I used to buy it when in UK but the odd copy I have seen recently the makes me realise why I do not miss it now.
With all that advertising one would think there is enough revenue to keep the price down. If 4 quid and poor copy starts to put people off it will not be long before the advertisers start de-camping [inadvertent pun]
Where are all the reviews / tech / stuff like that about the vans themselves?
There are 22 pages entitled "Tested" and 14 pages entitled "Technical" in the May issue. But I do agree there are a LOT of ads considering the price. Some of the letters can be amusing though !
Where are all the reviews / tech / stuff like that about the vans themselves?
There are 22 pages entitled "Tested" and 14 pages entitled "Technical" in the May issue. But I do agree there are a LOT of ads considering the price. Some of the letters can be amusing though !
Out of a magazine of 290 pages, that is a pretty poor ratio......
While some may counter with the argument that there are quite a number of pages given over to travelogues / destinations etc., I feel that these, after reading them, can be covered by any general travel magazine.
MMM is supposed to be Motorhome specific........
Carl
PS - Is it me, or have the number of vans for sale in the back reduced considerably??? Not that we are in the market you understand - but it is generally a pointer to the state of the hobby.....
I have a subscription to MMM that my lovely daughter bought me for my birthday last year, but I am not finding enough interesting articles to renew it when it runs out.
Most of the articles and reviews are now sent in by readers, which is OK, but appears very biased. Would you send in an article on a bad campsite or a Motorhome you hated?
I like reading unbiased reports done by people with no axe to grind either way, and as has been said, more technical / practical features too.
In my mind there always has been, but you have got me thinking as to how one would draw the line.
At one end of the scale are the original(?) 'campervans' the VW combis, which were camping on wheels.
At the other end there are large MH/RV category, which are 'Motorhomes'
Where is the dividing line?
I tried to do it and gave up - partly because of the difference between campsiters and wildcampers - what is a motorhome for one is a camper for the other
You think MMM is bad value for money, try reading the caravan mags, even worse. At least with MMM, you get a lot more pages and articles for your money when compared to the tin tent mags.
Personally, I like MMM and much prefer it over Practical Motorhome.
So a LWB PCV with a shower etc. which could be lived in all year (subject to space for summer/winter clothes etc.) cannot be a 'motorhome' because it does not have 'damp issues'?
Please tell me you are taking the p*ss. :wink: :lol:
So a LWB PCV with a shower etc. which could be lived in all year (subject to space for summer/winter clothes etc.) cannot be a 'motorhome' because it does not have 'damp issues'?
Please tell me you are taking the p*ss. :wink: :lol:
So a LWB PCV with a shower etc. which could be lived in all year (subject to space for summer/winter clothes etc.) cannot be a 'motorhome' because it does not have 'damp issues'?
Please tell me you are taking the p*ss. :wink: :lol:
He must be as years ago we had an Autosleeper Rambler on a MKII Ducato PCV......it leaked like a sieve!!!!!! Over the windscreen, through the hi=top windows, through the side windows......everywhere!!!
Whereas our AT Cheyenne is bone dry..........Does that make our 28' coachbuilt Cheyenne a PCV???
I had a few articles printed about our extended trip through Europe and then sent another one in which was accepted. A few weeks later they had a change of editor who rejected it. He said was only going to have 'in-house journalists' and needed professional photos so I and other 'amateur' contributors weren't needed any more.
What I liked about MMM was that the contributors were experienced m'homers - doesn't sound like ti is like that now.
I had a few articles printed about our extended trip through Europe and then sent another one in which was accepted. A few weeks later they had a change of editor who rejected it. He said was only going to have 'in-house journalists' and needed professional photos so I and other 'amateur' contributors weren't needed any more.
What I liked about MMM was that the contributors were experienced m'homers - doesn't sound like ti is like that now.
I haven't bought an MMM since Andy Stothard stopped writing for them,I suppose when you buy your first van you want to get as much info as you can and the magazines are good for that but they are very biased,I remember all through judder gate with the early x250s none of the mags would dare even comment.
As a regular reader I find the editorial content is variable in quality but still OK. Like tyreman1 I miss Andy and *** Ash Lil.
Unlike some I like to see lots of adverts. They are often as good as the editorial copy at keeping readers up to date about new product, services etc.
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