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,’f‘ 5+; Page 18 â€" Waterioo Chronicle, Wednesday, September 28, 1077 An economy driving demonstration conducted by Automobile Club of Micmta.n shows that moâ€" torists can stem what could be a recordâ€"setting gas consumption year by using conservative driving techniques and practicing good maintenantce., To help combat an alarming rise in gas conâ€" sumption, Auto Club conâ€" ducted a test with two identical cars that showed conservative versus jackâ€" rabbit driving can result in a 60 per cent increase in miles per gallon of gas. The cars, 1977 Chevrolet Caprice Classics equipped I 632 Victoria Street North, Kitchener _ 576â€"1370 “S§w§;;m; stem rising gas use demonstrated by AAA _ @ = Here it is â€" The COMEBACK CAR of the YEAR. Th D t 5 1 o j radial tires, factory rust prevention, and options e a Sun t â€" such as radios, tape players & air conditioning. Our best seller of a few years ago has been There are 4 models to choose from: the Datsun rotined â€" imnroved. and is loaded with this 510 2 door, 4 door, wagon, and sportback. Our best seller of a few years ago has been refined, improved, and is loaded with this incredible list of features: Overhead cam engine, front disc brakes, fully reclining cloth bucket seats, automatic or standard transmission, full instrumentation, elecâ€" tric rear window defogger, side window defogâ€" gers, tinted glass, locking gas cap, steel belted | cam engine, front disc brakes, fully The 510 stands for all new value in automobiles â€" cloth bucket seats, automatic or designed & built by dedicated craftsmen to transmission, full instrumentation, elecâ€" deliver miles & years of pleasureâ€"filled driving. window defogger, side window defogâ€" Come to Compton Motors today and test drive d glass, locking gas cap, steel belted Datsun quality. 9 WHERE THE SMART MONEY‘S GOING. with oneâ€"gallon test beakers, were driven over a 10â€"mile long freeway and city street course in the Detroit area. One car was driven with jackrabbit â€" techniques while the other, which started the course at the same time, was driven conservatively. The test was supervised for Auto Club by Detroit Testing Laboratory. The poorly driven car finished the course only 25 seconds ahead and obâ€" tained 10.04 miles per galâ€" lon while the other vehicle obtained 16.3 miles per gallon. Over a 10,000â€"mile year, Auto Club projects that the good driver would save $222 in fuel costs driver. Auto Club states that significant fuel savings only can be made by reâ€" ducing nearâ€"home travel. Two Berlom car pooling to work daily would save 25 per cent on the fuel used weekly by each perâ€" son. Car pooling for other nearâ€"home travel, such as shopping, wouldâ€"save even more fuel. While both cars used in these tests were in similar number of studies indiâ€" cates that maintenance is fue} economy. For examâ€" ple, a previous AAA study reports a tuneâ€"up can reâ€" sult in an immediate nine to 15 per cent increase in gasoline mileage. "Once you‘ve had your car tuned, don‘t forget about it," AAA advises. Attentionâ€" to proper tire pressure, radiator temperâ€" ature and brake adjustâ€" ment also helps save gasâ€" oline, AAA comments. SBix steps to save fuel without cutting down on travel are suggested by Auto Club: « than a minute. 1. Drive at moderate spéeds. Most car» get ahout 21 per rent more miles per gallon on the highway at 55 miles per hour than they do at 70 m.p.â€"h. 6. Do not let the motor idie for more than a minute if temporarily stopped ut a curb. Turn off the engine. It takes less gas to restart than to idle the engine more 4. Minimize braking â€" anticipate speed changes. Release the accelerntor as soon as a red light is visible 2. Arcclerate smoothly â€" save engines, 3. Drive at a steady pace â€" avoid ssopâ€"andâ€"go traffic. Don‘t weave in and out of traffic lanes. By the numbers