IS YOUR GARAGE PROTECTING YOUR CAR BETTER THAN YOUR BARGAIN-RATE CAR INSURANCE? Don't trust just anyone to insure your car, see me: r& r W ayne M cG ill 2345 WyecroftRd. #21, Oakville 905-847-5671 An Oakville Beaver Automotive Feature · To advertise in this section call 905-845-3824 or Fax 905-337-5568 w m N l u S D A Y . M a y 2 2 . 2 ( X )2 · I >14 BEST WHEELS combines entry-level value, large car presence on the road, ample four-door access and oodles of space and comfort. The Intrepid is built right here in Ontario at DaimlerChrysler's Bramalea plant and offers a wide variety of trim levels and option choices to suit every need and budget. And along with option choices to bump up the content and luxury levels, customers can also per sonalize their Intrepids with a little more perform ance potential and driving excitement. The Intrepid R/T - a performance-tuned version of the Intrepid - harnesses a high-output 3.5 L Magnum V6 engine that makes an invigorating 244 horsepower @ 6400 rpm and 250 lb-ft of torque @ 3950 rpm. This new for '02 motor is used across Chrysler's lineup but in the Intrepid R/T is tuned for about 10 horses more than the mid-level Intrepid ES and about 11 hp less than the more expensive 300M. The Intrepid R/T's throaty V6 hurtles the car for ward with just enough front-wheel hauling drama and vigor. And the burly powertrain is well comple mented by a dual-mode AutoStick shifter, stiffer sport suspension, enhanced firm-feel rack & pinion steering, sport-tuned exhaust with bright chrome tailpipe, high-performance brake linings with elec tronic brake distribution added to the 4-wheel disc ABS brakes, larger wheels, rear spoiler, exterior badging and a unique R/T stamped interior. Okay, maybe we're not up in the performance stratosphere of a Viper or 'Vette, but dressed in solid clear coat black or Inferno Red, the R/T makes a pret ty strong styling statement in its own right. It cer tainly adds excitement to a front-wheel drive fullsize sedan, emulating sports car performance and handling while offering the Mom & Pop practicality of an everyday grocery-getter. Although optional engine Intrepids have been available since the model's debut about a decade ago, the R/T was officially launched into the lineup dur ing the 2000 model year, enhanced last year with available side impact airbags and a centre rear seat 3point seat belt and, for 2002, receives chromed 17" wheels, standard rear spoiler, improved engine and emission controls and the LATCH Child Seat Anchorage System. As the premium model in the Intrepid lineup, the R/T comes well stocked with everything from power group to automatic air conditioning, cargo net, fog lamps, quad halogen headlamps, keyless entry, leather-wrapped tilt steering, cruise and a long list of OAKVILLE NISSAN Bob McIntosh 6 1 6 York S t. O akville Direct: 9 0 5 -8 2 7 -7 1 9 1 We lease all makes and models. Intrepid is "roomy bread and butter sedan" By Rob Beintema SPECIAL TO THE BEAVER Does practicality have to be boring? You know the scenario. You stroll confidently into the dealer showroom, and suddenly you stop, dumb struck and slack-jawed, frozen in your tracks, gawk ing and blinking like some tranquilizer-stunned herd beast. Sports car! Yikes. Hold onto yer bankbooks! You stumble forward a step or two, magnetically drawn by the tractor beam tug of sports car styling and sexiness. Your brain shifts low into