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Condition a Must:

For Winter. Driving - |

A penny saved is a dollar squandered. °

That’s not how Poor Richard stated the case, but Poo
Richard lived in-an era before the automobile. ‘Ie: ‘Destitute

‘a Good Inves

Keeping Car in Best

Dick had been a car owner he probably would have applied

another of his famous sayings to the situation — “A | ‘stitch in

time saves nine.”

While most of us today are more careful than ever about

how we shell out our money, neglecting needed car mainte-

nance is a false saving. Let's look at the facts,

Most of us depend. upon our cars for our livelihoods. Cars
take 82 percent of us to work and back. Most of us'seek out ;

recreation by automobile, with 86 percent of all travelers

using automobiles.
Most Important for Season.

So, particularly in the coming months of winter weather,
it is ‘important, to keep your car in top running condition,

« Whether we're going to work or play.

How, exactly, does stinting on maintenance lead to poten-
tially major expenditures? Consider these examples: ~

°. Merely washing and waxing your car to keep its
body rust-free can mean a savings of several hundred

dollars at trade~in time,
: -*

. Changing the oil and filter at recommended times

can ‘prevent premature and expensive engine wear.

* + &

® Regular tune-ups can cut gasoline bills, prevent road
'. Service. bills and, in some cases, head off engine damage.

x * #

. Wheel alignments, rotating and balancing fires-can

inake your tires last 25 ; Percent longer.
*

© General ‘car care ” mokes your car safer’ end helps
prevent accidents, Some estimates state that 10 percent

of all fatel accidents can be attributed | to

maintenance. a .
- * *  *

neglect of

Today, there are even stronger reasons ‘for good car care.
A. well-maintained engine, tuned to manufacturer’s specifica-
tions, pollutes significantly less than a neglected one. Even
with pollution-reducing improvements on the new’ cars, main-
tenance is the key to keeping pollution levels low,

Best Car Expenditure of Winter

Your investment in keeping your car in condition may be

the best expenditure you make this season.

Visit your favorite service outlet soon ta begin reaping ‘the.

Tewards of that investment — safer, surer Performance. from. |

your car.

A Ten Count Guide to...

Your Car Sokety

From Canada Safety Council

- In boxing, a 10-count signifies a knockout. In. driving, ac-
. cording to the Canada Safety Council, your car is subject to

: a 10-count too, That is 10 basic safety flaws
. them could count your car out of action..

and any ‘orie of

... ‘The Council. provides a ‘list of the following ills and how-
» you can detect. them while driving. It also suggests having —
“the symptoms.corrected by your. favorite service outlet as”

a, soon as. you detect them, oo

The, brake ‘pedal sinks
to'the floor under light
foot presaure, ’ This could.
iieant worn brake linings’

tive shock

awlen stop- oe
posible causesiin-

worn’on ore: side or cil” |
ked on one side, both © ~
due t to wheel cylinder de-

Be:
! wom. or faulty ‘steering:
- box,: or worn oF faulty:
hall joints, tie-rod ‘ends,
relay rods.or idler arm. ~ -
Your car vibrates: at 50
to 65 miph,. Chances are.
” defective tires, incorrect.

“systema.”
. -exhauist-pipe,’ mufter ‘or;
_*tiEpipe J for damage...

“HOR. working, €
ital ‘out bu

“peeds. ‘Cheek’ for se Wiawee”
ness in front cnd, defee-

absorbers or

out of round: tires with
some flat surfaces, . ;
Rear wheel locking upe:
light application: of the”
. brakes. The cause is -.
probably a faulty oF leak a
"ing oil seal.” * _
7. Too:.much -pluy in the |
'. steering . while.’ fing
Improper’ tire « “inflation:
or faulty front or_réar ;
‘ suspension be
, Suspected. te

‘should 4

“Cheek

experience and on mainte-

.theilr batterfes had. up: to.
. three.times the: incidence: Of :

“teries to correct starting :
‘problems ‘still. had from 28°

- 2.27 percent rate of:

FALL. WINTER, wa

ment

THE HERALD- CAR CARE : SUPPLEMENT

WHERE THERE'S A HILL THERE'S ‘A WAY. TO ENJOY WINTER, whether on a snowmobile,
skis, sled or toboggan, Cald-weather sporting opportunities have turned former winter-time hiber-..0 | ~~ |
nators into outdoor enthusiasts. Even though motoring to winter resorts may be more rigorous, = > |

“sear that's kent in good condition will get you there every time, (Photo courtesy of of Johnson Motors.) i ce be

Against Hard Start Problem

A pre-winter. tune- -up re
mains the motorist’s best in-
surance against. starting
problems.

This was one of the ‘find-
ings of the most recent study - -
of hard starting problems -
conducted _ by. Champicn |
Spark Plug Compaiy. Motor-
ists in the United States and
Canada were surveyed on
their :- winter-time starting”

nance ‘performed on. their:
. ears. during the winter. .
_Results of the survey. in-.
" dicated: ~ 7
in Motorists who ‘corrected’. .
hard starting by charging”: -

"" repeated “failures than those -
who had tune-ups performed, . -
Motorists who replaced bat-.: °

percent more repeated trou-:
ble (in the U,S,)" to 90 per
cent more (in Canada)’ than
" tune-up purchasers,: 7
The effect of pre-winter:’

maintenance was also dem-
‘onstrated: in the survey: In,
_vthe United States, 23: percent *
OF: “all, inotorists. shad ‘start--

: Nor region: -of the. United § ‘States. or Canada i is immune from.sta
“ing trouble. Motorists‘in. warm California or Florida are aa like!
“to have difficuliy:as car owners in Montana and Michigan. In: fact
‘motorists in‘cofd Ontario have only slightly more starting ‘wouble
than their British Columbia counterparts who enjoy a ‘mild wini
‘climate. When comparing the two provinces ‘in terms of tune-
” siderably colder. climate, had’ purchises; the reason is apparent. Ontario has a: ‘high incidence
“won't: 1une-upa while Britith Columbia hax # low one. Compared to th

US. ayerUmes, Ontario has ‘about: ‘five percent lees atarting trow bl

Key factor. in these. ‘statis
~ tles, according’ to: Champton
~ is the ‘comparative: rate -o
.. tune-up. purchases. : In:.th
“U.S., less :than one out of ev
ery three motorists (33:1 per
cent)...purchased a. ‘pre-win-) fT
“ter “tine-up.: In- Canada; 41.
"percent. bought tune-ups.

The fact that ‘yesidents o:
cole areas are More tune
nacious than. thei

gia. Car: owners: in Oxittatlo, | “State’ drivers.
- Canada,’, chad four «percent The message ‘seems to rea
less difficulties ‘than’ Califor for trouble-free ‘winter ‘dri
nia, Oregon, and ‘Washingto 2ing START with a tiine-up,

spark:
‘than ouble. the rata