Dear Tom and Ray: I was buying oil for an oil change and was planning to use a coupon from the manufactur- er. The auto-parts store was out of stock of the partial synthetic blend I use. So I decided to go with the full synthetic because with the coupon, the price was almost the same. As I was checking out, the sales associate said (and I paraphrase): “Now, remember, once you use full synthetic oil, you have to always use full synthetic oil.” I looked at him and said, “Why is that?” He replied, “Well — that's what they say.” Personally, I think he was just trying to make sure I spend $10 a quart from now on, instead of half that for the syn- thetic blend. But who knows? Maybe he’s right! Is he right? —Richard TOM: I don’t think so, Richard. We heard the same kinds of warnings when syn- thetic oil first came on the market — not to mix it with conventional (dinosaur-based) oil or something terrible would happen. But we never saw any hard evidence to back that up. RAY: And then the manu- facturers started mixing the two themselves! What do you think the “synthetic blend” you usually buy is? It's a blend of synthetic oil and conventional oil in the same container! TOM: So if the manufactur- ers are blending it together, I don’t see any reason why you can’t do the same thing in your crankcase if you want to. RAY: So you certainly can go back to the synthetic blend next time. Or you may want to stay with the full synthetic. It's great stuff. It is more expensive. But because it lubricates so well and doesn't break down as quickly as conventional oil, you don’t have to change your oil as often. TOM: So that means we have fewer quarts of used oil to recycle or dispose of, fewer empty oil containers in our landfills and, not incidentally, less foreign oil we have to import. RAY: And if you spend $40 on four quarts of synthetic and change it after 10,000 miles, or $20 on four quarts of a blend and change it every 5,000 miles, you end up spending the same amount — on the oil. But you save money on the filter and what you pay Pokey Lube for the labor. And you can skip the tailpipe polishing they inevitably sell you once they’ve got your car up on the lift. If you buy a used car, will you just be inheriting the previous owner's problem? Tom and Ray dispel this and other myths about used cars in their pamphlet “How to Buy a Great Used Car: Secrets Only Your Mechanic Knows.” Send $4.75 (check or money order) to Used Car,P.O. 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STK U18470 ID 183201 $17,950 12 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS Coupe One owner, 17K miles, 2.4 4 cyl, automatic, factory warranty. STK U18412 ID 004430 $17,950 06 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited 4WD, moonroof, 3rd row seat, silver w/light gray leather. STK U18503 ID 009342 $18,750 10 Ford Fusion Hybrid Sedan One owner, 41 MPG, leather, moonroof, 37K miles, gray w/lt. gray. STK U18502 ID 178661 $22,750 10 Honda Accord Crosstour EX-L One owner, trade-in, 26K miles, all wheel drive. STK U18436 ID 064781 $24,950 OUR PRICE BY RON CHERRY Special to The Union W hen founding-member Roamin Angel Lanny Netz found his ’57 Ford Fairlane 500 in a field near the airport in 1988, it was not exactly ready to fly down the highway. In fact, it didn’t even have an engine or trans. The body was in rough condition and the interior was shot. Lanny says it was “des- tined for the junkyard.” He had always liked the lines of the ’57 Ford and, as a real Ford guy, was willing to do the work nec- essary to put the Fairlane back in the traffic lanes. However, Lanny keeps very busy, both on his own projects and those of Lanmark Auto’s customers. So the ’57 sat in the back lot for seven years, covered by a tarp. In fact, it was covered by three different tarps, each one replacing the other as its predecessor rotted away. Finally, Lanny had the time and motivation to restore the ’57: the 1995 Americruise. At the time, it was the premier hot rod cruise-in, organized by Rod & Custom magazine, and drew rodders from all over the nation to flood a car show in Lincoln, Neb. Once Lanny decided to take the Fairlane, he set to work in earnest. He dropped in a 351 CID Cleveland engine with a Ford top-loader four-speed trans. It was the “4V” version of the 351, with the bigger valves and ports for better performance, and to get it and the headers to fit properly, he had to recess the firewall. For the front suspension, Lanny chose a Fatman drop- spindle with disc brakes. Power steering and brakes were added for easier driving. After repair- ing the dings and dents on the body, he opted for an original- style red and white paint job. The late Dale Woods