| North Vancouver THE ONLY WAY — TO BEAT THE RUSTIES BEFORE Classic Collision Lo. MEW CTA T HAVE YOU HAD YOUR CAR RUST CHECKED LATELY? over 1 million cars are Rust Checked in Canada, some annually and some semi-annually. Prevent expensive repairs to your car. Better price when you sell or trade. Protect your investment. Special Fall Savings — bring this coupon in and save $25.00 off regular price of $99.95 to $169.95. Good from Oct. 25 to Nov. 30, 1988 You cart see them. But they're there The Rusties are there, and they're eating your car from the inside out. They may be taking their time But once they get started, they wont let up . Unless you take the one way to beat The Rusties. THE RUSTIES CAN BE A REAL SMASH. Almost all cars today are built in a unibody design configuration. it's the thin welded-steel body panels in this design that provide the crush-resistance of today's vehicles. Those same body panels are also a place where rust starts. And because theyre concealed, you wort even see the weakness. Until it’s too late But Rust Check gets in there So well, in fact, that a new car that’s Rust Checked will over time be far safer than an untreated car in the case of an accident. 1. RUSTIES REPELLENT. Rust Check is a once-a-year process guaranteed to keep your car from rusting. Rust Check not only covers all vulnerable body areas, it creeps into every seam and crevice Rust Check finds nooks and crannies in your car that other processes dort even know about. All the places rust can start. Rust Check bonds to metal. And protects chrome. tt actually displaces moisture wherever it is applied. Rust Check works on new cars 50 you'll never see The Rusties. It also checks The Rusties dead in their tracks in used cars Rust wor(t spread if you start the Rust Check process on your used pa FG eit, GUARANTEED AGAINST THE RUSTIES. Every new vehicle that is given the Rust Check process annually is guaranteed never to rust. No matter how high the mileage or how old the car. The Rust Check guarantee is forever. And you'll get it in writing. Our guarantee is fully transferable The Rust Check guarantee passes on to the next owner when you sell your car. In 12 years we've Rust Check treated over 500,000 cars. And Not one of them has had a warranty claim. Not one claim in 12 years. Solid proof that it makes good sense to make sure you get Rust Check protection on your new car. Py THE RUSTIES ARE STEALING YOUR MONEY. The longer you keep your car, the more it’s likely to rust. And the more it rusts, the lower its resale value. Rust Check helps increase the resale value of your car, because there is absolutely no body deterioration. THE APA HATES RUSTIES, TOO. Rust Check is the only rust protection process nationally recommended by the Automobile Protection Association. The APA investigated every rust protection on the market today, then decided Rust Check DECLARE WAR ON THE RUSTIES. There are over 200 Rust Check locations across Canada ready to do battle with The Pusties. Our aim is to wipe The Rusties off the face of the earth. Starting with The Rusties in your car. HOW TO MAKE RUST CHECK WORK BEST FOR YOU. » Insist on Rust Check when you buy your new vehicle v Have Rust Check applied immediately to your used car. v Maintain the body annually with Rust Check and kick The Rusties out of house and home @ 4&0 Dei IF YOUR CAR iS IN AN ACCIDENT. Shou!d you have an accident that reqires body repairs to your vehicle, bring it back to Rust Check within 14 days of having it repaired. We will completely re-spray affected areas, for a nominal charge. And of course, courtesy inspections are always available at no charge. Classic Collision Ltd. 164 Pemberton Ave OPEN SATURDAYS 9:30am — 4:30pm . Now is the time to winterize car MANY MOTORISTS wait until the first cold snap to winterize their automobiles. The result is usually a frantic phone call to their local service station, which by this time is deluged already with time-consum- ing road calls for dead batteries, frozen radiators and various igni- tion ailinents. To make sure your engine will run properly when it’s cold, there is an easy-to-perform winterizing tune-up for your car’s cooling system, the cause of many cold weather driving problems. © Examine all hoses, especially the radiator and heater hoses, for swelling, soft spots, cracks, a par- tially collapsed condition, cuts and general deterioration. © Tighten all hose clamps. Those that can’t be tightened adequately, or that show corrosion, should be replaced. ® Check all V-belts for wear on bottom and sides. Pay particular attenticn to the alternator drive. Replace or retension as necessary. If belts are more than four years old, replace them regardless of vi- sual condition. ® Check the coolant for rust and Rev up for the EVERY WINTER, countless motorists find themseives — and their cars — unprepared for the first really cold weather or the first snowfall. It’s easy to procrastinate. You tell yourself that maybe next weekend, or the weekend after that, you’ll get the necessary work done, Then, suddenly, winter is upon you, and it’s cold and you dread going outside to work on your car. And, all the local mechanics are too busy to take care of your car, because everyone else procrasti- nated, too. This year, don’t put it off. Getting your car ready for winter now will save you time, and can even prevent your car from be- ing damaged by conditions for which it’s not prepared. Getting your car ready for winter doesn’t just mean putting on snow tires, though that’s cer- tainly an important part of it. This is a good time to take your car to a mechanic for a complete diagnostic checkup, because anything that’s not quite right now is sure to cause you problems in adverse weather conditions. This is a good pre-winter in- vestment. A diagnostic checkup is not the same thing as a traditional tune- up. While the tune-up may have been considered a panacea in the past, today’s cars require accurate diagnosis. Instead of routinely replacing things, the technician must make a thorough diagnosis of what’s caus- ing hard starting, poor perfor- mance, reduced fuel economy or increased emissions. He or she can no longer replace the concentration of antifreeze. Auto parts stores sell inexpensive testers for checking antifreeze pro- tection. Flushing the system ~— about every two years — and replacing the coolant with a 50-50 mixture of water and antifreeze is a fast job. While the cooling system is drained, this is also a good time to replace the upper and fower radiator hoses. © Inspect the condition of the radiator cap gasket and spring. Check the radiator filler neck for nicks that could lead to a pressure loss. ® Clean bugs, leaves, paper and other foreign matter off the front of the radiator. Remove by spray- ing with water. This helps the flow of air through the radiator. © After the cooling system has been inspected and serviced, the radiator cap should be removed and the engine started. : If the coolant begias to circulate immediately, or if, after reinstall- ing the cap, the upper radiator hose does not feel like it’s convey- .. ing warm coolant, the thermostat may need replacing. the car winter some parts and make a few simple’ adjustments to get the engine run- ning likenew. If you’re experiencing | engine problems, you may or may not need servicing of one of the sub- . systems, The ignition system, the fuel system and the emission control systems must work in close har- mony with each other. That’s where accurate diagnosis comes in. Here’s a checklist from Car Care Council of things that should be done to get your car ready for winter. ® Cooling system: flush the system out with a good chemical cleaner and install fresh antifreeze. Make sure to dilute the antifreeze tw the proportion indicated on the container, as pure antifreeze will not work well. Also check connections, belts, hoses, pressure cap and thermo- stat. © Battery and electrical system: cold weather is hard on batteries, so be sure connections are clean and tight. Corroded or loose con- nections can give the symptoms of .a weak or dead battery. ® Oil and filter: dirty oil can give you trouble in the winter. Now’s the time to change it. Change the oil filter, too. Your car may have several other filters, including the fuel, air and transmission filters, that may need changing at this time, ° Body and paint: be sure to give the car a good protective coating of wax before the weather turns nasty. This is critical in areas where salt is used for snow removal, because salt is extremely corrasive.