Evening star., 1926-10-17

ing these II IS believed tnat mucn
misinformation can be eliminated.
Every car has some good points;
some bad ones.
THE treatment a car receives our
ing its first 1000 miles often is de-
Gliding factor in it's ability to keep OUT
of the repair shops.
"A $1,000 car cannot give every
thing that a $1,000 car gives.
THE more expensive the car tne
more intelligent attention II requires
if 1t IS to last several tlmes iohsei
than a cheaper car. o.on
ABUSED and neglected, $4,000 car
will not last as long as $l,0Oo ma
chine that is given good care.
Skill and Ability Factors.
THE performance Of any. car is
closely related to the skill ana aoill's
Of it's driver.
bad service is responsible for much
dissatisfaction with cars.
"Out of every group of cars there
are some exceptionally good ones ana
some that are not so good. though
they may all carry the same name
plate.
"Nanufa cturers frequently make
unseen but vital Improvements In ne"
models just after they have been In
troduced.
Most troubles with cars can be
eliminated if good mechanic is put
to the task and the owner is con-
scientious about having wrongs made
right.
1.-The performance Of cars now Is
definitely linked up with the kind of
fuel used. A difference Of as much as
10 miles an hour in speed on hills is
possible in the same car with different
kinds Of gas.
Psychology plays an important role
in ones success or failure with a car.
Some persons cannot hear knocks be-
cause they are not interested in hear
ing them"
BY following these suggestions one
can avoid running into many blind
alleys One of the several Of these
rules will explain the large majority
Of cases Of dissatisfaction with a car.
Role Psychology Plays.
Just how large a role psychology
plays is indicated by the ability
some owners to overcome difhculties
with expensive cars while using the
same sort of trouble with the cheapes
machines merely as an excuse to get
I'm not having particularly good
luck with my new car" confessed the
owner Of a machine listing for SO, 500,
but / can't afford to sacrifice this
car in trade for another one. I'm
going to spend $50 and get rid of the
trouble"
Another owner who had the same
kind of trouble with a car that lists
for 5000 decided to trade it in at a
loss of $3.50 and get another make
The trouble could have been remedied
for $25.
There are too many members Of the
family driving some cars. No auto
mobile will stand for the habits of a
number Of different drivers. 1t is bad
enough for any car If the driver rides
the clutch or burns the brakes, but
when each driver of the same machine
contributes a different form Of damage
the car cannot possibly stand it.
This is clearly demonstrated by q
family owning two automobiles. The
head OF the household keeps one of
them for his exclusive use and always
has splendid luck with 1t. The other
machine has to be replaced about
once a year. and is usually a wreck
when he turns 1t in.
Advice May Be Half.Baked.
When motorists hear a story about
particular automobile and it's fail.
ure to give service they should bear
in mind the ignorance of the average
person regarding the mechanics OF
machines and remember that many
could not be happy with the finest
things on earth. 1t is characteristic
of one motorist to be enthusia site over
his car for the first six months. After
that it is piece of junk. In his opin.
ion. Over a period Of four years he
has had six cars, and is now shopping
for a seventh. He cannot possibly
pass out accurate advice.
A motorist who was interested in
this subject to point where he de-
cided to make a more careful investi-
CATION went about asking owners OF
various cars what sort Of luck they
were having. A few weeks later he
came to the conclusion that the manu-
facturers of one particular make OF
car were turning out a vast number
Of lemons.
1t happened that the manufacture
er's annual production was we'll over
200,s00. The percentage Of cars in
the hands of dissatisfied owners was
no greater than for any other car. 1t
was just that there were more indi.
viduals owning unsatisfactory cars of
this make.
One has to he careful accepting ad-
vice nowadays. And if one has any
regard for the progress Of motoring
it is necessary to guard against being
so frank as to hand out plain misin-
formation.
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