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THE HERALD WefeMday ltTS AUTUMN MOTORING A WELL TUNED CAR COULD KEEP YOU HAPPY ON THOSE FALL TRIPS How to Get Maximum Safe Miles Out of Tires Told by Expert Br WARD learned a lot about tires and what makes them last longer perform better thanka to my years as a race car driver and slonal tire tester Now that I have a performance safety tire on the market with my name on It I even more Interested in seeing that motorists everywhere get the right acts on prolong Ing tire life The tricks to getting those extra miles of tire life all connected solely with the condiUon or quality of the tires Installed on a car however Improved drlv Ing techniques help ex tend tire life as will taking care of your car tires from time to time I have a list of seven things to do that I know will prolong the of your Ures WATCH THAT INFLA TTON Perhaps the greatest single determining factor in tire mileage Is the air sure at which tires are run Check the owners manual for your car this Is where the load range data will be useful and follow the recommended air pressure for the tires you now use The Department of Transportation estimates that some 33 million tires a year are destroyed by under inflation This represents a loss of some million to car owners So remember the few minutes a simple tire pressure check takes will save you money If you get a tire that Is larger than normally called for on a given car this Is all right as long as the wheel rim will accept the larger tire Undersized tires could fall you In a stress situation An undersized tire will not safely carry the weight of your car and Its Another point about tire sizes Be sure that the same tire sizes ore In service on the same axle CUTS BRUISES AND BUBBLES Tires that have sustained actual damage arc a serious safety hazard A side wall cut can let go when Its least expected some times with disastrous re suits So for safety sake check your tires for cuts bruises and bubbles This kind or checking must be done with the tire free of the road so that It con be spun and checked on the entire circumference of the tread as well as the sldewall that faces Into the car If the tire rubber Is abraded over a considerable distance and the tire looks as though It may be dam aged there only one thing M10 fACTS techniques as late breaking unless you absolutely must as an evasive maneuver Taking corner and curves at high speeds is one of the best I know to reduce tire mileage When your builds up a lot of forward momentum and ask the tires to absorb the Mc ways force of quick turn you re burning rubber If must drive curbs or driveway entrances here you work or where you live take them slowly A curb taken at high speed can do more damage to ply cords than the aver driver knows and a wheel can be or even destroytd ft ITCH Till ftf When the weather turni extremely cold tin drops approximately one pound for every F drop in temperature Conversely tire pressure by one pound for every rise In temperature Regular tire pressure cheeks should catch sure changes due to tern shift But tl driver who travels from a cold northern state to a warmer part of nation or vice should be particularly alert to the need for tire pressure ad Finally a tip that will one of the oldest and most harmful myths about tire wear Ask almost any driver how he should prep his tire before doing any prolonged high speed driving and he II tell you to take out some air And he d be wrong You rt supposed to add air about 4 over normal In fact to do Have the tire removed and the Inside checked for possible cord damage Bubbles that Indicate rub IS YOUR CAR PIGkiNTOED END IS Of TUG OF TTKB LIFE CROOKED WHEELS CAN CAUSE YOUR CAR TO SCRAPE TIRES 100 FEET Milt TRAVEL FORWARD ITS CONSTANTLY THE SURFACE OF rtXJR WITH coarse check your tires for signs op misalign went if the with feather OR UN Misalignment can cost LIFE IF LEFT UNCORRECTED OTHER FACTORS A PART IN TIRE AS T1RB IMBALANCE WORN SHOCKS STEERING Choose it Canada rental fleet of GM cart and CMC TILDEH ANDREW MURRAY MOTORS i HERES YOUR TICKET TO CAREFREE MOTORING Perhaps one of a young old timer someone who recall It km Each portion of Ore free Or Vacation ticket above a railroad tickets On a crow trip a coal I be feel service that will help keep your car In lop condition during your vacation Car representing one stop on the journey S nee the Care Council hat you it as rem when RMOdr these services nf I L- percent of all good idea to resurrect the old tram ticket to remind your rite the right track every n facility In that way you be lure that layer separation are cause for Immediate re placement also A young tire with a bubble should be taken back to the point or purchase for war ranty consideration TOO Proper alignment or a cars front cud will help to get more miles out of a set of tires And if rotate regularly accurate front- end alignment will Improve the wear of all road tires Another point to 13 that shock also should be for tilcctlvcness and correct If shocks are weak they won tires on tin road and frequent bouncing 1m pact will take Its toll In shortened