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30 — Friday, July 10, 1998 — North Shore News

B.C. residents who
rent vehicles when they
travel can save money
on optional insurance
by choosing ICBC’s
rental vehicle coverage
before they leave home.

The rates for optional fia-
“Bifity and vehicle damage

insurance offered by most car
rental agencies are much
higher than rental vehicle
coverage available through
ICBC.

For example. in the
United Stares, rates tor loss
damage waivers (coverage for
vehicle <famage), range from
$9 to S17 U.S. per day. On
top of thar injury or personal
accident insurance could be
purchased for another $4 to
S9 US. per day.

Optional insurance rates

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¢ and injury insur-
ance offered by Canadian car
rental agencies can also be
expensive — in the range of
$10 to $20 CAD per dav.

But B.C. residents can
avoid those higher charges by
purchasing ICBC's Rental
Vehicle Policy. The policy is
only $4 per day and provides
more comprehensive damage
and injury insurance coverage
than those offered by the car
rental compani

Rental vehicle coverage is
also available as part of
ICBC’s RoadStar package —
a group of optional insurance
coverages available only to
RoadStars for as little as $15
to $30 a year. RoadStars are
motorists who have kept their
40 per cent Autoplan dis-
count for more than five years
in a row without an at-fault
claim.

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Whether it’s through the
RoadStar package or pur-
chased separately, ICBC's
rental vehicle coverage offers
the following protection:

@ $1 million Third-Party
Legal Liability.

® Accident Benefits.
B® Underinsured
Protection.
Collision
deductible.
@ Comprehensive with $100
deductible.

#1 Loss of Use to $25 per day,
to a total limit of $256.

® Payment for claims made
by rental companies for loss
of rental income.

The ICBC rental vehicle cov-
erage may be purchased by
B.C. residents of any B.
registered company. The poli-
cy applics throughout Canada
and the United States, includ-
ing Alaska and Hawaii, but

Motorist

with $200

Civic a winner where it counts

From page 28

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centre dash area that pro-
trudes towards the driver.

However, I had a few
quibbles, A driver’s side
airbag is standard cquipmert
but a passenger side airbag is
optional, In addition, the
cover for the passenger airbag
is attached to the top of the
dashboard in a rather untidy
fashion.

The AM/FM radio is
well-positioned in the centre

dash area, but the optional
cassette player is positioned at
the bottom of the center con-
sole directly in front of the
two cupholders. It’s not only
a longer reach, but it cannot
be operated if there are two
cups in front of it, Also, the
sliding temperature controls
are stiff and harder to usc
than rotary style controls,
and the pushbutton controls
for ventilation offer a limited
selection of ventilation choic-
es.

One last complaint: the

| 1998 Honda Civic EX sedan technical data

Base price (LX): $15,700
Price as tested(EX):
$19,500

Type: four-door, five-pas-
senger subcompact sedan
Mayout: transverse front
-engine/front-wheel-drive
Engine: 1.6-litre four-
cylinder, SOHC, 16 valves
Horsepower: 106 @ 6200

rp.m
Torque: 103 @ 4600 r.p.m.
Transmission: five-speed
manual (four-speed auto-
matic)
Curb weight: 1106 kg
(2,438 Ib.) -

Wheelbase: 2620 mm
(103.2 in

Length: 4450 mm (175.1
in.)
Width:

in.)

iaehe 1390 mm (54.7
in.

Tires: 185/70R-14

Fuel consumption: City
— 8.3 1/100 km (34
m.p.g.); Hwy — 5.9 1/100
km (48 m.p.g.)

Warranty: Basic — three
years/60,000 km;
Powertrain _ five
years/100,000 km

1705 mm (67.1

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ower door locks can be
locked from the outside with
a key, but onty the driver’s
lock will unlock from the
outside. To unlock the other
doors, you have to reach and
pull up on a switch. In addi-
tion, there is no power-lock
butten on the passenger
door.

None of these things
would stop me from recom-
mending a Civic, but I think
Honda’s interior designers
have some work to do before
the next Civic arrives in the
year 2000.

When it comes to what
counts — reliability, interior
room, trunk space, fuel con-
sumption, and driveability —
the Civic is a winner.

Though it’s more expen-
sive than comparable domes-
tic cars, it has a higher resale
value and a higher degree of
owner satisfaction, second

_ only to Toyota in its class,

according to the CAA’s
annual owner surveys.

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