Man, do I agree 100%.
I was actually thinking of starting a thread about this myself. I got the new issue a couple of days ago, and all I can say is it SUCKS. A few nice big fancy photos, but not what I want to see, and I certainly don't plan to keep these things around as some sort of archival collection. Most of all I miss the "Service" section, with discussions of peoples' problems and advice on repairs.
Actually what I REALLY miss is the good old days with the big one-page cartoon, and the end page "Slipstream" photo with funny comments. But those have been long gone for some years now.
And only FOUR issues per year?? That's a rip-off. I paid for a monthly surprise in the mail and that's what I want. I used to look forward to it, but now this crap just stinks. Not getting another one until, what, June ( ? ) I can't decide if that's a good thing or not.
Really bummed out, man.