Show Barney aarne 0 says SHALL I SELL THE OLD CAR CRR By Barney Oldfield t bT 7 KIng Feature t f A TA 1 I s On tho the minds of t thousands sandS of or auto- auto 11 owners Is that troublesome question Shall J I sell sen my old car now Fand and nd get set a new one or wait valt another season 1 This mon mental disturbance is s brought about by tho the price Situation Just now V and of ot course there thero always I Faro aro ro two factions one ono of or which says sas prices are coming down and another sa says s 's they are going up J i If It one will but study tho the automo- automo bile production situation he will come cometo to o the conclusion that prices cannot possibly come corne down this tills spring spring- summer sum summer sum sum- mer mer or fall taU The They might remain as lS they arc are but I doubt it very ory much I think they will go up especially so when whon tho the present seasons season's demand hits bits the factories If It you will but remember remember remember ber that the tho labor situation alone Is enough to boost car prices you ou will at t once see seo what chance there thero Is of ot a drop There Thero now is a a. potential buying field nearly one half greater than the number umber of ot cars to bo be produced and I dont don't mean tho the number all tho tiro mal makers ers sap say thoy they will build but what they thep will actually build f ft Based on a a. rising market it takes n a little stud study to 1 figure ro out if It it is more economical to hold to tho the old car or orto orto orto to trado trade and buy bur a now noV one Hero is l' l you ou must do Con Consider i cr first tho the mechanical condition of oC the tho old car Does Docs it need constant attention that thatIs I ISs Is Ss aro the tho trips to the repair repair- shop frequent and the bills larger and larger I with pith each visit If It it does docs bring these things about then its it's time timo to I trade You will save o dollars in tho the I c end iI I II II I 1 As a practical example of or tho the economy economy econ econ- con con- omy take tako a car of reputable make malce that sold for lot us say SlY In 1917 or r even 1916 If H It runs pretty prett well welland welland and nd looks at least decent It t will bring bring- to If It you ou get the higher her depreciation on a figure uro your yearly carh 1917 car has bas been only 50 Of course your jour new nev car Is costing more bu but t. t then It it is new f If It you ou will add to tho the selling or trade-in trade price tho approximate cost of or repairs for tho the next seven months you ou will fin find It rather profitable to get s-et the tho new car After you OU get g-et the now new car car your depreciation will probably be greater If It you ou keep it as long IonS as you ou did tho the first one but then you ou ought to be glad we WC haven't got another war warto warto warto to play havoc with prices If It you Jou keep th the tho old car eighteen more months your depreciation over tho the whole period pe period pe- pe will make mako you ou faint f But you sa say your our old car Is 15 In good shape runs fine looks as good bood as the thc cars ars on tho the street etc ete It may be bo a 1919 a 1918 or even a no 1917 model You dont don't want to sell Bell or trade and pa pay a Higher price for or the tho new car You might ht figure that you ou aro are not going to get bet a better botter running car and all that If It you have a 1919 car and have havo no no o complaints to mal make c about Its running running run run- ning keep it and let someone else have havo a chance chanco to get et a now car f I If your car is an earlier make and still Ull runs well and you have no trouble with any of ot the tho mechanism get your our pencil and figure it out Put Putdown Putdown down the original price figure tho the price you OU will get and the difference divided by the number of oC years you ou oue Have e had It gives you ou the yearly earl depreciation de de- ow Now study the tho nc new t car of oC the same make if Ie that is what you POU are arc buying If It it Is not much di different crent from your our model you ou arc dealing practically with two o like cars cars cars-an an old one ono and a a. new one one The true truo depreciation on tho the old car ought to be bo about 20 O per cent per car year Some dealers figure ure 33 to 40 per percent percent percent cent the first year and the tho remainder over ver four years The Tho difference between be between be be- tween the true depreciation and the calculated gives hes you ou the tho increase you I Iare are getting because cars are arc scarce iThe I The Tho additional price tho the now nowr car r might ht Just equal tho extra amount you you got not for the old If rr that Is tho the thoc c case sc It pays to buy a new car If there thoro Is a big big- variation you ou must Judge for tor yourself If It you want to take tho the bur bur- den I t Bear Dear in mind that th with a a. new car you ou got get new tires Ures and a new now battery figure tho the cost of or a l. set of ot tires and a anew anew anew new battery hattery if yours ours is more than th fifteen months old and you OU get et additional additional addi addi- Items that ought to be consid consid- creel ered i I. If It you can get along without v. t a car for about eighteen months to two years cars or perhaps only until next summer then hen you might sell and take talo tho the gain whether hether the car is old and worn or in good shape chape You will get g-et more for tor your our car now than you jOU ever eor will based on years of or service because I believe the price peak will be with us this summer BUmmer Alread Already dozens of ot makers havo haco In Increased increased in- in creased ceased their prices Some SOUle have havo mad made two increases since last December So many things s ten tend to disturb prices t that a great man many more moro makers will have Jave to follow tollow I have hae s some mc advance price data and It looks to me like lIlee n a general Increase through h all aU the classes It Is all right but when it is 19 not nol gas as comes out the tIte air Int intake ko What at do you ou think is the trouble and what would you advise mo me to do II It B. B P P. Gasoline will 1 run out of ot the air In Intake Intake intake In- In take because of condensation a no stuck float a badly worn float valve tho the ono one controlled by the float dirt on this valve or its seat or too high a a. fuel ruel level in tho float loat chamber Barney Barnoy Oldfield Mechanics say Bay that my car has 1138 scored cylinders What can bo 00 done clone that will be bo permanent or even tem tem- tem tem-I T. T W. W J. J You can have rave scored cylinders re repaired repaired re- re paired b by tho the filling In process or by or Tho The scoring will not sro go 0 away by Itself by an any means Barney Oldfield My car has been run rua miles and ond ondI was Vas all aU right tho the first few miles When I tho the oil gets g-ets a 3 little ho hot the tho car loses compression and cannot C run over o eighteen olgh- olgh teen miles an hour Tho The intake manifold manifold manifold mani mani- fold lees ea not look leak and gasket head of cylinder clinder clutch are ue all right Could the tho trouble be with the piston ring rind Tho The car Clr runs smoothly whoa when not running running- hard but when It starts upgrade upgrade up up- grade e there thero Is a u poun pounding In front of ot tho the cylinder This happened lately E. E A. A Tho The trouble may bo be caused by leaky rings worn pistons or cylinders or b by trouble In the water cooling system If tho the engine overheats got get after the water ater system See Sec that the passages are free and the radiator not clo clogged ged Tho The knocking may be duo to overheating overheat overheat- ing but also to a loose piston or worn cylinder 1 Barney Barnoy Oldfield I bought a second hand car and while out riding I stopped to got get gas When I was ready to start tho the g car would not pull Tho The engine eng was running run run- ning all right so I thought I would write write- to see seo if Jt you could let mo me know what the tho trouble could boo bo The gears are in good condition Tho car was just overhauled d and aud a set of new gears g put in D. D F. F R It I cannot tell whether hether you mean the engine ensine lacks power or the car will not move at nil all Let mo me know exactly which it Is |