October 25, 1989 October 25,1989 C5 ADVERTISING FEATURE POWER PRACTICALITY AND SLEEK STYLING . . . TRANS SPORT AUTOMOTIVE TO ALL WEST KOOTENAY RESIDENTS 1 am pleased to invite you to our Official Grand Opening Weekend, October 26, 27 and 28 at our dealership facility at 1700 PONTIAC BUICK:GMC sr aia perry er Yo turgor Uvamadern Deol (1989) LTD. KALAWSKY KALAWSKY’S BODY SHOP want to consider us when you are buying your next car or truck Please come in tor the ribbon cutting ceremony at 11:00 Friday, October 27 or for tree hot dogs, pop and cotfee on Saturday October 21 1am extremely proud to represent the Pontiac, Buick, Cadillac GMC truck Divisions of General Motors. We have an extensive display of new 1990 models for you to look over. This is easily our most exciting year ever in the automotive industry We are offering some outstanding new and used unit values during this weekend. See one of our award winning salesmen if you are considering trading vehicles before winter. Pontiac Firefly’s will never be lower priced and 10.9% financing is available on several units in our inventory 1am looking forward to serving you for a longtime in this area and | am extremely proud of our entire organization. Come in, help us celebrate the beginning of a wondertul future GEORGE ROSS Body Shop, Mgr. Our manager George Ross and | Pontiac’s new Trans Sport, the front-drive Conbiad sipenanc eo i ah re vehicle of the future! Frans Sport. More excitement than mini.vans deserve Thanks to Trans Sport the whole mini-van category is hereby saved from terminal mediocrity A big reason why is Trans Sport's 3.1L fuel-injected V6. This engine's backed by o 3-speed automatic tran mission. Combine that with front wheel drive, power rack-and-pinion steering, power front disc brakes, plus 14 stee!-belted radials, and you've got a mini-van that's ready for some serious driving excitem: Outside, Trans Sport's sleek, unique shape adds up to an outstanding drag coetticient of .31 Anything that slippery ought to look like it, and a two-tone paint treatment with your choice of either blue or red metallic, black, white or bright red on the upper panels, and silver or medium gray on the lowers, makes for a propetly slick appearance. i Inside, Trans Sport is equipped to seat tive — two up front and three in a second row bench A host of standard equipment includes complete analog gauges with tachometer, intermittent, 2-speed wipers, an AM/FM stereo radio with digital clock and a four-spoke, Sport steering wheel Like we said, Trans Sport's cast in the Excitement mold PONTIAC ec eeerervreeeeveecece Sincerely Yours, Our Body Shop operation is best known for the care and personalized service offered by the body shop personnel. e offer all types of Auto Body and Painting Services including Frame straightening and unibody. Major and minor collision repairs 1.C.B.C. claims Windshield and glass replacement painting including clearcoats Free courtesy cars are available by appointment if you chose Kalawsky Pontiac Buick Body Shop tor your auto body repairs and painting, you have our personal assurance that your car will be repaired with the highest level of skill.and core and you will be very satistied in every respect Neil W. Kalawsky President & General Manager GRAND OPENING Thurs., Oct. 26, Fri., Oct. 27 and Sat., Oct. 28 FREE HOTDOGS SOFT DRINKS COFFEE ON SAT., OCT. 28 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. Grand Prix Sedan. Responsive performance highly styled look as new 4-door models Grand Prix LE Sedan. The 4-door edition of driving excitement You're nose-to-nose with proof that Grand Prix Excitement has finally become too big for two doors. But the all new Sedan is more than just the legendary Grand Prix with a couple additional ports of entry. A lot more. May we suggest a peek under the hood to contirm the fact. There you'll find a multi-port tuel injected 3.1 L V6 engine and 140 hp as standard equipment. it's backed up by a 4-speed automatic or on available 5-speed manual transmission. Should you care tor more horsepower than that, a 2.3L Twin Cam 16-valve engine with 160 hp is available, backed up by a 3-speed automatic transmission. Call us eccentric. We don't care As with every Grand Prix, the LE Sedan’s suspension is the road-hugging 4-wheel independent type featuring MacPherson struts. Steering is the highly responsive power rack-and-pinion variety and brakes are 4-wheel disc with an anti-lock system optional Inside, Grand Prix's ergonomically designed cockpit puts key function switches a tingertip’s reach from a com: fort-contoured four-spoke steering wheel. Front seats are a reclining 40/60 split design with folding arm rest. In back, you'll find a roomy three passenger bench with integral headrests. Air conditioning is standard as well as power windows, dual visor vanity mirrors and an AM/FM stered radio. BUSINESS OFFICE MANAGER KALAWSKY'S SERVICE Financing ON ALL NEW GMC S-15 PICK-UPS AND S-JIMMYS 48 Months OAC ad , KEVIN LAMB Is our Business Manager and is able to arrange financing for your vehicle purchase that will suit your individual needs exactly. Down payments are-not required it you have good credit and Terms are available from 12 to 72 months We are very proud to have Kevin Lamb as our Business Manager and $ . you will soon recognize why he has earned the reputation of being one of the most professional Business Managers in all of British Columbia. has financing available at today's lowest rates because we represent GMAC and 4 chartered banks in this area Experts in Helping People Choose the Right Vehicle Peggy Faucher (left) and Darlene Kalawsky .. . helpful, professional