B8 - Sunday, January 9, 1983 - North Shore News Winter driving conditions in | Canada can be tough on etting st car, the windows cn quickly get covered with con- performance faster, without wasting gas. and THe zoiWd also makes it more difficult to start your car - something people in warmer climates would hardly regard as a problem. Wenthe Not so in Canada though. The Consumer Automotive Advisory Council of Superior Muffler has prepared a list of tips on how to properly start your car in winter: If you park outside overnight then consider placing some newspapers, plastic or an old blanket onto the outside of your windshield. In the morning you can peel it off and save “time cleaning ~ the shield. However, if you don't wind fanz aa A 2. = Op COW can help clear the humidity. The suggested method of Starting most cars in cold weather is to depress the gas pedal just once and then turn on the ignition. If you ‘flood’ the car then press the gas pedal to the floor and keep it there while turning the key. If you have a driveway, then back into it in winter. Driving forward, rather than backing out, in the morning will make it easier to move awy. It will also help avoid Stalling and wasting gas Starting the engine again. Idling can also waste gas. Tn Tact. it’s advisable not to | run the car on idle in the arted in the colc ome Ca VY fard (6 start in winter and also to keep running’ without stalling. A small investment in a block heater and an automatic timer - to start ita few hours before you leave - can be well worthwhile. When starting your car in winter also consider your defroster and heater usage. Experts.suggest that it’s best not to turn on the defroster until you are sure that the heater is in fact blowing heat. This might mean waiting a little while before driving off, but if you turn on the defroster first thing then snow on the hood can often come up through the vent below the wipers and freeze the windshield. It's far better ’ tlocag a do this then clean all the ice driveway (for five to ten ~ aod srrow from the “minutés) to “warm it up. windows, exterior lights, Thirty seconds of idling. and hood and roof with a scraper and brush. ; When you get into a cold Not in TORONTO (UPC) - Drivers who use Goodyear Arriva all-season radial tires could see their car insurance premiums decline as much as 10 per cent under a program announced Tuesday by Goodyear Canada Inc: and Canadian General Insurance Com- pany: The agreement, the first of its kind to be introduced ona national basis in North Amenica, will result in rate reductions to owners of PEUGEOT SAAB JENSEN FEROZ EBRAHIM We expertly service the above automobiles INTERNATIONAL CLASSIC CARS Vancouver 669-7559 669-7472 IRE NAKAYAMA a * POZOI >A0