OVERDRIVE

WHEN I was living in the
ULS., I used to get picked
on all the time by my patri-
otic colleagues: ‘‘You mean
you guys don’t get mail on
Saturdays?!"’, {How much
did you: say a gallon of
gasoline costs there?’*

Most of the time I tried to

_ come up -with some -kind of
counter-attack:..““But we have. na-
tional medical - coverage,. you
know!!""

When the topic turned to such
things as product availability and
price, however, I usually kept
quiet — it wasn’t worth fighting.

Americans do, indeed, have a
greater selection to choose from
‘when it comes to consumer r goods.

Currently
BC. ferry.

THE FOLLOWING are the’ cur-

rent’ schedules for B.C. Ferry
Corp.: routes between the
‘ mainiand,: Vancouver Island and
Langdale: .-

.@ Horseshoe Bay
and.Nanaimo to Horseshoe Bay:
In effect until June 24:

Leave’ Horseshoe Puy daily at 7
a.m!,.9 am.,-I1 am., 1 p.m., 3
‘p.m.,.5 p.m.,-7 p.m. and 9 p.m.
| Leave Nanaimo daily at 7 a.m.,

-9am.,'llam., 1 p.m., 3 p.m., 5
p.m., 7 p.m. and 9 p.m.

’ @ Horseshoe - Bay to Langdale
and Langdale to Horseshoe Bay:

‘In effect until June.24:

Leave .Horseshoe Bay at 7:30°

a.m., 9:30-a.m., 11:30 a.m., 1:15
p.m., 3:30 p.m., 5:30 p.m., 7:25
p.m..and 9:15 p.m.: There’ will
calso be an extra sailing on May 24

at I] p.m,

Leave Langdale at 6: 20 a.m.,
8:30 a.m., 10:30 a.m., 12:25 p.m.,
2:30 p.m., 4:30 p.m.,. 6:30 p.m.
and. 8:20 p.m. Yhere will also be
an extra sailing at ‘10:10 pm. on
May 24.:

@ Horseshoe Bay “to Bowen
Isiand and Bowen Island to
Horseshoe Bay: Effective — until
' further notice:
| Leave Horseshoe Bay at 6:05
am.,.7 am., 8 a.m., 8:55 a.m.
(the Thursday - sailing will be
“replaced by a dangerous. cargo
‘sailing at which time no passen-
gers will be allowed to board),
9:50 a.m.,'11:15 a.m., 12:05 p.m.,
. 2:30 p.m., 3:30 p.m., 4:25 p.m.,

5:25 p.m.,.6:25 p.m., 7:45 p.m.,

8:35 p.m., 9:25 p.m.

Leave .Bowen Island at 5:45
a.m.. (daily except Sundays and
- Statutory holidays), 6:35 a.m.,
7:35 a.m., 8:30 a.m., 9:25 a.m.,
10:56 'a.m.,.. 11:40 ‘a.m.,
p.m, 3 p.m., 3:55° p.m. (the
Thursday sailing will be replaced
by a dangerous cargo sailing at
_ which time no passengers will be
allowed to board), 4:50 p.m., 5:50
p.m., 7:20 p.m., 8:10 p.m., 9

to Nanaimo

12:30 -

Some automobiles you can’t find south of the border

There
though.

This may be a surprise to some
of you, but Canada has a history
of selling automobiles that aren’t
available south of the border. In
most cases, the Canada-only
vehicles were low-priced versions

are some exceptions,

of the same car, re-badged cars, .

or bargain-priced imports.

Hyundai's first crack at
North American market started
with the Pony model in the 1984
model year exclusive to
Canada.

To the dismay of many com-
petitors, the $5,795 Pony sold like
crazy in its first year. In the fol-
lowing year, Hyundai introduced
a bigger, plusher model, the
Stellar, priced at below $9,000.

Both models were still destined
only for the Canadian market,

and the Americans didn’t get a.

Hyundai car until the year after
Stellar’s debut in Canada.

Even then, Hyundai only sold
the Excel model there, which also
appeared in Canada for ’86. -

As a matter of fact, the Ameri-
cans never had a chance to buy ei-
ther, the Pony or the - Stellar
models. 3 Hyundai’ $ current lineup
in the VU. Ss. however, mirrors the
one in Canada.

_ Though hopelessly: outdated. in
design ‘and features, Lada from
Russia’ never reached the Ameri-
can side of the border. either.
Lada’s lowest-priced model,

scheduled

sailings’

p.m., 9:45 p.m.

© Tsawwassen to Swartz Bay and

Swartz Bay to Tsawwassen: In ef-

fect until March ‘21: :
Leave both terminals at: 7 a. ‘m.;

-9am., 1! am., 1 p.m.,3.p.m.,

5 p.m., 7 p.m., 9 p.m., plus on
Fridays and Sundays only 12
p.m., 2 p.m., 4 p.m. and 6 p.m.
@ Tsawwassen to Nanaimo and
Nanaimo: to Tsawwassen: Effec-
tive daily:

Leave both terminals at 5:30
a.m., 8 a.m., 10:30 a.m., I p.m.,
3:30 p.m., 6 P.m., 8:30 p.m., 11

Bal, of Fac War
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the -

So

Samara, sells for just $5,895. A
convertible model joined the rest
of the lineup for '93.

Innocenti mini-cars, from Italy,
were on the market in Canada un-
til 1987,

The tiny car was based on the
beloved Austin Mini. The price
was certainly attractive, but the
1.0-litre; three-cylinder engine
based on Japan’s Daihatsu
micro-car’. was, at best, barely
manageable in heavy traffic.

For those who fell in love with

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the Innocenti but cried out for
more power, a turbo model good
for 72 horses was available.

Up until a couple of years ago,
you had another Cana-
dian-exclusive budget car: Skoda
from Czechoslovakia.

The rear-engine, rear-wheel-
drive car had an_ uncanny
resemblance to the quirky Saab
900 model, at Jeast in the exterior
department. With a 1.3-litre
four-banger producing a
minuscule 54 horsepower, though,

“e Will they handle your
~ insurance claims?
© Do they back their
~ work in writing?
e Will your car be repaired promptly?
© Have they painted over 5 million cars?
¢ Do they use state-of-the-art materials?
«Can they deliver color match?
.@ Do they give you great quality for
this kind of price?

IF YOU DON'T KNOW
_ BETTER GET MAACO!!!

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984-4171

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the Skoda would have taken a
long, long time to catch up to the
Saab, if ever at all.

- In 1990, the Skoda was selling
for a mere $6,998, some $2,000
less than the cheapest Toyota
Tercel model.

In the ’80s, a $4,995 ('86 price)
car was available from Romania.
Dubbed Dacia, the front-wheel-
drive vehicles came as a sedan,
coupe, or station wagon.

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