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8, 1995
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Quiz Book Adds Fun And
Challenge To Car Care
If you'd answer ‘true' to the
statement that spark plugs should
be removed and oiled periodically
or that a lock-up torque converter is
an anti-theft device, The Car Care
Quiz Book: What Do You Know
About Car Care? may be for you.
That's the title of a fact-filled pub
lication hot off the press from the
Car Care Council.
Written for the motorist who’s
more than passively interested in
keeping his/her vehicle operating
safely and dependably, the book
consists of 11 chapters of multiple
choice quizzes, each followed by a
chapter o f answers.
To add a I ight touch to the text,
the author sprinkles some whimsical
choices among the 330 possible an
swers. For example, “...the driving
phenomenon experienced in rainy
weather is known as hydroplaning,’
where the vehicle:
(a) suddenly accelerates.
(b) loses contact with the road.
(c) bobs up and down as if it
were a boat.”
“ D etailed ex p la n a tio n s to
each question are serious, as are
the introductions to each chap
ter,” em phasizes Don M idgley,
president o f the nonprofit indus
try group. The 90-page book p re
sents an im portant, often com
plex subject in concise and easi-
ly understood terms.
Automotive maintenance need
not be an intimidating topic,” ac
cording to Midgley. “Because of
its challenging, sometimes humor
ous style this book offers the read
er an enjoyable as well as money
saving experience.
The Car Care Quiz Book was
writtenby the Council's editor, Art
Nellen; illustrations are by cartoon
ist Terry Colon.
The publication is offered at
an introductory price of $5.95. To
order, please send a check or mon
ey order to Car Care Council, c/o
Book, One Grande Lake Drive,
Port Clinton, Ohio 43452.
M itsubishi Motor Sales Of America, Inc.: Thanks to its wide, aggressive stance, the '95 Montero SRis
well suited for a variety of on- and off-road driving conditions. A 3.5 liter, double overhead -cam
(DOHC), 24-valve V6 engine delivers 214 horsepower at 5,000 rpm and 228 ft.lbs. of torque at 3,000
rpm. For 1995, new features include: standard power sliding sunroof; optional adjustable shock
absorbers (reintroduced for '95 as part of leather and wood package); a coded ignition key and a
redesigned multi-meter combination comprised of oil pressure, compass, outside temperature and volt
guages. Other standard equipment items include: a drivers-side air bag; Active Trac 4WD; ant-lock
brakes; electronically controlled four speed transmission; and power windows and door locks.
Many Cars Still Overdue For Maintenance
Thousands o f car owners risk
serious car trouble by ignoring
basic car m aintenance. At the
same time, auto repair shops pass
up o p portunities to sell custom
ers needed repair w'ork. Amid
frequent charges that repair shops
sell custom ers services they don’t
need, obvious car problem s go
unattended.
“ A utom obiles are under-re-
p a ire d ,” says G eorge Giek o f
Am erican A utom obile A ssocia
tion (AAA). G iek, AAA’s m an
aging director o f autom otive en
gineering and road service, cites
figures from AAA research that
highlight the contradiction in re
pair industry practice. In inspect
ing 1 14,000 cars over an 8-year
period, AAA found 43% had worn
or under-inflated tires, 30% had
Alcohol
Involved
Traffic
Deaths
worn or m is-adjusted belts, 30%
were overdue for an oil change
or were low on oil, 26% had em is
sions problem s, and 21% needed
battery m aintenance.
Giek feels strongly that re
pair shops could earn back cus
tom er respect and loyalty if they
did a better jo b attending to their
custom er’s real needs. “There is
no need for the industry to over-
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repair v eh icle s,” says Giek.
Çar C are C ouncil o b serv a
tions parallel those o f AAA. “ For
car ow ners, inattention to the
basics o f underhood fluid checks
and sim ple tire pressure m ainte
nance lead eventually to p ro b
lems only a trained technician
can solv e,” says C ar Care C oun
cil President, Don M idgley. In
stead o f p racticin g p reventive
m aintenance, people tend to ig
nore those easy car care p ro c e
dures that can keep them out o f
repair shops. This often results
in a roadside breakdow n rather
than a safe trip.
“Somehow," concludes Giek,
“we need to create a partnership
between car ow ners and the re
pair industry.”
A few m om ents taken to re-
fresh th eir car care know ledge
can help drivers feel more co n fi
dent that ever on the road.
the Car Care Council offers a
free pamphlet called. "HOW To Find
Your Way Under The Hood And
Around The Car.” To obtain a copy,
just send a self-addressed, stamped
envelope to Car Care Council. De
partment UH. One Grande Lake
Drive, Port Clinton, Ohio 43452.
□ID
HAS MOVED
Multnomah County’s traffic fa
talities associated with adult alco
hol-involved drivers rose from 26 in
1992 to 39 in 1993, reversing a steady
decline from a peak o f 50 in 1986. In
contrast, no fatalities were associat
ed with alcohol-involved teen driv
ers for two years in a row, down from
a peak of 9 fatalities in 1987. “Strong
prevention efforts work," according
to Laureen Oskochil, Multnomah
County Alcohol and Drug Program
staff to the DC 11 Board, which coor
dinates the county's programs to pre
vent the deaths, injuries, and social
costs associated with Driving Under
the Influence o f Intoxicants (DUI I).
“Teens have responded well to tough
new laws and strong warnings of
penalties and the dangers o f driving
while intoxicated. In contrast, adult
alcohol-related traffic deaths sky
rocketed last year. Long-term de
clines in alcohol-related traffic deaths
caused a shift away from enforce
ment of Driving Under the Influence
of Intoxicants (DUI I) laws. This re
sulted in fewer DUII arrests and a
resulting increase in fatalities. There
fore, enforcement must be re-em
phasized. There are efforts in that
direction. For example, designated
Multnomah County Sheriff's DUII
officers, eliminated in 1991, have
been reinstated.”
Oskochil, a member of the Re
gional Drug Initiative (RDI) Drug
Impact Index Committee, provided
this information in a presentation to
the RDI Task Force at their January
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