first gear, your brow furrows and suddenly you can't remember a single good reason why you shouldn't buy a mus cle-bound two-seater Viper. Household budget? Heck, buy less food. Kids? Uhh, what kids? Eventually, out of this turmoil, sanity returns. The little devil on your shoulder disappears, you valiant ly struggle back to a state resembling consciousness, or, whap, get an assist from your mate, who tells you to, "stop daydreaming, the family cars are over here." Ah, well. So you leave the car you want to buy. For the car you have to buy. Or do you? Fortunately, family cars are not quite as sedate and boring as they used to be. Since Chrysler introduced cab forward architec ture to the automotive market, many customers have depended on the Intrepid as their no-nonsense entry into the large car market. Intrepid is Chrysler's fullsize mainstay, a roomy bread and butter sedan that other standard performance and luxury features. A base Chrysler Intrepid SE with 2.7 L 200 hp V6 starts at $26,775. A mid-level Intrepid ES bumps up the amenity list and price to about $28,220. A top-of-the-line Intrepid R/T starts at $31,970 and, as tested, complete with AM/FM/Cassette with 4-disc CD changer and 9-speaker audio ($585), power sunroof ($895), leather seats ($840) and fullsize spare ($200) tops out at $34,490. The more you add, as you can see of course, the higher the price. But even at this fully loaded limit the Intrepid R/T sits well below the $40K plus price level of DaimlerChrysler's premium performance sedan - the 300M. The 2002 Intrepid R/T offers a reasonable alter native, family sedan passenger and payload room with a performance edge thrown in. So, sure, dream about that Viper. But who said you can't have fun in a four-door? TOWNE DON'T BE SCARED, BE PREPARED 62-Point General Inspection Lube, O il and Filter Brake Inspection IB g ifift + taxes Present coupon at time of purchase. SAVE $ 5o 1 Hwy *5 (Dundas) * L . TO W NE Chrysler's Intrepid combines entry-level value, large car presence on the road, ample four-door access and oodles of space and comfort. ............. 905 844-2320 - 547L IS 'R d "1 I North Service Rd. 1 *1 h fe * Q.E.W. Lakeshore Rd. 1 L_ TODAY f 2001 CHRYSLER SEBRING BUYS f 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX^V StK#U-U124b f 2000 CHRYSLER SEBRING JX COHV. 01KJFU- 0 U » » 0 Z ' 1999 SAAB 9-3 C0NV. 1998 BMW 740i Stk#1 -89344 30,000 km Stk#9-60007 ouwro-o i oo i v M 7 ,9 0 0 Fin 206 Pmt. \® 2 2 ,9 0 0 Fin. *263 Pmt. V 2 1 ,9 0 0 Fin. *252 Pmt. v 2 8 ,9 0 0 Fin. 331 Pmt. < * 3 4 ,9 0 0 Fin. ·399 Pmt. f 1998 ISUZU RODEO LS ^ 4 - ~X f <997 JAGUAR XK8 C0NV? / 1997 MERCEDES S320 S '1 997 TOYOTA 4RUNNER LTD' /T996 VOLVO 850 TURBO WGtT Stk#8-00130 76.000 km oiiurs -oooi £ . St#7-23821 Stk#6-02851 V S1 7 , 9 0 0 Fin ·206 Pmt. V 4 6 .9 0 0 Fin. Inquire Pmt. \* 3 8 ,9 0 0 Fin. Inquire Pmt. V 2 3 ,9 0 0 Fin. *274 Pmt. V 1 7 ,9 0 0 Fin. *206 Pmt. A /O 1996 SATURN SL1 fV IV M H A fT S COMPACT CARS 'T / l _ l0,9UU Fin. *195 Pmt. Fin. S 274 Pmt. Fin. S 399 Pmt. A / 0 1 / iE / W e ^ l? ^ 0 0 2 1 9 9 8 INFINITI Q45 . Stk#8-05081 Black,6 9 ,4 7 0 km 1998 VOLVO S70SE Stk#8-87439 Black........................... 1999 MERCURY GR MARQUIS LS . Stk#9-13263 Green, 37,390 km 1 9 9 9 SAAB95 . Stk#9-02869 Black, 101,015 km . 2001 VOLVO S60 2.4 Stk#1-62719 ..................................... 