ten

ecember 13, 1978 - North

ie: : A top rated quality car .
te 4x4 station wagons and “'BRAT”’ pick- ups
“Special \ year-end prices on demos |
Front wheel drive - sports car extras -
Best dealer stockin B.C. _
eo as O minutes from downtown m3
wpe te Immediate delivery for out of town buyers

* That’ S exactly what recent
“studies. by the BCAA's

~ Isa savings of $20 a year . ‘doesn’ t “think SO. ifa average

worth the risk of, battery motorists use about 500 _
failure, cable. problems, tire gallons of. gas a. year, $20 ‘affiliated club. in. Ontario. .
“wear, hose problems, engine .. would be. the approximate _ have revealed. :

wear due to. lack :of oil and- “savings. The auto club‘is all: Inca one-year study on ‘the

for vehicles frequenting self
.-serves. Low tire pressure for
prolonged periods of driving.
at high speeds.can damage a

_ tire beyond repair, resulting

in. premature: wear and in

‘some. ‘cases’ ‘violent: : blow”
-outs. The: premature failure

ofa radial tire can be not only .
- expensive but also danger-—
ous, .

perhaps a costly service call?. for. “saving the. ‘consumer ~ effecis of self-serve stations,
<The. British. Columbia money, but not ifi it’s goingto an amazing “45 - per “cent:
; Automobile Association cost more in the long run. —_ increase in battery ¢ and cable

- 1189 West Jeth si St. |

f 1978 CHEVELLEMALIBU ~
a V6, auto.. p-.s.,
J kilo’s .
“was se199 oo
NOWONLY $5499 -

a eneree: ry

hag 1977 GREMLIN -

fm White automatic, radio,
fa bucket seats rear defogger.
fy ONLY 27,000 miles. ;

WAS $2995
~ NOW ONLY: $2499 |

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re sere ens

fg White, V8, automatic, power
steering, radio, .

miles.

~ WAS $3695
Now ONLY $2899

1976 HORNET 4- DOOR
‘Grey, 6-cyl.,
areclining seats, FM radio,
mvadial tires. ONLY 17,000
miles. — po .

. ‘WAS $3695
__Now ony $3295

1975 FIAT STATION WAGON

™Front whool drive, FM radio,

84-speed. Nice shape. ONLY
$7,000 milos.

. WAS $2895

1975 JEEP CUSHARDTOP |
4x4, 3-speed. Bucket seats,
| original condition. Well kept.
WAS $4299

Now ONLY $3499

call collect:

B.C.'s LARGEST AMC & JEEP DEALER:

| ‘dealer no, O14 96A

BG _N.-Vancouver ©:
- (one block. south
: . of, Marine Drive):

| 4978 ACADIAN COMPAC
2 p.b., radio,
f radial tires. ONLY "20,000

’ warranty:

84976 MATADORCOUPE |

. defogger, i
reclining seats. ONLY 30, 000, :

automatic,

| windows,

now onty $1995

Mountview Motors Ltd.
1600 Marine Drive, North Van —

dust off vembensn:

problems on * yehicles using»
._ Self-serve stations wasturned.
-up.:Many dry ‘or near dry
batteries were. found and a

PEMBERTON. | large number: of batteries.

1390. ANE.

NORTH VANCOUVER | 990-4888
FOR: BILSTIEN-KONI-BOGE TS:SHOCK ABSORBERS:
ANSA EXHAUST:-BOSCH-NGK--ADDCO SWAY. BARS: —
MOMO STEERING WHEELS:-PIRELLI 1 Els |

|. corroded. These two. simple :
items alone’ could lead.

_ expensive battery | replace-
- -WHALETAILS-: ! .| ments.
TURBOCHARGERS. :

“ETC: oo

Blue, 4-cyl, automatic. Radio Z
rear. defogger, bucket seats.

| ONLY 5, 000, kilo’ Ss. Balance . i
WAS $5499 . :

‘NOW. ONLY $4609

| too, increased by 43 per cent

1976 PACER a ie
Blue, 6-cyl.. automatic, power =

‘steering, - radio, . defogger,! as |
al seats. ONLY 35,0008). © ‘Tune-Ups |
a °° WAS $3695 gy  @ Brakes. -
— aa yee | ‘Norm 7 - ° Exhaust systen = Heini:
- © . General maintenance oe
-Marine Dr.
“Let us she your personal :
mechanics = 8 es :
| - ; ‘= Hollands:
1975 GRAND TORINO i

- 830 West ist St, 288-5010
- -’ Just Southeast of Woolcg |) \

BROUGHAM
Yellow, V8, aduto.,
steering, | brakes, power
air auto. Onof
owner. ONLY 36,000 miles. :

WAS $4395

_NOW.ONLY vy $3995

| W ist.
power. —

Ferm ges ats vk or

1 975 CHEROKEE ‘‘S"’
Automatic, power steering,
powor brakes, roof rack, §
mags. Completely recon:
ditloned. New tires, brakes,
exhaust, etc.
WAS $5895

Now ONLY $4899 |

TRANSPORTATION SPECIAL
1971 TORINO

RUNS WELL.

WAS $1299

Now ONLY $599 ©

‘Now Only

$895.

oil filter.

980-3431

OPEN 9-4
SATURDAY 1

987-4448

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and cables were. extremely. 4

Tire pressure problems, 7

w CONTINUED DON PAGE 87

Including up to 4 quarts Gulf
Multigrade 1 Oows0 and new

Capilano Gulf Service ;

1 980 Marine Drive, North. Van.

This same upward trend

_ was also noted: in the 41 per
cent iricrease in. oil “level.
: problems - ‘and: the marked _
‘increase. in. belt and: hose |

defects... Low coil levels in ©

engines,. power steering. and ©.
. automatic transmissions can. -
_ roadside failures-and costly. 7

service calls combiried. with ‘

cause premature wear.: ‘The ~*

failure of a fan belt or.cooling
. hose can leave you stranded. .
’ All of these checks can ‘be

performed very quickly~ by

‘attendants at a full service
‘gas station if you ask. . oe

“The most basic problem

‘noticed by the Ontario. club,
| - which
~ study was the i increase in the

initially led to. the

number of vehicles presen-

§.. ted at their inspection station.
a. with hoods that were difficult .

* to open - for the very simple
reason
- mechanisms

that the ‘opening
had become

corroded and stiff from lack

a of use. The owners of these. -
vehicles regiilarly: used ‘self’

“Serve Stations, | Rot. fall
service. ae
Obviously. ee the

BCAA, ‘self-serve gas stat-
ions are here to stay. In
recent years oil companies
have been systematically
increasing the number of