Evening star., 1932-01-03
PRESENT CAR CARE DICTATES
NEXT PURCHASE OF MOTORIST
Preselection of Future Automobiles Made
Throug h Treatment of Present
Types, Say Authorities.

car while it is in good condition is not
abreast of changing conditions and
simply forfeits an opportunity to reduce
the cost of his motoring over period
Of years.
Those who have their eye on the
forthcoming trade-in keep in mind the
two thieves of car value: lack of lubri-
viewed broadly Any part of the car
that suffers from want of oiling not
only damages itself, but adversely af-
fects other parts. Any looseness or ex-
cess play in vital parts, generally termed
'backlaSh," is certain to cause excess
sive wear. Driving the car with worn
universal joints, favorite trick with
those who countenance neglect, is a
case in point.
Frequently car develops serious and
seemingly chronic trouble which forces
| its owner to repair shop after repair
shop. The car comes to be known To-
cally as lemon" with the result that
the owner pays big price for his ne
glect when he comes to trade in. There
are thousands of these cars on the
streets today. Their owners either will
be forced to accept very low allow
ance or, which is more likely, will be
obliged to buy car in lower price
bracket, reversing their original desire
Of going up the scale to ultimate owner
ship OF the finest on wheels.
Systematic Service.
The car that is Systematically serv-
iced by the methods now available
everywhere along automobile row will
not develop the chronic ills that give
1t bad name. Recently there have
been cases of front-wheel shimmy
caused by loose rear wheels, weak rear
springs and whipping propeller shafts.
little care would have saved all this.
Many motorists have discovered that
preserving their present investment in
cars does not mean incessant tinkering.
Much damage can be done to a car
through handling by inexperienced per-
sons. Even such a formerly simple
operation as cleaning the breaker points
now should be done by service men
who have the proper equipment to dress
them efficiently and synchronize them.
None but the most experienced owner
who has invested in considerable equip
ment can expect to do valve grinding
job as it is done in the leading service
stations today
Most fortunate among owners are
those who have been purchasing regular
service from their dealers. They not
only have been spared mechanical
breakage and expensive troubles through
insuring themselves against this through
preventive service, but have made it
plain to their dealers that the cars are
in the pink of condition The man
who thinks a dealer is simply trying to
make profit on a systematic service
plan is blind to the gain which he him.
self can expect over a period of years
Wrong Expectation.
Too many people have got into the
habit of assuming that so long as they
expect to trade in after using a car
couple of years there is no use being
any too careful of it. When the period
is up and they are not in a position to
buy replacement car they face the
problem Of getting along with an abused
one. It's the repair shop route for them
Care will not only save your car but
safeguard that natural aspiration to
own finer car each time YOU change
Don't let few dollars worth of lubri-
cant stand in the way of reaching your
goal.
Unless YOU are the spendthrift scion
Of millionaire you are preselecting
YOUR future car by the way you treat
the one that now serves you.
Copyright, 1882, by the Russell service)