1999 AUDI A 4 1.8 T QUATTR0 . Stk#9-77846 1998 INFINITI Q45 . ..................................... Stk#8-05081 1999 CHEVROLET MALIBU Stk#9-39790 Green, 69,000 km Stk#6-05240 Red, 72,528 km . 1998 CHRYSLER CIRRUS LXI *11,900 *7,900 *12,900 ..*9,900 ...*9,900 *9,900 *11,900 *9,900 .. *9,900 *13,900 *16,900 *21,900 *17,900 *27,900 .. *9,900 *38,900 *29,900 *11,900 *13,900 *21,900 Fin Fin Fin *139 Pmt In q u irepmt. *149 Pmt 1999 MAZDA 626 ES H c nnn Stk#9-40642 Green, 77,560 km 1999 VOLVO S70 . . . . . . Stk#9-99995 Blue, 58,946 k m .......... 1998 BMW 740! . . . Stk#8-51531 .............................. 2000 CHRYSLER CONCORDE LXI . Stk#0-00038 B lack......................... 1 9 9 9 CHEVROLETLUMINA Stk#9-78314 69K, Tan .................. 1999 0LDSM0BIL INTRIGUE GL Stk#9-21847 5 2 K ............................ 1996 MERCURY MYSTIQUE Stk#6-32738A Green, 57,389 km . .. 1999 BUICK CENTURY CUSTOM . Stk#9-21847 White ....................... 1999 PONTIAC BONNEVILLE SE . Stk#9-23818 Silver, 62,580 km I I I II . . . . . .*19,900 *19,900 V I, 900 *19,900 *34,900 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1999 FORD EXPEDITION (eb) Stk#9-45917 Stk#9-21414 ................... ................... *27,900 *28,900 *21,900 *15,900 *17,900 *24,900 *16,900 *19,900 $ . . Fin Fin *320 P m t *331 Pmt *10,900 *34,900 *17,900 *11,900 . . . . . . 1999 DODGE DURANGO SLT P IC K U P S 2000 Ford F150 XLT Stk#8-87321 Tan, 58,732 km .. 1998 FORD ESCORT SE SPORT Stk#0-13803 Colour? 58,764 km 1997 CHEVROLET SILVERADO Fin Fin Fin Fin Fin *252 Pmt *184 Pmt *206 Pmt *285 Pmt *195 Pmt Stk#8-38519 Blue, 43,858 km . 1998 PLYMOUTH NEON Fin. *117 Pmt Fin. *117 Pmt Fin Fin Fin Fin Fin Fin Fin Fin Fin Fin Fin Fin Fin Fin Fin Fin. $ 206 P m t. Fin. *139 P m t. Stk#7-23160A Green .................. 2000 FORD F150 XL Stk#8-41286 Black ................ 1999 CHEVROLET CAVALIER Stk#9-30903 Green, 65,517 km 1999 FORD CONTOUR SE *117 Pmt *139 Pmt *117 Pmt *117 Pmt *161 Pmt *195 Pmt *252 Pmt. Stk#9-75483 Tan, 60,042 km .. 1999 PONTIAC SUNFIRE SE V9,900 . . . . . . . . *17,900 Fin. S 206Pm t. *29,900 .. . . . *8,900 F in . In q u irepm t. E ^ n iie in m ijiz E z z E *11,900 . . . . . . . . . . Stk#0-06243 Colour? 64,562 km 1999 DODGE RAM 2500 8.0L Stk#9-62899 Red...................... 1999 FORD F150 X L4.2L Stk#9-77743 Silver, 66,979 km 1999 SATURN SC1 Fin. *139 P m t. 1999 ISUZU R0DE0 $ Stk#9-00783 ..................................... Stk#9-36647 Gold, 59,789 km .. Fin. *228 Pmt. Fin. *243 Pmt. 1999 GMC SIERRA LS4.8L *19,900 *20,900 *17,900 *22,900 *16,900 . . . Stk#9-20509 Purple .............. 2000 FORD FOCUS ZX3 .*18,900 Fin. $ 217 P m t. *14,900 . . . . *19,900 *12,900 _ . . . . . . . . . . . Stk#0-42168 Red, 24,130 km .. 2000 HYUNDAI TIBUR0N I I I IM P O R T S & E U R O P E A N Stk#0-73989 ....................... 2000 HONDA ACCORD EX Stk#0-01245 Black................ 1996 VOLVO 850 TURBO WAGON Stk#6-02851 Black................ 1997 BMW 5281s In q u ire pmt. *319 Pmt *117 Pmt Stk#7-51096 Black, 69,500 km 1997 MAZDA 626 DX Stk#7-34453 Blue................. 1997 MERCEDES BENZ S320 1997 PONTIAC GRAND PRIX GT . . ..................................... Stk#7 25014 1997 CHRYSLER SEBRING CONV. . . Stk#7-85833 Black, 35,203 mi .. 1 9 9 8 HYUNDAITIBUR0NSE . . Stk#8-01625 Silver ....................... 1999 MERCURY COUGAR .. Stk#9-53928 R e d ............................ 2000 FORD MUSTANG . . Stk#0-94793 ..................................... 