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WHITBY FREE PRESS, WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1984, PAGE 23 Auto Parts,& Service- ,S A PC'AI TOS PICS AD Us.. o.. UIT ARS 317 WH. F R EimEeIranhspection or FREE fron endInspection Wlth lube &.oil change WE SERVICE ALL CARS à TRUCKS FHOPKINS ST. ((0 5 IITBY 6615 D.O.T. vehicle inspection station "Driveline Auto Parts &Transmissions Power Steerlng -Pms&Boxes- COMPLETE 4WD SERVICE Rear Ends end Drive Shafts Corvette Speclallsts Free Roed Test 1016 Brock Rd. Plckoring 686-08561 CARING FOR YOUR CAR John Waiby Learn to love that car (NC) - I like cars - always have.- When I was a kid, few things possessed the spien-' dor of a purring engine, or held as much pleasure for me as spending endless af- ternoons bent blissfully over sick carburetors 'or seized valves, up to my el- bows in grease. Long-lasting aflai,' I can't deny it: the inter- nai combustion engine and I were - to borrow a quaint expression from that by- gone era - going steady. And though we've both ma- tured and grown more so- phisticated, the affair has endured to this day:' The difference is now I teach people, who remind me of my younger self, how to become good techni- cians, and people who are already good technicians how to become even better. And, I'm happy to say, that can only be done - as you might have guessed - by spending endless after- noons bent blissfully over sick carburetors and seized valves, up to our elbows in grease. One of the most impor- tant things I do-as, a teacher-technician is to en- courage people, who have no mechanical training, some of whom wouldn't know a timning chain from an eggplant, to take a keen interest in, their automo- biles and the 15 thousand bits and pieces that make it Up. As I travel around the country talking with peo- ple, I try to impress on them how important car care is, not only in terms of econ- <omy, but in terms of safety, too. While it's, not my inten- tion to turn everybody into mechanics, I do try to make people more awareofwhatî like to caîl the alert signs, which signal that some- thing is in need of attentioL.. And sometimes - as ini the case of your battery - you may only get on(- warning. You turn the key in the ig nition ... click, click! You turn it again, and the car starts. You've just had your first'- and, very possibly, your last - warning that your starting system is soon going to let you down. A confidence-builder If you follow along, after several weeks, you should have enough basic know- ledge about the efficient and safe operation of your car to speak to your techni- cian with considerably more confidence than'you have previously beeri able to muster. ý.,It, may, for, exampleî,no longer be necessary to refer, in exasperation, to your car's air filter as "that round who jackapivee with the neck on t. Here's a suggestion: check your owner's man- ual; it wiIl descrihe the safety features on your car, tell you when it should be serviced, how to conserve fuel, when the various tluids should be checked and, replenished, and more. Pretty modest stuff, I admit, but worthwhile ne-' vertheless. And, you might even begin t) enjoy your car, just a little more. John Walby trains auto- mobile technicians for Esso Petroleum Canada. JOSEPH A. WOOLLEY, PROP. HONDA AUTO REPAIR SERVICE Operated by WOL-KAR INC. ,40 RUSSETTAVE. UNIT NO. 2 OSHAWA DOCTOR H THIE ROBERI J. PHILLIPS Co. "Compete Automotive Service" BUY 3SHOCKS -GET THE 4TH FREE '« 1 303 Mary St. E. Whltby, Ont. 668«1616 *PRO DODGEi Your Local Chrysler-Dodge ;Salesand Service i v.Your Parts & Service.- Thursdays f111 9 p.m. t tWHIT13Y 209 Dundas St. W. 666-3000 ; TIRES &SALES . 1-416-M&-2121 Ç 107A WARREN RD. CLEARANCE SL 0f Ail ires ln Stock NOW ONI1No REASONABLE OFFER REFUSEDI (MHILE QUANTITIES LAST> FREE BALANCING FREE INSTALLATION L OVER 500 USED TIRES $20.00 & UP HOURS: Mon. to Sot. 8:00&m.-8:00 P.m. NOTE: Ws m open Set. For---------- --n- WHEN YOU THINK TIRES CALL VAN HEMMEN TIRES D&T TOWING. SPECIAL TRUCKS FOR UNDERGROUND SERVICE 24 HR. SERVICE WE BUY SCRAP CARS DAYS FROM 7AMTOUPM668u3300 NIQHTS AFTER 9PM 839M0273 Ajax Transmission Service WINTER SPECIAL TRANSMISSION CHECK ONLY s2385o MOST SAME DAY SERVICE -JOBS We Change Transmission FIuId & Check Bands 751 McKay Rd., Unit 5, Pickering, Ont. TOWING 6301 Startlng From $8B gperday Plus.smail mi leage fees 666,3361 pS 200 Dundas St. W. de cn- Whltby v J6mmftý m m --l- --- --- VAN HEMMEN