did the interior in a nostalgia-style red and white naugahyde. And he finished in time to join about 100 fellow Californian hot rods cruise along Highway 80 all the way to Nebraska without a hitch. Pretty ambi- tious for a maiden flight. While on the trip, he found that the lowered, softer suspension made for a very comfortable ride but did have a problem: Taking the rolling dips along the highway at any speed caused the frame to scrape the highway, giving off a trail of sparks even though it caused no real damage. He recalls flying down the highway alongside the leg- endary Boyd Coddington, who was driving a cherry ’51 Ford Crestline with the same prob- lem. They cruised next to each other for quite a while, spewing sparks and grinning. On the way back, Lanny and another local car chose the scenic northern route, going up to Highway 90 and cruising back at their own pace in some beau- tiful country. One big reason is that it “rides like a cloud.” Although wife Christina loves riding in the ’57 Ford, they have not taken this Ford on any long runs since. And there is a reason: no air condi- tioning. At the time he built it, Lanny thought, “Air condition- ing? I never needed it when I was young, so I don’t need it now.” He realizes that he’s not 16 anymore and that he drives in hotter climes when he cruis- es with his rods now. He does have an extra dash that he plans to modify for air conditioning vents and swap with the one in the car now. But he has a few rods that already have A/C and many other works in the mill, so it may be a while. He says, “When you’ve got old cars, you’ve always got a project.” However, if he ever gets around to climatizing the ’57, expect to see it not only in the local flight paths but on the long-range ones. The Roamin Angels Car Cub is celebrat- ing its 50th anniversary of its founding this year. For more information about the Roamin Angels Car Club, go to www.roaminangels.com, call 432-8449, write to Roamin Angels, PO Box 1616, Grass Valley, CA 95945, or just stop by IHOP on Taylorville Road some Friday at 6:30 a.m. for breakfast. C10 | Friday, June 15, 2012 | The Union | Section C TOM AND RAY MAGLIOZZI Click & Clack ’57 Ford Fairline prepared for takeoff Rule of thumb about synthetic oil has no truth Submitted to The Union In 1957, Ford introduced a lower, longer, wider look, with jet-inspired subtle fender fins and large, round taillights. This top-of-the-line Fairline 500 had a 118-inch wheelbase. This was the first year since 1935 that Ford outsold Chevy.
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Dear Tom and Ray:
I was buying oil for an oilchange and was planning to usea coupon from the manufactur-er. The auto-parts store was outof stock of the partial syntheticblend I use. So I decided to gowith the full synthetic becausewith the coupon, the price wasalmost the same. As I waschecking out, the sales associatesaid (and I paraphrase): “Now,
remember, once you use fullsynthetic oil, you have to alwaysuse full synthetic oil.”
I looked at him and said,“Why is that?”
He replied, “Well — that'swhat they say.”
Personally, I think he wasjust trying to make sure I spend$10 a quart from now on,instead of half that for the syn-thetic blend. But who knows?
Maybe he’s right! Is he right?—Richard
TOM: I don’t think so,Richard. We heard the samekinds of warnings when syn-thetic oil first came on themarket — not to mix it withconventional (dinosaur-based)oil or something terrible wouldhappen. But we never saw anyhard evidence to back that up.
RAY: And then the manu- facturers started mixing the twothemselves! What do you thinkthe “synthetic blend” you usuallybuy is? It's a blend of syntheticoil and conventional oil in thesame container!
TOM: So if the manufactur-ers are blending it together, Idon’t see any reason why you
can’t do the same thing in yourcrankcase if you want to.
RAY: So you certainly cango back to the synthetic blendnext time. Or you may want tostay with the full synthetic. It'sgreat stuff. It is more expensive.But because it lubricates so welland doesn't break down asquickly as conventional oil, youdon’t have to change your oil asoften.
TOM: So that means wehave fewer quarts of used oil torecycle or dispose of, fewerempty oil containers in ourlandfills and, not incidentally,less foreign oil we have toimport.
RAY: And if you spend $40
on four quarts of synthetic andchange it after 10,000 miles, or$20 on four quarts of a blendand change it every 5,000 miles,you end up spending the sameamount — on the oil. But yousave money on the filter andwhat you pay Pokey Lube forthe labor. And you can skip thetailpipe polishing they inevitablysell you once they’ve got yourcar up on the lift.
