänger 11-21-2008 07:55 PM

Goodby Sport Compact Car.... we will miss you :(
 
Yes, it's true.

Source Interlink kills Sport Compact Car, laying off 115 employees - Autoblog



This the mag. that got me into cars back in highschool...sometime in 98 or 99 (i know, im a youngin'). I still have my first issue somewhere.

kotomile 11-21-2008 08:22 PM

Me too, sad to see it go. I can find comfort in the fact that the quality and page count had been in decline for some time. This mag was my middle ground between rice-tastic rags like Import Tuner and the sometimes bland Sportscar or Racer. Here's hoping nothing happens to Turbo mag.

y8s 11-21-2008 08:50 PM

well that saves me the trouble of canceling my subscription. it went from 300 pages to under 100 with very little content in a very short time. I'll keep my GRM though.

18psi 11-21-2008 09:12 PM

so sad. scc used to be THE magazine to read when you get tired of the ricery/------ry of super street and the old farty'ness of motor trend
truly a sad day

johnwag 11-21-2008 09:17 PM

Wow, this is truly sad. The BEST magazine for DYIers whose focus was on more show than go.

My subscription ends in february, as does the magazine.

johnwag 11-21-2008 09:19 PM


Originally Posted by kotomile (Post 333059)
Here's hoping nothing happens to Turbo mag.

I had a turbo mag subscription for two years and loved it. I was considering resubscribing, but since the article said that Turbo could possibly go, I wont.

RotorNutFD3S 11-21-2008 09:19 PM


Originally Posted by kotomile (Post 333059)
Here's hoping nothing happens to Turbo mag.


Originally Posted by AutoBlog
The death of SCC follows Source Interlink's execution of Turbo earlier this year, and reports suggest that 115 employees have been given the boot and more titles could be axed in the future.

It appears Turbo is done for as well.

Miatamaniac92 11-21-2008 10:24 PM


Originally Posted by y8s (Post 333062)
well that saves me the trouble of canceling my subscription. it went from 300 pages to under 100 with very little content in a very short time. I'll keep my GRM though.

I think at the time, they also cut their ~75% ads down to less than half. More content driven like it was initially.



Originally Posted by Doppelgänger (Post 333043)
This the mag. that got me into cars back in highschool...sometime in 98 or 99 (i know, im a youngin'). I still have my first issue somewhere.

+1

IIRC, this is the magazine that really got the M62 and over the top intercooler piping for the Miata really out there.

I used to also enjoy the Ultimate Streetcar Shootout. That twin engined Hyundai was an awesome sleeper!

You will be missed, Car Geek Magazine.

Chris

y8s 11-21-2008 10:38 PM


Originally Posted by Miatamaniac92 (Post 333091)
I think at the time, they also cut their ~75% ads down to less than half. More content driven like it was initially.

maybe, but they also had regular tech articles and entire tech sections in every issue. granted, there were ALWAYS spelling and layout errors, but at least when the content is awesome, it's tolerable.

now, for my awesome tech articles, I just come here and read Dave "geek at large" and his LeMons build :)

ldp82 11-21-2008 10:44 PM

that really sucks

miatamania 11-22-2008 12:15 AM

This mag got me into the tuner scene back in the day...:(

ApexOnYou 11-22-2008 01:36 AM

+1, this is the mag that got me into cars as much as I am today. I was a hard core ricer before I started reading the mag, it opened my eyes to the world of real cars. Although it has gone down hill since I first started reading it, and I cancelled my subscription about 6 months ago, it is still sad to see it bite the dust.

Trent 11-22-2008 01:48 AM

Lame.

SCC was the only import magazine I could stomach.

At least GRM is still going strong. Thank God for that.

naarleven 11-22-2008 02:01 AM

I'm like crying. That is/was the only magazine i'd ever want to read.

SOFB.

budget racer 11-22-2008 10:54 AM

only the good die young

djmtsu 11-22-2008 11:43 AM

Meh, I got tired of the thin articles. I had a subscription for a few years, but got tired of the same old stuff.

GRM is the real DIY car mag!

mr_mazda329 11-22-2008 12:45 PM


Originally Posted by Miatamaniac92 (Post 333091)
That twin engined Hyundai was an awesome sleeper!

Chris

I remember that Issue, that was crazy. I'm gonna miss SCC.

cardriverx 11-22-2008 01:10 PM

wait, turbo is going down too? noo!! What happenes to my subscription?

firedog25 11-22-2008 08:05 PM


Originally Posted by y8s (Post 333062)
well that saves me the trouble of canceling my subscription. it went from 300 pages to under 100 with very little content in a very short time. I'll keep my GRM though.

I let my subscription go about 5 years ago. They went from being a half way decent magazine with decent tech articles and reviews to pretty much a shiny poo version of Turbo & Hi-Tech complete with misspellings.

y8s 11-22-2008 11:57 PM

today i got a renewal notice in the mail. hmm.


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