26 - Friday, April 1 12, 1991 - North Shore News “AUTOMOTIVES | Car Care Council advises to plan ahead THIS SUMMER promises to be one for secing Canada from the road, saystheCar Care Council of the Automotive Industries Association of Canada. if you are one of the millions of people who will be vacationing in metor vehicles, heed the advice of Car Care Council and avoid the last) minute rush for needed maintenance or repairs. Not only may you run out of time, you may not have it in your budget. Planning ahead pays off. Your pre-trip car care should include the following: * Cooling System check-up and service as needed; © Lubrication services, including oil and filter change; *Engine and Electrical system check and service a5 needect; *Underear check-up. including brake and exhaust systems, tires. suspension and wheel alignment; e Transmission fluid check and/or replacement if needed; «Lights and windshield wiper check; e Iinterior/exterior appearance. Family travel at best is hard on a vehicle, inside and out. You may be spending a lot of your vacation inside your car, So Start out with seats aid carpeting clean and well protected, suggests the Car Care Council. A clean, unctuttered interior makes travel more pleasant. Repair or replace worn or dam- aged upholstery, headlining or carpeting. A minor tear can become a gaping kole during a vacation trip; a hole in the carpet at the accelerator pedal becomes a safety hazard if it catches your heel in an emergency. A sagging headliner van bu an- noying, even dangerous when if obstrucis vision. Fuel economy a priority in prototypes From page 2§ Ford’s two-seater Zig sports car is also powered by a new two- stroke Orbital engine which has excellent fuel economy, extremely low emissions and can run on alternative fuels. For more prac- tical use, the Zig can be converted into the Zag, a vehicle. Volkswagen's Futura, a bub- ble-like hatchback, features laser sensors controlled by a computer around the car body which allows the Futura ta automatically avoid obstacles and park by itself. Nissan's Boga features micro delivery door flocks that are activated using sen- sors that read your finger prints. Once the Boga starts moving, all the doors will automatically close if ajar. The Boua also has a solar cell-powered ventilation system that keeps the interior cool while the car is parked in direct sunlight. THE FOLLOWING are the scheduled road closures and detours for the corning week in North Vancouver District, City, West Vancouver District. and along area highways. © North Vancouver District: Dollarton Highway Reconstruc- tions Project: Up to 20 minute delays from time to time. Use Mount Seymour Parkway as an- alternate route. © North Vancouver City: Cotton Road Bridge: Lane closures of the Cotton Road Bridge will be necessary to facilitate concrete deck repairs. AC jeasi one of the five anes of tral. fic will be closed for the entire construction period. Four lanes of traffic will be open from 7 to 9 a.m. and from 4 t¢ 6 p.m. Mon- day to Friday. A minimum of two lanes will be open at al! times. Expect minor delays. * West Vancouver District: No scheduled road closures or detours. ® Ministry of Highways: Squamish Highway: Temporary road closures 21 kilometres north of Horseshoe Bay between 9:30 a.m. and 12 p.m. Monday to Fri- day and Ip.m. to 3:30 Monday to Thursday for rock scaling until turther notice. Due to special arrangement made with our corporate office, a special 6-hour SALES EVENT will be held at our SUMMIT MAZDA dealership in Vancouver. Due to a surplus of vehicles, this 1 location wiil host a sale featuring uni- que factory incentives. If you have been waiting to buy, this is your best opportunity. { Sales teams representing fazda will be at this location to monitor the sale of ali new 1990 & 1991 Mazdas at DIRECT CLEARANCE prices. The prices 4 you See may surprise you, but wili be made available for only 6 hours. « MPV © 626 ° MX6 « PROTEGE » 323 » MIATA © B2200 Eee ee Pao MPV’s 323’s PROTEGES 626’s...... TRUCKS . . .456 . 110 aw f RX7’s MX6’s... 9290’s.... MIATA’s weeeee ee LO * Based on 24 months maximum $10,060 1550 E. HASTINGS ST. VANCOUVER. B.C. 253-422 1} e WHEEL ALIGNMENTS * BRAKE SERVICE * SHOCKS « LUBE OiL & FILTER Get ready for Spring Tune your Mazda! SPRINGTIME [FREE 20 POINT TUNE-UP i$ SAFETY INSPECTION Replace engine oil & filter. Top up all fluid ievels. Wash & clean 95 car. Plus paris MOST MAZDA CARS & LIGHT TRUCKS Genuine jada Parts & Accessories Specialized Mazda Service 1 Banery cables & conrections j 2 Coolani srength = 14. 3 Radiator hoses 4 Heate: neses 5 All oil tevels 6 All thus fevets 7 Ail hgni- 8 Fuel wer 9 Air cleaner fiter TOP.CY. vaive 11 Windsmeld wiper Dla UNIROYAL TIGER PAW AIS 12 Exhaust system 43. Steering tinkage Driveshat & universat joints 15. Front & reat suspension 16 Shock absorbers 17 Tireshread weat 18. Belts 19 Brakes 2U Test arve comments COMPLETE OVERHAULS * ENGINES | * TRANSMISSIONS * CLUTCHES * SHOCKS “Al BESTE, AL aN Ta Guarantees fi Owess TN Front . Wheel $35 “ Alignment