Evening Star Newspaper, January 31, 1926, Page 99

THE SUNDAY SERVICE AS INSURANCE, IDEAL OF AUTO DEALERS Pay for Depreciation as It Comes, Not | in One Large Lump, They Ad- vise Car Owners. BY WILLIAM J. MEALY. lled to the case of the Chinese who pays his doctor to well is being increasingly found in America among ists who are adopting the preventive rather than curative | heory of service. In other words, they are taking advantage of | the latest innovation in automobile upkeep based on the assumption | that it costs less to keep their machines in excellent running con- !]U!:n!] than to restore their efficiency after it has reached a zero cvel Will you take Yyour depreciation in one large lump or cut it | viand pay for it on the installment plan?" dealers who are | ring this form of service are in effect asking motorists. Co- | operation on the part of the car buyer is vital to the success of | this venture in prophylactic automobile service. | | mechanic who sreases cars in | is particular shop does nothing else. | & cach day nd the The | < do ne ve to or forgetf s | » particulur ) bumper W number of easy i would be difficult | ss familiar with the | off € experts point out that sery © important facte because of car « such service mechanies « work can ner can compete with In this same shop the | ¢ the particular type of | nd in valves and clean | ¢ | three and is record work, but in a | have the an after rning or | ¢ vork done in a | The car in question wder machine with vaive gear Of the simplest variety. i Putting mechanies on a piece-work (¢ lasls re 1 in having mechanics |c turn out two brake je . as one when it time or sala the financial considera te service has table business ny of the most pro: | that is n¢ tremendous advantage to the mo. | No car serviced ht it regularly torist who ¢ Nl day. ite service systems have been as well as in time, for two t of national discussion in the [ day can be offered on a lowe utomobile business, and no solution | than one. Where the trouble lies is | is in sight | the American car|in keeping up tha volume of work, » must play | getting motorists to realize that by plans The | bringing their work to th pon_volume. | they bought their cars a continuation |1 ssed what volume | of such advantages is made possible | ales has done YM‘I this idea is to be e idea is based t v ane has witr Problems of Brakes. : Mechanical bearin it The development o for instance, 1s takir brake service entirely out of the car own | er's hands. Well designed four-wheel | | brakes ! nd relatively trou- bleproof service to owners who use on r-wheel | L | Be Sure to See Our Truck Exhibit at Our Showrooms, 30 M St. N.E. to the service station regu- | ed that if all car 10 years had keep their open ca i ons in desig: as best they 1 be double been esti valve gear, transmission| on, while the afling unit was repaired. Allnight service v the car will be repaired il vou sleep” is another novelty stora for the motorist when he wakens to the importance of volume service. Ilowever, little progress t le until service stations a paying basls. Have False View. rner’s role in this connec- some interesting fea- vchology is involved ager contends that sing and demoralizing to . business the way many ners exaggerate thelr troubles. | feels that this is largely the re. it of the mistaken idea as to the irpose of & service station. Owners v service stations as trouble sta- than as maintenance muarters “ILittle progress will be made in e until owners grasp the idea | progressive dealers are selling maintenance systems,” he explains. 4“The custom 15 to neglect the car untfl| 1 davelops some serious complaint ®nd then seek the service statfon when sed roadside mechanics a shot at it without any Comparatively few motorlsts take the attitude that they are bring. n sons why so many | have failed to make | s i3 because car Rebuilding, Repairing and Painting Exclusively for Trucks relining brak mple matter to : profit and t if car owners fail to us troubles by glving > of regular overrun with sp pletely upsets thing on have met with immediate fz , while those who do mnot carry the flatrate idea to extremes find that the special work more than off- sels the advantages of the flat rates. Compared to Dentist. All this is the result of a wrong at- titude toward service. The dentist can estimate in advance tha cost of cleaning the tecth or photographing them or of filling cavities that are fust developing, but when he is of. fered complex work the cost cannot nined. Unless he is amaz | rate in estimating, he will s to load his charges somewhere to come out 2h st of his pa- tients take the preventive treatment, Jiowever, he can risk lower rates and smaller profits per job. The automo- Dile dealer is in very much the same position. If anything, the dealer’s po- sitlon fs even more precarious, be- causo he is selling the time and labor of his mechanics rather than his own personal skill. With a view to simplifying this fea- ture the problem, one progressive dealer has put all of his mechanics on & piece work basis. Men get so much Sor every job they do. This stimulates epeed and efficiency., accuracy being assured through an arrangement whereby each mechanic guarantees Dis work. Rut here again the matter ©f volume in service is directly de-| yendent upon the car owner. = Me- chanies can ke more money on this | basis, and favor it provided the vol- \ <. 