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Whitby Free Press, 16 Mar 1988, p. 34

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PAGE 2, WI1TBY RE %E8DURHMMOVE9, MABCH 16,1M9 New ~ ~ ~ I Suui6ele,1pi8Aa 0i f tooodstart Allan Donnan and Michael Bannister describe as a dream-come-true their *now Suzuki dealership at Hwy. 2 and Church St. in Ajax. "So far it's been incredible," says -Donnan, presidento Donnan Moters'. Suzuki, about the response since the dersip began Feb. 1. With sales already of about 35 cars, 'It's a little botter than our study had showed," ho says. Before establlshing, Donnan and, Bannister, vice president,. had a feasibility- study carried out te find out what the consumer of Ajax*-Pickering' and area wanted in a car. Donnan says the consumer wanted.a second car, new, but foi the price of a ,used car,.ý for commuting. :Throw 'in, gooc mileage, and thoy settled upon the Suzuki,. "Jt's probably the besi commuter car .pn the market," sa ys Donnan of the GM-, Suzukd product, that is now made* in Japan but wil next year b produced in Ingersoll. 'They came inte their owr last year," 'ho says of the car, sester te the GM Sprint and Firefly. There are four models of the Suzuzki ava ilable at the dealership: the, base model, GL, GA and the three-cylinder, turbo-charged model. Donnan and Bannister met when boti began'in'car sales at about the same tme. in 1981 at a Toronto doalership. Donnan saysý theii combined experience will help them with the new dealership. t. I i b i i 'I t. Thir location, formerly 'occupied by Kingchurch Nissan, i8 a 'bit out -of the way," notes Donnan,. in comparison to the other. car dealersbip strips -in the area that are <Ilmaking Ajax-Pickoring, seem likeý a 'big car town." » . But Donnan, prefers it that way, saying "Pm happy we don'tý have tô push as hard," 'te enable ho and bis staff te be a 'littie more personal with people." Apaft from Donnan and Bannister, there are two other sales people as well as a service manager, parts manager and mechanic. In April,', a leasing service ,will begin For now, Donnan is preparing for the March 24 grand opening te celebrate their now venture. The ýou lbath t reatmen t Rust is a major contributor to the ,premature domise of many a fine -_automobile. The use of road sait îhas increased substantlally oVer Sthe last decade in the colder reglons Sof the country, leadlng to prema- r ture rust problems for ail vehicles. P In responise to'the dramatie in- crease I the use of road sait, car owners, are now going to great iengtbs to rustproof their vehicies. While such procedures cannot guarantee that a car will nover rust, it's widely accepted that rust- proofing,. combined with proper owner car shouldkeep a car bodyi good condition and minimize the risk of corrosion. But, there are certain high risk areas that can't seem to get enough protection. A number *of automobil .e manufacturers have conducted studies on the effect of corrosion on car bodies to determine which components rust first and quickest. The results were fairly predic- table: the undercarriage and wheel wells presented the highest risk. Because these'areas are in direct contact wi th, corrosive -elements,, and -run the.highest probabiiity of rusting, they deserve special atten- tion. -The solution is called an oul bath treatment. It's a simple procedtzre that involves spraying the under- side of a car with a powerful rust inhibitor. The treatment is calied a- "bath" because, in effect, every nut and boit is soaked by this comi- pound. The process is specificially designed for undercarriages and can significantly reduce the risk of damage through rust and corrsion. One of the best oil bath treatmen- ts is offered by a specialized ser- vice chai called Perma-Shie cen- tres. The protective compound they use contains a graphite lubricant, whlch allows the rust inhibitor to flow smoothly, and coat the entire undercarriage evenly. The Permfia- Shine spray bonids, immediately, eliminatig drlps and leaks. Until recently, most oil bath customers were not city dwellers. The reason for this is that the con- dition of rural roads made special undercarriage care nocessary. Now with the icreased use of road sait, city dweilers are finding this service ivaluable as well. Palm oil as fu-el Canadian consumers are used to seeing palm ou listed as 'an ingredient in many baked good's. Malaysian consumers may soon be puttinig it itheir tanks as wêll. Malaysia lis the Wtrld,È larest producer of 1palmr oilt.' To use up the excess, of a few years good har- vests, the country set out in 1982 to turn it ito diesel- fuel. During the past two years, .the Palm, 011 Research Institute of Malaysia (PORIM) has found that palm diesel (methyl esters) works as well as petroleum fuels in machinery and vehicles. If tests continue to show that it burns cleanly and efficientiy, many of the world's major.makers of diesel engines including Volvo, Toyota and Daimiler Benz, will soon extend their enïgine warranties to palm' ,diesel fuels. stEelart sugmý Markham, -Ontario (416) 4 74-1678. Congratula te DONNAN MOTORS -AJAX SA name y ou can stand on!- 469 Kingston Rd, Pickering (416) 831-2111 & 686-0954- In appreciation to be able to supply and instail the new tu e and carpet, we wo*uldlfike to congratulate DONNAN MOTORS SUZUKI À&% pX on. he pe> of their ne Wdealershîp! Mis, hourly rate.mig9ht be Iess 'I We can almost guarantee that he'll take longer than a VW mechanic, which means th at you can almost be guaranteed that he's going to cost a lot more. For one thing, he hasn't spent years going to our transmission school, ourý electricalschool, our rear end sohool, andso on. He hasn't been back to sâhool every year to tearn about the improvements we make every year. And he probably doesn't have the special VW tools, (we design, them ourselves) that flot onty help a VW mechanic do better work, but do it faster, too. So whenever you need something done to your VW, bring it to us. We've taken the tUrne to know it better than anybody else. OWASCO VOLKSWAGEN INC. 35 MIN. FRQM 1425 Dundas St. East, Whitby OOT Oshawa/Whitby 668-9383 - Ajax/Pickering 683-3235 TRNT Toronto 361-1128Hw. TOLL FREE 1-800-263-2676 OVER 35 LAE MODELS ON SERVICE RENTALS I~OWAscoI COMPETITIVELY PRICED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE An "I CARE" and OXML SERVICE AWNARD WI NNER on, the oper

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