Middletown transcript., 1922-04-22
MECHANISM Care
LENCTHENS LIFE
Average Owner of Car Knows
Just About Enough to Put
Foot on the Gas.
PROPER INSTRUCTION NEEDED
Course In Driving and In Automotive
Mechanics Will Be Money and Time
Well Standardization
Book Will Help.

With about 100000 automobiles be-
ing produced in this country annually,
1t can be taken for granted that about
5000 cars are sold every business day
of the year. A lot Of purchasers are
fairly green when 1t comes to operat-
ing their cars, to say nothing Of taking
the proper care Of them.
OF course the buyer receives a GER
tain amount of instruction as to run
ming the machine from the man who
sells it to him. That is to say, the
owner when he finds himself alone
with his newly acquired possession Is
apt to steer the thing well enough to
keep between the two curbs Of the
street and to negotiate corner by
some hook or crook. He may know
how to step on the gas, where at least
one of the brake apparatus is and
something about shifting gears.
Should Know His Car.
But there are lot of things about
a car that he should know, and If
he doesn't know them he should get
busy at once to acquire some knowl-
edge. The best thing for him to do
right off the bat Is to take a short
course in driving from some expert
enced man or in some recognized
school, and longer course in auto
motive mechanics. This will be time
and money well spent in the long run.
At any rate, he should take the
instruction book that comes with his
car and learn it by heart. A good
deal Of 1t will be Greek to him, and
1t will be necessary to consult an ex.
pert to get an explanation Of this
technical information and make II
somewhat understandable. This book
should be reverenced next to the Bible
| 1t is Indispensable.
Doubtless the owner will find that
the manufacturer has, for instance
| given certain instructions concerning
fabrication, perhaps has specified GER
| tain kinds Of lubricants. Now, nc
matter how much you may know
about the subject Of fabrication, rest
assured that the manufacturer has
had an engineer study out the lubri
cation Of his car, and what he writes
concerning 1t Is the last word, ant
It should be followed implicitly.
Service Depends on Care.
The same thing is true as to tires
brakes or steering gear, or any Other
part of the mechanism.
The owner, whether he possesses {
low-priced car or an edition de luxe
has about as much money tied up IL
his auto as he feels he can devote t.
that particular form Of pleasure or t.
business. 1t is an investment whicl
will or will not bring commensurate,
returns In money or moments wei
spent. 1t can be made an indispensa
BILE aid to both business and pleasure
or 1t may become an insufferable nui
sance. The actual value Of cal
depends not so much upon the amour
Of the purchase price as upon wha
can be gotten out Of it; its service, 1t
dependability and general reliability
that and the low cost Of upkeep- an
op ration.
1t is reasonable, therefore, for tn
owner to give as much thought an
study to the machine which propel
him and his merchandise as to tn
machine in the factory which Pre-
duces the merchandise. He ought t
understand how and why and where
fore 1t propels him-or why not.