Land Rover Magazine

[colnerov]

TDIL, Some may already know this. LRO is to cease the written publication of the magazine.

https://www.lro.com/blog/news/a-statement-about-lro/

Colin

 

[willie.macleod]

Sad days. I remember my father purchasing it back in the 80s and although its had its ups and downs I've never not finished reading one I've started. Not sure what the future holds for printed magazines now, I tend to read them on readly and only buy a few printed versions a year.

 

[CornishPete]

I think print publications are probably like banks and dare I say cash even, everyone wants the convenience of both, only to use one of them only 1% of the time!

 

[willie.macleod]

Print on demand machines in your local shop/library etc? I read the electronic versions more but a small printing and binding machine might be a useful development and save on overproduction costs.

 

[8ob]

I remember buying LR magazine once or twice a year , the content was always the same. If you had a ten year old copy it would be the same as last months bar the classifieds.

Bob

 

[Robotstar5]

They are making stationary engine magazine subscription only, it will no longer be available "off the shelf"

 

[barracuda816]

It is sad but it’s the evolution of the media. I remember buying one each month with my pocket money. But I haven’t bought one now in 10+ years.

I think forums have also been instrumental in their demise.

 

[pressbrake1]

With forums we don’t need expensive magazines to keep in touch

 

[reb78]

I remember buying LR magazine once or twice a year , the content was always the same. If you had a ten year old copy it would be the same as last months bar the classifieds.

Bob

Well. You know the 75 page spread rustproofers classied will never change. Half a mag of his nonsense just got too much.

 

[Bullet2012]

The magazine will be greatly missed by the “experts” they will now have to find something different to use for chassis repairs.

 

[OJCar]

I think I last bought a copy of LRO about 1999.
Even then it was only for the adverts.
The Internet killed the magazines - you could get straight to the catalogues without having to go to WH Smith.

 

[CompoSimmonite]

I used to have LRO on subscription for many years when I had a Series however when content moved towards the new coil sprung models I lost interest

 

[Rannsachair]

I used to buy it regular, though 15 plus years ago. Same with Bike magazines, now just get old bike mart.

 

[Seadog]

I bought it, and the folders. It really started to annoy me when the copies increased in size but the folders were only suitable for the earlier, thinner, copies. That's when I stopped buying it

 

[tom2207]

I had a copy once ,, but I think it went rusty .

 

[Robotstar5]

Just checked and I've got 3 copies of LRM from 2011 I kept them as they had published some of my photo's

 

[reb78]

I couldn't read LRM - noone ever seemed to check the grammar. Really annoyed me.

I bought LRO for a good few years but it just got very samey, plastered in britpart sponsorship at a time when everything BP produced or sourced was made of cheese and the aforementioned rust proofers ads just annoyed me. Stopped buying it around 2012.

 

[Porkypine]

I used to get them ( and LRW) in the 90s and v. early 00s, I had a big box full of them but ended up binning them as I was running out of space to keep stuff...

 

[OJCar]

noone ever seemed to check the grammar. Really annoyed me.

Yes, proof reading is an art.