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WHILE ‘MOST minivans need the power of a V6 engine to pull a full load of passengers and cargo,
the smaller, lighter Axxess ( does just fine with a 138- “horsepower 2.4-litre four-cylinder engine. -

Minivan includes many features

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"by slippery roads or hard corner-
.ing or acceleration. . ‘
The- only: downside to AWD is

more’ weight and: friction-loss in’ | -

the: driveline. Thus, fuel consump-
ion of the all-wheel-drive Axxess
is about ‘10% ' more. than a stand-
‘ard: + front- wheel-drive Axxess -—"
11:3 litres: per 100 kilometres: (26
mpg): versus -.10.3° litres: per. 100
kilometres (29 mpg). a
Unlike most minivans, the Axx,
ess conforms to.’ passenger-car
safety “standards: for. front, side
‘and _ rollover. crash : ‘protection, and":
“comes _ with: : tandard “Fear-outs

: rca Tesponded “to “over
20,000: calls “for: Emergency
* Roadside: ‘Assistance (ERS)
- throughout the”: Province.

o “BCAA’S: ‘ERS. “communications :
_,-Manager Colin’ :Mackie said : the.
most = frequent:; : ‘problems. drivers
are reporting are. cars: that: won’t
start. due to... battery « problems, .
charging. system malfunctions,
frozen. gas lines and vehicles.sim-
ply Stuck in snow. ,
we: are! also. advising people

: mirrors.

_transmission,'
cloth-covered ‘front. bucket ‘seats -
tilt.
: steering Wheel,

board three-point seatbelts, . rear
head restraints,
automatic: transmission, and. rear

child door locks. Anti- lock brakes

and airbags are not available yet.
“For:a base price of $17,190, the

Axxes s° has':a_.tot

equipment - including . many

“power”? features such as power-

steering, .. power’ front windows,

* power, central. door locking (in-

cluding” tailgate), and power. dual

ment includes a five-speed manual
reclining tweed-

.fold-down armrests,
AM/FM_ stereo/

with,

“not to; wash their ‘ cars. in freezing:
temperatures as we're getting a It.
of . calls *;for frozen’. locks . and ©:
doors,’ said. Mackie. “Motorists.

“should also: keep their ‘door locks’

well oiled to. prevent freezing.”

-.Mackie’,,said people . with?
‘stu cars ‘calling BCAA . for’
“should, ensure’ they.
‘shovel their: driveways ' before. ‘the:
‘BCAA service person arrives.

‘In areas where there is snow
“and -ice’ on the road we advise
“people: not to drive unless abso- ~
utely necessary,”’ says Mackie. ©

Other’ winter weather advice -
from BCAA: vo
®@ Vehicles: that caren’t ‘driven ree
~ ularly should be. ‘plugged in’

have: their engines started ‘period.

shift-lock on: the.

of standard .

Other. standard. equip--.

_casseite player with four speakers,

cruise. control, rear’. window
washer, wiper and. defroster, rear

storage cover, two-speed intermit-

tent. wipers,| and two pull-out

: cupholders.

‘The only. major options are
automatic transmission and power

glass. sliding sunroof: with -sun-

shade. “SE-" models’: add ° alloy
wheels, leather steering wheel and
shift.. knob,’ ‘and, other luxury
items. ° ee

“The “Axxess has very: few. com-* |

petitors. in the marketplace, and

‘it’s one of the few: family vehicles

available with all-wheel drive. .

“ally

C) Carry a shovel: “and ‘bag of
~ kitty litter . (great for; traction)
in your. car.

@ Dress: for, the weather’ outside’

-your car in case you get stuck and :
have to waik toa telephone. |"
@ Don’t even attempt: to. drive on;
snowy’ streets without: winter. or:
all-season’ tires that: ‘are in. n good
‘condition.

: @ Slow. down and increase: your

normal following | distance by. at |

least six, times.

For more advice on winter driv.
ing and «maintenance, * motorists:
“can pick: up a- free: copy’.of
“ BCAA’s Winter Driving: brochure:
at any: BCAA Service Centre.

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Vw Golf Test Drive correction

THE VW Golf Test Drive-in
‘the Jan. 1 issue of the News
contained the following errors:
the base engine is a 1.8-litre
four-cylinder, not 1.6  litres,.
and the optional engine is 2.0

litres, not 7.6 litres.

The summation ‘paragraph’
should have read: ‘‘In a word,
the new Golf has been refined,
not reinvented, ”

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