That's it. I'm not subscribing to Hot Rod Deluxe anymore. 40 a year, for 6 issues? Nope.

Muscle Car Review has twice as many issues, for 1/2 the cost.

Something ain't right. I pay 60 a year (or so, I can't recall exactly what) for Rodders Journal, and that coffee table book every issue is worth every penny, and I've been getting it since about the 30th issue I think (they are at issue 75 now)

But I'm done with Hot Rod Deluxe. I've subscribed for 9 years now. I'm done. They aren't doing something right to bring down the costs of the magazine, that mostly has photos from the archives. That means they are free, already owned by the company, and shot by the best of the original photographers for Hot Rod... D'Olivio, and E Rickmann

this might be the best magazine prices I've seen for subscribing to Muscle Car Review and Hot Rod Delux, at least, in one place

https://www.circsource.com/store/multititleoffer.html?offerId=890&sourceCode=I5LR02

You can compare with other subscription renewals I've posted http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search/label/subscription%20renewal  and see that it's the same price for Hot Rod Deluxe (a very good magazine) and a bit better than 1/2 off the previous cost for Muscle Car Reveiw (another very good magazine) and Mopar Muscle is typically ridiculously priced at 30 a year, but for 15, that is a good price. 

Fuel Magazine's new issue looks to be a terrific one, they feature Eric Bana and the rebuilt Beast

I bet most of you know what I'm talking about, to catch up, http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2009/02/eric-bana-love-beast-actor-eric-bana.html was 6 years ago that actor (Star Trek, Time Travelers Wife, Chopper, Black Hawk Down) Eric Bana fixed up the car he's had since he was a teen for Rally racing across Australia.

It crashed very badly, the tires weren't sticky enough. Netflix it http://dvd.netflix.com/Movie/70117051?trkid=439131&fcld=true#height2225

found on http://www.fuel-press.com/blog/fuel-19-the-beast-is-back/ and http://www.motortrend.com/features/consumer/1408_eric_bana_love_for_racing_and_1974_ford_falcon_xb/photo_15.html

they publish 3 times a year,  are well worth the cost, and if you subscribe right away, you'll get this as your first issue " Subscriptions are currently open, $54 dollars Americanm $60 Australian,  and will start with issue #19. All subs will mail out onTuesday 24th March from our Melbourne and Detroit offices, after which subscriptions will then change to start with issue #20 "

or check the list of stores and shops that now carry Fuel Magazine http://fuelzine.com/stockists/  as they will have this new issue on March 30th

Fuel Magazine has been a favorite of mine for years http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/search?q=Fuel+magazine

the new marketing bullshit ploys "Credit adjustment" and "Market Research Test Discount" to get you to renew your subscription

Rodders Journal is having a "buy one get one free" subscription deal until Fathers Day

http://www.roddersjournal.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=18&products_id=233&utm_source=TRJ+Newsletter+List&utm_campaign=ba74993684-Buy_One_Get_One_5_29_2013&utm_medium=email&utm_term=0_016fd74f35-ba74993684-85734653

seriously, this is the coolest hot rodding magazine I've ever come across, and I've been paying the regular price for years... this deal is for $49 dollars for 2 years... and it's a quarterly issue magazine. Comes in a sturdy cardboard envelope that the post office hasn't screwed up yet. 

Keeping an eye on all the subscription notices you might spot a deal

 the above shows the difference is half between the top form and the card on the bottom

the Auto week is 10 dollars off by using the top form instead of the card

Is the subscription department at Source Interlink Media in need of brains? Cause they are the most annoying people, and they're irritating me

Exhibit A: The cover of my latest Mopar Muscle magazine was inside this notice that my subscription is about at an end. Oh, and in the lower right hand cover, the big ol words, "BEST DEAL EVER" and "EXCLUSIVE OFFER!"

Off to the left: Save BIG

Exhibit B: the price of the BEST DEAL EVER and EXCLUSIVE OFFER is the card in the lower right hand side

Above, zoomed in on to make it easy to read, the BEST DEAL EVER is 12 issues at JUST $29.97

Below, is the drop out card, that falls where ever you open that magazine, and it has the same 12 issues at $26.97 * Plus $3 annual postage & handling

So the BEST DEAL EVER? the same price as the fall out card that will be thrown away by whoever cleans out the magazine racks of all of these annoying subscription post cards. EXCLUSIVE OFFER! was the part that pissed me off... this is the same price they have for new subscribers, nothing special, nothing EXCLUSIVE to the subscriber at all.

So why should I get pissed? They had me at BEST DEAL EVER, which is the same deal as before, not "EVER" but always, and then spun me up more with EXCLUSIVE to everyone , in which factually no one has an exclusive on it, unless we exclude the people that can't read English in America, because they can't get the magazine for this price shipped out of the lower 48 states.

These same morons did the 3 years or 2 years at the same price here: http://justacarguy.blogspot.com/2008/08/i-got-both-of-these-in-mail-on-same-day.html

Magazine subscription idea... when they offer a 2 for one holiday give away, send the other subscription to a hospital, military organization (ship, squadron, submarine, etc) or charity

That's my plan, for the Rod and Custom, and Muscle Car Review magazine renewal offers I got in the mail above.

Anyone have a great one in mind before I go to Balboa Naval Hospital and get their mailing address for the long term recovering wounded in action?

Car craft subscription prices, can vary drastically in the same issue. Isn't anyone there looking at their magazine before they send it?

pretty obvious isn't it?

It was the 90's... and anything was possible. If subscriptions can become 50% off, anything is possible

I got both of these in the mail on the same day. One says "Best deal" the other actually is... how about that!

The top one is 2 years for 20 dollars, and says that it is the best deal.

The bottom one is 3 years for the same 20 dollars. I'm not a genius, but I can do 2nd grade math well enough to see that 3 years is better than 2 years for 20 bucks. No, I don't know why I'm getting the special 3 years for the price of two, but I am going to take it. I do enjoy that magazine. And 10 others of course.