NOW THAT the inclement winter

weather is behind us, tnany
owners of “seasonal vehicles’ are
signing up for short-term in-
surance policies from the In-
surance Corporation of British
Columbia (ICBC).

ICBC introduced — sitort-term

- policies five years ago to accom-
modate owners of vehicles who
wanted coverage for only a part
of the year.

Policies for six to 11 months
were offered, und two years ago
ICBC introduced = three-month
policies for added flexibility.

“The heaviest users of short-
term policies tend to be moatorcy-

Short-term policies can spread out
the costs or allow for summer use

cles and then motor homes," said
ICBC spokesman Ken Hardie. ‘la
the case of motorcycles, short-
term policies are sometimes pur-
chased to spread out insurance
cosis rather than for seasonal use.

Hardie added that some con-
vertibles and vans are also covered
for seasonal use during the better
weather.

Last summer, about 81% of
motorcycles on the road (approx.
34,000) were insured through a
short-term policy. By December,
there were only 12,000 motorcy-
cles still in use.

There were almost 36,000 motor
homes insured in July, and about

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NEWS photo Cindy Goodman

VANCOUVER FIREFIGHTER Doug Stoneson is the proud
owner of this mint-condition °65 Thunderbird convertible.
Stoneson shows what showering a vehicle with tender loving

care can accomplish.

Protection from heat needed

ANTIFREEZE IS one of the most
important fluids used in your car’s
engine.

{t not only protects the engine
from boiling over in hot summer
weather and freezing in winter, it
also prevents damaging rust and
corrosion buildup in the cooling
system,

If you neglect to change your
antifreeze regularly, your car
could fail and leave you stranded
on the highway.

In fact, most roadside
breakdowns occur because a car
owner failed to change his or her
antifreeze and maintain the cool-
ing system on a regular basis.

And even if the existing an-
lifreeze tests OK for freeze-up
and boil-over protection, its rust
and corrosion inhibitors may be
weak and ineffective.

There are three basic ways to
determine whether it is time to
change your antifreeze. .

The first way is to test the an-
tifreeze with a tester, which can be
purchased from most automotive
outlets. This will allow you to sce
if a low concentration of an-
tifreeze exists in the system.

If the concentration is low, you
need to change the antifreeze.

The second involves visual in-
spection.

If the existing antifreeze appears
dirty or has floating debris, it
must be replaced.

The third way: to tell is if it’s
been one year or more since you
last changed your antifreeze.

After one yzar, most of the im-
portant corrosion inhibitors are
depleted, which means that ne-
glecting to change your antifreeze
regularly can leave your cooling
sytem susceptible to rust and cor-
rosion.

Changing your antifreeze begins
by thoroughly flushing the cooling
system,

But using only water for this
process can leave behind rust,
grease and other sediments which
can hinder the system's perfor-
mance.

The experts advise you to use a
flushing product which is specially

formulated for flushing the cool-
ing system and can remove more

oil, sediment and rust than
flushing with water alone.
Once the system has been

thoroughly flushed, the next step
is to refill it with the proper mix-
ture of high-quality antifreeze and
water.

Maintaining your cooling
system today will help to ensure
trouble-free driving throughout
the summer season.

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NISSAN PARTS

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25,000 in December, underscoring
the fact that many of these units
are almost as likely to be driven
by “snowbirds’? for their trips
down south as they are for sum-
mer reereators at home.

About 50% of motor homes are
insuced through short-term
policies.

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