Check It Over

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31123, 28 July 1966, Page 13

Check It Over

yyHEN you take delivery of your new car one of the first things you should do is to check it for minor faults that may have been made during assembly and overlooked during the pre-delivery check. It is well to remember that a modern car has a very large number of parts, and that were it assembled 99 per cent correctly, there would still be about 20 things wrong. Most faults, of course, would be extremely minor, but here again it is wise to remember that assembly is very rarely anything like 99 per cent correct. Therefore, once you have got the new car home, and shown it to all the neighbours, take half an hour or so going over the vehicle carefully. Take a pad with you and make a note of any faults. Things to watch for are any small dents and scratches, such things as doors that do not shut properly, windows that stick, lights that do not operate, or controls that are loose. During your first few miles you should keep an ear alert for any undue rattles. As you move around the car checking the various items, including a check for loose nuts, make a list of faults on your pad. When you take your car into the dealer for its 500-mile check, which is usually carried out free of charge, give him the list, and

ask that the faults be remedied, each being checked off as it is done. When you get the car back, check the list and that the items on it have been dealt with.

Until the car is out of guarantee you are well advised to keep a watch for any of these small faults, and mark them on a list. The guarantee period is provided so that such faults can be rectified, so make things easier for yourself and for the dealer by providing a list.