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Lacking Facilities For Car Maintenance,
aspects from
Ahier racing and p`ro-
servicing. But since World
spare parts,and work done:
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By ROBERT AHIER Y•
ric
American car.
•ABOUT THE •AUTI#OR
cars in the coming years.
discussion in government
in France one must take
French -built motors turn
Robert Ahier, who authors
The Common Market gov-
circles, in spite of the heavy
as good carie of a car as of
a wife, better. if possible.
faster to reach maximum
power, and thus they'are
the accompanying report.Unit m
ernments are also taking
measures to slow down the
costs involved.
A safe ti to North Ameri-
p
At least, this is what
'
more vulnerable to break-
France, ,hes been a United
Press Injema-
mass slaughter on roads
can drivers visiting Europe:
people used to Say. 'Now
down. An average car rarely
fr ? ?!:;
;;;<>' tional Staff
and highways every week -
don't take your Cat' .aloni
Frenchwomen take very
makes it past 60,000 miles.
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sy,:.;. Correspondent
end and during holidays._
with you. Rent one in Eu-,
good care of themselves,
Often city dwellers resell
>. "' ' . in since,
A mandatory, check-up of
rope with as much inclu-
thank you, and .cars are
their cars to country folks
.naris,
:,., yMt I944.
all cars every year or two
sive insurance as possible,
becoming more and more
who are in a better position
;.,,.:<;,•
Hie specialty
ears by a governmenit-ac-
then -close your eyes and go
difficult to service.
to get proper servicing,
f:: . has been cov-
credited body is also under
ahead . , . , ,
France is still far behind
In' urban.. areas , garages
;.::•;,:;..<_•
�s:5:� ..
• erase of the
the United States in mass
automobiles,
generally devote their times?
-to single
agtomotive in -,-C
CTs -
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production of,
.one make of car.
> < i '';; dustry in all of
hi hwa construction ga-
It is very difficult and very
,
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rages, parking lot's and
expensive
expensive to get servicing,
aspects from
Ahier racing and p`ro-
servicing. But since World
spare parts,and work done:
-not
duction through servicing
War Two, the development
Body finishing• has
s;nce before joining the Paris -
of automobiles in this coup-
reached, American stand-
UYI swff•
try has been startling . . ,
ards and often rots or peels
' Mr. Ahier has a Master of
• from an output of 34,625
cars in 1945 to a total 3.2
off. A
Arts degree in Diplomacy and
.
million in 1973,
-All Done by Hand
Law from Paris University and
in the United States has stud -
Even more in)pQrtant, a
Hours are spent by,motor-
ists fixing
ied'Political Science and Phi -
big 55 per cent of the total
minor malfune-
losophy at Wesleyan Univer-
production is exported all
ti—is with a screwdriver in
sity, Middletowp, Conn.
over the world. •'
hand, washing, polishing ••
Different in France
and painting, allby hand.
This kind of 11 kid glove
But m a i n t a i'n i n g a
French-built basically
treatment has become im-
possible with mass produc.- '
parts and labor or some
.carAs
different from doing thetion
and the lack•of space
combination of both, in. ••...
their own registered ga-
same in the United States,
Cars here are smaller. An
for personal repairs within
big cities, This leaves driv-
rages.
American compact rank&as
ers with a big problem: how
But there are hardly
a large car in Euro pe.'C�-
struction material is lig ter.. •
to take care of acar without
too
enough garages to go
around and a one
A low-cost autom bile
spending much money?
guarantee means xelatiyely
weighs from 1,500 to 2,000
There is no real answer
little to a buyer who spends
pounds. Engines are small, to this question. at least $2,000 on a small car.
too, with `the exception of Each of the four French •, In addition, the French
sports cars. A typical wide- automakers has tried to give cover . much• less ground
ly-sold model boasts only 60 its own answer by offering each year than do Ameri-
horsepower, three to four, a year 'guarantee on parts, cans. Average mileage ..runs
..._ .___ .._..__c...-, g g between 8 and 15,000 miles
. , times less than an average or a mileage guarantee on
° yearly. This means people �.
Automobile Service- Tips want to keep their cars op-
erating satisfactorily be-
tween three and five years_
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WHEEL BALANCING
EXPERT TUNE-UP
Our complete tune-up service includes in-
stallation of:
• New Points 0, New Plugs
• New Condensor • N.ew Rotor
Class , `A' LicengW Mechaide
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The Common Market has
now initiated wide and ex-
pensive. studies to improve
highway safety, pollution
control and dependency of
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