30 - Friday, September 1, 1992 ~ North Shore News

AUTOMOTIVE
Cost limit set for

emission

repairs

No more than $200 to comply

THE PROVINCE will set
cost limits for vehicle
repairs that are necessary to
comply with the province’s
new AirCare program, At-
torney General Colin
Gabelmann said recently.

“Drivers will not be required to
pay more than $200 to repair
vehicles that do not pass inspec-
tion,’” Gabelmann said.

“Owners will be able to bring
their vehicles into compliance and
renew their vehicle licensing and
insurance coverage at an afford-
able rate while helping reduce
pollution levels in the Lower
Mainland,’’ he added.

Canada’s first vehicle emissions
inspection program opened Sept. 1
on the Lower Mainland. From
that date, nearly all passenger cars
and light trucks in that area will
require proof of successful Air-
Care inspection to renew vehicle
licensing and insurance.

“The lower Fraser Valley area
has some of the worst ground-
level ozone. concentrations in
Canada, secorid only to those in
the Windsor-Quebec City cor:
ridor, which includes Toronto,”
environment minister John
Cashore said. ‘“‘The AirCare pro-
gram is expected to contribute to
a reduction of 56% -of pollution
levels in the Lower Mainland by
the year 2000. I am ‘pleased we
have the AirCare program to help
address these concerns,”’ he said.

Only those vehicles which are
repaired in certified AirCare
sepair centres can qualify for the
repair cost limit. ‘‘More than 200
repair centres certified by the

Motoy Vehicle Branch will have
the equipment and training to do
the job right the first time. They
have specific instructions to per-
form the most cost-effective
repairs first to bring vehicles as
close as is feasible to the manu-
facturer’s original performance
standards,’’ Gabelmann said.
“The Motor Vehicle Branch will
be analyzing repair data and costs
from these centres to monitor
their performance.*”

Since 1971, it has been illegal to
operate a vehicle with removed,
disabled or altered emission con-
trol equipment. Gabelmann also
announced that during the first
year of the program, the emission
cormponent inspection for model
year 1987 and older vehicles will
be limited to four specific compo-
nents only, if they were part of
the original factory equipment.
These components are the ther-
mostatic air cleaner, positive
crankcase ventilation system,
evaporative canister and a proper
fuel cap.

Inconsistent manufacturing and
impost requirements may liave led
some vehicie owners and repair
technicians to believe that various
other components could be
removed without penalty. A
phase-in will allow those
motorists a year to bring their
vehicles into full compliance.

Vehicles of model year 1988 and
newer wili be checked for all orig-
inally installed emission control
components.

All vehicle owners are advised
to check with a qualified techni-
cian or an automobile dealer to
verify what components were in-
stalled originally at the factory.

MERCEDES-BENZ 300 D “TuRRO DIESEL

THE NEW Mercedes-
Benz $-Class 300SD Turbo
Diesel was conceived as
a re-definition of automo-
tive integrity for the
world of the nineties and
beyond. The in-line six cylinder 3.5
litre 300 SD Turbo Diesel generates
148 hp. at a very leisurely 2,200 rpm.
THIS MODEL is fully equipped with
standard features such as antilock
brakes, heated front seats, driver and
passenger side air bags, seif closing
doors, ten way power seats covered

$998

A Mon trH

in soft leather, power
sun roof, power win-
dows and infrared key
jock, etc.

LEASE terms are based
on 36 months, with a
$13,800 down payment and a re:
ual value of $44,750 O.A.

PDI and taxes extra. (Lease pay-
ments can be tailored.)

WITH its exceptionally siniple and
elegant lines, the 300 SD Turbo
Diesel is, by a large margin, the
most advanced diesel car ever built.

THE VANCOUVER Museum
and Save-On Foods present
“Forbidden Fruit,’ an interna-
Saturday,

World class
taste treat
at int’l fair

tional

TIGER PAW’A/S
ALL-SEASON
STEEL-BELTED RADIAL

© Good tread lite

© Penetration resistance
© Good traction

* Camtortable nde

© Good value

15S/SRt2
15S/SF13
165/SR13
165/SR15
178/80h13°
185/60R12
175/78R13
185/70R13
7as/70R14
195/70R14
18S/75R14
195/75R14
205/754
205/75R15
215/75R15
225/75R1S

LAREDO® ALLSEASONS
ALL-SEASON LT TRUCK RADIAL
LTISS7SRIS SOLID = LTRUSMSRIS. 114.41
LYZISSRIS 98BU —LTZUSNSANS | 198.95
LT2GTSRIS 10148 = LTB.7SAIBS «12887
LTRUSTERI8 12313 LTBSORTGS «141.12

: SPECIAL
UNIROYAL LAREDO

fruit
Sept. 12, 1 p.m.-5 p.m.

Come and join the Indone-
sian Consulate,
migrant Resources Society, Fil-
ipino Canadian Cultural Socie-
ty, Interior Salish Native In-
dians and Salathai Thai Res-

fair,

Pacific

im- _ talizing

taurant as they promote their
heritage through fruit carving
demonstrations, displays and
fruit sampling.

Admission to this taste tan-
event is free. The
museum is iocated at 1100
Chestnut St. in Vanier Park at
the southwest end of the Bur-
tard Bridge in Vancouver.

RALLYE? GTS

PERFORMANCE
STEEL-BELTED RADIALS
© All-season tread desian

® Precise steeting response

© Aggressive performance

appearance

an == 6 95

175/79R13
188/70R13
195/70R13
18S/70R14
195/70R14
205/70R14
21SITORIA
225/70R1S
215/60R14
2ISIGORTE
245/607R14
235/60R15
2451GORA5
255/60R15
27S/60R16
ZiS/6SRIS

175/79 RID

PASSENGER, LIGHT TRUCK, HEAVY
TRUCK INDUSTRIAL,EARTH MOVER,

RETREADING, 24 HOUR EMERGENCY
COMMERCIAL SERVICE

Roof Rack......cccossessssscerssvens $320. /No charge
Floor Mat......uscoccccosssesveeee $129. (No charge fj

$985. /No charge

_{ ROAD READY IN STYLE & VALUE
(/ AT NO EXTRA COST TOYSU a

894 995"

; Incl. Meant, Paint, Frt. & PDI

OR LEASE FOR

"425°

Per Month*

Leans based cn $2,500 down. Ist & last payments over 48 moa. A.C.
Total paid $22,900 plus taxes. Frt. and PDI inci.

AWARD OF MERIT WINNER