Rica Coghill
Contributing Writer
THE other day TF was
graced by the appear-
ance of Buck Pincher in
my waiting room at
Slim Shambles Auto
Repaiy.

I caught him with the cot!

in his hand

“Tf it's so bad,” Eo retorted,
“why are vou up your
thermos?

“Just doing my part tor the
sake oof mankind,” he
ans “Now, T got a ques-
tion for ya.

“The other day, [ was in
Spitty-Squirt for a cheap oil
change, and they told me I had
a torn CV boot.”

He replaced the now-empty
coffcepat and continued. “1
think they are trving to pull a
fast one on me!"

“1 doubt it, bat if ds
you deserve it, taking vour
business out of town like thar,”
Lanswered.

A CV boot is a flevible

rubber bellows that eneases the
C constant Velox yor CV jorits
your car. It

goin” sniffed Buck

HT bought this new car,

Fd never heard of such a
thing.”

T chuckled. “That's beesuse
°S9 Buicks never had CV joiiits.
Only trent. ar all-wheel drive
vehicles use them. Ffthe boos ts
damaged and deft unattended,
wowon't be loug before the
jot 1s ruaned. Ret :
fixed soon.” FP advised, “or vou
I! be buying a whole new axle.”

continued to whine.
pith Squirt said f should
change all tour ¢
that’s vot to be a seam!

“Nope.” T said, “just good
advice.

“Due to temperarure
changes and moisture in the air,
the grease inside the boors
deteriorates. EF vou have ¢
100,000 km on vour schicle,
having all che CV joints disas
sembled and repacked with
new grease will prolong cheir

finally conceded.

Two seats and fins

@ T-Birds, Metro Books,
120 pages, $24.95

Terry Peters
Contributing Writer

IN 1954 the car buy-
ing public was ready
for an American
sportscar and when
Ford unveiled their
two-seater
Thunderbird they
couldn’t have imagined
how successful it would
be and the status the
car would attain.

T-Rirds take through
the entire hi of this
Am i

The Thunderbird would
undergo | several re 'ylings

ing a shift front sport
The convertib
ated from the line: upi in
1967. By the mid °70s the
sleck original lines had prown
into a full-size town car.

As ou pric 5 rose, the
demand for full size lusury
cars dwindled. That, coi
bined with che headway the
Japanese car: re making in
the market, left the
Thunderbird our in the cold.

The 1977 version carried
a more efficient engine, less
weight and improved sus-
pension, all of which con-
tributed te a change in the
dropping sales figures.

But gish sales
through the early
spawned — major
changes and as the
appro hed the Thunderbird

s looking feaner and more

mise rumours began cire
return and at car
shows in 1999 a concept car
version was unveiled.
Returning to its sportscar
zoots, Foard plans te produce
the new two seater to start
the new century in syle.

‘cH, E guess va better get at
“Whatl? Tosaid, in mock
F You're not going

back to Spiffy-Squire?”

“Er, no,” he mumbled.
“They said they weren't quite
sure how to do in”

Buck lowered his voice, and
glanced: around. “And would
va mind checking the oi! plug,
just to pia x igebsn FE
@ Slim's ‘Ti t every oil
change. check for signs of
yrease being thrown out of 2
damaged CV boot. ¢ catching it
carly vail save vou money

¥8, sunroof, heated seats, ep country package,

os

C8 stacker, Quadza drive

.P. $5995 36 mos. T.P. $23,959

AK4 SUT SPORT

5.9L, V8, air conditioning,
power seat, ABS, tow package
D.P. $6800 36 mos. 7.P. $20,768 |.

Friday. November 19. 1990 -—

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2009 GRAND GCARRVAN SE
3.8L, V6, 7 passenger, air conditioning, alloy

wheeis, privacy glass, ABS
D.P. $3946 36 mus. T.P. $15,388