Evening Star Newspaper, September 13, 1931, Page 51

THE SUNDAY STAR, WASHINGTON, D. C, SEPTEMBER 13, 1931—PART FO Convincing Evidence afloy In every part of the country, under that the Chevrolet Six costs less for gas, less every driving condition, Chevrolet owners are proving that the Chevrolet Six is the most economical car you can buy. Here are a few letters out of thousands received from owners, giving actual facts and figures. Combined for oil, less for upkeep L o with Chevrolet’s low prices and many quality - . '* .'d,‘-u“iu .-7. s‘.w;t‘-u v A “ . features,;athls testimony - definitely points to the Chevrolet Six as the Great American Value. Twenty beautiful models, $ 47 5 36 5 at prices ranging from to A1 prices §. o. b. Flint, Michigen, special equipment extra. Low delivered prices and essy G. M. 4. C. terms. Moter Compeny, Detroit, Michigan “Lower cost per mile each year” Starting with ene Chevrolet roadster in 1926, adding 21 in 1927, our fieet of Chev- rolets has grown to a total of 110 cou ‘The cost of operating been very sa factory, each year showing a lower cost per mile than the previous year. C. C. Massie, President Northrup, King & Co. Minneapolis, Minn. “Lower cost per mile” Your slogan *For Econemical Transpor= tation” is indeed a very true one, for our Chevrolet trucks and passenger cars have given us lower operating costs per mile than we have ever had before in either type of service. D.N. &h-nn. President Dixie ation ’ I am satisfied” I recently completed a 4200 mile trip, I used 239 gallons for an average of 18 miles per gallon, and 30 quarts of oil. 1 averaged better than 500 miles per day with no physical strain whatsoever. Tosay that | am satisfied from the stand- point of low cost of operation as well as mechanical performance, would be put- ting it mildly. Peter J. Cantone Tulsa, Okla. *“No one could ask for more™ On a trip between Syracuse and Raleigh, North Carolina in a new Chevrolet s) sedan we covered 1720 miles, using eighty- four gallons of gasoline or an average of 20.8 to the gallon. Certainly no one could ask for more in smoothness of driving, ease of handling and control and the utmost ot“n uimnnhuu[. comfogt and economy ts operati Caraldine C. Fitsgerald Syracuse, New York €22 miles to the gallon™ In a little over three months I have driven my Chevrolet coach eight thou- sand seven hundred mile: whatever and I am getting twe:g-two miles to the gallon, I had al coach and drove it sixty-two thousand miles with no major repairs. John Bartholomew Sheriff of Newton County Kentland, Ind. *J was not surprised” 1 recently won $75 by driving a stock Chevrolet Six 30.2 miles on s gallon of gasoline. I was not surpris at this result, because our own Chevrolet Six has been driven over 25,000 miles and still gives better than 21 miles per gallon. We have had the valves ground only once. We, of eourse, drive much faster than the speed driven during the contest. Mrs. L. W. Esbenshade Mansfield, Ohia e3¢ a mile for 66,000 miles™ During the first year I drove this six- cylinder Chevrolet coach 66,000 miles and during this Rflnd Ikept an accurate record of costs. e averayge cost per mile including depreciation, repairs, tires, oil and gas three cents per mile for the entire 66,000 miles. Wilbur Connell Wholesale Newspaper Distributor Orlando, Florida ' Tune in on the Chevrolet Musical Chronicles, Station _WMAL, Every Sltutdiy at 7:30 P.M, *16.281 miles —~no repair expense”’ I have driven 16,281 miles over roads of all kinds and I could ask for no greater rformance than I get from my car. The engine has had no adjustments nor has the carbon been removed, and I feel confident that the car will run another 3,000 or 5,000 miles before cither is needed. F. M. Frey John Melady & Co. Two Broadway, New York, *Unuasual economy*’ 1 am especially pleased with the unusual economy, low maintenance expense and smoothness of eperation. The operating expense on the new Chev- rolet is astoundingly small. Our ears average from 18 to 25 miles per gallon. The oil consumption is positively mil compared with other high speed motors. ‘Wm. Taggart Greenville, Miss. *“Powerful and economical” 1 have been operating a 1930 Chevrolet for the past eight months and have found same to be a powerful car and economical to operate. I average from twenty to twenty-five miles per gallon. The fact that this is my fifth Chevrolet speaks well for my personal opinion of this make of car. Russell T. Twiss Seattle, Wash, **No hooey?!” I get an average of eighteen miles per allon of gas—and I get it. No hooeyl frh.nge oil every thousand miles with- out adding any to the original change. My repair bills are low—in fact, since October, 1930, the only expense I've had on my last car is valve grinding. Leo J. Fell 4The Northwestern Mutual Man™ Yankton, S. Dak. egver 100,000 miles* Our 1930 Chevrolet has carried, daily, 1,000 pounds of paper over a moun.- ging twenty (20) miles on The brakes were relined once at past 81,000 miles. This car... when traded in had over 100,000 miles to its credit, never missed a single trip and was never pulled in for repairs. Neal Logan - Bristol Pub. Corp:, Bristol, Va.