Evening star., 1922-09-24
That at all comes out IN the wash
ID more than an adask 10 q fact borne
out by the sverige cheap paint too'
Ask the old n10torf6t; he knows.

Ut<A Car Sellin1 TPieks.
Judging by the number Of rnoforist'
who pick "lemong' from the establish
/ n1sntS Of quesuenAbie used csf dealers
4 lot Of time -honofed tfickS in selling
dilapidated automobiles are not gener-
ally known. Just as there are ways o.
sprucihG up an old raE for sale so are
there, ways Of rejuvenattng an oid g. ca,
for iong enough to exehanee II ior
, The real tell tale o. age in car is a
| grinding reaf end. II q man is tryine
to sell q car IN this condition soei,
i eo0Id s. Seyes he swoud t have Il attended g
and ask 4. higher price. BYt wise used
car dealera very seldom offer anything
In this shape because they have evolved
Tsmsey,sp Fse ayn.aspsesss ssss e interested
sround cork: When this is mixed IL,
Sd.sns xs sesE senpsS sssa ,ss, x n fu sess aae %fa
as new-for time. Usually this is time
cork sets sround up TOO, fine the gear
rSuss brous 1s sscs 70 se r the the fset It
! perha ps 1 little less.
SapPns pistons. loose wrist t,,I, pins rs and ana
use q extra heavy oil and too much Of Of
i. The dealer should worry II the oi,,
| leads get clogged or II the excess Of oil
works up into the cylinders.
eansssa Sss te tpfsks Simple enc method er q rd
inE on tires that are all but fat.
l. The smooth flow Of power at low
speeds fs camounssed by slipping the
Grabbing Of the clutch Is offset by
applying the foot brake while letting it
in. The prospective purchaser fails to
note all this because he Is thrilled at the
idea OF picking up bargain.
used car dealer should bear in mind
/ that Barnum's philosophy was not a
vague generality.
Marrow street Turns.
row street 1t Il better to do the backing
part Of the procedure at the beginning
The Usual method is to turn over to
the opposite curb. aud then back out
into the middle Of the street. again in
order to cut the wheels enough 70 clear
yariably interferes with traffic. is en-
barrassihg. and frequently dangerous.
The better way 10 to start turning,
then ts xsss'. rexsrse tS the curb again and cut
position that 1t will turn atound without
running into the opposite curb. The big
advantage Of this plan is that all during
the procedure the driver faces the traf-
fic and the center Of the street: the
other way he is reversing against traffic.
Yo1 Know the Towns.
4 certain New England town gets
lot Of publicity out of it's stunt of
throwing a board filled with nails in
the path Of motorists who won't slow
down. This is antiquated stuff.
Most towns get the same results
simply by using a special brand Of
paving--the kind that makes the rs
mile limit" sign superfuous.
Needless Mileage waste.
John Doe drives a half mile out Of
his way to buy gasoline He buys gas
In flve- gallon quantities. thus wasting
a mile every time the tank is replen-
ished. AS he visited this particular
pump fifteen times last month. he
wasted fifteen miles Of motoring. He
doesn't seem to lose q wink of sleep
over 1t. yet he probably never would
get over 1t if q gallon Of gasoline
spilled from his tank.
Poor memories have resulted in
many q return trip and consequently
many a wasted mile. Some Of these
drivers who worry so over the price
of gas and one thing or other could