MOTORING NOTES

Te Aroha News, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5479, 25 April 1917, Page 2

MOTORING NOTES

By Spark Plug Where there’s a wheel there’s a way. #*# Every car owner should thoroughly study the oiling system of his car. Proper and efficient lubrication is a big money-saver, but few drivers seem to realise the fact. Avoid cheap oils. Keep plenty of grease in the gear box and silent running will result. The shaft drive at the axle also wants proper lubrication, and the private owner can grease these parts just as well as the garage man. * & # The State of Indianapolis, with a population of under 300,000 has 60,000 registered motor cars. One car to every five persons. * # Tyres are important and they should be kept inflated to their proper measure. Most tyre troubles result through inattention and then the owner blames the tyre instead of himself. Don’t be afraid of the pump. •*# According to reports from America alcohol is coming with a rush to take the place of benzine as a fuel. It can be manufactured very cheaply—at about half the price of benzine—from almost everything grown on a farm. If this comes to pass, motorists will in future probably clear the fuel pipe by suction instead of blowing. -When wifey sniffs And looks so shocked, Jehn will softly say : My (hie) petrol pipe was blocked, I (hie) cleaned it out today. # #

The " Bnick ” factory is the largest works in the world devoted to the exclusive manufacture of motor cars, and the third largest factory of any kind. It is a mile in length and covers over 160 acres of ground and employs an army of men —each min a specialist on some part of the “ Buick.” Every Bnick is Buick built from wheel to hood, from frame to finish; nothing but Buick industry goes into the Buick product. To prospective owners, who for any reason cannot consider the purchase of a Buick six, the four cylinder models offer unusual value in their class. While at tbeir price necessarily lacking the de luxe characteristics of the Buick Sixes, the Fours nevertheless give their owners that trio of Buick virtues “ durability, reliability and power.”