CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, November 16, 1978 CASTLEGAR NEWS, Thursday, November 16, 1978

WP SERERY ESI IONS EPS SNIATSILIBSSO

rele

‘s

Sess

Ree sPAser nc DPM ee eee se eb bees

Fi

eit

f

We will NOT BE
‘UNDERSOLD
On a New Car of -
Comparable Size
and Options

TRY US FOR.A GOOD DEAL!

COLI.

SONS

“Now Located at the Husky Station in Downtown Costlegar

JEEP vs...

Ford - Chevy - Dodge

WHY JEEP, DID THE TEST:

We invite you to inspect the quality of the new cars on
our lot, then compare them to other makes and models.
Wetéel:you'll come away impressed by the value for

the money.

- WHO DID THE TEST?

We always thought we had a better system. Better traction in
norma! automatic. Better performance in difficult driving situa-
tions. So we set out fo prove it. Jeep versus Ford. Chevy. and
Dodge. Our Quadra-Trac system gives us an advantage. and
we want you to know about it.

An indeperident testing company responsible for tests for the
automotive industry, other 4-WD manufacturers, the foceral
Gcovemment and the Military, did the test.

HOW THE TEST was CONDUCTED:

The automatic 4-wheel drive systems of Jeep, Ford, Chevy and
Dodge were tested under comparable conditions. All vehicles
were ‘tested loaded fo the maximum vehicle weight recom-
mended by the as well as All had
identical ties and comparable engines, transmissions and

accessories. All engines were tuned to manufacturer's specifi-

cotions. Jeep Pickup’s Quadra-Trac and the automatic 4-wheel
diive system of Ford, Chevy, and Dodge were all tested in normal
automatic, in situations which would determine their traction on:

On-road bump and sand

THE RESULTS:

Olt-ronad hill

On-toad bump: =

Fred Pressacco
Owner/Salesman
Manager of Operations
* CASTLEGAR DIVISION

Al Matovich
- Owner/Salesman
Manager of Operations

BEAVER FALLS DIVISION —

Art Noel
Service Manager

Stan Brost

Dawn Parent
General Assistant

Jorge Alvarez
General Assistant

In each of the on-toad tests Chewolet. Maegarer texson [ trautor eon [ Menenoner txron a lass

Dodge and Ford allexperienced more trac-

Weeiber of tes vetucle test

bung. ‘sand and bump Trattion dating 2 tll cv

tion robbing tire slippage at both theelront Heer S10 x
and rear wheels than Jeep did. onl ee

These same tests showed thal ihe Chevrolet. Fortiiheei<
Dodge and Ford wasted more horsepower Arar Wheel

f “Trachea” loss or
ery pavement and burnptry pavement and tors]

While it Lasts...

Our Service Department
Is Now In
Full Operation

PEIRINEC NE SETTLE VEL OF IN CC CT LEEL ENON ALES: Wey

due to tite slip than Jeep. QODGE W-150 |

In the off-road hill climb Jeep again proved
superior. In observed and measured tests the
Chevrolet. Ford and Dodge Pickups each
lost fraction more times when climbing the
same hill with the same diver than the Jeep
Pickup.

Front Wheel

Rear Wheel
FORD F-150

Front Wheel

Rear Wheel

“Propiisne du to tie sty
“veloc ty of 1

Husky Regular Gas re: caion 89.9°

(Please No Charge Cards At This Low Price)

HOW THE SYSTEMS COMPARED:

When a tire loses traction and begins to slip, theirs does not ymen tire toses traction, our unique Jeep Quadra-trac diverts

divert torque from the spinning axle. Thereby

insufficient

torque from the spinning axle to the other axle, thereby ©

torque is providedto the axle which could move yine vehicle. kueping vehicle moving.

‘In normal automatic

“n normal automatic

=-====VALUABLE COUPON = =-<"-="=%
re) : With this coupon, you will receive 25% OFF 4
(*] ALL Service Charges On Any Work done at

our new Castlegar Service Centre.

OFF (Offer expires NOVEMBER 30th)

‘
1
{Limit One Coupon Per Customer) t
aoe meena ane se ne emee nese enamencd

eaver Auto Centre

See Us Today For Fast and Reliable Service
Drop by our service department and let us introduce you to our Service Monager Art Noel.
He is a qualified mechanic from England where he still owns a service repair ‘depot.

. Art has had vast experience in imported cars and has.been .
involved over the last number of years with JEEP and AMERICAN MOTORS service.
Prior to that time Art worked on domestic cars for major Canadian automotive dealers,

td.

- Now in two locations — Downtown Castlegar and on the Trail-Fruitvale Highway

Phone: Castlegar 365-7477 Beaver Falls 367-7355 Dealer Licence No. 014828