The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-02-27
WILLYS STATES CASE
OF THE SMALLER CAR
He Says There Are Economies
in Their Use Many Persons
Cannot Overlook.
SOME INTERESTING FACTS

Ths tendency on the part OF some
autonoblic buyers TO favor small. light
cars this year IL said to BE- due not no
mucn t. the fact that the small car
| COST less than the big. heavy machine
a. the start, but that In the long nun
&. Is n more economical investment.
According to John n. WHY'S. prcsi-
den. g! the Willys-Overland company.
the ar.aii car virtually pays for Itself
when figured hi u mileage basis ana
corpared with TIE urkcep and niainte-
nanyr -ost OF "A big car.
III is an established fact that the IRE
o.. an automobile IL not dependent upon
It's size or Gust" says Mr.. WHY'S. the
! modern motor chr Of 10 day liz built to
give long service, regardless oil whether
u initial cost runs inn hundreds or
ti~Si OF dollars. H. other words.
TIE majority Of cars a eraee about the
! q. ME distance In the maj 'onn'' ~hsener
they be large or small.
'S;rsnting this to be true. le. us take
as q basis 20 work upon a certain num-
hc- Of miles, say 10000. This hgure
does. not represent the life OF q car. but
Il will answer the purpose for compar-
,ny a few OF the different maintenance
co,'a between the small n Large
| u,nde'..
THO b!s car. owing tn It's extra
weight. .equ.res larger tires tnan are
no essary for a smaller. lighter machine.
rne actual size Of the tires depends
or the car itself. but to give a concrete
example I will take a 90 by I inch size
.or tho big car and a 81 by = lnch Tor
the smaller car, assuming that under
ordinary usage A set of tires Will lhst
for approximately 5000 miles. nine new
acts would be required BY the owner In
10000 miles Of driving. The dinerenee
IN COS. Is not very 'nuch-approN'inateiy
50 on each set. but II represents a Saving
~ ssi 10 the owner OF the smaller
machine.
1.-THE smaller car also is more eco
nor,caI IN It's consumption Of gaeolene.
In fac, I believe the unusual demand FOR
tl,e smaller type o.! car IL duo TO u large
cx.en, 20 the present high price OF fuel.
In , number OF cities gasolene prices
have scared TO IS cents a gallon ana
even higher. But no matter what the
price is the cost OF fuel cons'fnption Is
proportionately less win a S'han '"'
, than with a big one.
..Irha average small car will travel
about. twenty miles on a gallon OF gaso-
lon. and the larger ears from ten 10
fifteen. Keeping 10 our original ngure
loc 10000 miles. this means that the
l.,r,u car will CONSUME 800 gallons or
g, so,ene while the big car II using APP
| p~oNiiu,tely $500 gallons. Inc amer
one, of 900 gallons, even when inquired
at .. cents per gallon. amounts 10 a
"A Wing ~ si9s for the smaller car. All
things cursidered. 1t Is pretty SAFE 10
say that the smaller car actually paye
for itself when both INST and second
costs are figured up and compared with
lthos- Of the big car. .
while Il is true that a hummer OF
car owners may not trouble themselves
,appu. TN, price OF gaso.ere, the situa-
ZION now T. fairly serious. and " the
hiyh price continues We VIII he pay'nS
l,.icr as much for this item as We DID
las, year. The large majority ~ buyers
do no, care about spending more money
than is necessary to produce a snnilar
result.
.p..i.rs Throughout the country are
demanding shipments OF the smallest
Overland. model -. which since its an
uourccment has proved - t' the most
oooula- mode! wc have y-' exploited
It's completeness ~ equipment and mo
,pp.arance, combined with low upkeep
..os1. is attracting many buyers OF larger
cars who have never before been con-
sid.-ed prospects FOR a car OF thin price