30 - Friday, April 21, 1989 - North Shore News

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THE 8.C. Automobile Associa-
tion is alerting parents of young
children that over 7,000 units of
the Cosco Auto Trac child
restraint that have been distributed
across Canada have a potential
safety defect.

The Cosco Auto Trac has a
retractable harness system which
should automatically adjust to fit
‘the child. However, the webbing
guides on the Auto Trac are too
narrow and don’t allow the
harness to rétract fully, leaving too
much slack in the shoulder straps.

If an accident occurred, the
child’s body would move too far

Tracer
moves to
Mexico

MERCURY TRACER is a high-
quality, precision-engineered small
car that provides good perfor-
mance, handling and comfort with
many standard features.

For 1989, Ford of Canada has
shifted producticn of Canadian-
bound Tracer two- and four-door
hatchbacks from Taiwan to Ford’s
new assembly plant in Hermosillo,
Mexico, where Canadian-bound
Tracer wagons have been built
since their introduction.

Designed by Ford in partnership
with Mazda, Tracer gives excellent
value for the money. It is aimed at
customers moving up to Lin-
coln-Mercury products or looking
for a well-built second car.

Powered by a 1.6litre elec-
tronically fuel-injected overhead-
cam engine, Tracer is both quick
and nimble — a perfect commuter
ear for city and suburban driving.
A five-speed manual overdrive
transaxle is standard, while a
three-speed automatic is optional.

Partners Erwen Smith and Mark An-
dreassen are pleased to announce the
appointment of Clyde McRae to our
sales staff. Born in St. Paul's Hospital j
B (just down the street from Downtown
Toyota Centre), he spent his life on the
North Shore graduating from Sentinel

High School. He is a current “Guiness 4

Book of World Records” holder for his
¥ across Canada walk in 1973. Heis also |
7 amember of the “B.C. Hallof Fame” |
for his 100 mite run at Empire Stadium
in 1974. In later years, Clyde got peo- §
ple hepping as a disc jockey at many
Vancouver discos.
Please call Clyde if you are consider-
ing a new or used car or just to say
hello, at 682-8881 or (Res.} 987-0001.

DOWNTOWN

| TOYGTA
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forward, possibly resulting in
serious and/or fatal head injuries.
The automobile association was
first made aware of this defect
when a consumer called to report a
retraction problem with her new
Auto Trac. An investigation by
Transport Canada, and a test of
the restraint system, has confirmed

EALE
safety seat fails test

the safety-related problem.

The defective seats were
manufactured by Cosco Inc. and
distributed in Canada by Cam-
bridge Recreation Products be-
tween January 1, 1987 and
December 31, 1988.

Owners of the Cosco Auto Trac
should: 1) examine the information

label on the back of the seat and
identify whether the seat was
distributed by Cambridge Recre-
ation Products. 2) should the
distributor be Cambridge Recre-
ation Products, consumers should
call Dore! Industries Inc. in Mon-
treal at (514) 323-5701, or write to:
Dorel Industries Inc., 4750 Des

“you ay our friends and neighbors:

and to serve

1989 CORSICA __

9.9% financing, 48 months

you. with sinceri

Grandes Prairies, St. Leonard,
Quebec, HIR 1A3. Dorel is the
current Canadian distributor of the
Auto Trac.

New webbing guides will be sent
to owners by Dorel, free of charge.
The replacement parts are easy tc
install and effectively correct the
harness retraction problem.

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