Auto Express

Auto Express has been around for almost 16 years. Which is nearly the same length of time as some misguided driving inspector in Reddish licenced me to drive motor vehicles until 2038. As I have been a (mild) car nut for most of that time, I remember buying the first issue when it came out. This week we are on issue 820, and I suspect we have had about three quarters of the issues in between. It is therefore high time I sat down and analysed what ...
...my test and shortly before Auto Express was first published, my first car was a Ford Capri Mk 1.6 1972 1600GT (XEX 836M) in White for which I paid a princely £80 for…and sold two years later to the scrap merchant for £45. I knew I should have kept it….it would have probably been worth at least £80 again by now! Anyhow - this Auto Express magazine? Why is it that I steal it from the weekly shopping bags and try and get to read it first in my household? ...

helencbradshaw 24.08.2004 · Read full review
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If like me you are a petrol head this is the weekly car magazine you want,I subscribed to auto-express about two years ago and still look forward to it being delivered through my letter box every wednesday the 13 issue subscription cost me £12.48 plus i got the first 6 trial issues free which works out at 65p per magazine saving me £1.15 per issue as it costs £1.80 per issue if you brought it off the shelf from a news agents.Plus at the moment if ...
...£9.99 so a real bargain at the moment. The magazine On the front cover pages is a brief description of the main storys in this issue example: This week 19-25 jan 2005 its showing the new bmw 3 series,The new bentley,and the new Jaguar XK Inside the magazine every thing is devided into catagories,News week,New cars,Features,Road tests,Regulars,Sportsweek. News week This covers any new news on official or unofficial pictures of new cars being ...

SNOWY1976 23.02.2005 · Read full review
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...friendly ‘Auto Relax’. Auto Relax, sorry, Express is as you may well have guessed by now a motor magazine. It’s out weekly and it’s priced at a fairly reasonable £1.40 per issue. It’s pretty much the motoring equivalent of Hello! Just like women need their weekly fix of gossip and drama, us blokes need to bury our heads in the pages of magazines about cars. OK, don’t blow a gasket, that was a very sexist statement, ...
...products available etc. So with Auto Express you can be sure that you’re always going to have your finger on the pulse. The layout of this mag is one thing that is very well planned. It’s all nice and straightforward with the main points made very clear on the front cover. Turn the page though and you’ll be greeted with a very informative and clear index that outlines the majority of content in that particular issue. Now for the ...

MR.COATES 20.08.2001 · Read full review
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A.E. is an excellent magazine that only costs , if you subscribe, about 80p an issue. It is weekly, but they always find new exciting news, new cars to review, and have excellent scoops - such as the amazing Audi supercar, and most recently the new Citroen range. It is just the right size - it doesn't get boring -- but it does give all the info. you need. As well as this, there are big tests of things like Windscreen wipers- you wouldn't find it ...

WrexhamAFC 18.07.2000 · Read full review
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Auto Express has been going for over 10 years now. It was launched as a budget competitor to Autocar and though it still undercuts its old adversary by 50p or so that is hardly a killer saving. Like Autocar it is published weekly and similarly offers the reader a diet of road tests and motoring news and opinion. However whereas the Autocar relies on its authoritative stature Auto Express projects itself as a more vibrant younger magazine. Auto ...
...be at its best in a dentists waiting room. One positive aspect is that Auto Express also tests products related to motoring eg polishes, child seats etc and these are very useful. There is not much more to say, it is a presentable but hardly challenging magazine. ...

polydeuces 12.11.2000 · Read full review
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This is a good magazine, at least I think so. It is weekly and currently costs £1.35 per issue. I usually buy this as it is cheaper than, though often inferior to, Autocar (please read my review of that publication as well). I features regular spy-shots which are not shown by most other magazines and I really enjoy reading these. Also worthy reading are the motoring industry news columns. It is well stocked with small yet interesting articles throughout ...
...test-drive reviews - they don't mention too many details such as some of the performance figures and economy. What is worth doing is subsribing. I got an introductory offer of the first six issues for just £1 then the rest at £9.75 for thirteen which is worth doing. Even cheaper is reading the website version at autoexpress.co.uk. Read my review of that for more. ...

StephenM8 02.10.2000 · Read full review
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I buy Auto Express every now and again. The layout is excellent and easy to follow, with features on both new and used cars. Giving good details on price, insuarnce, extras, and driving experience. At £1.35 its a good value for money. It has good links with the up and coming on line purchases of cars and review on line trading as well as the traditional forecourt sales. I think that is one of the most objective magazines in shop available for auto ...

bassettbaby 24.09.2000 · Read full review
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Auto Express is the tabloid of motoring magazines, no in depth aticles, nothing too time consuming to read and reflecting the opinions of the man in the street on new car prices, petrol taxes etc. rather than taking the industry view. Its a right colour publication unfortunatly print on cheap and not very durable paper and the overall feel of the magazine is that it is more accesable than the rivals that include Car and Autocar. Auto Express has ...
...scoop stories abnd photographs and the fact that it is weekly means it can reach the newstands quicker with scoops than many of its rivals that tend to be monthly. Overall this is an easy read with some good exclusives and road tests - but not a magazine to collect and bind for future reference. ...

winprizes2000 06.01.2001 · Read full review
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This weekly car magazine presents the right balance between the latest car news and insights into current motoring issues. There are some super photographs to whet the appetite for new models, and well written reviews. Comparisons between rival models are well thought out, with the relevant information to enable a potential buyer to make a decision. There are no details generally on motor sport events, but the focus is mainly on day-to-day vehicles. ...

synchro 30.06.2000 · Read full review
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auto express is a mag that i read every week for the past two years or so. i have found it very helpfull because unlike the monthly magazines like evo and that lot you get a lot of the info late. the good thing about auto express is thatyou get up to dated hot off the press info about the latest cars and i like especially the section @ the back about F1 and racing. the magazine also when i first got it i thought how good the graphics was and the ...
...the good thing that stands auto express out from the over mags is that it has first drive this means that it can gie its readers op to date and excellent quality reviews and test reports. i was also suprised that the amount of free little booklets and books and stuff that you recive with the mag. there is much more that i could write about good but not bad! so i will conclude there jon for more go to www.coolestjon.co.uk thanks ...

coolestjon.co.uk 17.09.2002 · Read full review
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Having bought nearly every issue for the last 4 years I class myself as quite a good judge on motoring weeklys. If you read my review on Autocar you will realise I have a lot of affection for my weekly motoring fix. Unfortunately even though this is a competantly written work it is not as involved or passionate as the other weekly motoring mag. The articles are impartial and concisely written but they lack the feel of an oppinion that you get in ...
...the magazines do not keep well as they are not spined so are easy to damage. This is a better magazine for the motoring enthusiast than the car enthusiast as it also has regular articles on motoring peripherals (jacks, torches, atlas's etc.). This mag usually costs £2.10 and I feel is worth every penny, it is also spine bound so should last along time for collectors aswell ...

danny182 26.03.2004 · Read full review
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