THE SIDE-CAR MACHINE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXI, Issue 18711, 17 May 1924, Page 30 (Supplement)

THE SIDE-CAR MACHINE.

! ; '""ysHtii-i H ■/•■.." . ;.* , V ". ... ;,;x- ' *. In several ways the, side-car machine has confounded its critics; it proved a 1 practical machine despite its being a *' mechanical monstrosity." With the ad- ' vent of ' the light car and cycle-car it -was thought by pome that the motor-cycle ; and side-car in combination '.would lose favour and ultimately become extinct. - It 1 was argued that if a small car could be [, purchased for a few pounds over and ; above what a good combination would cost, the selection would be in'favour of i the car. That is. good, logical reasoning,' i but it must not be lost sight of that there . are other considerations to be taken ; into ' account than capital outlay. If it were ; possible'to purchase a small car at. the same... price as a combination machine there is little doubt but that the combination would ; score every time, in respect .of running cost, quite apart from the saving m initial expenditure, , such as tax' insurance, garaging, etc. "V c Then" again, it would be difficult to fand a car that would do, say, 50 or 60 miles to the gallon of fuel; that \would be as light, on tyres, and show at the end oi, twelve months so favourable service record in the matter of incidental repairs as the combination machine. Of' course it is reasonable to expect that a number of motor-cyclists, , whether, sole riders or users of combination mounts, . join the ranks of the car owners annually; 'and although these are lost to this particular side of motoring, their places are - quickly filled by new-comers, who from choice or financial reasons commence their motoring experience on a machine that has not only proved itself reliable, but &.ands in a class of its own as regards low running costs and ability to do everything that. a car will , do. ■%. - .