Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1916-12-30
Look Under Hood
Of Your Car And
You'll Like It

Get dcQua lnteu Win 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 a new satisfaction
in owning a car
The foregoing is the advice of
George Wells of the Royal Hawaiian
Garage, distributor OF Cole automo-
biles. to all automobile owners and
prospective purchasers, when he was
asked TO discuss the relationship of
the motor car To the owner
in this day OF simplified automO-
bile mechanism" he said, the aver
age owner is too often in the habit of
allowing the car to take care of itself
AS a matter of fact. there is no ne
cessity for mechanical knowledge in
the actual operation of the modern
motor car. Expert engineers have so
designed it 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 con-
corning its WORKINGS losing a lot
of pleasure which he could have at no
expense whatever.
Motorists Watch Cars
In the days of horses, the owner
of a fast horse was always acquainted
with all the traits of the animal He
knew what to expect under all condi-
tons and If 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-
tion. 1t was always well-fed, we'll
groomed, well-shod.
The same thing is true of many
automobile owners. They study their
cars until they are thoroughly ac-
quainted with all of their parts. The
slightest strange sound when running
will attract their attention and the
first thing they do is to investigate
the origin of that sound and this
prompt attention often saves them
needless expense.
"On the other hand, there are thou
sands of owners who pay absolutely
and simply run it on and on until it
stops, no matter how great strain
the machine is operating under II is
that class of owners that sometimes
complain about the maintenance cost
Of cars
Lose Time and Money
They fail to get comfortable riding
qualities out of their cars, they lose
time and money while the car is be-
ing repaired and they lose the keen
enjoyment which one should get out
Of owning as perfect piece of mech
anism as the modern automobile.
IF every owner of a motor car
studied his machine and learned the
details of its workings, he would soon
become just as attached to it as the
average captain is to his ship or the
railroad engineer to his engine. And
the car itself would benefit thereby.
IF you expected to get the best re-
suits from your horse, you saw to it
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 most owners are doing
that with their automobile most of
the time, in spite OF the fact that it
cost them more money than horses
and represents a much more service
able possession.
Every driver should learn the fun.
Edamental principles of his cars con-
struction. Much of the trouble in the
automobile world can be traced di-
rectly to the neglect of the owners
and drivers, not to faulty motor car
construction"