If you buy a used car, will you just beinheriting the previous owner's problem?Tom and Ray dispel this and other mythsabout used cars in their pamphlet “Howto Buy a Great Used Car: Secrets OnlyYour Mechanic Knows.” Send $4.75(check or money order) to Used Car, P.O.Box 536475, Orlando, FL 32853-6475.
432-3600 PENN VALLEY 273-3948 GRASS VALLEY
Nevada County Farm Supply & Nursery
DRIP IRRIGATIONDRIP IRRIGATION
AVAILABLEAT BOTH
LOCATIONS
WE CARRY A FULL LINE OF DRIP IRRIGATION SUPPLIESSupply Line $3.99 and up | Emitters 15¢ and up | 1/2” Connectors 69¢ and up
Grass Valley Air Conditioning, Inc. | 12805 Loma Rica Dr., Grass Valley | (530) 272-8171 | www/gvair.com
Quality products, low prices, fast & friendly service.
Are your energy bills too high?
All solutions will be presented inwriting to the homeowner! Offer expires at 90°
No Costs - No Obligation - No GimmicksCSL#543093
IS YOUR SYSTEM:Outdated? Ineffi cient? Incorrectly installed?
or sized?
We will inspect your system and do a load calculation and duct leakage test if needed.
SYSTEM EVALUATION!WE OFFER A FREEIf so...If so...
530 530 272-2100272-2100995 Golden Gate Terrace GV
bobsdiscountcarpetinc.net
a style for every point of view
Shutters Blinds Shades
LOCALLYOWNED &OPERATED
Buckley and Laura Armacher
(530)274-1122
Shop at Home Convenience Free In-Home Consultations & Estimates www.budgetblinds.com
30% off Select Signature Series
Window Treatments
SHOP LOCAL, SAVE LOCAL
CARPET • TILE • LAMINATEHARDWOOD • VINYL • WALLPAPER
BOB’sDiscount Carpet, Inc.
½ ½ OFFOFFINSTALLATION AVAILABLE ON SELECT STYLES
CARPETCARPETNOW THRU JUNE 30NOW THRU JUNE 30
WOW!WOW!
www.auburnhonda.com1801 Grass Valley Hwy, Auburn
(530) 823-7234
These vehicles have been marked downand need to go NOW!
WE'RE READY TO DEAL!
AUBURN HONDA'S
HERE ARE A FEW EXAMPLES
Aged InventorySale
Prices as much as $500000*
*All prices plus government fees and taxes, any finance charges, any document charges and any emission testing charge. Expires 6-17-12.
BELOW BLUEBOOK VALUES!* EXAMPLE STOCK #U18490
ALL ADVERTISED VEHICLES PRICED BELOW KELLEY BLUEBOOK!
11 Nissan Versa S HatchbackOne owner, white w/tan cloth, full power options 33K miles. STK U18499 ID 448230 $12,45008 Scion xD HatchbackOne owner, 40K miles, white w/gray cloth, full power options. STK U18458 ID 0112898 $12,95006 Honda Element EX Sport UtilityOne owner, silver exterior, automatic, air conditioning. STK U18496 ID 005553 $13,95008 Toyota Tacoma Access Cab PU2.7L 4 cyl, 5-speed, 68K miles, white w/light gray cloth. STK U18404 ID 566288 $14,95011 Nissan Altima 2.5 S SedanOne owner, 38K miles, gray exterior w/gray cloth. STK U18482 ID 102200 $15,95012 Chevrolet Impala LT SedanOne owner, only 20K miles, loaded, moonroof, power seat. STK U18566 ID 564611 $17,95011 Jeep Compass Sport SUVOne owner, 24K miles, 4WD, full power opts, factory warranty. STK U18470 ID 183201 $17,95012 Mitsubishi Eclipse GS CoupeOne owner, 17K miles, 2.4 4 cyl, automatic, factory warranty. STK U18412 ID 004430 $17,95006 Toyota Highlander Hybrid Limited4WD, moonroof, 3rd row seat, silver w/light gray leather. STK U18503 ID 009342 $18,75010 Ford Fusion Hybrid SedanOne owner, 41 MPG, leather, moonroof, 37K miles, gray w/lt. gray. STK U18502 ID 178661 $22,75010 Honda Accord Crosstour EX-LOne owner, trade-in, 26K miles, all wheel drive. STK U18436 ID 064781 $24,950
OUR PRICE
BY RON CHERRY
Special to The Union
When founding-memberRoamin Angel Lanny
Netz found his ’57 FordFairlane 500 in a field near theairport in 1988, it was notexactly ready to fly down thehighway. In fact, it didn’t evenhave an engine or trans.
