SCC was a solid magazine at first, and I was lucky enough to have a 5 page feature but they were far from organized and disrespectful if anything.
Why I'm glad they are done, and my experience with them -
-Couple months
after the phone call "we want your car in our mag" I emailed the editor who called to ask about proof of feature (if they had such a thing) so that I could try to get some sponsors on the car for the shoot. My Email explained who I was, when we talked, and a pic of my car for reference. His response was
"NO we don't have such a form and STOP trying to use our name to scam parts" ..... In caps and in bold, yes.... I was of course pissed and now nervous that my car wasn't going to be featured.
-6 months after I was told my car was to be featured the Photographer calls me out of no where to meet in Ephrata, PA the next day (hour 1/2 drive, no biggie/whatever/I'm excited). Turned out dude stayed in Willow grove (20 min drive from me) but wanted to meet in Ephrata to visit his friend.....
-At the shoot the dude actually yelled at me and rolled his eyes (haha) because for the "driving shot" I had my windows 1/2 down and he wanted them up. (my buddy said he yelled for me twice then freaked out). I wanted to break his neck.. but wanted my car in mag.
-When the shoot was done I asked "hey man you guys give out T-shirts, license plate frames, key chain, etc." .. He laughed, rolled his eyes, said no, packed his stuff, and frigging left (no bye, see ya later, etc.)... I'm for serious!
-1 year 2 months after the Initial phone call my car was in the magazine! I found out because I got a call from Prime Media (SCC) to find out if I wanted the $80 package or $120 package of my feature framed and put into a Poster... I said neither, thank you, and drove to the store to buy the Magazine.
F Sport Compact Car... But yes, those times were the good ol days for sure!!