Spy Shots - what a waste of time

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Tue 13 Jan 2009 17:10
Spy Shots - what a waste of time - Pendlebury
Why do magazines and web sites waste space on showing us a picture of car disguised like nothing it will look like and not come out for another 2 years.
Why don't they fill their space with something that might actually interest us.
I have just been looking at the new 5 series touring spy shot on carmagazine.co.uk and other than it might have some new round tail lights it shows me nothing.
A complete waste of space.
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Tue 13 Jan 2009 17:17
Spy Shots - what a waste of time - BobbyG
Totally agree. In answer to your question though

cos the magazines think we want to
cos they want to use the word "scoop" and "exclusive" beside it
cos the photographer told them if they didn't buy the photos their rival would
cos the photographer told their rivals ..................................
cos no one wanted to answer their boss as to why their rival had scoop pictures ahead of them
cos no one had the nerve to say to the photographer , sorry not interested!
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Tue 13 Jan 2009 17:19
Spy Shots - what a waste of time - stan10
Agree, its one reason i stopped buying a well known motoring weekly.
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Tue 13 Jan 2009 19:02
Spy Shots - what a waste of time - welshlad
its a conspiracy by the car disguise manufacturers subliminal selling thier products afterall who wants to see the latest car in last years disguise
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Tue 13 Jan 2009 20:46
Spy Shots - what a waste of time - 1400ted
And, it's a good way of padding out the magazine when they've nothing interesting to write...just put in a nice big photo of a car covered in plastic bin-liners.
Ted
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