Like Craig says, we're not adverse to constuctive criticism - anything that helps us to improve and deliver the goods is most welcome. We're still quite a new team in many respects and there's room for improvement in all of us.
We are very aware of the problem at the mag, and have taken steps to ensure these errors, within reason, become a thing of the past.
This is not an excuse by any means, but somethimes mistakes can slip through the net. Personally I have only written one buying guide - on the 1275 GT which I consider to be my expert feild. Even so, I wrongly said the voltage regulator on early cars is on the inner wing rather than the bulkhead. Trivial maybe, but still frustrating from my point of view.
As well as a buying guide, these features are intended as a keepsake on particular models and we want to ensure there's something for everyone. They're not just for special edition cars - if we could find a mint 79 City Auto, we'd cover it! As such, the information can be very difficult to source. In most cases the info is out there, but there's not always a club we can turn to for every model, and as has been rightly pointed out, there's a lot of conflicting information out there. For example, I once owned a mainstream Cooper with an oil cooler, sunfoof and half leather seats, none of which were standard features. The original owner swore it had never been modified too - it turns out these were RSP parts retro fitted by the dealer!
Mitigating circumstances aside, we'll do our best to make sure this doesn't happen again. In the meantime, if anyone knows of a good standard car we've yet to feature, get in touch.
Oh, and there's absolutely nothing wrong with being anal IMO!
Cheers
Jeff (Minimag)
Edited by rugmaster, 15 January 2008 - 12:47 AM.