-Tenn. “Between 53 and 70 m.p.h.™ Hundreds of miles of mountain drivin, were necessary on this 3000 mile tour ...5 not once did I change gears, nor did the motor become overheated. I drove at 55 to 70 miles per hour, and averaged over 20 miles to a gallon of gas. Idrained oil levery 800 miles and it was never necessary to pdd oil between drainings. Ray E. Simmons City Comptroller Spri d, Il eAs economical as any car could be> 1 have tried out the gasoline mileage and have been able to get from twenty to twenty-one miles per gallon. I also find that I can drive a thousand miles on six quarts of oil. This shows that the Chev- rolet car is as economical as any car could £ 7 rate. e Myron H. Hale " Kenosha, Wisc. «8$10.00 would coverrepairs” On the 26th of May, my Chevrolet eoach was six months old; the speedometer reading was 19,031 miles. I did not keep a record on repair cost but believe a $10.00 bill would cover repairs made on my car. My territory takes in practi- cally four states, including the ‘‘pan- handle” section of Texas, and a car to stand up under the strain put on it cer- tainly has to be a real automobile. Oliver V. Ortmeyer Little Rock, Ark. “Not one cent for repairs™ I have driven this car twenty-one thou- sand miles and have not had one cent of expense for mechanical repairs during that time. 'W. E. Hooper Smith Center, Kansas *“Less than 3e per mile” I have driven this sedan 63,000 miles and it is giving me good service yet and runs good. 1 have operated this car for less than three cents per mile. I never have to add any oil, and get better than 20 miles toa on of gasoline. C. C. Woodruff Creston, Iowa *“Have had no expense” I have 14,000 miles on my Chevrolet and as for economy I have had better than 20 miles to the gallon. Have had no ex- pense. Performance is wonderful in the mountains as well as on the level. Paul L. Funke Nebraska City, Nebr. *“Qne valve grind in 31,000 miles* I have driven my Chevrolet Six 31,000 miles, using it every day. The tof expense has been one valve grinding job, brakes relined once, and a et of tircs i might mentjon that I used the original tires for 25,000 miles. I have averaged better than 20 miles to the gallon. C. M. Gortner Rock Island, Ill. “Record I am proud of —> My six-cylinder Chevrolet coupe has made a record I am proud of. Mileage, 44,084; average better than 20 miles per gallon of gasoline; 1,500 miles per change of oil with none added between times; first set of tires averaged 33,000 miles each; engine pan never removed. rkspeed Tru mpany Pontiac, Michigan ¢§pent nothing for repairs™ 1 have been drivlng:ne of your Chevrolet Sixes for some ti considerably impressed with the economy of operation and maintenance; as a mat- tnlq;lffl-ct 1 l:i::e nwun spent ;ny lnm:q t for repairs. costs of operation Bave been limited entirely to gas and oil. Russell E. Gardner, Jr. Reinholdt & Garduer St. Louis, Mo, e, and I have been) \ *“Through rain, hail, mud and cycloni¢c winds* My sedan has traveled 21,000 miles te date with but a nominal repair expense, | over roads of New Mexico, Texas, Okla- | homa, Kansas, Nebraska, Wyoming, Utah and Colorado, through rain, hail, mud | and cyclonic winds—averaging about | 21% miles per gallon. | Arthur J. Davies Denver, Colorade *96 miles for 58¢” I just drove 96 miles on four ons of low test gasoline for fifty-eight cents. That’s what I call economical transpor= tation. G. B. Bunker The Radio Doctos Beloit, Wisc. “Regardless of hard driving” ( I have driven my Chevrolet 33,000 miles and have continuously averaged better ' than 20 miles to the gallon of gasoline and change my oil every 800 miles, adding new oil to the old. and myself use this car average but it has only cost me $12.00 for repair. R. R. Belcher Star Cleaners Palestine, Texas “Wonderfal mileage!” The operation cost of my 1930 Chevrolet is very small, the gas mileage averaging above 20 miles to the gallon. We use me oil except the change a intervals and the tires, if kept properly inflated, give wonderful mileage. “Through Texas and New Mexico™ After driving my Chevrolet Six 370 miles around town, I took it on a 4500-mile ' trip through Texas and Mexico, over every | conceivable road and weather condition. | We averaged better than 21 miles to the | gallon of gasoline, changed oil 3 times and did not add any in between. Jack Bernstamma | Miami, Florida 10,000 miles in 8 weeks” The ten Chevrolet sedans that we urchased from you on May 28th, 1931, fi.ve all averaged more than ten thousand miles. We have yet to expend our first dollar for cost of maintenance other than gas, oil and . ‘These cars have been running twent four hours per day seven days a E J. Hoerdt, Pres. J:h‘:ni Cronin, :‘Il- ! Albany, N. Y. After driving a 1929 Chevrolet ix for 25,000 miles over all kinds of roads, I was so well satisfied that I bought another Chevrolet Six eoupe in 1930, and to date have put on 22,025 miles and have never spent a cent for repairs in the line of parts as yet. 0. B. Harding New En:lnnd. N. Daks AMEEEY