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Clitheroe Adveiiiser and Times, January 2nd, 1981 13 N EW


THE International Motor Show, staged in Birmin­ gham, may have only closed its doors a few short weeks ago.


n


les lately think of


It means a car and reliability, nai value for which have Volvo when Volvo virtues"


t new exterior, GLE and GLT ements which Ivo 240 series


THE new low-cost, high specification, Chevette ES 2-door


saloon — one of the price leaders from Vauxhall.


nine new Chevette and Astra variants


This is one of the


announced at the B i r m i n g h a m Motor Show.


The price range


COLNE. rvice and Parts)


tak es Vauxhall into competition with low priced imports.


manufacturers are bringing in new models to revive the flagging car sales figures. Big selling point


But already the


Value is keu to big plan for sales revival


Advertising feature


by BERT BOLTON


and Astra variants. To be exact, Vaux­


are recent announce­ ments by manufactur­ ers such as Ford and Vauxhall, bringing in cheap versions of their current models such as the “ pop u lar” Fiesta and the new low priced Chevette


these days is plain, honest value for money — plus running economy. Typical of the trend


POLSKI FIAT and POLONEZ


hall got their bi;g guns going at the Bir­ mingham Motor Show, by announcing nine new Chevette and Astra variants, with a price range taking them into head-on competition with low- cost models like the Lada and Skoda — and even the old BL Minis.


hall’s director of mar­ keting, said the com­ pany was strenthening its grip in the market place.


Des Savage, Vaux- The Polonez The Great Estate


This truly versatile Estate car gives you real carrying capacity.


3INGTON


ROAD, RNLEY


ITEL. 31141


The advanced rear suspension not only gives an excellent ride, but because ifs positioned beneath the load floor,


a more useful, uncluttered area - up to 56.5 cu ft of space. And split rear seats offer greater practicality.


Fpur models - Three engines.


1 .1300 cc & 1500 cc petrol, 1550 cc diesel. See it, test it.


BRIAN D00TS0N LTD LOW MOOR GARAGE


CLITHEROE Tel. 26021/2 THE NEW


ASTRA HOW


STARTS AT


£ 3 .4 0 4


CHEVETTE H0WSTARTSAT


£2,884


NEW FORD ESCORTS FIESTAS — CORTINAS


CAPRIS and GRANADAS FROM STOCK


WELLGATE MOTORS LTD Vauxhall main dealers for the Rlbble Valley.


DUCK STREET, CLITHEROE 8 Clitheroe 22222/3/4 Farts Dept. Tel:_26611. .4


• * . ' • MOTOR' •AGCKTS ASSOCIATION


RUFUS CARR LIMITED


Z ' - 'T n b aw d l a n d s W c C y GARAGE,


--------C L I T H E R O E ------------------- TEL. 22173. After hours Clitheroe 22444.


FOR RENAULT HARWOOD BAR GARAGE


GREAT HARWOOD Tel. 886590


FIESTA POPULAR £ 2,849 .


WAT KIND O AF CR CN YU BU


H FOR TH A O AT LITTLE Y THESE DAYS


new Fiesta Popular. It has all the major engineering features


The answer is, a very advanced one! The


of the standard Fiesta. And all the standard Fiesta’s space. But in spite of inflation Ford have kept


you think.


the price below any comparable car. Why not drop in and see it. Advanced engineering now costs less than


THE RENAULT 20. For the man on the way to the top, the car to get him there. The Renault 20 ( [and it’s even more luxuri-


F


ous partner, the Renault 30) provides prestigious comfort without becoming merely ostentatious.


THE RENAULT i


The latest addition to the best


selling Renault 18 range. Combining the luxury of the saloons wit th tne versatile benefits of an estate, this is the ideal choice •


for the "out and about” motorist.


THE NEW RENAULT FUEGO. True French style in a sports car designed to meet the needs of the 1980's. With a choice of engine sizes and interior specification, the Fuego shows that enjoyable motoring does not cost the earth.


IMPROVE YOUR MOTORING IN 1981. . .


