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The Huron Expositor, 1978-11-09, Page 34crease by $500 Solution S'TARTS_ "H1GHON SPARKS, L A H H S 0 R E E 0 w 6 w U N a 0 1. N E V E D A O. • M S 'SE A E B. E. N O N, E L O N A O L. P E T 0 A L A "rt ETI.,RE 'PETTYS S TBUSTY C A P E w N O. R N T F a O E 0 A word to the Winter Wise... WINTERIZE YOUR CAR NOW See John Munro at 'Gerald's Datsun For CARE FREE WINTER DRIVING. TEXACO ANTI -A TE g7.„' $4.49 gallon, per $1.59 GERALD'S DATSUN LTD. 220 Main St.; Soidh Seaforth. Ph. 527-1010 • We service "all makes • Complete road service : WINDSHIELD WASHER ANTI-FREEZE CRAIG _S_ . TIRE and AUTO SERVICE Albert 5tw1 Emowi,NO• 4 NPIruil •C L IN TO N 02-704 WAWA YON CAR Milig TUNE UP * SNOVV TIRES* Kelly Springfields are leaders in winter traction Winter Mark G.78 x 14 or 15 42.95 H 78 x 14 or 1,5 41.95 Snow Mark Radials GR78 x 14 or 15 59.95 Polyester.c) G78 x 14 or 15 41.95 Stock Michelin for sure traction on ice and snowy, All Tires installed and balanced No Extra charge "Check your Anti-Freeze now and your windshield washer fluid and the condition of hoses to help ensure no winter breakdowns, Attention New and USed Car owners. UNDERCOAT NOW to prevent :rust from starting on your, car • $35.00 Oil Base Spray $25.00 for compacts FREE BRAKE CHECK "Only Class A Mechanics" Save gas - Ensure quick starts this winter Wils> 20.95 6 cyl. 18.95 4 cyl. 15.95 "ALL TUNE UPS DONE WliH A OSSILISCOPE" 6B — CAR CARE SECTION : Trade-hi value of auto can CARE FOR YOUR, CAR CROSSWORD PUZZLE when car in best shape 13 11 51 1/ 11 51 14 41 it 11 31 31 49 13 Enthusiastic 43 about (two words). 14 Install this to pre- 45 vent engine wear. 15 Neighbor of 46 Cal. antrWash. 48 16 Lament 18 Pace, pace 50 ° meg —. 52 19 Electrical En- Terry. gineer (Abbrev.). 54 Tse (Orien- 20 Chess piece. tai Philosopher). 21 Pollutant caused 55 What to do by, poor carbu- when tread gets retion too thin. 23 German car 57 Kind of replace- (Abbrev.). inent tires. 24 Pollutant caused 59' Famous stock by spark plug car facing misfire (Init P1.). family. 25 Type of glass ' 60 Dependable. used in old vehicle. - DOWN 28 Royal Norwe- gian name. 30 Shape of track Indy "500." runs on. 31 Electrical system (Except radials). measurement 3 Ripen. (Abbrev.). 4 Blood factor. 34 French negative. 5 Spanish for 35 To bestow Tliomas. favors.. 6 Slow dawn when 36 What good wind- driving on this. shield wipers 7 Upper classrnan help you do. (Abbrev.). 37 Rear --- 8 Writing imple- collision. ments. 38 Conditioner or 9 Exclamation. cleaner (P1.). 10 Connecting 39 Side vital engine window. component. ACROSS 40 1 What a will tuned car does. „ 7 What a new plug " does. De former 11 city, Soviet Chrysler cars (Pl. 12 How to drive on Account Exec- wet streets, utives (Abbrev.). 17 — joint, vital DiMaggio and • drive train part. Mays played • 20 Vital valve in here (Init.). emission control British cars have system (Abbrev.). drive on this 22 Ignition switch side (Abbrev.). position. French cleric. 24 All --,- on deck. Railroad . 26 Talk back, to (Abbrev,). ..- (Colloq.). Gold in Granada. 27 What 21 and 24 Actress — Across are. 28 All for — and for all. 29 Actor Chaney. 30, Vaudeville act. 32 Males. 33 Favorite. 35 Terminals on this should be cleaned periodically. 39 Shape of most eight-cylinder engines. 41 Sink`-- swim. 42 Lum's partner. 1 Important part 43 •Business abbre- of some brake viation. systems. • 44 What many vital 2 Rotate this every maintenance 10,000 miles: checks are for motorists. 47 Sesame Street . Ernie's friend. • 48 Deeply attentive. 49 Optimistic. 51 Former N.Y. , Giant slugger. 53 ---- Brown and his Band of - Renown. 54 •-- Vegas. 56 Clara Row's , quality. 58 Consumer's Union (Init.). High car prices aren't always bad. That's a state- ment most would agree with when they are selling their own cars as used. In most cases, the ele- vated prices, of new cars have had a corresponding hike in the value of the used vehicle. This is par- ticularly so when the old- er car appeals to a buyer. An expert says A survey of professiOnal buyers who work for new trade-in time. • Engine condition Engine condition is the next most suspect question of the potential buyer. • A Pennsylvania used, ear man. remarked, "I have a lot of customers who are trading in older cars be: cause they are having chronic starting trouble.' And you can bet the first thing they look for in their newer purchase is starting ease. Investing in • Has;e a check done - A California used car dealer advised, "A reverse twist on an old habit could bring in extra dollars, too. Smart buyers want to have their mechanics look over a car before they purchase to make sure there aren't any obvious and expensive defects. As a private seller, you might be smart to have your mechanic look over the car to take care of defects like obvious oil leaks that could kill a sale " - - A Florida dealer says the first look a prospec- tive customer_ gets at a car may be the most crit- 20 34 3/ 41 SO 55 1 /0 11 11 and—used,•tar dealerships_ a_ Maid_ Of _plugs and making sure the battery revealed some "tricks of the trade" that: help them is operating strong is a determine ,prices of cars. good investment before Said one expert, "A used trade-in:" car that's in top condition can bring as much as $500, more than a 'nearly iden- tical car that's been neg- lected. In fact, if the neg- lect is severe enough, the trade-in may have virtu-, ally only scrap value — even if it's a fairly late model car " • Physical looks of the car are important but appear- ance must be more than cosmetic deep; another ex- • Pert claimed. A fresh paint job might Wok nice at first damage; 'it could hurt the sale. • glance but if it's - Do it promptly His advice, "As soon as a minor bump,' nick or rust spot appears have it at- tended to by a_ ,good pro- fessional repair man." , Also, keeping a 'car clean at all 'times is the best protection against prema- ture paint wear. Agaiii, if you do need a paint job, a quality job by a well-equip- ped shop could payoff' at teal one. On that basis, it would pay the owner either to send his car to a professional recondi- tioner or be prepared to exert a little extra_ elbow grease of his own: Naturally, 'the car should be cleaned and pol- Lshed, inside and out. Up-. hoistery should be cleaned with a good shampoo, glass and metal surfaces made spotless. Gauges anti liglits.„ too A gauge that is not op- erating or a light that is nut__canstickout like a sore thumb. _