1 9 9 9 DODGE AVENGER ES . . ..................................... Stk#9-26341 Fin. $ 172 Pmt. Fin. s228 Pmt. Fin. *149 Pmt. Fin. *184 Pmt. 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER . . . Stk#9-08701 ..................................... 1996 FORD EXPLORER SPORT Stk#6-44773 Black ............................ 1998 JEEP GRAND CHEROKEE Stk#8-06893 White, 86,426 km 1999 NISSAN PATHFINDER Stk#9-03604 Black, 50,564 km 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER Stk#9-03687 Red, 76,104 km . Stk#9-09402 Black, 104,641 km . 1999 GMC 3500 CUBE 7.4L Fin*228 Pmt $ . W O RK CARGO VANS *10,900 F in .Inquirep m t. Fin. *206 Pmt. Fin. S 265 Pmt. Stk#9-15432 White, 66,000 km Stk#0-67785 Grey, 74,073 km * 1 9 ,9 U U Fin Y ^ O Pmt . . . 2000 FORD E350 XLT C W 15 PASS . . . * Z O ,9 U 0 Fin. 7 1 /4 Pmt PASSENGER VANS Stk#7-33872 Black, 65,517 km 1998 VOLVO V70 R AWD In q u ire pmt. *342 Pmt *139 Pmt *161 Pmt *252 Pmt. Stk#8-22348 Silver, 97,171 km 1998 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF Stk#8-23800 Red.................. 1998 VOLKSWAGEN GOLF K2 Stk#8-39678 Blue, 72,559 km 1998 VOLVO S90 SE Stk#8-25457 Silver, 64,766 km 1998 AUDI A6 2.8 QUATTR0 Stk#8-59958 Black, 82,712 km *29,900 Fin *342 Pmt. No payment till November 2002 on approved credit. All payments are quoted, bi-weekly payments including taxes & interest and $0 Down Licence extra. Call dealer for details. 719,900 Fin.*228 Pmt tn n n n Stk#7-27008 Green, 73,829 km ... *9, 900 Fin. *117 Pmt. . . . . Fin. *206 Pmt. *17,900 *22,900 Fin. *263 Pmt. 1999 DODGE CARAVAN . . . . 13,900 Fin. *161 Pmt. *21,900 Fin. *252 Pmt. Stk#9-58947 Purple....................* *19,900 Fin. 228 Pmt. 1999 FORD WINDSTAR CARGO . . . -- -- HI 111111»I !il I 13,900 Fin. 161 Pmt. *17,900 Fin. *206 Pmt. Stk#9-44760 White .................. * 1997 MERCEDESS320 . . . . . . 2000 FORD WINDSTAR SEL . . . . . . Stk#7-33872 Black.......................... *00,900 R n . In q u irep m t. 19,900 Fin. *228 Pmt. 342 Pmt. Stk#0-81924 ............................. * ..*29,900 Fin. S 1999 AUD11.87 QUATTR0 . . . . . . 1999 CHEVROLET VENTURE Stk#9-77846 Silver, 3 6 K ................ *Z9,900 Fin. S 342 Pmt. 15,900 Fin. *184 Pmt. *19,900 Fin. *228 Pmt. Stk#9-68056 ............................. * 1995 MERCEDES BENZ E420 . . . . . . 1999 FORD WINDSTAR LX H Q - nn 9 9 9 GM CJIM M YSLE . . . . . . Stk#5-49047 Blue .......................... *23,900 F in . In q u irep m t. 1 18,900 Fin. *217 Pmt. 195 Pmt. Stk#9-73939 ............................. * Stk#9-02148 T a n ............................*16,900 Fin. S 1997 0LDSM0BILE AURORA . . . . . . 2001 PONTIAC MONTANA n fln sooc JEEP CHEROKEE Stk#7-27128A Black........................... *17,900 Fin. $ 206 Pmt. 1999 Stk#1 -49806 ............................. * 24,900 Fin *285 Pmt. Stk#9-86806 Blue ......................... *14,900 Fin. *172 Pmt. 1997 MFRVTY130 1999 FORD WINDSTAR LX 2 0 0 0 CHEVY TAHOE LT . . . . . . Stk#7-00408 Black, 104,379 km . *16,900 Rn. *195 Pmt 15,900 Fin. *184 Pmt. Stk#0-82946 ..................................... *39,900 F in . In q u irepm t Stk#9-52673 ............................. * *15,900 Fin. *195 Pmt. Stk#9-62873 1999 CHEVROLET BLAZER LS Stk#9-49246 Black, 75,091 km 1999 FORD EXPLORER EB Stk#9-02528 Blue .................. 1999 F0R0 EXPLORER SPORT . . . Stk#9-08524 White ....................... 1999 LAND ROVER DISCOVERY Sll . . . 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