Evening Star Newspaper, January 31, 1926, Page 109

USED-GAR PROBLEM UP FOR SOLUTION ,Automoblle Says It Should Have First Consideration in 1926. blea for concent manutacturers and deale; used-car problem during 1 by R. H. Grant, vicc let Motor Co. on s voiced “Ind give: tomoblle dealers,’ first consideration by all au- manufacturers and automo- ile declares Mr. “During th st few years the auto- mobile-buyi public” has strated its buying power for used cars s well as new cars, but the new car ve been possible in record ing numbers only because of the ption by the public of the thou- sands of miles of economical trans- ition available in the ous new an only production be maintained in succeeding yvears through andising of the used utomobile business has re u.\nd has become = of new au uu\nmh(le dealer I quota of new autcmo- < if he can sell his used c The ufacturer can only maintain his es dependent upon nefit to Car Purchasers. situation in the automobile try will be a very direct benefit eciuse, in ddi- Manufacturer ated attention of the president of the the used-car market should Grant. | demon- used-car THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. U, JANUARY 31, 1926—PART 7. PRIDE MODELS OF PIONEER MANUFACTURER of maintaining | | e confidence and good will of public in the merchandising of w motor cars, the automobile deal- s for the mer- The re- be better will s, proper mec after delivery to omobile dealers alone can- h the used-car problem. mobile manufacturers must give study and consideration to the d cars than ever e many reasons for a acturer's stand- First, new car production < cannot be ma h a con- rdge that these schedules shipped to dealers unless the » hands of his deal- nd the ability zation to sell used cars. Other Considerations Cited. ufacturer must organization is sing the used ting up public goo tiets. Thirdly, turer should nization in the and service the same been done in the past for the automobi The interralation- between new and used car mer- become so closely the manufacturer th le dealer should k of one without the other. “The business demonstrated its ability handle its’ used ca fundamental | past, and there is no | at the raising of the | merchandising used | the | Above: Hudson 7atasen¢er Sedan on standard Super-Six chassis. Below: HOW TO USE CHOKER. Remember That Weak Battery Takes Longer to .ank Engine. In cranking his engine the experi- | enced motorist will use the choker as sparingly as possible, but he also will avold the mistake of measuring the amount of choking by the time re- quired in the cranking process. When a battery is weak it will take longer to crank the engine. This does not mean that the owner will be choking the carburetor more, for the engine is not turning any more revolutions than if the battery were up to par. If battery and starter are particu- | larly active, it often is true that what has | would seem to be a little choking is to meet and | excessive. Spring Lubncatwn of Cars. A car that is frequently washed re- <en care of With the | quires considerable attention to the to the automo- wproved trans- matter of spring lubrication. The springs will sometimes receive more | est version of pioneer Essex Coach. to the garage and attend to every ing before he goes off with th for the day. He's so busy usin’ lcar he has only a few minutes to it cver each day. That's no however, why he should n I'm one of those people v his chines too much of the wrong kind of lattention and not enough of the kind | that really counts. it doesn't worry me to see the time limit on car reduced. My concern is with the w owners use the time they have. his mind that if the battery fully charged it may freeze in the cold garage. He has a lot of.things he wants to do about the c of them are vastly Still he takes the time and trouble 1o read the specific gravity of the bat tery electrolyte with his hydrometer. | It's all waste effort, because he is going to go on a long ride for th» day car | ¢ believe | that most car owners give their ma- |t Here's a man with the thought m; is not | and many | deter more’ important. | this rule is fc { | The day is gone when a motorist can | itsalf in & position to escape a free; Another man comes into the garage an evenin' feelin’ that the front tires ougl a little more alr in’ tells him that s out to be rainy, him, because he » the few minutes he has dust off the hody = tivs car won't | be so dirty when he brings it fo from the wet. The chances are 10 to } that he’ll neglect the =dy in feve= of the when he ought to be clever h to realize that a little less air 1 front tires on a rainy day won't ffect the steerin’, because the tires easier on the wet pavements. The weather and the uses to which the car is to be put for the day should line the care to be given. Once llowed the motorist will 1 Limself able to take care of his - the way he needs to in the very ew minutes allotted him. west possible cost | water during a washing than during | The battery “Hl be rhm -'m the | run in the rain. while, and 1t you til you ¢ n't laugh just now, smile MOON-DIANA Announce Startling New Prices Because 1925 was the greatest year Moon Motors has ever had— Becawse Moon-Diana Sales showed more than 2 36 per cent increase over the pre- vious year — Because an increased demand calls for a 41 per cent increase in Moon-Diana pro- duction scheduled for 1926 —These are the chief reasons for announcing new and startling low prices effective immediately. Show Space Number 32 DISTRICT MOTOR COMPANY Incorporated Main 620 930-932 Fourteenth St. N.W. Mooa Sixes 2ad Disas Eights are built by the Mooa Moter Car Co. Stewart MacDorald, Presidens, St. Louis WEIRD LAVA BEDS BECOME U. 3. PARK Fantastlc and Beautiful Sec- tion in California Pre- served for Tourists. Motor tourists have had perpetu- ated for them another unusual natural attraction in the creation of the Lava Beds National Monument in north- eastern California by recent executive order of President Coolidge, it is pointed out by the touring bureau of the Automobile Club of Southern California. The lava beds in Modoc County, now a national_monument, form a wonderland of fantastic and weird slghts—underground rivers ot ice, re- markable caves, crystal pools of cold water, relics and mute evidences of bloody warfare between iwhite and Indians in 1873, and Indlan hiero- glyphics on the walls of their early cave rendezvous. One Cave 800 Feet Long. Skull Cave, one of the lava bed structures, so named because of the many skulls of extinct animals found there, is over 800 feet long with a dome-like roof almost 100 feet high. Near the end it breaks Into three stories or drifts, the lower one of which 18 a river of ice, embedded not only hones of animals, but human bones as well. The Catacombs is considered the most beautiful cave in the lava beds, stalactites and stalagmites adding to its brilliant appearance. The main gullery of Labyvinth Cave, over 2 miles | in length, is plerced in many places with blowholes, localled called ““chim- neys,” which form skylights into the caverns, Battle Sites Marked. Indlan forts in the battlefield, car- tridge shells and fragments of equip- ment, scattered juniper trees scarred from root to top, splintered rocks and bleached bones of horses still mark T in_which 1s’ TWO ATTRACTIVE SMALL CLOSED CARS Cozy, comfortable version of Chevrolet. the location of the battles after half a century of time. The Modoc Lava Beds embrace an of approximately 30 square Jjust south of th hore of Tule i 1 monument | miles by autom | 4 Calif., and 45 miles from Klamath tlls, Ore Excellent | auto roads lead to the region, largely | consisting of te highways, accord- | ing to the touring bureau of the au tomobile club. Short roads lead off to the different points of interest in the lava beds, which present no travel hardships, it is stated. NASH 13 ADJUSTING SNUBBERS. Best Time to Inspect Them Is Be- ginning of Winter. Snubbing devices usually need at- tention about once a year, and the best time to attend to this is at the beginning of the Winter season, since the snow and ice covered streets will mean.rough riding for the car. The usual thing is to remove the snubbing devices, or whatever they happen to be trade marked: clean, grease and re- adjust them. 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