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Whitby'Free Pres Wednesday, September 23. 1992, Page 17' by JOl Mclntosh Read th e manual One of the moot important features of any car,-- and one, they ail corne with -- is the owne?9t manuel. But how rnany people actually read them? lei amazing how rnany pole wiil thoroughly read ael he instructions before they even unpack their new VCRs or microwaves, but wiil neyer touch that little book stashed in the glovebcox, even though it explains, a machine they've paid almoat haif a yearls salary ta buy! Most people assume they don't have ta read it because they can alreadY drive a car (some of the people on-the 401 excepted). The manuel is much more than that, though; it explains how ta operate the vehicle, whic i isnt quite the sarne as drivingît. Through improvements or rnanufacturer's identification, al cars are lightly -different w kni cornes.ta. rating them., Tho: manuel ,can hep ym uquickly'and easfly- discover al the features of your car, and even point out somne youdidn'trealize you had. (I ,arnm einedf an old boôfriend I had who was fious, beause ho, couldnt get the pulse wipera on Ibis new car ta work. I bed read tho manuel à--as I later did, juatbeforo ho toôk the. car bock ta tbe dealer -* he would have foumd that bis car wasnt eqmpped with fthem.) - If-yuare switching fi-rn an older car to a new e%-the owmes manual Winl help you ta may' have ta make: hot starta car wM ith h * iection, what. gears ta ue when y'oU .bave autoeiatic »over.drive.if M operte your 110w car jmfi your di6 your old oxie, without changing- your habita, you might find that your new car doesn't work the way it should. The mnanual can help. Owner's manuals will also explain what to do in emergencies and should be read i the comfort of your easy chair, not on the side of the highway in a blizzard! Manyr owners of. the, popular nuinvans,'for example, don't take thé tirne ta, read how their %sae tire should be. taken- off their mounts - an easy job once, you know how ta do it, but virtually iiiposible uünlesa you've read the manual. A few minutes hidtting the book' can avoid hours of grievance later. Theymr not bestsellers and they really- don't have much of a plot, but owner's manuals are the best books you cen po"sbly read if you want ta enjoy your, "classic cruising." TheWes one thing'I. muàt admûit, however: even though I'Ne read theownei's manuel several times, I stiilhave ta Set rny husband ta changemydigita'l ock., I don't thlifk *any manuel will ever make that particular task'easy forme Mytbanks tôï by friend Biy Fielding for- hi. ýideas:and for adiiitng that he, too, nover read the manuel untilafter.the tire needed chaingi) A"favoi' By Glen Konorowski If you were ta ask me what my favourite car was is ta drive,I would have ta say the Audi. Yes of the hundreds of cars I have driven over the years, the Audi is still one of my f-avourites.-, There are others I like, but for all-around performance and practicality the Audi just can't be This year my favourite is even better with a new engine, front- end styling and a longer wheel- base on, the .90 series. The end result of aIl this change is btter cars across the board. Probably the single most fin- portant news for Audi this year *m,.the introduction of a new V6. This enigine is an overhead carn with two ývalves3 per cylinder and displaces 2.8 -litres over the old 2.2,inline five-cylinder. Power rating for the V6. is a lively -172 hp. and 184 lbJft. of torque. As y ou imagine the smnal- 1er 90 Audi. really-benefits from the now engine as it is ligter tban theýAUdi100. TIho igst visual change to the lowerlUne 90 and 100 Audis is -tho front-end stylingt. LooSèl AUDI S4 iri'te" gets, better patterned aer the Au~l V8, the improved interior and trun] new fro4it-end gves atotatll,'new sae look ta th cs.,lke to tlunk of the restyling as a good break Over the summer I drove theu from the past. 100 Quattro, 100 S4 anid the 9( .%u1tt- o. i'19%Ub1% eqmppe The bi est structural change toany oftheAudis cornes intE form of a lengthene& wheelbase on the 90 models. This allows for Lk with the old fîve-cylinder, ut for the S4 version (sports model) the SEE PAGE 22 DURI-AM'AUTOMOBILES sals anager Milon Belinsky heepsAuto Quizwinner Tracy MoCutcheon try on her new Mazda jackçet. Wkbsr rePo For the first Uieln 40 years, Volkswagen dealers are using a 4 letter word in their ads. Is taken 40 y ears ta do il. After 40 vears in Canada, your'Volkswagen Dealer is 1inaIiy SWa1ch as we mark our 401h annivrsi marking down a tremendous setection of cars. SRlght nowyour Voikswagen dealer is offeringg iredïle'deai on Golf, Jettas, Passats and Euro Vans. Sa don't mis ot. - .Hunry in' for best selection. After ail i may b. another 40 years before we do 1 again. Euro Van GL iease from $329* Ato magec, air conditioning, cruise and power Iocic. MW Optional mag wheeis shown. Passat GL $19,888* fulIy ioaded, inciuding automatic and air condiioning. Gofi f1rom $iO,488* M , J.. l. g -OWASCO VOLKSWAGEN INC. 1425 DUNDAS ST. E. WHITBY Epeien ce tie Owasco Feeling. 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