RELIANTS Financing or up to Super dealer Wearing a Superman costume, Charles Schmitt, the flamboyant American Rolls Boatmen's Bank. The suit alleges a nation al conspiracy to destroy the Charles Schmitt Rolls Royce Company, as well as Charles Schmitt's personal financial holdings. Royce dealer which the company is at tempting to strip of his franchise, said he is goint to file a $500 million suit against Neglect is just as responsible as old age for transmission problems Your car is making funny noises, there is a delay before it moves forward, or it overheats a lot. You may have transmission trouble -- a definitely undesired problem for most'car ^nerg whb are In Uie 4ark-about' the workings of & 300- parf transmission. What happened? Where did the trouble begin? Old age may con tribute to the fall and decline of a transmis sion. But improper treatment may have been the culprit that contributed to the breakdown of what has been called the most complicated unit of a car. To help consumers better care for their car's transmission, the Chicagoland and Nor thwestern Indiana AAMCO dealers offer the following tips: 1. Keep your car's engine tuned for op timum gas mileage and nerformance. 2. When you are idl ing in traffic, shift the transmission to neutral. And if it's a standard, take your foot off the clutch pedal after shifting in to neutral. 4 3. .Poor driving habitsO te&rit: 'ft on-' necessary strata on your transmission. Avoid "jack-rabbit" starts and fast ac celeration from low speeds. 4. Never use your car to push another vehicle. It could cause overheating and damage to an automatic's internal transmission parts or transmission seals, or undue clutch wear for standard transmis sions. 5. Have your transmission checked every 15,000 miles. For automatics, have the fluid changed, the transmission filter cleaned or changed and bands adjusted, if they are the adjustable type. For standard transmissions, M:heck for clutch and shifter adjustments and pro per lubrication of the transmission itself. 6. Keep your car's cooling system in good working order. This system cools automatic transmis sion thiild, too. Con sider a secondary "transmission cooler" for late model downsize automatics and for any automatic used for towing or pull ing heavy loads. Con sider a heavy clutch for standards used for towing trailers. 7. Shift to Reverse only from a dead stop. 8. Do not attempt to free your car from mud or snow by rock ing the vehicle backward and for ward. Dig yourself out so you can drive out. 9. For automatics, check the transmis sion fluid regularly. Consider replacing the . fluid annually. 10. For any transmission, pack and grease your universal joints every Average Labor Day Gasoline Prices Average pump price per gallon $1,269 Source: AAA 79 81 83 85 Year ; UPf Graphic 12,000 to 15*000 miles. This will prevent vibration and reduce transmission wear. 11. For standards, downshift at the pro per time and don't ask your clutch to serve as a brake. For standards, pre vent undue wear and early failure of your clutch assembly. Don't drive with your foot on the clutch pedal, don't "pop" or "slip" the clutch, and don't shift too quickly or use the clutch pedal to hold the car in position on hills. AAMCO dealers em phasize that transmis sion check-Ups (an nually, or after 15,000 miles, whichever comes first) is essen tial. STH AVENUES Financing or up to '1000 CASH BACK! IW 48 MONTHS 3 Good Reasons to Buy from... .SYR/50,000 MILE WARRANTY *7.5% APR FINANCING .5 STAR SERVICE! CLIFFORD HRYSLER OF CRYSTAL LAKE WHCtC QUALITY COMES FIRST ,61 N. MAIN ST., CRYSTAL LAKE HOURS: MON. THURS. 9 9 FRI. 9 5 SAT 9 5 Ph. 459-9000 Now You Can Lease This 740 TD VOLVO PER MONTH and drive it for an unbelievable *2955®. No Gimmicks ! BARRINGTON VOLVO •as- .™.™ BARRINGTON.IL 312-381-9400 Excellent Selection of Fine Pre-owned cars 1978 MERCEDES 280 S Locally Driven, Excellent Condition. 1984 Y0LV0 GL AirCond., P.W., Sunroof, Leather Int. (2)1982 V0LV0 DL 4 Door, Auto., Air, Stereo. 1982 VOLVO DL-2 DOOR Automatic, Air, Stereo, Low Miles. 1982 V0LV0 GLT IntercooiedTurbo, Fully Equipped. 1983 AUDI 5000 S Fully Equipped, Extra Clean. 1982 BMW 528 Mint Condition. 1981 VOLVO DL Sunroof, 5 Speed. 1980 VOLVO 282 BERT0N CPE. Clean And More. 1980 VOLVO DL Air, Stereo, Automatic. 1979 VOLVO DL 2 To(Choose From. 1978 VOLVO DL 242 1981 PEUGEOT 504 WAGON Fully Fquipped. 1980 SUBARU DL WAGON 1980 RENAULT LE CAR NORTHWEST HERALD Section C Friday, August 30,1985 Pago 5 Wheels CLIFFORD CHRYSLER presents CHRYSLER CORP'S Buyers Best! End of the Year CLEARANCE PRICES •• f O/APR 48 Mo. Financing or /. CASH BACK 1 ON SELECTED 85' MODELS LEBARON GTS 7.5% 48 MONTHS Financing or up to $1500 CASH BACK!