Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-11-04
KNOW INSIDE OF
YOUR CAR, SAYS
AUTO AUTHORITY
General Manager Of Cole Mo-
tor Car Co. Says Driver
Should Love Motor

Get acquainted with the inside of
your motor car. Study its character
istics. Get yourself into the habit OF
looking after it personally-as much
as possible. BY so doing You will get
the most out of your automobile and
you will also find new satisfaction
in owning car"
The foregoing is the advice of A.
F. Knobloch, general manager OF the
Cole Motor Car Company of lndianapo-
lis, to all automobile owners and pros
pective purchasers. He was giving an
informal talk TO group OF owners
at a luncheon recently when he was
asked to discuss the relationship OF
the motor car to the owner. In this
day of simplificd automobile mechan-
ISM he said, "the average owner is
too often in the habit of allowing the
car to take care of itself. AS a mat
ter Of fact, there is no necessity for
mechanical knowledge in the actual
operation of the modern motor car.
Expert engineers have so designed 1t
that women can drive it as well as
men. Nevertheless, the owner who
simply knows how to start his own
car, regulate its speed and then stop
it-while he may never be called on
for further knowledge concerning its
workings-is losing a lot Of pleasure
which he could have at no expense
whatever.
"In the days of horses, the owner
of a fast horse was always acquainted
with all the traits Of the animal. HE
n ~ oil NOnnl-
lions and il he discovered that the
horse was getting lame he lost no
time in treating the affected parts. he
saw to it personally that his horse
was getting the best possible atten-
ton. 1t was always well-fed, we'll
grcomed. well-shod. The same thing
is true of many automobile owners.
They study their cars until they are
thoroughly acquainted with all OF their
parts. The slightest strange sound
when running will attract their atten-
ton and the first thing they do is TO
investigate the origin of that SOUND
and this prompt attention often saves
them needless expense.
ION the other hand, there are thou
sands of owners who pay absolutely
no attention to the inside OF the car
and simply run it on and en- until II
stops, no matter how great strain
the machine is operating under. IL is
that class Of owners who sometimes
complain about the maintenance cost
Of their cars. They not only fail to
get comfortable riding qualities out CT
their cars, and they not only lose time
and money while the car is being re-
paired at some garage, but they lose
the keen enjoyment which one should
get out OF owning as perfect a piece OF
mechanism as the modern automobile
If every owner of a motor car studied
his machine and learned the details or
its workings, he would soon become
Just as ATTACHED to it as the average
lake captain is TO his ship or the rail-
road engineer 10 his engine. And the
car Itself would benefit thereby.
IF you expected to get the best re
suits from your horse, you saw to II
that the animal was properly taken
care of. And also you did not take
your speedy trotter out on the road
and abuse him with fast and reckless
driving. But, you are doing that with
your automobile most of the time. in
/ spite of the fact that ii cost you more
money than your horse did and repre-
sents a much more seryiceable pos
session.
Every driver should learn the
/ fundamental principles Of his cars
construction. Much Of the trouble in
THE automobile world can be traced