New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1917-02-04
By c. f. T. SCHARPS


onal Automobile Chamber of Commerce the manufacturers
ociaon The way this guarantee interpreted by Of these
makers and their dealers the main burden OF expense
making faulty manufacture good falls from the beginning
not upon producer of the automobile but the who
buys This standing behind product Understanding so
far behind to be in the picture at all.
1t is a great warrany-for the manufacturer. 1t limits his
responsibility Therefore he may regard it successful
But it can not and does satisfy the buyer Actually
operation of this the of most of the dssats
faction in buying owning automobiles So it after all
really successful warranty.
1t takes 24O express the guarantee This would not
be too long if the warranty anything But it doesn't
Read it
We each motor vehicle manufactured by us,
whether commercial vehicle to be tree from
defects in material and workmanship under normal use and
service. obligation being limited to making good at our
factory any part thereof which shall within ninety
(o0) days after delivery Of such vehicle to the original
chaser be returned with transportation charges prepaid
and which examination shall disclose to satisfaction to
have been thus Detectives this warranty beng expressly IN lieu
of all other warantes expressed implied and OF all other
obligations liabilities part and neither assume
authorize other to tor other
liability in connection with the sale of our vehicles
This warranty shall not apply to vehicle which shall
have been repaired altered outside Of factory
in judgment to affect its stability or reliability
which has been subject negligence accident
nor to any commercial vehicle made by us which shall have
been operated speed exceeding the factory rated speed
or loaded beyond the factory rated capacity.
We make warranty whatever in respect to tires rims,
ignition apparatus horns other signalling devices starting
devices generators batteries speedomeers other trade
cessoe inasmuch they usually warranted separately
by their respective manufacturers
There is no quarrel limiting guarantee period to 90
days although such Mitchell Buick Sudebaker and
OldsmobIe make year Defects Workmanship and material
will almost surely show three months regular if 1t
what you get and the get in that 9Oday period that
the dissatisfaction.
If ANYTHING does go wrong the the offending
taken out factory The disassembng of the
forwarding of the part the OF the customer
the factoy-the Judge from whose decision there appeal
decides the part defective part IS forwarded prepaid TO
the car The of installing it in his again to the
If he dealing with factory branch in his city the
shortened He immediate decision on the trouble
come part But if he bought from dealer and doesn't to be
held up week waiting for the verdict the broken piece
of machinery of liberty have the installed at
once-f the dealer has it stockpayng all charges Later
factory the for credit the dealer the
toner price he paid for it, but the charge for labor
1t nice trsnsactionom the factory point OF view The
faulty part probably returned by the factory to the maker tor
adjustment if assembled the part into
scrap which valuable these days The factory out only the
cost of the part (and seemingly all of that plus parcels
freight charge.
The customer has paid all Nine of ten the
creates, cost the charge really up that of the
itself The items that first the removal from the and
later the installation replaced material With labor what
to-day automobile likely SIS $40 to
have 81 part put Almost would willingly
for material replaced else would bear the heavy
charge OF putting it in
The manufacturer admits his fault that something
wrong The loses the of the while laid for
repair He doesn't OF rccomPcnse tor the lost use and
pleasure That would be hard figure dollars and cents But
besides all that he has down his pocket for
placing something that broke through his fault but through
what the builder of the admits to be his
And that is the warranty Can you beat it3
said at the that of the manufacturers included in
the 90 Der cent the standard that the
toner the bundle There makers and dealers
who modify it so give the chance They not
believe that they keep doing business
1917 with 70 model guarantee wish to call attention to the
cav the thing done ny the better accentac the differ
ncc between Of the and those Of tho better
minority.
The Oldsnoble company through its New York dealers the
Cutting arson Company gives guarantee admirable in many re
pcc his includes warranty parts with requirements
nee d al charges for the first 90 days The unortu
cy (io the standard form to accessories The Packard