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26 economist sufjthbune advertising features thursday nov 251999 inform readers about your restaurant or cafe in about town a weekly section that runs in full process colour to advertise contact your sales rep names its new flribute was chosen for its tneaning or thanks in order to show respect or admiration tribute will be the name of mazdas alfcriew sport utility vehicle when it goes on sale in the second half of 2000 sold as a 2001 vehicle it will be shown at the greater los angelos auto show in january and was already shown in disguised form at the activehicle concept at the tokyo auto show in october the 2001 mazda tribute will be sold globally in all mazda markets including north america europe australia and japan mazda motor corporation presi dent jim miller said the name serves as a tribute to the customers who drive it we believe that the mazda tribute has the mazda attributes of distinctive the addition ofthetribute to themazda lineup well make us even more compfjtitve and will bring further progress to our turnaround scenario jim mtller president design exceptional functionality plus responsive handling and performance the addition of the tribute to the mazda lineup will make us even more competitive and will bring further progress to pur turnaround scenario the name tribute is the result of an international search and was chosen for its meaning to give praise or thanks in i order to show respect or aclmiration nissantechnicians winsaward two canadians were winners in nissans north americawide technical contest dave lewis of altav nissan woodbridge won the top prize the nantucket cup as nissans top north american technician for 1999 he flies to japan to compete against finalists from other nissan contests around the world he will then visit the tokyo motor show james clark of victoria nissan on vancouver island won the north the new models havearrived km on all 1999 2000 models the all new echo 1 5 litre wti engine 5 speed manual transmission amfm stereo with cd full wheel covers colour key bumpers and door handles remote mirrors per month for 48 months freight pde included on ly 1 700 down nicely equipped for 1 4840 the 2000 corolla ve improved hp and fuel economy with wti air conditioning automatic transmission dual ajrbags amfm stereo withcd full wheel covers body side mouldings 1 8 litre dohc125hp engine per month for 48 months freight pde included vi only 2400 down nicely equipped for 1 8085 the restyled 2000 camry ce valuepack air conditioning automatic transmission power windowslocksmirrors amfm stereo with cd carpet floor mats cruise gontroi 22 litre 4 cylinder dqhc engine per month for 48 months freight pde included only 2900 down nicely equipped for 25070 value package includes dual air conditioning automatic transmission 194 hp dqhc v6 engine power windows antilock brakes seats 7 cruise control 5 doors per month for 48 months freight pde included only 3250 down nicety equipped for 28200 finance from tcci oac a8 avabbte onal new 1999 tot01a models and 2000 corofes example 15000 over a maximum tarn of 48 mortis monlhy payment 33833 c0r is1394 ibtal omgafon is 1623984 lease tan tcci oac based on lease rateof r3 oh echo 62 on cofioua smi on camw and 8k oh shwaftymertrte taxes bwipayment of j170a buys6975on echo 85to on cofipua 11532 on camhyja the 2000 sienna ce markville east of mccowan rd markham m fltq j u tj bullock z oo o q s o 1 s 3 hwy17 1 7 champibhship in the on board diagnostics ii exercise involving cdmputerizfed troubleshooting of vehicles the two canadians were among 23 technicians representing more than 1200 nissan- and 160 infiniti dealer- ships across north america they were scored oh their perfor mance in three separate timed exercis es precise adherence to test and repair procedures was a key factor in the scor ing tolls on highways inhibit mobility for middle to low income earners the canadian automobile association says twothirds of it mem bers who commute regularly would change their route if part of their route was tolled the main reason given by the mem bers was that the toll is actually a road tax and they feel taxed enough for roads in the province the recent survey shows that three- quarters of the members earning less than 80000 said they woukljiot usea toll road at the same time only half of those earning more than 80000 said they would continue to use a route which was tolled the average person clearly does not see- tolls as an option mey can afford said caa spokesman david leonhardt it has been said that highway 407 is the highway the rich and the survey results xbnfirm that income is a big factor the survey shows that the tollsion hwy 407 at current leveis are much too high- the average amount motorists would be willing topaypertrip is87 cents bj way of comparison a trip between hwy 403 in hamilton and airport rd in mississaugaas 295 on hwy 407 arid a trip from hwy 10 in mississauga to bathurst st in york is 310 asked how much they would be willing to pay annually for their regular route caa members would pay an average of 196 by comparison commuter travel ing 240 days per year on hwy 407 would pay about 1500 frorn hwy 403 in hamilton to airport road or from hwy 10 to bathurst st if tolls were removed by hwy 407 as prigirially promised by the govern ment a majority of caa members who might use the highway living in the gta 56 per cent and a majority of current users said they would use the highway more frequently making the already exorbitant tolls a piermanent feature has uriquestion- ably hmderedrnobuity leonhardt said we believe thei governments responsibility is to provide mobility for all not just the wealthy tolls clearly inhibit mobility for both low and middle income earners ffi i h n 1 1 i m h i 1 i 8 i m 1 u m i 1 m i m i i 1 i p m m i i ii m i-