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temperature display, front
and rear 12 volt power out-
lets.

All Sithouettes have an
AM/FM stereo with cassette

player aad automatic volume

which adjusts with the vehi-
cle’s speed.
found this irritating

because the Silhouette is
pretty quiet ac highway
speeds, so there's no need
for a volume increase.
Conversely, there can be
excessive traffic noise at
slower seceds requiring a
volume increase. A CD play-
er is optional on all modets,
and second row audio con-
trols with headset jacks are
optional on GS and GL and
standard on GLS.

Bigger 215/70R-15 inch

tires, alloy wheels, automatic

rear leveling control, and
traction control are optional
on GL asd GS madels and
standard’ on GLS
Silhouettes. A trailer towing
package with a 1590 kg

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THE all-new Silhousite drives and perfortas more like
a car than some mini-vans reports Greg Wilsan.

(3,500 tb.) capacity is
optional on all models,

Like the other GM mini
ans, the Sithouette is casy
to get in and out of and has
an excellent driving posi-
tion, but che second-row
seat cushions are positioned
too low for adults, fereing a

kind of “knecs-up” position.

Be

The power sliding right
door is great for letting the
kids in and out without hav-
ing to get out of the driver's
scat,

It’s also safer for smatler
children who sometimes
struggle to open or close a
sliding door when the van is
parked on a hill.

Toro, Yoro, foro

A former collector of classic cars, Myles Robson couldn't resist this 1985 Oldsmobile Toronado Caliente when
he first laid eyes on it. The former salesman picked up the five-litre beast from a Vernon woman who claims
the only thing to sit in the back seat was her golf clubs. The first car Rabson ever owned was a 1936
Oldsmobile Sedan. (If you have a special relationship with your vehicle, cali the North Shore News photogra-
phy department at 985-2131).

80 watt AM/FM cassette

Sport Rack
Fog Lamps
165 H.P. engine

mag Power windows & locks

The extended iength
model ws about 356 mm (14
in.) donger than the rewula
Jength model, adding about
two inches more legroom
for second and third row
passengers gad about AUS.
more cargo room behind
the third rear seat.

The Sdhouctte drives and
performs more Hike a car
than seme orher mini-sans
+ there’s plenty of power,
handling, is stable, and the
rides very comfortable,
With a low roof height, the
Venture tity easily in parking
garages, and is easy to foad
from the rear.

Regular length models
are easier to park and more
manocuvrable than extended
length -aodels, but both are
quite happy bemg driven in
an-urban environment. +

Hvou're looking for 2
well-equipped seven or eigi
passenger mini-van with
tour doors that’s casv to
drive and has plenty of
power, the Silhouette may
be what vou're looking for

NEWS photo Cindy Coedman

Friday, January 1

6, 1998 — North Shore News — 33

ie statement BC Place hosts

annual RV Show

FOR more than one
million Canadians, the
first sign of spring isn’t
a chirping robin, it’s
the start of the recre-
ational vehicle (RV)
show season.

Keginning in late January
and Ccading late | Mareh,
Canadiin RV dealers. ming
facturers and the varius asso
aaiuens, rollout the red car
pet to weisome RVcrs of all
ages ar RV shows trom coast
Thy CeHIst,

Each show has its own
unique flaver with special
events, prizesvinning draws,
RV seminars, demonstrations
and entertainmest planned by
the host associagon.

This year the Vancouver
International RV Show at BC
Place Stadium in Vancouver is
running a series of lifestyle
seminars presented by madcap

adventurers, Canadians John
and Liz Plaxton.

And, as always, there will
be plenty of entertainment for
ab ages. Over 400
Naatorhames and travel trail-
ers will be on display featuring
all the newest in RV technoie-
gy ind style.

During the Jon, 22 to Jan.
25 show, the hosi association,
ine Reereation — Vehicle
Dealers Association (RVDA)
of B.C. is offering a free shur-
Ue service provided by Cruise
Canada from parking lots in
uhe ares right up to the Terry
Fow entrance gate.

Show hours are: Thursday,
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p.m. and Sunday, Jan. 25, 10
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Admission is $5. Children
under the age of 14 get tree
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