tire life High mileage cars should have their ball Joints checked since v ear of these components also can lead to rapid tire wear Maintaining regular wheel balance is other key to longer tire life The whech should bo according to the car maker s suggestions or when you feel any unusual minor vibration in the sis or steering srutrs on I UBS Even If you re In a hurry you should take your time v hen pulllns iviy from a stop On the other side of the coin you should never as a habit u the panic itop or other such ird driving COMPUTE SIP IRS Good lor surer on LUBRICATION TIRES WHEELS Fnr I Weir CI k rrct I ml I on and Them Che il em balance BRAKLS For Safe COOLING SYSTEM For Preventing Overheat in and refill with fretxe Check iher in bell pump and rad nor rip Good For Smoother Ride Control on die Check or on VISIBILITY Check eld wiper ilgmi backup tad brake light Make sure windshield wipers are in shape in bad weather Ai with so many other vital comi ononis on your car your wind hlUd are most llkelj to fill Just when you mod Hum the most during the next storm In the summer heat smog and even your Ice station attendant windshield washer arc together to reduce the of your wiper system Its no wonder after sitting on your and dottrloratine day in apd day out that they often fail to do their Job Check The best time to check your windshield wiper tern is during a rainstorm Or can check It the next time go through a car wash You also perform a good check while sprays your windshield with a garden hose However you to check your wipers you should check them on both the fast and slow If any trouble symptoms arc present you should replace as much of your wiper system as is to eliminate thi Jem In many all that Is needed are new squeegees the rubber that contact the windshield blade When you do replace all or part of your wiper blades make sure you re place both sides at the same time If one wiper Is shot Its a good bet the other one Is about to go too Safe vision during hazardous road conditions Is too important to risk for a few dollars Here are five visible or audible Indicators that will signal the need for to your wind shield wipers Clear driv vision Is especially during the bad weather season CI for the ilns of mal fur STREAKING arcs of unwlped with In the wiping area HAZING a thin hard to sec through film covering most or all of the wiping area even after the blade has Just been wiped 3 CHATTERING a stuttering motion of the blade accompanied by a noise as the blade sweeps across the windshield with some ureas left unwlped SCALLOPING a ragged outer edge in the wiping pattern RATTLING no vis signs or problems but the wiper blade sounds as if It were very loose Can be reduced or eliminated by to polycar bona to blades Tradein can increase when car in best shape High car prices always bad That a state most would agree With when theyare a lltng their own cars as used In most cases the prices of new cars have had a corresponding hike In the value of the used vehicle This Is par so when the old car appeals to a buyer An A survey of professional buyers who work for new and used car dealerships revealed some tricks of the trade that help them determine prices cars Said one expert A used car thats in top condition can bring as much as more thar a nearly tlcal car been lee ted IN CARS AS IN THE CREAM RISES TO THE TOR 1 1 In a feu years Honda Civic has risen tin of the crop to become the No small car Canada 1 it a itt of that thei tan only be one number one here only be one president of a country or company Tlitre can only be one winner in a race There in be one first man on the moon In the of small economy cars the one that has risen like cream to the top is Honda Civic In the past months more Canadians e discovered and praised of Honda Civic than any other small car ht re that Honda Civic is the cream of the crop is it utilizes the cream of automotive design and engineering flu cream of small car dm trains has become front v he dm A Honda Civic not only has front wheel but it has a transversely mounted engine to free up more intcnoi spice Front wheel drive improves tt iction uses the efficiently and in mm si of i and dm he cream of suspensions is mdependent ill wheels it is tin itisrelliel mil rare You find it on the Honda Civic en im of small ir di is tin trapezoid slmpi It is imically sound It is stable AndmostofalUtmaxi ink not tee I his inpi shape was first successfully introduced to Canada Sinn then severil of the other tar manufacturers have also concept self adjusting assisted front disc brakes mil pinion steering speed transmission Carpeting window defroster Tinted glass Fully reclining bucket st Us All stand ird equipment And all available in I a ear that is one of the most moderately priced in CanadaHonda Civic you re in the process of new lar you owe it to yourself to closely inspect a Honda Civic Look at it this way if you re not getting the cream of the crop then what are you getting HONDA to be by being second best There are Honda available for immediate delivery at these dealers Baz Motors Limited Guelph St Georgetown Ontario 8775286 or 6761813 I