GETTING THE MOST OF A MOTOR CAR.

Taihape Daily Times, 30 April 1919, Page 7

GETTING THE MOST OF A MOTOR CAR.

There are two kinds of u. lyrists who do not get full value out or their cars. The one is the fussy individual who is for ever thinking that this or that wants adjustment, with the result that his ear is more often in the workshop than on the road. The other is a greater sinner, but a more picturesque One. He is the happy-go-lucky one who expects a motor-car to run on for ever. He gets good value out of his motoring until the car slops or develops symptoms of general debility and premature ' dissolution, and then he has to pay. This he generally docs with a smiling face, to the considerable depletion of his exchequer, the great financial gain of the local repairer, and the benefit of the labour market. It is to his credit that, as a rule, he does not blame the makers, but In-

stead recognises that the fault is his own, kicks himself metaphorically.

pays up the regular bill, and continues his happy and inconsequential running of the car. But with patients in the garage it is the same as with patients in the hospital. Neglect of early indications of derangement, running the machine —human or mechanical —in an. unfit condition, improper feeding .or lubrication —all end in the big, expensive. ultimate overhaul with a skilled man to superintend, and the slow and tedious pull-back to renewed vigour and activity. Unfortunately, in the case of the human machine, the tug-o’-war is sometimes won by the grim

opponent —there are no spare parts or replacements to be bought With tho mechanical machine Wp can tinker it up. replace misused parts with new and generally restore the organs to their original condition.