Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-06-29
new HANDBOOK
FOR AUTO BUYERS
Publication Just Issued Con-
tains Much Valuable In
formation.
GIVES MANY POINTS
ON AUTO CONSTRUCTION
Book Is Designed to Aid Intending
Purchasers in Making Choice of
Machine Suited to Their Use.

The average man who decides to pur-
chase a motor car. particularly if it be
his first experience. has somewhat per
picking problem to solve A hundred or
more different makes and types are offer
ed for his considera ton and every sales
man has just the car he ought to buy.
1t is peculiar fact that, in spite of the
widespread knowledge of motor car CON
struction that exists In this country. no
simple compilation Of the things to be
sought and avoided in buying a car has
ever been made. prominent motor car
official Of Detroit. who is we'll fitted for
the task has purchased such a practical
list of hints. and it will be found both
interesting and valuable TO both present
and possible owners.
To the average first purchaser, any au-
tomobile is an automobile. He secs all
makes and kinds and sizes. varying in
price from few hundred to several thou
sand dollars. They all go Swimming about
and appear To be carrying their occu-
pants smoothly along on business or
pleasure bent. So far as he can see, they
all run all right. His first desire is simply
to own automobile-scmethns to
ride in.
Begins to See Flaws
But after he has had his car while. he
begins to be more critical. He begins to
notice the existence and absence OF things
he had not thought of before
He may find it hard Job 10 crank nd
start his car. while some other car can
be started with ease or perhaps it may
have an automatic starter
He may find that it requires about all
his strength to push out the clutch. or
to put on the brakes while in some
other car only slight pressure OF the
foot is all that is necessary.
He may find that his car starts with a
jerk, and a lunge. while some other car
moves off with the smoothness of an
ocean liner.
He may find that his car is hard to
steer. hard to keep in the road. while
itself.
He may find in few months that the
wear on the steering gear permits ex-
cess play or lost motion, making steer
ing uncertain and unsafe, and that there
is no provision made for taking up that
lost motion. while in some other car such
danger is not possible.
He may find that the changing of gears
il accompanied by crash and grind
while in some other car the change is
hardly perceptible.
He may find that his car rides hard
and stiff, that the springs seem unyield-
ing and that his car is less comfortable
to ride in over asphalt streets than is
Car Grows "Rattly."
He may find that his car runs smoothly
and quietly when new. but soon becomes
noisy and shakes and rattles because it
has no means for adjustments to take up
wear, while some other car. after months
and years of use. runs just as smoothly
and quietly as when new.
He may find that his car runs all right
on level streets and roads but when it
comes to sand and hills it has not the
power to make the pulls.
He may find that he can get only eight
to ten miles on a gallon of gasoline, while
with some other car the mileage runs
from 60 to so per cent greater.
He may find after a few months or even
a few weeks that his engine is losing
power. and, do what he may, he cannot
restore 1t. On the other hand he sees
cars which not only retain their original
power. but actually improve.
He may find in few months that the
finish fades. cracks. blisters and peels off
while some other car retains it's new and
fresh appearance for two or three years
or more.
He may find that to keep his car In
running order he must be continually