The Mail-Journal, Volume 15, Number 38, Milford, Kosciusko County, 11 October 1978 — Page 18

THE MAIL-JOURNAL—Wed., October 11,1978

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AT CAR SHOW — Don Storey of Jim Moore Motors in Nappanee, is shown with the new Buick Electra Limited. Jim Moore Motors will be showing the new Buicks at the Second Annual New Car and Truck Show, downtow n Syracuse, Friday and Saturday.

Jim Moore Motors to show 1979 Buicks

The new Buick will be on display at Syracuse Friday and Saturday. It will be shown by Jim Moore Motors. Inc.. Nappanee. Each model offers ngii/styling and features that serifapart. The Buick for 1979 offers the Riviera with its Styling of the future. Riviera has a raked-back front end and squared-off roofline that leaves no doubt that it is a luxury car that performs with authority and provides meaningful room for its driver and passengers. Interestingly, the new Riviera is almost 12 inches shorter than its 1978 predecessor. The Regal doesn't ju>l—look sophisticated. It isyßuick officials say the Regafiis the most basic machine a person can buy. But, base cars are supposed to look basic. However the Regal looks like a prestigious, elegant, personal luxury car. It has aesthetic charms of a clean, crisp exterior shape that fairly oozes charm and sophistication. The LeSabre is formed a family portrait. It was designed for the family, a fact that is made readily apparent by the amount of passenger space inside and the

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amount of trunk room in the back. Estate Wagon is for those whose family or lifestyle demands a large amount of room or cargo space. For openers, the Estate Wagon can seat up to eight passengers if ordered in a threeseat model. And, with rear seat folded down, it offers 88.6 cubic feet of cargo space. Century has a sporty appearance and offers considerable head, leg and shoulder room plus

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over 16 cubic feet of storage space. Electra is a full-size automobile. There are three variations on the Electra theme this year — The Electra Park Avenue, the most opulent and expensive. The Electra Limited is slightly less in both regards. And the Electra 225 is the foundation from which the others spring. Each comes in two-or-four-door configurations, giving a total of six models from which to choose.

Let emissions controls do job—EPA

Tampering will not boost mileage; is costly, illegal By Marvin B. Darning Assistant Administrator for Enforcement, EPA

Time was, when we shopped for a new car the only thing we cared about was how big it was and how fast it would go. Out of that era of automatic gears and reclining seats came an air pollution problem. The amounts of carbon monoxide, hydrocarbons and nitrogen oxides blowing out of automobile tailpipes contribute more than onehalf of the man-made air pollution. Recognizing the effects of automobile emissions on the health and welfare of the nation, Congress passed a law which requires manufacturers to produce cars that will reduce the emissions. Auto makers have done this by installing pollution control equipment which will greatly improve the air quality. Proper care important But the auto owner must realize that proper care of that equipment is every bit as important as the care we so generously lavish on the rest of the automobile. Since August 8. 1977,. all automobile service or repair facilities have been prohibited by Federal law from knowingly tampering with a car's emission controls. This new law provides a significant legal reason why you should not ask your automobile repair facility to remove or disconnect some part of your car's emission control system in hopes of improving gas mileage or driveability. If a repair facility breaks this law, it is subject to a civil penalty of up to $2,500. The penalty is up to SIO,OOO for automobile manufacturers and dealers. Reasons not to tamper In addition to the law, there are other good reasons why tampering should not be done: • In most cases, tampering will not improve a car’s gas mileage or driveability, and may make them worse. • The one certain result of tampering is that it will increase your car’s emissions and add to air pollution. • Tampering is an expensive waste, nullifying emission controls that on a new model car may have cost you between S2OO and S3OO. Another important point is that the law does not contain a prohibition against car

owners tampering with their cars' emission controls. But nearly all states do have such a prohibition. You can be prosecuted and fined under many state laws for any tampering that you do to a car's pollution controls. Tampering is removing, disconnecting, damaging, or in any way rendering ineffective any emission control device or element of design installed on a motor vehicle or motor vehicle engine. Tampering may include: • removing or rendering inoperative such devices as the catalytic converter, air pump, and EGR valve. • disconnecting vacuum lines and electrical or mechanical portions of the pollution control system such as electrical solenoids or vacuum-activated valves. • adjusting an element of a car's emission control design out of line with the manufacturer’s specifications. • knowingly installing a replacement part that is not equivalent in design and function to the part that was originally on the car. Example: incorrect EGR valve. (This, however, does not mean that you have to use replacement parts sold by the motor vehicle manufacturer or its franchised dealers.) • adding on a part that was not originally certified on the car. Example: installation of dual carburetors to replace a single carburetor. • enlarging the fuel filler restriction inlet to allow the use of regular leaded gas in cars that require unleaded gas. Gas mileage suffers Contrary to the belief of

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some vehicle owners, the catalytic converter, a major means of pollution control on most cars made after 1974, has no negative effect on gas mileage and driveability. In fact, the catalyst has helped make it possible for cars with emission controls to achieve the same or even better gas mileage than cars had in 1967, before emission controls were installed on cars. Maintaining your car according to the manufacturer's specifications will almost always enable your car to get better gas mileage and lower emissions. In addition, keeping your

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car well tuned will almost always improve driveability and lengthen the life of your car's engine. Under the Clean Air Act, car manufacturers are required to provide a warranty covering emission control devices for a period of five years or 50,000 miles, whichever comes first. However, when a car’s emission controls have been tampered with, or. when leaded gas is used in cars requiring unleaded, a car manufacturer may not be obliged to honor warranty rights. The car manufacturer or dealer can justifiably argue that the car has not been properly

maintained according to the manufacturer's specifications. The emission controls installed on motor vehicles and motor vehicle engines are there to reduce the pollution from these sources to help meet national ambient air quality standards which were established to protect public health. You can help clean the air by not requesting to have your emission controls tampered with, but instead, ‘make sure the mechanic follows the specifications recommended by the manufacturer for best performance and emission control.