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Y >v- t t i Computer Link May Lower Prices A new nationwide com­ puterized ordering system holds out the hope for motor­ ists that they will be able to buy replacement parts for cars more quickly -- and cheaper. By Thanksgiving, the Motor amT Equipment Manufacturers Assn. expects to have 25 parts makers on the hookup, and by the begin­ ning of 1983 more than 700 of the 950 suppliers in the country will take part, the trade group says. Individual parts distribu­ tors--the businessmen who sell to jobbers who sell to retailers--can lease a com- SUPPLEMENT TO McHENRY puter terminal for around $150 a month. When they need a particular part, they simply type out the order on the terminal keys, much like typing on an electric type­ writer. A central computer checks to make sure that there are no mistakes, figures freight and discounts, then sends the order instantly to the manufacturer selected by the buyer. In early tests of the sys­ tem, it sliced a full work week off the time it takes to get parts delivered under the cur­ rent system, which usually in­ volves written orders sent through regular mail. The system, called Trans- net, should cut costs, says PLAINDEALER - PAGE 9 - WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 5, 1977 MEMA president William A. Raferty. "The number of re­ placement parts on the mar­ ket will rise 35 percent to 40 per cent over the next five years because of the con­ tinued shift to small domestic and foreign cars and the growing requirements for en­ vironmental and safety equip­ ment," he told Butinett Week magazine. "We think Trans- net will allow the industry to handle this increase without pushing up prices for the con­ sumer." Keeping parts in inven­ tories, waiting for an order, is one of a distributors big­ gest costs that he passes on to the motorist who even­ tually buys a replacement. Faster order-filling means that distributors can work with slimmer inventories, thus slicing their expenses. Justice? Jury foreman to judge: "Yes, we have, your honor. We talked it all over and we've decided this is really none of our business. -National Enquirer. It Was Hot It got so hot one day that a man was seen driv­ ing down a street holding onto his steering wheel with two pot holders. • *; " v.-/; • r-^ "lyrrj?***• Golden Gleams The history of the great events of this world is hardly more than the history of crimes. -Voltaire. All history, so far as it is not supported by con­ temporary evidence, is romance. •Samuel Johnson. A morsel ot genuine his­ tory is a thing so rare as to be always valu­ able. -Thomas Jefferson. PRICES GOOD FRI.-SAT.-SUN.-M0N. OCT. 7-10 C 0 AST COAST VALVOUNE MOTOR OIL 10-W-40 NOW 6 9 , G Q T . 9 / $ 1 0 0 LIMIT 6 / I*"*'Wrw- IfUvoutf •ftOTQW OlJi FOR CAREFREE COLD WEATHER DRIVING WINTERIZE NOW! REG. 3.29 GAL ETHELINE GLYCOL BASE PERMANENT ANTIFREEZE NOW GALLON LIMIT 2 TUNE UP KITS GM- REG.3.2S FORD- REG. 2.29 JACI 701-1596-3000 LB.-REG. 8.29 Poir-NOW $64* Pair 70V-1612-4000 LB.-REG. 12.39 Poir-NOW *8'* Pair 701-1562-4000 IB.-REG. 7.18 Poir-NOW *5*' Pair BATTERY CHARGER 4 AMP-REG. 26.95-NOW * 15" 6 AMP-REG. 29.95-NOW *22** 10 AMP-REG. 39.95.NOW *27** WINTER THERMOSTATS $1 REG. 2.49 - NOW COAST TO COAST STOBES 4400 W. RTE. 120, McHENRY 385-6655