1me of work is high. As long as work | W, 1< plentiful, the car owner enjoys the wdvantages of rapid and good service. | ervice systems are getting to the | puint where the motorist cannot com- | jete successfully with a self-service | yian. This applies to greasing as well | s to work of a more mechanical na- vice station a com- | ed in 4o minutes, | % Y, Z should he s one-half | motorist ha service sta instances the motorist can | singular hed place where | zn | Instead age intervals other than that ¢ When the factory offered the new | TRANSPORTATION Be Sure to See Our Truck Exhibit at Our Showrooms, 30 M St. N.E. Even Best Tires Can’t Withstand Constant Shagging which cause: more or les d of runnin the rubber th than normal. Check vour car over today to see whether vou are tire cause of various forms f whe include misalignment, amber, wobbles, ete from a bent a; knuckle, a a tire to side mo- true, will thing im- and e, o loose a proper may result bent steering wheel bearing, a broken sprin; bent spindle or a rim unevenls ed on a wheel. A brake which will cause rapid tread wear ely, but when adjust- ded the average owner ither the tools nér the W work s would n the habit of going to regularly for rake inspection and attention, rather e good service and ary trouble and expense ting the brakes or by ¥ with seconc It is not always a question of con- fining service to the automobile deal- er. by neg as the matter of brakes will show. Where mechanical features are in the @ special equipment, the I 1 thing is to seek service where such equipment is s ed. Just as the motorist should go to the carbu- retor company’s local < the local bra . st if the car carries such equip- t as 4 hydraulic braking system There are in jobs which the jealer is better able to handle than iy one else. but this fact is just oming to light. Heretofore the as regarded the dealer's a place to avoid r suffers a genuine break- mtil the lown. grering repair bill and was not lisappointed as a rule. It could not otherwise, for neglect of the car nd the irregularity with which work ane to the shops all added to the cost of operation and had to be passed i owner if the dealer n fn the service business. the tion {s changing. In bas changed. Owners are re £ the service station as a form )f insurance. Dealer Gives Guarantee. A local dealer has been making way with what he calls “insured mechanical and lubrica- fon service.” It is the volume idea n service developed to a high degree. of risking the car owner's procrastination this dealer an agreement with his cus- omers whereby they are bound to niz in their cars at stipulated mile. for service which is known in advance. o8 owners against rep 1sed by colllsion. abit of Trucks for Every Job Distributors of G. M. C. Trucks YELLOCAB TRUCKS YELLOCAB COACHES COLEMAN TRUCKS C. T. ELECTRIC TRUCKS and 24-Hour Service A Large, New, Modern Plant With Engineering Surveys Route Surveys, Cost Studies and Comprehensive Reports Without Obligation Our Profession Is Cutting Trucking Cost Phone Main 7602 Plant and Offices.............30 to 38 M St. N.E. Downtown Branch ..............1358 D St. NW." Then the motdrist expected a | STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, YOUR GUIDE TO THE IMPORTANT FEATURES OF 44 POPULAR AUTOMOBILES FOR 1926 Brilliant color schemes and enticing price tags will not blind the motorist to the detailed but striking mechanical innovations of the year if a little system in studying the 1926 car is followed, according to those who have been privileged to have a glimpse of the many novelties to be seen today on automo- bile row. In order to simplify the process for the busy motorist the following guide has been prepared. Every car has at least one outstanding feature, so don't overlook: Bhile's model 48 with pairs and T-head engine. Marmon’s twin spark plug arrangement. Auburn’s throttle-controlled oil pressure regulator. Ajax’s unit-control switch for both ignition and lights. Buick’s “scaled chassis.” ; Cadillac’s scheme for preventing crankcase dilu- tion. Chandler’s perfected traffic_transmission. Chevrolet’s air cleaner at intake opening of the air heater. Cleveland’s handy oil drain. Chrysler's rubber spring shackles. Diana’s steering gear, claimed to be the casiest on record. Davis' Lancaster models. Dodge’s noiseless starter. Essex's high-speed, small-hore engine. J g crankshaft. transmission vibration damper on larger and flywheel mague Franklin's copper radiation air cooling. Gardner's theft-proof coincidental lock. Hudson's method of keeping the crankshaft in balance. Hupmobile's self-energizing brake on the six and usual firing order on the new straight-eight. Jewett's single flexible connection for rear brakes of its hydraulic system. Jordan's all-steel “observati Junior Eight's Bendix brakes. Kissel's convertible coupe-roadster, the first genu- ine convertible car in production in America, Lincoln's tapered frame, designed to assure a small turning radius. on” bodies. mechanical four-wheel models equipped with automatic chassls lubricators the dealer imme- diately made plans