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Page HERALD OUTLOOK Saturday April 15 Notsodistant technology KEEPING YOUR CAR ALIVE What will they think of next Here s are glimpses of automotive technology in the not sodistant future At the recent Detroit auto show Cadilac displayed its latest concept car the Solitaire A large twodoor sedan with a engine the car is designed to cruise heaven knows where at 200 miles an hour The most dramatic feature of the Solitaire Is an allglass roof A solid piece of glass extends from the base of the windshield over the passenger compartment and down to the trunk Just like photosensitive eyeglasses the cars glass roof automatically darkens in bright sunshine to reduce light inside the car by up to per cent Caddy says the glass roof pro vides the open feeling if not the wind in the hair of a convertible On the subject of convertibles it seems Americancar buyers are ea to drop their tops Last year con vertible output in the United States nearly doubled to cars com pared to 54958 in The biggest sellers were Fords Mustang and Chryslers Proposed UJS government roll over safety standards threatened to kill off convertibles a few years back though the standards never became law Now MercedesBenz has devel oped a hightech and aesthetically pleasing solution to help prevent lnju when a convertible goes belly up The new Mercedes Is to have a retractable rollover arch that instantaneously pops up during an accident Bat the price of safety comes high expect the new SL to cost about the same as a house in a good neighborhood While convertible sales are up turbo sales are down American auto makers sold only 175000 turbo- charged cars in 1988 compared to 225000 a year earlier Inherent turbo troubles Including one called turbo lag a hesitation to kick in power at lower speeds are re sponsible for car buyers diminished enthusiasm Chrysler is the leader among US automakers in car pro duction accounting for more than turbocharged cars in 198B And now the company may have a cure for turbo lag The VNT or variablenozzle turbo- charger uses flaps to adjust and the exhaust gas flow at thespin ning turbine wheel At low engine speeds the flaps accelerate the ex haust gas flow at the turbine wheel which in turn helps to accelerate the car more quickly Chrysler expects to equip its Daytona and Sun danceShadow models with VNTs Your muffler bear ings shot and it 11 cost you a hundred bucks to fix it Or so goes an old ruse used by con artist mechanics to re move a few dollars from ignorant car owners wallets There isn t much on a car thats simpler than a muffler It has no mov ing parts hence it couldn t possibly have a bearing or other wise and it has no electrical parts But now that may change Mufflers that use electronically generated equal sound waves to cancel noise may be close to produc tion And Porsche may soon introduce an electronic cabinnoise suppression system that works on similar acoustic principles Nothing is simple anymore Transmissions are getting more complex too Only a short while ago fiveforward speed manual transmis sions were considered to be exotic hardware Now from comes what else a sixspeed unit The extra gear acts as a super overdrive A Road Track editor tested a pro totype on a Trans Am and re ported that in sixth gear the engine quieted down so much that tire rum ble was the most intrusive sound at highspeed HOME OF BRAND i lib 74t By Glenda Hughes Sales Rep 8730300 Well if I was ever under any illusions that this column didnt get much readership I was certainly corrected this past week It is rewarding to know that the hours spent hovering over my typewriter each week are not in vain and some of you follow my thoughts with great interest Since writing last week and leaving you hanging a think I had better clarify my closing paragraph for you for I don want you to think I am a sensationalist or something tacky like that If you have been an avid reader of mine you know that we are moving to a newly constructed home next month and it has not been without its Having gone through this process I would like to point out a few pitfalls that others might run into like we have and try to make you aware of what is in your contract and what is not As we have quite a bit of new building starting up in town over the next year a lot of you will be going through some of the same things I have just encountered and I would like to help you be an informed purchaser My headaches need not become your headaches and it would be nice to have you pur chase a home and go through the process of watching it being con and being happy Naturally not all builders are the same not all developments are the same and many of you will be very accepting of your finished pro duct and thats the way it should be However it would be wise to check out some things before you sign that new home purchase As most of you will be buying from blueprints you will probably not get a chance to see a model home so it is important that you find out about upgrades the cost and quality what is standard in your home and what is included and what Is not included Some of the biggest things you will probably have to deal with is carpeting floor cover bigs cabinets furnace and things like central air and windows If you are good at being able to sort through your schedules understand blueprints well and can see the samples of your cabinets and floor coverings etc you wont have any problem If you are like me and have trouble reading plans and leave a lot to trust you might share my headache There is a lot wallow through so take your time get so meone to help you understand the schedules and then you wont be in for any surprises Buying a new home can be an exciting experience and the finished result should match up with your preconceived idea of your dream house and it will you tip toe through the tulips carefully Homes soM Creatively ACTON PRECAST CONCRETE LTD VAULTS AND mis 8531529 SEPTIC TANK PUMPING 8532790 AUTO PROPANE RESIDENTIAL COMMERCIAL MDUSTWAL MILTON 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