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Maintenance•by Ed Bobit•November 1, 1973

Ed Bobit: Vehicle Manufacturers Should Follow Truck Manufacturers' Lead on High Mileage Warranties

Today Ryder, several other heavy truck users, and the truck manufacturers - as well as their common-cousins who supply the major components - are successfully developing a half-million-mile truck.

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Operations•by Ed Bobit•October 1, 1973

Ed Bobit: Nader Stinks. Screw Nader.

It will not take long before the majority of the fleet industry starts to say something like this. For now we are faced with the largest group of complaints since the elimination of the front vent window.

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Operations•by Ed Bobit•September 1, 1973

Ed Bobit's Publisher's Page

From the story in this issue on the operation of a leading fleet dealer our casual reader might get the mistaken impression that we feel all is rosy on the dealership front. Nothing could be further from the truth.

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Operations•Cover Story•by Staff•September 1, 1973

Long Chevrolet: Leading The Way In Fleet Sales

With over 7,000 units to fleet customers, Long Chevrolet is the largest volume fleet dealership in the nation not affiliated with its own leasing company. Two reasons for success: Owner Jim Long and Director of Fleet Sales Don Fenton.

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Operations•by Ed Bobit•August 1, 1973

Ed Bobit: We Need Uniform Title Laws

The need for legislation of a national uniform title law is obvious. And there is now a ray of light that may lead to that end.

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Remarketing•by Mike Lawrence•August 1, 1973

An Auction's Reconditioning Procedure

Operator of Vancouver Auto Auction offers 31 tips on what "cleaning cars" means in their recon center.

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Operations•by Staff•August 1, 1973

Electronics and Your Automobile

Miniature electronic components to add safety, economy and improved performance to cars.

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Operations•by Staff•August 1, 1973

New Direction At Hertz Leasing

Israel outlines expansion progress and new marketing objectives in his new role.

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Operations•Cover Story•by Staff•August 1, 1973

The Gasoline Crisis

There is a gasoline shortage. And what the long-range future holds appears to be less than attractive. Cars with low compression ratios are using more gasoline than ever before. But for now, the shortage may be easing.

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Operations•by Ed Bobit•July 1, 1973

Ed Bobit's Publisher's Page

Senator Vance Hartke of Indiana who is sponsoring legislation that would require a used car dealer to tell prospective buyers of any mechanical defects in his vehicles and spell out the warranty terms.

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