Front Office Staff! DAVE GOWIE Lot Supervisor Award Winning Sales Team _ CARL JOHNSON - \ Service Mgr MURRAY McKENZIE Ports Mgr. 18 Yrs. Experience ROBERT FULLERTON Partsman 22 Yrs. Experience IKE BRAGA Portsman.10 Yrs. Experience 7,500 square foot department area housing a fully computerized General Motors parts inventory of 4.000 items 1e corry a large inventory so that our customers vehicles can be completely serviced by making only one visit to the dealership. Overnight service is available trom two General Motors warehouses in Vancouver and Edmon s ton = This 3 man department is managed by Murray McKenzie and they offer professional and accurate serv'ce in getting you the right parts every time We specialize in genuine General Motors parts because the quality and warranty offered by General Motors is outstanding in every respect Kalowsky Pontiac Buick parts department supplies repair and auto body parts to many independent repair shops and auto body shops in the Kootenays and acts as a large General Motors patts clearing house tor wholesale parts distribution in this area JACK HAMELIN Jack Hamelin has been o General Motors Salesman for only 2 years and he MICK ELLIS Mick Ellis has been a professional General Motors Salesman for 14 years and BRIAN BEBELMAN Brian Bebelman has been a professional General Motors Salesman for 12 has qualified for his 2nd General Motors Salesmaster Award. What an out standing achievement Jack is a naturally talented people oriented person and his customers report that his after sales service is outstanding. Our General Motors customer satistaction reports constantly show that Jack has among the highest ratings of any salesman in British Columbia. He has token a special interest in used car and truck sales and in people looking for a good used vehicle at substantial savings, contact Jack if you have a specific used vehicle in mind and you will have his 100% commitment has sold 2,500 vehicles over that time perio We are proud to announce that in September 1989 Mick received his 14th Gold Gold Level Motors Salesmaster Award at a special presentation in the Van: couver Convention Centre. He is fully trained and experienced in medium duty truck sales and is very ac tive in developing fleet sales for Kalawsky Pontiac Buick GMC (1989) Ltd. If you operate a fleet of 10 or more cars or trucks, register your fleet with Mick Ellis and you will receive major fleet discounts on your next vehicle purchase years in Castlegar and he has sold 2, 100 units ‘ 9 jo Brian! On 25, 1989 he received his 11th Gold Level General Motors Salesman Award at a special presentation at the General Motors 1990 Announcement Show in Vancouver DICK DUNLOP GARY POLLARD Service Advisor Service Advisor Six journeyman technicians who have 92 years of com. Castlegar, B.C Our Service Technicians are supported by a 3-man ser vice advisor team to assist our customers in explaining and technicians have c We offer daily parts deliveries to wholesale customers in outlying oreas ‘sum up, Kalawsky Pontiac Buick parts department has it all: Service, Selection and Price! We invite you to join our many satistied customers. Give us a call, | know we can earn your business PONTIAC’S UNBELIEVABLE Mick has devoted his life to being a professional vehicles salesman ond his many long-time repeat customers confirm that Mick if truly o customer orien ted salesman in every respect Mick lives in Rossland and is on active skier 3 ying the. problems that they are experiencing with General Motors training courses so thot they are prepored _—the vehicles. These service advisors have had extensive to find the right vehicle for you. Buy your next used car or truck from Jack to diagnose, repair and service the very High-Tech vehicles Hamelin with complete confidence Jack owns his own home in Castlegar and lives with his wite and young family only minutes from our dealership training end experience in the automotive industry and FIREFLY SALE UBS so Quolitied they use a very accurate and efficient system of scheduling “a> Buyers! so that your car is fixed right the first time and ready when Z AWARD WINNING SALES TEAM winning salesmen ore experts in hi se the vehicle thot i just right tor d vehicle displ 6 doys each week Monday through ‘ond Alberto 4 iru KALAWSIKY PONTIAC BUICK GMC (1989) LTD. you ere getting = 1700 Columbia Ave., your money e Castlegar Di. 8917 365-2155 Collect |= it was promised to you Motors Warranty repairs can be completed here KALAWSKY GOLD CARD 1am proud to annouce that we are offering the "Kaldwsky Gold Card” program to ous customers. We feel that this is the most aggressive approach to reducing your vehicle operating costs in British Columbia. Anyone holding o Kalawsky Gold Card’ is entitled to the following services and discounts at our dealership: $9.95 full price — lube, oil and oil filter change (parts and labour included) Free 50 point safety inspection 15% discount on all retail repair order parts ‘ehicle washed and vacuum 15% discount on all retail cash and carry parts Free courtesy cars available by appointment Service Department open 6 days per week Monday through Saturday Open Saturdays 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Your discount card may be used by any member of your immediate family — any make or model. We encourage you to use your "Kalawsky Gold Cord” every time our dealership. Continued support of this program will help us to continue this unprecidented service discount program. ~zoO7mONe> WOT EXACTLY AS HLLUSTRATED. f \ KALAWSKY — Seis. 9 PONTIAC BUICK GMC (1989) LTD. > ‘to tomee’ s __& Warranty 100 Columbia Ave ystlegar Di. 8917 365-2155 Collect |,