The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1921-09-11
FOURTH OF INCOME
GENERAL AVERAGE
PURCHASERS PAY
Million Autos, All Kinds,
Sold Every Two
Months.
SERVICE is FACTOR
Type of Car Depends on Its
Use-Standard Design
Desirable.
SERVICE is FACTOR

According to the law Of averages,
every tenth man in the United
states 10 an owner of some kind OF
a motor car. There Is hardly q
family today. Of an earning capac-
ity Of $3.50 q year or betttr. that
does not own some kind Of a motor
yeh!r!e.
One automobile manufacturer II
Detroit turns out 1000 cars a
month The total output of all the
automobile factories In this coun-
Try reaches nearly 100000 monthly.
II Is said that there are as many
used car sales as new Gar sales.
and IL such is true. then. there are
about 100000 automobiles. used
and new, sold every two months. or
100000 transfers of titles to such
vehicles in a year.
EGrDepends Upon Income
Somewhere. among this nest OF
figures. you. as a prospective owner.
are represented Are YOU contem-
plating buying an automobile?
II SO. this article will be of in
terest to you.
First Of all. in reviewing your
financial condition. and the de-
mands for a means of conveyance
In your life. you must consider the
size Of your income. 1t Is consid-
cred good business by insurance
eomperfes dealing with automobile
financing. for a man who uses a
car=for mixed business and pleas
ure purposes, to buy az car selling
for more than one-fourth of his
annual income.
While many Of US manage to pur-
chase -azear on an income less than
the stated rate. this general aver
age ruIs holds good.
This means then. that II your an
nual income Is $4,000 or less, that
you should not spend more than
$3.50 for your car. or IL $4,000 or
less, you should limit yourself t"
$500 as the first cost
Upkeep Important Item.
You must consider the upkeep. as
we'll, for Il IL an important Item
when you might, as many buyers 40
purchase your car on time, making
your outlay per month much great
81.
After arbitrarily determining the
price of the car you intend TO buy
examine the standard car price lists
at figures within and near your
automobile. Do this, keeping in
mind the fact that In buying car
you must go into the scope OF the
service rendered by the manufac-
turer. II pays to own a car that
Is standard in design. and whose
builder maintains adequate service
accommodations within reach OF
your city, or section. 1t will be
folly TO buy a car which would be
an orphan" on your hands in case
of breakdown.
Then IL will be wise to go into
the sales and service policy OF the
company in whose car you are in
terested. Find out what amount OF
free service. II any, the dealer can.
and will give you, and for what
period. II is general practice among
the leading manufacturers today. to
guarantee thesparts Of the new car
against defect for a period of ninety
days. but they do not guarantee free
service on installment of parts, or
on repairs. but will make minor adj
tustments to such parts as valves
and tappets, carburetor or ignition
system.
Adopt sales Warranty.
The foremost manufacturers have
adopted, a policy put into workable
form by the National Automooiie
Chamber Of Commerce which is
called the sales warranty. 1t is
printed below:
I'VE guarantee each new motor
vahicle manufactured by us,
whether passenger car or CONNER
cIal vehicle, to be free from defects
In material and workmanship I'M
der normal use and service, our
obligation under this warranty be-
ing limited to making good at our
factory any part or parts thereof
which shall, within ninety days
after delivery of such vehicle 10
the original purchaser. be returned
10 US with transportation charges
prepaid, and which our examina-
ton shall disclose to our satisfac-
ton to have been thus defective;
this warranty being expressly in
lien Of all other warranties ex-
messed or implied and of all other
obligations or liabilities on our
mart, and we neither assume nor
authorize any other person to
assume for US any other liability in
connection with the sale of our
vehicles
Notes some Exceptions.
This warranty shall not apply
70 any vehicle which shall have
been repaired or altered outside of
our factory in any way so as, in
our Judgment. to affect its stability
or reliability. nor which has been
subject to misuse. negligence, or
accident, nor to any commercial
vehicle made by US which shall have
been operated at a speed exceeding
the factory rated speed, or loaded
beyond the factory rated load
capacity
I'VE make no warranty whatever
in respect 10 tires, rims. ignition
apparatus. horns. or other signaling
device starting devices. generators
batteries, speedometers, or other
trade accessories, inasmuch as they
are usually warranted separately
by their respective manufacturers"
Nothing Else Warranted.
The. prospective buyer of a new
car should study this warranty
carefully. and know that he is not
xuarapteed free service, although
he may be advised by a not-too-
truthful salesman, that they will
take care of you for a year" This
latter condition is not maintained.
as a general rule. by any of the
standard car dealers, and the pros
pective car owner should examine
xucb A statement with caution and