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HomeMy WebLinkAboutClinton News-Record, 1969-10-23, Page 23LARGE INVENTORY OF REGULAR TIRES 'Must Be Cleared At SPECIAL PRICES BUY NOW AND SAVE! 00 imam v flit NOM FIRESTONE Town & Country SNOW TIRES LISTS AT $68.75 . Installed and Balanced Only 25 Each ALL BRANDS OF G-78 TWINLINE SNOW TIRES $26 Each SPECIAL PURCHASE OF BLEMISHED RETREADS (Summer - Winter Treads) • CASH & CARRY BASIS Available in Most Popular Sizes 2 For '15 HAUGH TIRE SUPPLY Downtown On The Traffic Circle, Clinton 482-9796 SEE PLYMOUTH FOR , „ ........ . .. 1,1**''4441 1970 At te.Nigkent,"'-' J. & T. MURPHY LTD. NOW IN STOCK 1 only 1969 Plymouth Pury II Demonstrator. 1 only 1969 Fargo 1/2-Ton Express Demonstrator. 1968 Valiant, 2-door sedan, automatic, radio. Real sharp. 1970's now in stock. THERE'S always a fine selection of Top Quality used cars ... at 134 HURON STREET J. & T Murphy Limited CLINTON, ONTARIO The News-Record, October 23, 1969 — Car Care Supplement Page tutting Car in Good Condition For Trade-in, Means Better Deal SHORT TAKES ON CAR CARE Are you thinking about sell- • ing your car yourself rather than trading? There are a few things you can do to help Old Faithful sell quicker and for a better price. Your prospective customers will be much more aware of certain idiosyncrasies which you have learned to live with but which might not cost much to fix. Worn carpeting, for ex- ample, can be covered with attractive contour floor mats for a few dollars, One thumping tire might be replaced with your good spare, This creates a much better driving impression and ought to be done anyway. Don't Overlook A noisy muffler or a missing engine, things you may have been planning to take care of, can make the big difference between sale and no sale. Es- pecially if your prospect has been shopping good cars in your price range. Maybe you have become ac- customer to compensating for slightly loose steering or slightly grabbing brakes. Don't try to sell your car in this con- dition! You might lose your customer and your car , . in a ditch. Instead, invest a few dollars to have a car you know is right when you turn over the keys. One service found successful by reputable used car dealers is a lube job and oil change. A clean, new sticker on the door jamb gives the buyer in- creased confidence in the car and the person selling it. The cost is peanuts. This is not to say you should go overboard in fixing up to sell. Some people have learned, to their dismay, that a cheap dent repair or inadequate paint job can actually work against them. Shabby paint is much easier on the eye than a poor paint job which often makes a pros- pective buyer wary of possible accident repair that he thinks you are trying to cover up. Little Things, Too Use discretion and you will see good returns on your pre- sale investment. Think how you would feel about it if you were buying the car. Does it look` as if somebody cares? Is the interior clean? You can take care of this yourself with special upholstery cleaners available at your auto supply store. And a professional vac- ' uuming at your service station will help matters considerably, With everything up to snuff, you ought to be able to sell the car much more quickly than if you had not invested a little money and some of your own time in it. In fact, you might decide to keep it. •••••••••.•••••••••••••••• In cleaning your windshield, don't forget the inside. Tobac- co smoke can put a film Of residue on the glasg and dis- tort vision. So, if you smoke, periodically clean the wind- shield with a window washing solvent. * * * "Let's See How Fast She Can Go"--Famous Last Words . , . Drive Safely What's a safe distance to follow another car? Experts recommend one car length for every 10 miles per hour of speed on dry roads. When roads are slippery, the dis- tance between should be dou- bled. * * Reckless Driving gar!. Really Get You Down . . . About Six Feet, Say • ,..r. . • • FREE (For A Limited Time Only) QUART SIZE PEPSI With PURCHASE OF $400 Gas PROTECT YOUR CAR WITH WAX-BASE . UNDERCOATING Price Includes: Pressurized Steam Cleaning • Undercoating Plus Car Wash $1 Canadian Built Car 2" WINTERIZE NOW!! _ We Have SNOW TIRES — ANT!-FREEZE — BATTERIES THERMOSTATS AND ALL YOUR CHANGE- OVER NEEDS. FILL UP AT ' PAUL'S BP SERVICE 365 VICTORIA (Hwy 4, S.) CLINTON 4 ROAD-TESTED GASOLINES — - ONE JUST RIGHT FOR YOUR CAR, `Stay On Top Of Weather' Advice To Motorists . Smart automobile owners' make it a special point during fall and winter to "Stay on top of the weather." This means knowing in ad- vance not only what weather conditions may be tomorrow, hut what they are like in the area toward which the motor- ist is headed on a longer than "just about town" trip. It is the car radio, of course, that is your "any time" pipe- line to the wanted weather in- formation, available from sta- tions everywhere. When on a trip, one should have no difficulty in picking up broadcasts from stations in areas toward which the motor- ist is travelling. In addition to call letters they usually idol- tify the thy from which they are broadcasting. WHEN TO REPLACE How Often should spark plug cables be replaced? Ae- tording to ignition systern pertS, the cables should be te- plated after every third spark plug change or at 30,000 miles — whichever comes tint,