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Masýt sehicles. including! imports. 2-WHEIEL 4-WHFEL $25. 00$9*0 There's more involved in choosing the right tire for your automobile than just picking one that isround, black and has a hole in the middle, according to Cam Balmer. Those older tires were originally- mà de of bias ply, polyester cord and rayon cord and Balmer, super- visor of Attersley Tire- in the Oshawa/ Whitby area, says they are fading . out. Car owners are now purchasing steel beit ib, radial tires. "They (steel belted) are getting better mileage, track and handle better, in weather conditions, and they are economical," says Balmer. He says Michelin came out with the first steel belt radial tire, and then Goodyear, Uniroyal and Firestone came into them later. Since then, Goodyear bas dominated that marketplace. Although ail-season tires are the most popùlar ini today's market, car owners can still purchase snow tires. They have more biting edges and treads and are designed df- ferently than summer tires. Keeping winter tires on your vehicle ail season is only defeatiflg their purpose by wearing the treads down. "111gb performance tires are becoming more popular. Car designs are becoming more spor- tier, therefore they take a different tire, wider and well dressed to make the car look nicer'," says Balmer. He also says tires are an expensive purchase, but it is a necessity to have good quality tires on your car to assist in the handling and braking of your vehicle. The warranty on tires from manufacturers is a lifetime guarantee in workmanship and material defeet. Car owners should have their tires rotated every 10,000 km. It assists in extending the tread life of your tires. Rotating is the process of moving the rear tires to the front, and the front tires to the rear. This also gives car, owners a chance to have their car checked out to see if everything is alright. "By getting into conditioning to take--your car in to rotate tires, it also helps to keep up the main- tenance on your vehicle," says Balmer. Replace worn parts- it's cheaper By MIKE JOHNSTON The Midas Muffler ad, 'You can pay me now or pay me later,' is generally true when it comes to car maintenance. "It is cheaper to replace a part on a car before it goes than after it goes, " says Steve Rodrijgues. Rodrigues, owner' of Pirrana Small Car Centre, has been a licen- sed mechanic for il years. H1e suggests that new car owners folloWv closely the maintenance schedule suggested for their cars - aIl suggestions that is, but oul changes. "You should change the oil on a car as often as you can, don't rely specifications, " says Rodrigues., And when havingthat oil change, Rodrigues recommends using a high grade oil. "I could lift off the heads on a car using a low grade oil and you could see the carbon and sludge build-up for yourself. Then if I took the heads off a car using a high grade oul you would be amazed at'how dlean it is. " While most people might want to do their own ou changes today, Rodrigues recommends taking the car to a mechanic occasionally. "The mechanic can do other checks on the car while he has it," he says. on mue naniacturers IbAs o ur Ue-uIJs, ourigues r ecommends one in the spring and . . . .. ."The faîl tune-up gets the car W E R P EASE DTO -~"ready for winter, while the spring WE ARE P EASEtune-up gets the car ready t ANNOUNCE THEOPENING OF* operate in a higher ternperature." OUR COLLISION CENTER WITH A.* today ed to improve the iin ONE YEAR WARRANTy ON ALL "O*NofthaAmerican-made cars REPAIRS ..* lightingisinadequate'crshv We WecomeAil usto erslarger bulbs in the lights. H1e *suggests switching to Halogen OId and New headlights or adding fog lights. The Ontario Ministry of the Solicitor General also has. some *suggestions for car-owners. 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