Kit Car Magazine Goes out of Business!!

[Tyoneal]

To ALL:

Just thought I would pass it along in case you haven't heard. "Kit Car", Magazine announced that this month will be it's last issue.

I think this totally sucks for a couple of reasons:

1) I enjoyed reading about the new cars coming out

2) I just got my first issue last month :thumbdown2:

This just chaps my Butt! It doesn't take a Rocket scientist to figure out your going out of business soon, and if you have people trying to subscribe to your magazine and you know Damn well you'll be out of Business in 60 days, it's hardly ethical to take the check for the person and cash it.

Just to let everyone know, Don't try buying a subscription to Kit Car because they will just take your money and not deliver the promised product.

If they happen to read this, "SCREW YOU", :thumbdown2: and your magazine.

I think they are part of, "Primedia", :thumbdown2: who Puts out Many more Titles. You might want to make sure they are not going to rip you off also. I subscribe to several, "Primedia", Products and this surely makes they look like a Crappy low life outfit.

Ironically, this news appears on page 6 and something as big as this is not even mentioned in the area. "Don't you think this is about the biggest feature of this issue?????? Jack Ass.

A Very Disappointed Reader,

William Ty O'Neal
Frisco, Texas

PS. You know how to find me if you decide to send a refund for the 10 issues I'm not getting.

[cheapracer]

Sorry to hear you did your dough Ty, it is unethical you should write to the English(?) consumer affairs department.

[Tyoneal]

Sorry to hear you did your dough Ty, it is unethical you should write to the English(?) consumer affairs department.
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I did go on to several different sites they have and wrote about this to them and I copied them with the letter I posted here and other places. People need to know if they are going to get ripped off if they aren't careful.

This is the wrong time to start screwing your customer base and it just stinks what some businesses will do. The money lost isn't huge, but the principle and ethics involved is, and I need to at least try make it known to other people of it just goes on again.

Thanks for your comments, it's nice to hear from you.

Best regards,

Ty O'Neal

[Ronnie]

What does all this have to do with the Superlite Roadster?

R

[Tyoneal]

What does all this have to do with the Superlite Roadster?

R
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Ronnie:

Nothing directly about SL-R.

It has everything to do with the people who enjoy Kit Cars and support the Hobby. Maybe I'm the only one who buys Magazines about their Hobbies. (Even RCR advertises in it.)

If it is the case that no one reads Magazines, I'm sure the advertisers, would like to know this, I would bet I am right about that.

Primedia also prints Hot Rod and a number of other periodicals for the Car Buff/Builder/enthusiast. I don't know if this is a single instance or something that may go across all Automobile magazines by them. (I happen to read these extensively, along with the advertisers. That is how I found this site)

If it doesn't apply to you, good for you, but for those who buys and reads these magazines, it might be something they might like ti know. I have enjoyed meeting a lot of you online, and I hope some of you would let others know if they found something like this.

It's certainly not the end of the world, however I'd just soon not poop off $25 dollars or whatever a one or two year subscription cost, and take that money and get something for my projects.

Does that make any sense?

It is meant to be informative to people in this hobby. We are in very difficult Economic times right now (If you haven't heard) and in this Economy, the small businessman is busting their rearend to make sure they can make ends meet through this slump. (I know, I am one, and know many more who are also having difficult times) These cars are usually bought with disposable income. Kit and or Track cars are Luxery items and usually not DD's. When the Economy is verging on changing from a, "Capitalist", Economy to possibly a, "Socialist", Economy that is a huge deal, especially from a taxation and Ownership perspective.

The Government could make this whole hobby disappear completely, if they decided no one can make their own cars anymore, unless they go through all the testing regular cars have to go through, (Crash Test, Cafe Standards, etc) These are very strange times, we are going through and keeping on top of this is in everyones best interest.

It may be that a lot of the company's we like and are used to doing business with go OUT OF BUSINESS, (Chapter 11, or worse Chapter 7). Look at GM, Ford and Chrysler.

I'm just passing along information some people here might like to know. If it is useless for you, just ignore it. (I sincerely hope you never are ever in any situation where you lose Money)

Sincerely,

Ty O'Neal

[exo308]

Sport Compact Car just printed their last issue as well.