26 - Friday, July 29, 1994 - North Shore News DISNEY AND CAA FORM PARTNERSHIP The Canadian Automobile Association (CAA) has entered into partnership with Walt Disney Attractions to provide discounts and other benefits to CAA members. The partnership includes: * CAA-Disney driveaway packages for members who travel by car. The package includes vouchers to stay on the road at selected Choice Hotels and travel kits to enter- tain youngsters. * CAA Minnie Vacation pack- ages for travel through Sept. 30, to Disneyland. Packages are available at a selection of seven hotels in the Anaheim, California, area and at Disney’s Vacationland Camp- ground, e CAA Minnie Vacation Disneyland discount of 20% for members who show their card at Disneyland’s main gate for two- and three-day Passports between July 5 and Sept. 30. ° CAA-Disney Magic Moments for members who fly or take their own car, offer- ing discounts on packages to Disneyland and Walt Disney World. * Free parking for those pur- chasing select vacation pack- NEWS photoes Neil Lucnete THE 1994 Ford Ranger Splash Supercab adds a useful behind-the-seats storage/passenger area. Two sideways-facing jump seats, which foid up when not in use, are standard on the Splash Supercab. Inquire about the Ford Ranger at Dave Buck Ford, ages. For membership informa- tion, reservations or questions on CAA-Disney packages, contact the nearest BCAA Service Centre or BCAA TeleCentre (268-5555, or 1- 800-663-1956 outside Vancouver). New CAA mem- bers automatically qualify for the CAA-Disney program. MULTI-VERICLE ACCI- DENT... Three pzople escaped scrious injury follow- ing a multi-vehicle accident on Sunday. July 17, at Taylor Way and Marine Drive in West Vancouver. A southbound vehicle on Taylor Way allegedly ran a red light at Taylor Way and Marine Drive and broadsided a westbound Olds Cutlass. according to a West Vancouver Police spokesman. The impact drove the Cutlass nto the side of a westbound Jeep Cherokee. Three people were taken to Lions Gate Hospital by ambu- lance with minor injuries. The driver of the south- bound vehicle. an 18-year-old female from Kelowna, faces a charge under the Motor Vehicle Act for failing to stop ata red light. according to police. She was also issued 24-hour roadside suspension. N CAR RECOV. Fwo men en route to ertin Vancouver on July 17 were arrested by police on the Liens Gate Bridge when it was discovered that the 1988 Chess Sprint they Were driving was report. ed stolen from Prince George. Cortis Ned Schaaf, 20. of Prince George. and a 23-year. old man from Gibsons tace a charge of possession of stolen property over $1,000, accord- ing to West Vancouver Police. 879 Marine Drive, North Vancouver. TEST DRIVE THE COMPACT Ford Ranger pickup truck was suc- cessfully redesigned a couple of years age and was followed a year later by a sporty varia- tion called the Splash, the first smal! pickup to offer a traditional open rear fender design. This your. an estended cab ver- sian of the Sphash pickup —the Splash Supereab --- adds needed versatility fo this compact pickup. The Supercab model is 41 em 416 inches) longer than the regular cab model and adds two sideways s-htcnrg Tear JUmp-seats to INgrease capacity tod maximum of tive. When not inuse. the two rear jump seats fold up neatly out of the way to izeuble storage urea of 513 18 cubic teen, bigger than the trunk of most compact cars. Unlike many extended-cab pick- ups. the extra cab length of the Splash Supercab doesn't detract sig- nificantly from its looks. Some extended cab pickups, particularly full-sized ones. look very odd with a long cab and regular length bed and open rear fenders. The Splash Supercab doesn't look quite as awk- ward. perhaps because of its smaller Like most extended cab pickups. > Spiash Supercab is available only ha regular length box (1.8 nv si feev. Only the regular cab Splash is available with the longer box (2.1 tf seven feet). While two-wheel-drive Spi pickups are available with a choice of three engines (a 98 horsepower litre four-cylinder: a 140 horsepower 3.0-litre V6: of & 160 horsepower 4.0-Htre V6 engine) four- wheel-drive Splash models come with the standard 3.0-litre V6 engine or the optional 4.0-litre engine. A smooth-changing four-speed automatic iransmission is optional on 1 Splash model The Splash is a quiet particularly when d with eliber of the V6 engines. The V6 nes have plenty of torque and lugging power, while the four cylinder Ranger is a litde under- powered The 3.0-htre engine ts probably the best compro- mine among power, fuel econumy. noise and price, The 4.0-litre engine has almost too much power for of truck. The flareside box is not as wide as the standard .. though it is the same length. There are. however, useful step-up points in front of and behind the fender wells, and also handy tie- down points inside the box. © rear bumper can be used as a step-up point and the tailgate removes easily. in many respects, the two-wheel- drive Splash has a different character to the Splash 4X4. The 2WD model is lower to the ground, has smaller tires, sports chromed five-spoke wheels, and has a lighter curb weight. Tt handles and rides better and is available with an economical four-cylinder engine. See Options page 26 66 Jn many respects, the two-wheel-drive Splash has a different character to the Splash 4X4, 99 THE FOUR-WHEEL-DRIVE Splash is a tougher-looking truck, with high- er ground clearance, higher cab height, taller 75-series radials and optiona! all-terrain tires, and a2 part-time, shift-on-the-fly four-wheel- drive system.