The Washington herald., 1916-01-30
MOTOR GOSSIP
Nv .sI, GROGAN.

Obvious factors which operate tt
make the purchase of a secondhand
automobile attractive at this perioc
of the year should be sufficient to I'M
pel action on the part of the man who
has in mind more or less definitely the
buying of q used car for next year.
First, he should definitely make mis-
purchase during the winter. because
this is the time Of year when deaiers
have the greatest number of used cars
on hand. This operates to the nnanciaI
benefit of the purchaser.
OF still greater Importance, however
is the fact that the intending buyer
of a used car should make up MS
mind to do business only with rec
ognized and established dealer in auto
mobiles. The man who makes per.
manent business of selling automo.
biles has a moral obligation to rum
with his client that has an important
relation to the purchasers invest
ment-
The used car can be acquired to bet
ter advantage at this time of year be-
cause the man who acts. definitely
gains in proportion as the tendency oi
others to wait causes the used cal
market to stagnate. With the hrst ap'
proach of cold weather many families
trade in their cars on new ones, TO DC
delivered in the spring, thus saving
storage costs for the winter. stu
others, with the summer and fali sea
sons gone, have no further use fof
the vehicle they used and are willing to
sacrifice 1t.
So the family that looks around now
has a wider field to choose from ano
can certainly make a better financial
deal than could be made in the spring
when the demand is brisk. You don
see many secondhand cars for sale
in the dealer showrooms after May L
The few that are available command
a premium price, also, because OF the
|oyerdemand that comes with spring.
while the average buyer is inclinec
to be skeptical about used car, ne
need not necessarily be too skeptical
There are many fine bargains 10 os
had, and the new driver can with mucf
ADVANTAGE to himself start in with
less costly used car.
Many of the cars offered are In ex'
cellent condition. 1t has been said b9
engineers that an automobile Is In bet
ter condition after IL has been driver
10. 600 or $4,000 miles than 1t was wher
new, IL the use 1t has seen has beer
anything like ordinary wear. HOW
ever, the advantage gained through
dealing with an established automobile
as considerate of his statements t.
the buyer of a used machine as he ,,
to the man who takes a new car or
his f,oor-possibly more SO, for thu
new car speaks for itself.
Unfortunately, young boys and girl
do not realize their danger or theI
would not be skating about on thu
public streets and trying to hitch be
hind passing vehicles. Last Thursda.
an unfortunate accident, whereby {
lad of twelve lost his life, shoult
prove a warning to parents of thost
children who are accustomed to spent
their play hours in roller skating. No
only do these children use the high
way as skating rink. but they arr
lust as liable to be skating up thu
right side of the street as down Of
the way in which traffic is moving
| It is well nigh impossible for thu
driver of a machine to determine jus
what to do.
There is but one thing that he car
do with safety and that is stop. I'm
fortunately, the children do not real
ize the chances that they are taking
and 1t is to be presumed that the samt
is true of their parents. 1t is perhap!
hard on the youngsters who have nj
back yard or other playground to b.
asked to keep off the street. but ther'
seems to be nothing else to do. TIT
idea of Maj. Pullman to rope of GER
tain streets during a portion of thu
day, thereby making a playground o
| them, is a laudable effort in the righ
direction. 1t affords a playground tina
is safe.
About the only thing that can b
done is for the police officer. when III
sees children so disporting them
selves. is to warn them of their dan
ger.