New-York tribune., 1908-04-05
THE COST OF MOTORING
AUTO IN REACH OF ALL.
Income of Pleasure Pays Vel on
the Investment.

There are two things which every man owes to
himself and his family. coed health and Tecrsa-
ton Every possessed OF even q Inofesa.s
income devotes certain amount regularly to
recreation which in itself has direct bearing On
the comfort well being OF his family and him.
self Science and invention have perfected \
means whereby both are practically Insured az
moderate cost in the shape OF an u2-to-dtte auto
mobile
great many persons have never considered tas
automobfe seriously because OF the prevalent BE-
lief that it Is luxury which can De a1orie1 Only
by the wealthy. whereas the contrary \ tn c2ss.
IL is with automobiles with horses or yacnts.
any one of which be bought for small
amount or FOR as great an amount the purse
will stand. the Of the aJtOulCt-ie. "a G19d
type Of rurabout BE- bought for 80 Or me
purchaser can pay IS hiSh as 800 Tor LGl
grade touring car or 1@o for the palace on
wheels 4 5000 viii take man aad lis
family away from the heat. dust ana tGrrlG.i Of
the city into the peacefuIness and Gcietude of
country roads and fragrant meadows So VIII tAe
500 rUnabout
Figure the case OF a Of moderate means
who can set aside from 500 TO $50 for the pu--
chase OF a moderate priced car. Il has been SAID
that the first automobile IS not the con-
sderation but rather the expense OF maintenance
and repairs. II you can afford the hTst cost. the
expense Of maintenance and repairs IS A minor
rather than ma ior considerat ti0n- With proper
care the expense of maintenance is reduced 20 a
minimum IL the owner Is OF mechanical turn
of mind ne will ind constant source OF pleasure
In the odd hours spent in going over tae engine
and keeping it in the pink OF condition II troubles
are Anticipated they liable TO be encoUnt-
ered IN other words. if man tiShtens 2 nut
before an accident happens ne VIII avoid trouble
II the owner gives due attention 70 his e1gtns
he will not find the trouble as "lll the man
who figures everything is all right so long as the
machine Will 60 The majority of troubles are due
10 lack of care rather than defective mechanism
1t is useless TO expect Of light gasoiene engine
what is not expected in the case Of giant loco
motive At the end OF every the locomotive .
put into the round house. carefully wiped and
every vital part given careful inspection II this
same plan is followed with the gasOlene ensine the
hard luck stories and repair bills will be reduced
minimum
As matter Of actual fact. the majority %
minor troubles in an automobile arise either II
the sparkling system or carburettor. which are the
heart and lungs OF the automobile II before
starting on a trip the driver makes sure that his
dry batteries are up &c the required smperase and
that his spark plug is not so0ty. and that his
spark is fat the chances are one Thousand %
one that he will make the journey without any
trouble. provided there Is enough gasolene II J-e
tank The average automobile engine IS not d
complicated piece Of mechanism. but a simple
proposition which can easily be mastered by any
man or of intelligence
The cost of a car can be regulated by the size
of the pocketbook. and maintenance Will no mora
than equal the average amount which a man NJ
spend for pleasure for himself and family, and
the pleasure which an automobile constantly ar
fords is realized far greater degree than can
be obtained through any other source for a cor
responding expenditure
There is the exhilaration Of a rapid ride ths
evening faunts: the weekend tours; the vacation
trip 10 distant points. all at cost less than that
or other channels Of pleasure. The man who can
afford IN take his family 70 the seashore h
vacation trip can afford automobile
Figure the first cost strictly as an investment
and the income from this investment transformer
into pleasure such as only an autoHootls can az
ford will 20 further than a similar amount Il
vested or expended in any other way.