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full of instant experts who
have seen things cone so
often that they assume a
“rule of thumb,” News flash,
folks: your thumb can't make
rules,

The only reason T have a
“traftic tips” column is due
to the fact that there area
bunch of boncheads out

there with their own set of

rules that “yo beyond the
Highway ‘Trattic Act” (sorry
to pick on your friend, Mr,
Humphreys, but she stepped
in somethin y stinky).

If they ask me (which they
won't) I'll mention the faet
that a good leaching never
cured an infectious disease —
though it sure made patients
alittle more subdued — but
an ounce of prevention has
always proven cost-effective,
I'm talking about proper

road rage

education and better testing,
which is a topic unto itself
which Vil attackin the near
future,

In the meantine, don't be
a bonchead just because
everyone else is, 1 was going
to ask “ifevery bonehead
drove off'a cliff, would you?"
But then T realized that said
cliff driving sure would solve
the problem, wouldn't it?
Rather,

Just be sate,

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As before there are four
trim levels: XE, GXE, SE
and GLE, Base XE models
have some extra standard
equipment this year includ:
ing new power windows,
new de-powered dual
airbags, larger cup holders
relocated to the floor con
sole, and a new coin holder.

Other standard equip-
ment includes a manual
transinission, power steering,
60-watt AM/EM cassette
stereo with four speakers,
cruise control, height-
adjustable front salety belts,
two-speed intermittent
wipers, tachometer, centre
console with starage, rear
defroster, dual outside mir-
rors, body-calored bumpers,
and 15-inch tires,

Optional ABS brakes for-
merly included four-wheel-
discs, but this year the ABS
package includes front discs
and rear drum brakes,

GXE models add stan-
dard premium cloth uphol-
stery, woodgrain trim,
60/40 folding rear seats, air-
conditioning, power door

locks, AM/EM stereo cas-

sette, power door mirrors,
and a new illuminated
entry/exit system. The rear
scat armrest has been deleted
from the GXE and SE mod-
els.

Sporty SE models add
firmer shocks and springs,

four-wheel disc brakes, lower
“profile’15-inch tires and

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Interior noise gets
muffled in Altima

alloy wheels, fog lights, rear
spoller and chrome-tipped
exhaust,

Inside are white dials with
black lettering, leather-
Wrapped steering wheel and
shift knob, anti-theft system
with panic alarm, remote

“Overall, the
new Altima is a
better car than

last year’s model
and priced well
in the market-
place.”

keyless entry, and 100 watt
AM/FM /cassette/CD audio
system with six speakers.
Top-of-the-line GLE
models add standard leather

upholstery, cight-way power

driver's seat, automatic
transmission, variable inter-
mittent wipers, 100-watt
stereo CD system, ABS,

.

alloy wheels, and sunroof
The GLE’s (our-wheel-dise
brakes have been replaced
with front dise/rear drum
brakes,

Aside from smaller stan-
dard tires, and deletion of
the limited slip differential
and rear dise brakes un some
models, some cutbacks have
been made on the Altima,

. The outside mirrors are
naw fixed (vs. last year’s
folding type); body-calored
door handles reptace chrome
ones; the pawer antenna has
been deleted from the GXE;
sport seats deleted from the
SE; and cornering lights
have been dropped from the

LS,

Prices for the 1998
Nissan Altima are: XE
$19,398; GXE $21,398; SE
$24,398: and GLE $27,398.
Altima’s come with Nissan’s
excellent warranty of three
‘years/80,000 km and pow-- »
ertrain warranty of five
years/100,000 km. ;

Overall, the new Altima is
a better car than last year’s
model and priced well.in the
marketplace, :

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