We're getting there.
Maybe we don’t have the
million-mile car yet, but
more and more frequently
we hear of cars whose

owners boast of having well.

over 200,000 miles on the
odometer without
repairs.

To a large extent, that :
kind of longevity is due to.

better-than-average. maint-
enance. Let’s look at some
facts from Car Care Council.
If a car is driven normally
(no trailer towing or dusty
cross-country road_ rallies)
and if the oils in the engine
and transmission are kept
clean and at proper
operating temperatures,
these components could
provide over a quarter-
million miles of service.
Beyond regular
lubrication services, if the

Antics

researen
is paying off.

FOR INFORMATION
CONTACT YOUR
ARTHRITIS SOCIETY.

Vol. 1

Accidents do happen:
always at the wrong time
and never your fault!
(Well, hardly ever). The
popular scapegoat is
ICBC and they weren't
even there, (at the ac-
cident, that is).

The ICBC system is sull
trying to recover after the
last frustrating strike. The
staff has done a super job
in trying to process the
mountains of paper. Most
of the damage backlog
has been taken care of If
by chance you missed the
clean-up and your car 1s
sull not repaired, please

call us for advice on the
present procedures for an
ICBC appointment

major.

oil and filter are changed
regularly, wear and tear on
precision parts can be
materially reduced. This is
particularly important, says
the council, when a car is
subjected to a lot of stop-

_and-go driving and. idling.
Consequently,
“may not get hot enough to

the: engine

burn away condensation and
harmful! deposits inside the
engine. Under this kind of
driving condition, oil and
filter change intervals -of
3,000 miles or less may be
advisable.

On the other end of the

War on
accidents

CALGARY (UPC) -
Alberta Transport Minister
Henry Kroeger Tuesday
declared war on motor
vehicle accidents in the
province, in the wake of one
of the worst weekends on
record in which nine people
were killed | in
mishaps.

Highway accidents have
killed 498 people this year in
Alberta — 44 of them in
Calgary.

traffic

temperature

engines are very sensitive to
excessive heat, which can be
destructive to internal parts.
This is a case for periodic
checks of the _ cooling

‘ system. Under severe driving

conditions, it’s also a good

_ Feason to consider investing

in an oil cooler.
Designed for installation
on the engine, transmission

- or both, this device increases

the cooling capacity of these
components when operating
under heavier-than-normal
loads and/or in hot climates.

Cars & Trucks
LEASING

Toyota or any
other make/model
Call - Stan Bednash .

Nov. 22, 1981

Appointment cards are
available at our office
with daily delivery for
both claim forms and

ICBC appointment cards.

Under the present system,
Wf your car is not road-
worthy, you can phone us
with the details, where it
is located, ete., and we we
have it towed to our
compound for an in-
spection and estimate by
ICBC. If your car 1s
dnvable, and/or we can
get mobile with
emergency repairs, your
estimate will be com.
pleted at the ICBC claim
center, but only after your
appointment card has
been processed, (no card
ho appotmntment)

cBc Blues?

Len Macht, owner

Look on the
Bright Side

To all of our

inquiring customers:

No, we didn't get flooded out by
Lynn Creek after the tg cain
but we did pet a new sandy
beach that will look just great
after all the garbage has been
nicked up. And that pile of sand
tn n our parking lot is not for sand
bags. its for our new sewer hne

We did) however. creatc
own mvate flood when our
watcr line was broken during cx
cavation, and the shut off was
nowherc to be found Oh weil!

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980-4581

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