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prices on all remaining

i il ining Saab 1978
models have been lowered. For
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the LL 3-door automatic. Supplies
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*Manutacturer’s suggested maamum hist price with
99GL 3.door automatic reduced by $2200.

ONE OF THE FRONT LINE Datsuns, popular with whole faniily, is the 1979 Datsun 200SX.

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The new Saab 900. You may have heard about it or read
about it. But if you haven’t seen and driven the new Saab 900
you owe yourself the experience.

Longer than the Saab 99, the new Saab 900 has more
room in the passenger compartment. The new sleek, low
Styling and wide track give the Saab 900 improved all-round
road handling characteristics. Allergy sufferers will appreciate
the unique ventilation air filter that effectively removes most
contaminants from the air entering the passenger com-
partment. The dashboard has been redesigned to maximize
readability of instruments and accessibility of controls. And
of course, the Saab 900 has ail the performance benefits of
Saab front-wheel drive.

The new Saab 900 is seductive all right. But for a car
with so much distinction, it also has a spirit that may surprise
you. Treat yourself to a test drive. A long one.

SAAB Jeucde

ry:

MRICHT
AUTOMOTIVE

1585 Marine Drive, North Vancouver,
B.C. Tel.: 987-8121

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DL¥01861A

- North Shore Datsun Ltd. is
pleased to .announce its
‘opening to serve the lower
mainland north shore from
its Marine Drive location.

Terry _ Whalen, -owner-
operator of North Shore
‘Datsun, says “The well-

3 ..known precarious financial

stability. of some of the North

American makers must

make any starting dealer
nervous about his future.
There’s a great deal of risk
involved. So the heavy cost
of establishing and main-
taining a successful new car
franchise requires a lot of
confidence in the
manufacturer you're about
to represent!

“The domestics are all
investing enormous sums to
downsize their vehicles (the
recent Time Magazine
article explains the situation
very well). This amounts to
an extra financial burden on
already troubled
manufacturers.

“The major imports don’t
have this downsizing burden
to shoulder — instead they
have years and years of
experience in this in-
creasingly desirable size
category. And their fuel
consumptions - ratings are
light years ahead of the
domestics — with smaller
displacement, more
powerful and more efficient

engines that seem to last
forever. | uo

“Why Datsun among the —

imports? First, it goes back
to confidence in your source
of new cars. Nissan is the
world's-. fourth ‘largest
automaker. It’s financially
sound with resources to
match any of the largest.

“Second, Datsun has the

most contemporary and -
complete line-up of new cars
and trucks in this market.
Including domestics, if you
just consider the smaller cars
— compacts and = sub-
compacts.

“Third, the dollar value in
any Datsun line or model is
the best I've seen- in the

‘business and I’ve been in the

car business for nearly

twenty years. The domestics .

have to have some hefty
ptice increases sooner or.
later — they can’t go on
spending as-they are and
hold the line on prices. I
believe Datsun has dollar
value on its ‘side right now,
and that the advantage will
get even greater as the
domestic makers begin to
recover their investments.

“Finally, Datsun’s share of
imports is growing. I can’t
think of one better reason
than to open a franchise
whose products are win-
ners.”

Conserve gas

and save

Gasoline mileage is
dependent on a number of
things and varies from car to
car. Important in deter-
mining gasoline mileage are
such considerations as
vehicle weight, engine size,
style and shape, the type and
condition of tires, and
whether or not the engine is
tuned properly.

Tires, when under-
inflated, increase  rolling-
resistance and burden the

IKE NAKAYAMA

Datsun, Toyota, Mazda & Honda
“‘Quality Service Assured”

Japanese Auto Specialists

1.B. AUTO SERVICE LTD.

engine, thereby using extra

gasoline. Tires should bé_

checked at least once a
month and inflated  ac-
cording to the manufac-
turer's specifications.

Wheels should be
balanced regularly and
checked for wear. A worn
tire has less traction, is more
susceptible to flats and more
likely to blow out when
hitting an obstacle.

986-5122

1189 West 16th St.
N. Vancouver

(one block south
of Marine Drive)
just off Pemberton

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