PAGE V2, THE HERALD, Thursday, May 4, 1978

Government car mileage book aid to consumers

By HOWIE COLLINS

OTTAWA (CP) — As the annual warm-weather trek to the car dealers begins, the energy department has a small 100-page book it feels will save consumers headaches and money,

The Car Mileage Book, prepared by the energy con- servation office, provides tips on how to select a new car and what to watch for when looking over a used car.

It also warns consumers to steer clear of enough costly options to set a slick salesman into a frenzy of frustration.

Such frills as air- conditioning, power win- dows, power seats, automatic starters and other electronic gadgets are “seldom justifiable” and cut ‘down on mileage.

An air-conditioner alone can add anywhere fram 10 to 20 per cent to: gasoline consumption, the depart- ment says.

ADD WEIGHT

“Moat accessories will add extra weight to your car, in- stantly reducing fuel economy, and result in more gadgetry to go haywire.”

A V-B engine, automatic transmission and four-barrel carburetor may be justifiable in a large car, but mileage will be less.

Basically, says the book, available from the energy department, a motorist should select the smallest car and engine that will suit his needs. .

A second-hand car can make an excellent in- vestment, the book says.

Conservationists favor such purchases since the energy equivalent of 10,000 miles of driving is saved if just one new car is not built,

Buyers should take a close lock at the outside of the car, watching for new paint which could indicate repairs for an accident or a badly- rusted body,

TAIL-PIPE

And a peak up the tail-pipe will give some idea of how the engine is operating. The residue inside should be dark grey for cars before 1972, pearl grey for later models, Ablack, gummy residue is a sign the car burns oil.

Take a look at the in- terior—if that wasn’t looked after, likely the rest of the car got the same poor ser- vice,

Even after a half-hour driving test, the book recommends taking the car to a mechanic for a check if you still are interested.

But whether new or used, the book says, “hopefully you'll get rid of your gas guzzier and find a good buy in a more efficient car.”

Officials at the con- servation department say they are concerned over the latest craze for using fancy- painted vans as passenger vehicles.

They may be all right

around the city, at low.

driving speeds, but on the highway their fiat fronts cut sharply into fuel economy.

“Those were built as a work vehicle, not for the highway,” the experts say.

VANS WASTE GAS “Some — conservationists belleve that $1 out of every

$20 a van owner spends on .

gasoline is wasted just pushing their blunt front ends through the air.”

Changes are coming for automobile engines, but the experts say that basically, “it will still be the old spark- ignition engine for quite some time.”

Alterations will be needed to meet the government standards of an average 24 miles a gallon for the fleet of cars . produced by a manufacturer. By 1995 the

average must be 33 miles a —

gallon.

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