Thursday, September 30, 1976
University Daily Kansan
Wary used car buyers get tips
By RICK THAEMERT
Used car shoppers share a common fear—the lemon. But used-car dealers in Lawrence offer a variety of warranties and insurance policies, the risk of buying a four-wheeler disaster.
"People are afraid of buying a lemon," John Garlitch, sales manager at Jayhawk Volkswagen, 2522 Iowa St., said Monday. "People are afraid of buying someone else's problems."
The most common safeguard against lemons is the warranty—a promise by the dealer to correct certain deficiencies in a product. It applies on the age, mileage and shape of a car.
ROGER MOFFET, sales manager at MJ Clark Motors, Inc., 2121 W. 29th St. Terr., said that generally the better the car was, the better the warranty coverage would be. In some cases, he said, an excellent used car provides a warranty like a new car's warranty.
Cars driven more than 50,000 miles and high-performance cars, which are subject to abnormal driving conditions, usually aren't warranted. Moffet said.
Because all drivers treat cars differently, the terms and conditions of warranties vary. Some warranties are limited by time or mileage, and in Lawrence, these range from one year to two years and unlimited mileage, according to a check with six used car dealers.
OTHER WARRANTY PROVIDE that the
dealer and the owner split the repair costs covered by the warranty, which is the case with some warranties at Jim Clark Motors, Inc., Moffet said.
Repairs usually are limited to the power train—the engine block, transmission, drive shaft and differential—but in some cases, the engine extended to other parts of the car, he said.
Jayhawk Volkswagen offers a one-year, unlimited-mileage warranty that covers the power train, and a 30-day, 1,000-mile warranty. You'll be on the car that won't easily wear out.
WARRANTIES USELALLY are included in car prices, but sometimes they are sold separately like insurance policies. Moffet said Jim Clark Motors, Inc., offered a two-year unlimited-mileage warranty which covers all mileages driven after the second year for $9 a year.
Some warranties are transferrable
Garlich said, "For $25 you can transfer your warranty to the next owner, which should bring $300 to $400 more on the resale value."
Not all used-car dealers offer warranties, however. Smaller, non-franchised dealers, such as Wayne's Used Cars, 1210 E. 2nd St., and Crystal Motors Trading Post, 632 New Hampshire St., often don't have the money to back every repair.
FOR THAT REASON, Garlicl said,
manufacturers dealers like Jaynawk
that specialize in garlic.
independent dealers because they can afford to back most repairs.
Moffet帧 franchised dealers had an advantage because their repairmen knew their particular makes of cars better than the ones who had only a few of certain makes.
Another advantage, Garlic said, is that a franchised dealer reassures prospective buyers because the buyers know the dealer's reputation.
However, small dealers say they have distinct advantages over franchised businesses.
WAYNE ANREWS, owner of Wayne's Used Cars, said "I think independent dealers give better service because they have to depend on a good reputation."
Because they don't have as much money,
he said, independent dealers have to do top-
mounting work.
Although he offers no warranties, Andrews said, he offers some things that franchised dealers can't always offer, such as personal contact with buyers and cars. He said he personally checked his cars before selling them, whereas a franchise ownership salesman often had no idea of what work had been done on the car he was selling.
Despite differences of opinion, both types of car salesmen offered similar advice and advice on the subject.
"ITS DIFFICULT to make comparisons with used cars because there are no two
Latin America topic of conference
Latin American specialists from the United Nations, the Organization of American States, private businesses and several universities, including KU, will speak Friday at the American Association for the Advancement of Science on "Forces on Change in Rural Latin America."
"We're making a special effort to attract representatives of agriculture, business, education and religion to the conference to let them know there are specialists in the field," said Charles Skisler, director of the KU Center of Latin American Studies, said yesterday.
"The sale of wheat in Latin America is very important to Kansas farmers," he said, "and the aircraft industry is also interested in the Latin American market."
Ron Calgaard, vice chancellor of
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population distribution. Stansifer and
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"We hope to emphasize the possibility of careers for Kansans in Latin America by bringing specialists who are also Kansas graduates." Stanison said.
Laurence Moore, who will represent the United Nations, was graduated from Friends University, and Stahis Panagides, representative from the Organization of American States, was graduated from Kansas State University.
The Associated Colleges of Central Kansas and the Tri-University Center of Latin America Studies are sponsoring the conference.
The Tri-University Center, a group of Latin Americans at KU, K-State and Wichita State University that promotes the study of Latin America, is one of 10
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The Associated Colleges is an incorporated consortium of six small private Kansas colleges: Bethany, Bethel, Kansas Wesleyan, McPherson, Slaton and Tabor.
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TODAY: HOPE AWARD balloting for five finalists continues from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the information booth on Jayhawk Boulevard. SERIOR CLASS MEMBERS may pick up regalia materials from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Pine Room of the Library. At 10 a.m., you can watch lectures on critic Tetraodon Todory at 4 a.m. in the Jayhawk Room of the Union.
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He said that one of the best ways to learn about a used car was to talk to the previous owner. Most dealers will release the name of the previous owner on request, be said.
On Campus
MARJORE CHABOT, Lawrence graduate student, received a grant-in-sid from Sigma Xi, the Scientific Research Society of North America.
LAWRENCE WRIGHTMAN, chairman of the department of psychology, has been an active member of the American Psychological Association, an organization of about 3,000 social psychologists and social scientists.
ELEANOR BURCHILL, coordinator of KU-Y, is one of 18 recipients of the 1976-7 Underwood Fellowships, offered by the Danforth Foundation. Burchill is currently a member of the Burchill Foundation.
The prospective buyer also should dunk to a mechanic not associated with the prospective dealer, said John Prochaska, an associate at Garrison Auto Parts. 29th St. Tern, he said an honest dealer should allow 24 hours for test driving and inspection by persons other than himself.
NORMAN SAUL, professor of history, has received a grant from the American Philosophical Society to research "Russia, America and the North Pacific, 1840-
LINDA CLARK RICHTER, Lawrence graduate student, has received a Purple-Highty full grant to study at the University of the Philippines during 1976-1977.
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Although he didn't think any dealer in Lawrence would intentionally cheat a buyer, he said buyers could check the validity of dealers' prices in the National Automobile Dealers Association book and books available in libraries and banks.
"warranty is any as good as the person who gives it," Garlich said, stressing that the buyer should make sure the warranty was backed by reputable repairmen and that many times, dealers didn't have the correct tools to fix the cars they sold.
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