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A6 â€" Automotive Not such a good idea, says the Car Care Council. Front wheels not only carry most of the weight of a front drive vehicle, they also provide steering, braking and propulsion. So it stands to reason that they deserve healthy tires. If wheels are not rotated, the front tires would be worn thin while the back ones still would look nearly like new. True, tires do wear better on the back end of a frontâ€"drive vehicle, about 2 1/2 times longer than the front when all wheels are properly aligned. This fact occasionally raises a controversy about the pros and cons of tire rotation (periodically switching the location of tires on the car). Is it better to keep the same tires on the rear and replace only the front tires when they wear out? hen there‘s the story about the tightâ€"fisted guy who installed I_ his snow tires on the rear wheels of his frontâ€"wheelâ€"drive car so they‘d last longer. One reason for rotating tires is to keep the wear as even as possible. A tire which remains in one position throughout its life may wear unevenly because of such factors as passenger weight variations from one part of the car to another, pull of the crown of the road or certain handling characteristics of the vehicle. When tires can share these stresses with other members of the "team", putting their tour of duty on each corner of the vehicle, they all wear at about the same rate. Most cars are equipped with the small spaceâ€"saver: spare tires which cannot be included in rotation, so the recommended pattern is a modified crissâ€"cross left front to right rear, right front to left rear, left rear to left front and right rear to right front. Rotating extends tire life Note: Certain types of tires have directional treads, designed to rotate in one direction only. These should be switched front to rear, same side. If the vehicle is equipped with more than one type of tire, i.e. belted and radial, rotate those tires on the same axle to avoid serious handling abnorâ€" The council summarizes by advising that maximum tire life depends upon periodic attention to wheel alignment (often of all four wheels on front drive cars), balancing, inflation and, of course, rotation. th Sidekick ous ground clearance (almost eight inches worth) lets the Sidekick go where few other vehicles can, but the perception of height can leave passengers and drivers uncertain about its stability taking comners at speeds greater than about 30 kmh. While the offâ€"road suspension, engineered to handle dirt tracks and beach trails, is a little hard on older bones during long highway trips, younger drivers probably won‘t be bothered by the semiâ€"jostling ride. The Sidekick bills itself as a pickâ€" upâ€"andâ€"go vehicle, which is just as well considering the lack of storage space. It is definitely designed for those who travel light. The boot behind the foldâ€"down back seats on the twoâ€"door model is miniscule, and reached only through a zippered back window (on the soft top modâ€" els) that wouldn‘t pose much of a problem for a lightâ€"fingered bargain hunter. However, the Suzuki Secure alarm system, a standard feature in every 1993 Suzuki, is enough of an attentionâ€"getter to dissuade the most determined wouldâ€"be thief. Noisy and insistent, the system is designed to differentiate intrusive from nonâ€" intrusive acts, and react accordingly. At a starting price of $12,495 for a basic Sidekick JA soft top, this Suzuki is an easy buy on just about any budget. Its affordability extends to efficient fuel consumption, which came close during a test drive to the manufacturer‘s rating of 7.91/100 km (36/mpg) highway and 10.11/100 km (28 mpg) city, a bonus for the environâ€" mentally correct buyer. Suzuki makes its Sidekick more affordable still by offering universiâ€" ty, college and postâ€"graduate stuâ€" dents a $750.00 rebate on any new Suzuki. If yours is a oneâ€"car family with spaceâ€"consuming baggage such as strollers, playpens and carseats, or a need to make an establishedâ€"inâ€"theâ€" corporateâ€"impression, this may not be the car for you. But for the young and the youngâ€" atâ€"heart, and especially those who travel light, the Suzuki Sidekick is affordable fun on four wheels. (Continued from page 1) Weanest V epte Ontario Nissan Dealers‘ 1993 Clearâ€"Out Sale. leT @ o â€" «KB Wieoe meineke > / Not valid in conjunction with any other advertised special * Offers valid with coupons only A SHOCKING ; SPECIAL L. BUY 3 SHOCKS GET THE 4 4TH FREEINSTALLED! FRONT DISC REAR DRUM *includes new shoes or pads, repack whee! bearings, resurface grums & rotors and inspect entire system. Matailic pads extra. EXPIRES SEPT. 30/93 1(99 T 1 11 1 DDDl@ Bm |NSTALLED In stock Items only. 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