By ELLSWORTH-DICKSON
After three years of poor
sales, North American
automakers are hoping 1983
will be the year of the
comeback. There are no less
than 10 brand new car lines
from the domestic auto
industry. In addition to the
new Detroit products, there
is a revolution in mechanical
and electronic technology.

Did. you know that cars
now talk to you? Chrysler’s
LeBaron, among a_ few
others, offers an “Electronic
Voice Alert” system that
speaks to the driver to warn
him of ten different
malfunctions.

Think abou

You can save one-half to
two-thirds on the purchase

of your next set of tires and ©

at the same time help reduce
our dependency on foreign
oil.

Simply by buying retreads.
Retreads are virtually
indistinguishable from. new
‘tires because: only carefully
"inspected casings are used
and the: modern retreading
rocess firmly attachs and
lends the new tread with

; the. body of the tire.

7 ‘The casing - represents
“from 50 to 70. percent of the
«total cost. of a tire and that's

“why, reusing it can keep the
price of a retread so much
“below that of'a new tire.

. The petroleum savings
“accrues because only about
«.three gallons of crude are
:tequired to produce the
;fubber for a passenger-car
“fetread, compared with
‘eight to nine gallons to make
a new tire. _

It is expected that more °

than 26 million passenger
retreads will be sold in the
U.S. — or about one-fourth
‘of the replacement car-tire
sales total — and that will
result in a. savings .of 143
Imillion gallons of oil:
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There are also advanced’
developments. by Ford with
their Electronic Engine

Control System, a
microcomputer chip that
can handle aé_e million

commands per second. The
system monitors the fuel
metering, timing, and
several other engine
Operations.

Another nice surprise
from Ford .is their totally
restyled Thunderbird due for
arrival in January. The
functional, European  in-
spired design has not only
elegant coachwork, but is
aerodynamically sound with
a drag coefficient of only
0.35.

The most exciting news

airlines use retreads, as do
trucking companies, some

police departments and even. times. One-thir of all truck ©
‘race cars.” ~—tires sold are retreads.—

One police chief stated:
“We've found. that retread.---retreaded tires—with airline

tires offer good mileage,
considerable cost savings
and the kind of performance
we can depend on to catch
the criminal at) minimum
danger to ourselves.”

Airlines retread the- same

von. casings as “many as five ;

43 da

times.. Trucking lines, which’
roll along 24° Ahours | a. day, :

Keep blades. clean

Wiper blades may become
clogged with ice in snow and
freezing rain. The best way
to clean the blades is to lift
the wiper arm several inches
off the windshield and let it

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-millions.of tire casings from

: accumulating. ,

‘from American Motors is the

new Franco-American effort

called the Renault Alliance,

a crisply styled two or four
door about the same size as
the Honda Civic four-door. It
has a fuel injected four
cylinder engine. Look out,
Japan.

Chrysler’s lineup includes
the new Dodge 600ES, a bid
to catch the eye of the
market with preferences for
sophisticated touring sedans
such as the BMW. In fact,
the “ES” stands for
European Sedan. The car

does look very European

and contemporary | and
sports a plush interior. It
‘also-has the voice alert.

General Motors has no -
_ plans for totally new cars |

re .
a) ”

also
five

with heavy * ° cargoes,
retread them about

The great .popularity of:

and truckers -is convincin

motorists that they should

consider them:

The retreading
also helps
additional
headache

industry

by keeping

the: scrap: piles; alleys and
“vacant. lots. .

’ snap back against the glass. ..
Do this several times to fully ,

clear the blade.

If your blades fall. into a *:
recess below the windshield -
-Clear all snow out from:that | ©
Spraying a de-icer
along the length of the blade |
ice from.

aréa.

may keep the

eliminate an ’
environmental .;

except the Corvette which
will not be introduced until
March. 1983 is a year of
refining for GM. Some of
the refinements include a
number of convertibles such
as the Pontiac 2000, the
Chevrolet Calalier CL
convertible and a super-
plush Buick Riviera con-
vertible.

B11 - Wednesday, October 13, 1982 - North Shore News

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