MODERN MOTORING.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 158, 6 July 1926, Page 12

MODERN MOTORING.

NOTES BY THE WAY. Tsipht driving lms hpcnmp a form of , crystal grazing. It consists of trying to ; sec into the immediate future pa«t trick lenses. Of all the enr sale? ofl'ectp<l in America over 80 per cent, art , made on Uip deferred payment system, while the dealer is railed upon by !)."> per cent of his . customers who buy new models to give .an allowance on an old car. Referring ', to the purchase of cars on time pay--1 merit systems, a recent American visitor ; said the principle was sound and profitable. American manufacturers were helping their distributors by lowering * the cast of buying cars on deferred payment?. Organisation had enabled some cars to he sold cm terms which carried only 6 per cent interest on the unpaid balance. There are complaints thnt doctors Tireak the speed laws on the ground f that they are on a visit to an urgent " case (says an Australian paper). Other T motorists, instead of becoming angry. ;. should meet the doctors on their own * ground. .Let them take a medical course - and diploma, and then they, too, will be able to claim precedence. A smart follow can qualify in six years and a doctor's diploma is always handy when ; you run over romebody. You can either bandage him up if injured, or give a death certificate if dead. A good driver must judge speed; '- momentum, -which is influenced by the J weight of the car; distance, with regard I to stopping ability and to space, for * passing other vehicles; time, as to how ■ long it ta-kes to act and how long after acting i'-. takes to get the desired result: I and intention —that is, the psychology 8 of deciding what other drivers are likely to do. Since all these judgments must be made at practically tlie same moment. - a driver's eye and brain must work in » unison to solve these problems , correctly * and instantaneously, and action follow- * ing decision must be just as pvecise and £ prompt. f: HELPFUL HINTS. The polished surfaces of head and sidelamp reflectors should never be cleaned j wrfch ordinary metal polish, but if neces- ; sary a little jeweller's rouge may be ' ; applied on a soft cloth or piece of chamois leather. When the surface has »> i become only slightly dull, or, perhaps * ' finger-marked, when a bulb has been ' changed, maximum brilliance may usuf ally be restored merely by wiping the reflector with a soft rag soaked in * methylated .spirit, afterward rubbing * lightly with a dry, soft chamois leather. Motor bodies finished in Dueo, Egyptian and other pyroxylins require less care than do painted bodies, which be washed. with water, which hardens. Soap is harmful, even on a i ■ painted body that is old, but sometimes is necessary to remove oil and greasy . J matter. In the case of pyroxylins it is * necessary merely to wipe the surfaces 1 with a cloth, but an accumulation of i mud or oily matter is more easily . removed by washing with water. Soap. J . however, may be uaed, if it be found to render cleaning easier; .it.has no ill effect on this kind of finish. "--M : The poliehed metal equipment of a gS&'ear demands a little extra attention at time of the year. The damp,, at-, mosphere plays havoc with polished nickel and brass, and in this case they give a very shabby appearance to the , car. The owner-driver will be well advised if he takes the precaution ofhaving these parts greased -with vaseline. Only a little vaseline should be applied, bo that it may be easily removed when yon require to use the car again. To ■ remove it, one uses a rag soaked in •' petrol, taking care that the petrol does , not come into contact with the paint ' and thus damage the sheen of the var-- ' nish.