B10 - Wednesday, October 10, 1984 - North Shore News

SPECIAL INFORMATION SEMINAR

CAR CARE

Women no longer being taken for a ride

IF YOU’RE a woman who has been taken for a__ ing locations for the three
ride by auto repair shops because you don’t know _ nights. Each shop will cover
enough about cars to challenge the diagnosis, 2? different aspect of
there’s a free car clinic being offered that will take automobile repairs. ;

the mystery out of worn brake pads and noisy The free workshop is to

our advantage, too,’’ says
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By BARRETT FISHER

Len Macht, manager and
Crashpad Collision, owner of Crashpad. ‘‘It’s
Budget Brake and Muffler,

three-night car clinic for 35
women

good public relations, and
Larwood Automotive and we want to make women
Trim-line are offering a

comfortable with their cars.

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A lot of them are defensive,
because they’ve either been
ripped off before, or they
don’t know if they’ve been
mpped off. We'll show them
things like a new brake shoe
and an old brake shoe so
they can know whether they
really need one, or not.
Also, with self-serve gas sta-
tions, some don’t know
where, or how, to check oil
and transmission fluid. It’s a
non-sell seminar, strictly for
information.’’

Starting at the brake and
muffler shop, women will
learn about the underside of
cars, examining their own
cars up on the hoist. One in-
structor for every six. women
will talk about the wheels,
the exhaust system (tailpipe
and muffler), the brakes
(disc verses drum) and shock
absorbers.

The automotive shop will
have the ladies take a look
under the hood, showing

them the different
nents and where they are
located. The class will
discuss safety precautions,
where the oil and transmis-
sion fluid is located, how to
jump start a car safely, how
to fix a fanbelt with a pair of
pantyhose in an emergency
and how to change a flat
tire. Noises and knocks that
might occur in the tappets,
or valves, will be discussed,
‘‘so a woman will know the
difference between a minor
adjustment and a_ $1000
repair,’’ Macht explained.

The work will be done on
the ladies’ own cars, Macht
emphasized, so that if they
need to practise what they’ve
learned in an emergency, it
won’t be foreign to them.

The third seminar will
look at body shop repairs at
the collision shop. The
mechanics will explain how
exact estimates are made on
cars that have been in acci-
dents and they will describe

compo-

the ICBC process. Cut away
views of cars will give
close-ups of part repairs,
making it easier to unders-
tand. Rust repairs, paint
jobs and the replacement of
vinyl roofs, seat covers and
floor mats will complete the
overview. And Trimline will
then talk about beautifying
the car without a great deal
of cost, including pinstriping
and body graphics.

Each night will include
films to illustrate the lessons.
The three-night seminar will
be held Monday, Tuesday
and Wednesday, October 22,
23 and 24 from 7 to 9 p.m.
Free coveralls will be given
to each of the ladies, which
they can keep after the semi-
nars, and there will be about
50 doorprizes, including
BCAA memberships, brun-
ches and cases of wine.

For further

information
call

and pre-registration,
980-4581.

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