What happened to the car magazine article that stripped cars?

[wemorgan]

Does anyone else remember the car magazine, that would have an article where they took a second hand car and stripped it down to nearly every nut and bolt?

They'd have a nice photo of all the parts neatly laid out on the floor. The article would then describe how they thought the car had worn over the years.

1. Which magazine was this?
2. Are the archives available online?

Cheers.

 

[trapperjohn]

Hmmmm. I remember that, was it Practical Car - nah thats not right but I'm warm. Probably got bought out by the big car manufacturers to hide their sins.

 

[developer]

Hello Will,

There was a stripped/photographed E Class in Auto Express some years back, but I'm not sure it was a specific article, rather than a regular feature.

http://forums.mercedesclub.org.uk/showthread.php?t=36384

 

[wemorgan]

http://www.autoexpress.co.uk/mercedes/e-class/36943/mercedes-e-class

 

[grober]

AUTO EXPRESS correct. I liked those too. I have a feeling some if not all of these were done in collaboration with AUTOBILD and were sometimes translations of Autobild articles.
Here's one they did on an Alfa Romeo 159 2.4 JTDM sportwagon which blew its first engine!

Google Translate
MY guess is that either Autobild stopped doing them or MORE LIKELY AUTOEXPRESS were too stingy to get them translated since they seem to be ongoing.

you can also buy them in German of course FOR 1 EURO PAYPAL -- E.G. Fiat 500 -- Das Getriebe ist kaputt. Fiat 500 im Dauertest: Motor- und Getriebschaden - autobild.de

 

[grumpyoldgit]

There were also the Practical Motorist Practical Motorist Magazines

and Car Mechanics Car Mechanics | carmechanicsmagazine.co.uk

 

[flango]

Car and Car Conversions magazine also used to do this.

 

[grober]

Not all Merc ones made it to our shores - they did one on the W203 C class c220cdi

Mercedes C 220 CDI T-Modell: Dauertest - autobild.de


Dauertest Mercedes-Benz C 220 CDI T-Modell - Bilder - autobild.de


As an afterthought its perhaps interesting that Autobild produces all these in depth articles about car technology where we get " Top Gear" with 3 "loons" doing their own particular version of a demolition derby with old caravans. Is this an indication as to why the Germans build all the cars now?

 

[Parisien]

Did they do any Italian cars, the Autoexpress link just took me to Amazon, brakes pads for the Alfa!


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[grober]

Did they do any Italian cars, the Autoexpress link just took me to Amazon, brakes pads for the Alfa!


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see links in post #5

 

[Parisien]

see links in post #5

Yes that took me here......:fail


http://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004JNY9GA/?tag=amazon0e9db-21


Was looking for an exploded view of car and all its parts


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