Thread: Which 4WD mags are good?

Originally Posted by LowRanger

I think you should get him a subscription to 4WD Action,just so we can have another thread full of people whingeing about how terrible it is and how they would never read it,yet they seem to know all about it

Read one at work the other day,same old ''Toyota's are the only vehicle that can survive the Outback'' crap they always print. Pat

Bit harsh I reckon. I must declare an interest as I do some freelance for 4WD Action, and whilst I don't agree with everything they do by any streetch, I would have thought they have covered Defender stuff in the last 12 months very well, including several front covers and a Defender making the best 5 Custom dvd's.

Originally Posted by juddo

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i watched some of these eps last week. i found them more boring than watching paint dry.

talking about the tv series, not the mag

Quote: isuzutoo-eh:" 4WD Action if he's into testing his vehicle's limits and DIY mods/repairs."
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I wouldn't go near 4WD Action for "How-To's", they have no Idea, couple of examples, 2 blokes under a NissToy with a Hi-Lift jack on the front bumper, about 3' in the air and on a lean, the front tyre under the chassis just in front of the rear wheel. How to remove a front crank pully/dampner with a 3 arm puller, and naming the anchor pin on a Tirfor as the sheer pin, joining a winching strap to a tree protector strap with the eyes of the straps on the sides of a bow shackle.
I reckon there is not a 4WD Action printed that doesn't offer some form of advice that is not only wrong but dangerous as well, Regards Frank.

Originally Posted by juddo

"Something with a mixture of touring stories and car/equipment reviews would probably be best."

If that is the case then I would certainly recommend Pat Callinan Mr 4x4

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Cheers, Matt.

Ditto...I like the open format, and superb pics. Some of the Video stuff is Jack & Jill though, and you will never be left in doubt who the main sponsor is for that particular trip. ( somebody has to pay for it )

Me I'm a fan of 4x4 Australia. Its a good read

Gary

I only watch the DVD's, throw the mags in the bin. Skip the ads and the cooking segment with a button press of the remote. The people presenting all seem like decent blokes with a sense of humour. Some of them drive Land Rovers and they are all travelling to places I would like to go to. What's not to like? I'd watch 2 flies crawling up a wall if one had traction control and the other had lockers.

I watch the DVD's from 4WD Action with my young fellas.


But for magazine specific, I think you'll be hard to go past 4x4 Australia for decent contect.