The best equipped 5-door hatch­ back £3,644 on the road, including 12 months road tax. Also


.Polski Fiat Saloons £2,744 on the road, including 12 months road tax.


LOW INSURANCE AND GOOD PART- EXCHANGES


OPEN SEVEN DAYS A" WEEK


Monday to Friday 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.,


Sunday for inspection 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. APEX MOTOR SALES


Manchester Road (Summit), Burnley Tel. Burnley 26020


the new models are ES versions of the Chevette two-door saloon and hatchback, both offering the out­ standing performance — economy combina­ tion of Vauxhall’s top selling range for only £2,884 and £2,940 re­ spectively.


product for product, we can now outmatch all competition with these low cost, high specification additions to our range,” he claimed. Price leaders among


“Price for price, CHOICE


models — including two and four-door saloons-are added to Vauxhall’s front wheel drive Astra range, which for 1981 provides a choice of 10 saloons, hatchbacks and estate cars at recommended prices ranging from £3,404 to £4,795.


Additionally, seven new


company for the new model year is a number of improvements in the specification of the models


A further move by the t


which, in the first nine months of the year, main­ tained registrations of new Vauxhalls at only 1.6% below the level of the same period last year, despite a drop of nearly 10% in the UK cai market.


from the luggage com­ partment, but the general rumbling roar which swells up once a car is on the road. Not what it once was


been paying loads of at­ tention to the shape of cars and engineers work­ ing on performance and reliability, not to mention the research into comfort and colour, very little serious work has been done until quite recently to cut down noise levels. Not the odd squeak


While designers have


on open throttle is a noise worthy of recording. To others it can mean a


is more than a matter of taste. Pitch, overtones and harmonics play as great a part in engine noise as they do in the output of a musical instru­ ment. E n g in e e r s of the


frantic dive for the ear plugs. Paganini and punk rock


and with engine testing. . They say that exhaust pulses comprise a number of frequencies, depending on the


peculiarities. Some of these frequencies are con­ trolled more effectively than others by certain types of silencer. In addition, the exhaust


engine


Champion Spark Plug Company come into con­ tact with engine noise a great deal, on race tracks


haust noise is a form of waste energy. That’s one reason why a 50cc. moped engine can be noisier than a three litre V8 power plant.


system has its own reso­ nance characteristics which can influence the end product — what the listener hears. Noise, they say, is a form of energy, and ex­


back to my two-wheeler days.when the classic test for ’ the local police sergeant was to thrust his night stick up the silencer box to see if you had been fiddling with the silencer baffles. If the stick went through, out came his book. Made a lovely roar.


Which makes me hark C om e to u s fo r a


(some would say thank goodness), partly because of today’s generally lower ex h au s t no te s . Few modern cars are distinc­ tive because of their thro­ aty roars. At one time vintage


c a r th a t ’s th e b e s t o f b o th w o r ld s H o n d a .


Bentleys, and “blown” Mercedes and, in the two­ wheeler field, Vincent V twins, Douglas flat twins and those hairy old mons­ ters the Velocette bfg singles could be heard, and recognised, a mile off.


APPROVAL


VW “beetle” makes its own special flat four noise. Some would say they sound like a bag of nails, but nails or not they have been clocking up the miles with remarkable re­ liability for a long, long time. There is very little these


The now obsolescent


days, outside the exotica, curled exhaust pipes and all, which can be remotely termed as “melodious.” Noise is a strange


taste really. If you are a racing car buff, the full- blooded bellow from a pack of Formula One cars


phenomenon. One type causes offence whereas another, equally loud, meets with approval. It all depends on one’s


4 Research into comfort, colour and how—noise >


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H o n d a cars combine legendary


Japanese reliability and economy with European flair - that’s how the motoring correspondents sum them up.


Come in to our showrooms and check for yourselves. After all, you deserve the best of both worlds.


H O N D A W The best o f both worlds.


THE RENAULT 14. A hatchback which keeps its individual­ ity. Economical, spacious and adaptable, but most impor­ tantly, comfortable and fun to drive.


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