The body was in roughcondition and the interior wasshot. Lanny says it was “des-tined for the junkyard.” He hadalways liked the lines of the ’57Ford and, as a real Ford guy,was willing to do the work nec-essary to put the Fairlane backin the traffic lanes.
However, Lanny keepsvery busy, both on his ownprojects and those of LanmarkAuto’s customers. So the ’57 satin the back lot for seven years,covered by a tarp. In fact, it wascovered by three different tarps,each one replacing the other asits predecessor rotted away.
Finally, Lanny had thetime and motivation to restorethe ’57: the 1995 Americruise.At the time, it was the premierhot rod cruise-in, organized byRod & Custom magazine, anddrew rodders from all over thenation to flood a car show in
Lincoln, Neb. Once Lannydecided to take the Fairlane, heset to work in earnest. Hedropped in a 351 CIDCleveland engine with a Fordtop-loader four-speed trans. Itwas the “4V” version of the351, with the bigger valves andports for better performance,and to get it and the headers tofit properly, he had to recess thefirewall.
For the front suspension,
Lanny chose a Fatman drop-spindle with disc brakes. Powersteering and brakes were addedfor easier driving. After repair-ing the dings and dents on thebody, he opted for an original-style red and white paint job.
The late Dale Woods didthe interior in a nostalgia-stylered and white naugahyde. Andhe finished in time to joinabout 100 fellow Californianhot rods cruise along Highway
80 all the way to Nebraskawithout a hitch. Pretty ambi-tious for a maiden flight.
While on the trip, hefound that the lowered, softersuspension made for a verycomfortable ride but did have aproblem: Taking the rollingdips along the highway at anyspeed caused the frame toscrape the highway, giving off atrail of sparks even though itcaused no real damage.
He recalls flying down thehighway alongside the leg-endary Boyd Coddington, whowas driving a cherry ’51 FordCrestline with the same prob-lem. They cruised next to eachother for quite a while, spewingsparks and grinning. On theway back, Lanny and anotherlocal car chose the scenicnorthern route, going up toHighway 90 and cruising backat their own pace in some beau-
tiful country. One big reason isthat it “rides like a cloud.”
Although wife Christinaloves riding in the ’57 Ford,they have not taken this Fordon any long runs since. Andthere is a reason: no air condi-tioning.
At the time he built it,Lanny thought, “Air condition-ing? I never needed it when Iwas young, so I don’t need itnow.” He realizes that he’s not16 anymore and that he drivesin hotter climes when he cruis-es with his rods now. He doeshave an extra dash that he plansto modify for air conditioningvents and swap with the one inthe car now. But he has a fewrods that already have A/C andmany other works in the mill,so it may be a while.
He says, “When you’ve gotold cars, you’ve always got aproject.” However, if he evergets around to climatizing the’57, expect to see it not only inthe local flight paths but on thelong-range ones.The Roamin Angels Car Cub is celebrat-ing its 50th anniversary of its foundingthis year. For more information about theRoamin Angels Car Club, go towww.roaminangels.com, call 432-8449,write to Roamin Angels, PO Box 1616,Grass Valley, CA 95945, or just stop byIHOP on Taylorville Road some Friday at6:30 a.m. for breakfast.
C10 | Friday, June 15, 2012 | The Union | Section C
TOM AND RAY MAGLIOZZIClick & Clack
’57 Ford Fairline prepared for takeoff
Rule of thumb about synthetic oil has no truth
Submitted to The Union
In 1957, Ford introduced a lower, longer, wider look, with jet-inspired subtle fender fins and large, round taillights. This top-of-the-line Fairline500 had a 118-inch wheelbase. This was the first year since 1935 that Ford outsold Chevy.
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