to cut the service charges. In this way he will be passing along to customers the main- tenance benefits resulting from the advanced design of the car, while at the same time guaranteeing them against failure of the lubricating sys tem. At the time the olling system was adopted, the factory also added another mechanical improvement which cannot be comprehended easily Ly the average owner. This is simply another reason why the modern owner needs the most modern type of service and why true economy in ownership awaits his early decision to give dealers the volume business which the situation demands. The flat rate system, & convenience to car owners and a valuable saving in maintenance costs, will stand or cordingly the organiz: any pl it should be the car owner. swner makes it. JANUARY 3 service station for a year or more, then expect the dealer to grind in the valves at the low time or money rate figured by the factory. In acting ac- motorist thought to the excessive overk pense of keeping service facilities and | fon intact during the periods | omers take their business ce they happen to think of. possible for dealers to do work in quicker time than the factory experts have speci and at lower cost. ers are doing it This is possible, however, only with the co-operation of Service for the new cars during the new year will be as good as the car (Copyright. 1926.) 2 IS Locom Moon's cam and whipping un: Nash's inclosed car motor and novel attachment of purolator. Oakland’s harmonic balancer. Oldsmobile’s adjustable steering gear designed to fit any driv Overland’s Chad bearings. Packard’s brake step-up lubricator. Paige’s oil pressure feed to wrist pins Peerless’ Fiere Pontia graphit rrow’s g s two-cy Reo’s “split-second” stopping with triple braking . _arrangement. Rickenbacker's fuel rectifier intcgral with engine. Star’s three universal joints on the six. park Studebaker’s board. Stearns’ unit-buil Stutz’s engine oiled chassis lubricating method 4 worm d Vel spark plugs. Wills-Sainte Clairc’s detachable valve gear integral with cylinder head Willys-Knight's steering wheel. sives no ex-| | many | In fact, some tulip-shaped valves and angular inserted run 1926—-PART 7. Famous Express Office of Frontier Days Made Camp sne of some of the most and exciting frontier days in the Sputhwest old Wells-Fargo exvress office at Fombstone, Ariz, eled the camp. The structure adobe in 1880, figured prominently in many of the bhandit outrages in \ the section once abounded was first used a terminal point for stage tr: SAYS AUTO USEFULNESS DEPENDS ON GOOD ROADS Locomobile Official Urges Extension and Preservation of Thorough- experien cylinders cast in is bei of as center urist 1 lever steering gear and non- iversals, er. wick-type interchangeable main gear and chassis pressure ¢ throw-out collar on clutch Tamees st to Rndnetey. asoline reserve system, linder heads and 1 down s made by president of 1 brake 3 ade iz on the instrument t transmission. to the coming of the rive. the other ditch-light controlled from the AVOID THE PAVEMENT. Driver May Incur Fine When Park- ing in Snow Heap. With the gutters packed wi and the curbs frequently the driver should be caref: up on the pavement w Thers are just e REMEDY FOR DULL FINISH )| Protect Paint by Use of Olive 0il Properly Applied. ing. I hunters among pedes e St upon such an error as a traffic tion and report it as such. Wi cars are ranked. that is, headed in toward the curb on an angle, the curl line should be watched. The dr who leaves his car part way on th: ravement, even though he does: realize it, may have to stop off at the | polishi police station on his way home. to th and dip 1 before applying it \JUDGE ADVOCATES EXPERT WITNESSES ‘Is Loath to Accept Word of Others in Drunken Driver Crir 1 all the 8 sccused of dr | every man exan ately after “In most case howeve | takers hec | sities, . HAWKINS NASH MOTOR CO. Conveniently Located on Fourteenth Street 11333-37 14th St. Main 5780 fall just as the motorist chooses. A point which the motorist must recog- nize sooner or later is that rates de pend not only upon velume but npon The dealer guar- | lieving that d ir expense | jobs on the | tor ENGINEERS Tocal condition well. Much of the present dificulty is the result of be rs can offer to do s figured out by fac rvice experts. A motorist will keep away from his CL X x 727, NN, W 7 7 2 CONQUERING NEW MARKETS > > > > > 1 X T T L€ 2% =='=(‘===7 AYEAR apo the prices of all closed Packard Six cars were reduced by an average of over®750. Next, Packard announced the most important new improvements since the electric self-starter. These improvements, the chassis lubricator and the motor oil rectifier, by insuring thorough lubri- cation of all moving parts, immediately doubled the mileage life Packard Six owners could expect from their new cars. Depreciation was cut in half. Thus Packard put first-class transportation for the first time at the disposal of tens of thousands of those who had longed all their lives for the com- fort, beauty and distinction of a Packard closed car. As a natural result the improved Packard Six line, led by the five-passenger sedan at $2585, con- quered new markets last year. 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