European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 29, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 14 stars and stripes june 2007 your Money extent of Oil burning charts course dear Tom and Ray i have a 2001 Dodge intrepid with about i have the Oil changed but recently noticed smoke coming from my tailpipe when i take off from a this Doest happen Ray in either you want to make sure you keep the crankcase Check the Oil level frequently even More often than you think you need to be cause your Oil consumption can increase and you dont want to run out of the All the but its enough to make Ai a l a n i i a if crankcase is me i know the car has a lot Dlly flu Ali the engine will Burn less that be of but other than it runs Doest make any funny noises and idles pretty i do have to Tom and Ray Magliozzi add Oil Between Oil should i be super Wor ried Lisa Ray i can Tell you two things for youre burning that the smoke you see coming out of the tailpipe from time to Tom its not coming out from time to its coming out every time you Ray you May not notice it All the time because of the or because youre get this paying Atten Tion to the Road in front of you instead of looking for smoke in your rear View but in pretty sure its blowing smoke All the because that what cars do when there burning enough Oil to be Tom what you do about it depends on How much Oil youre you say youre adding Oil Between Oil Are you adding a quart every Miles in that youve probably got a Long Way to go be fore this becomes a the car could go for tens of thousands of or something else could end this cars life before your Oil consumption Ever Tom but if youre adding a quart every 300 then youre already in a holding pattern circling the and air traffic control might Clear you for Landing there any time cause the lubricating work is spread among four or five instead of three or when there Are fewer the Oil has to work which Means it gets hotter and Burns Tom keep changing the a lot of people will say to in adding a fresh quart every week Why should i Ever have to change the Oil again the answer you cant decide which Oil the old or the new the engine is going to its going to Burn a mixture of new Oil and old leaving you with an engine full of the same so you still need to Drain that old stuff out on a regular basis and refill it with new Ray and youll find that new Oil Burns More slowly than old so changing the Oil fre and keeping it topped Are two inexpensive things you can do to extend the life of the Tom but youve got an engine that burning and whatever stage its at its Only going to get worse with so keep a close Eye on and when you get to where youre adding a quart of Oil every 300 Miles or Start looking at the 02 Good Lisa got a question about cars write to Click and Clack in care of this or email them by visiting the car talk web site at wednesdays Market summary indexes 52 High Low name last net chg Ltd chg chg 52wk chg Dow Jones industrials Dow Jones transportation Dow 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associated Bank of America Consumers fears on data show by Anne Dinnocenzio the associated press new York consumer Confidence Slid in june As americans began to worry that High Gas prices and a slumping housing Indus try May be undermining the health of the Job the new Yor based Confer ence Board said tuesday that its consumer Confidence which is meant to measure How Good shoppers feel about the econ omy and fell to the lowest level in almost a at the same the com Merce department said that new Home sales dropped in May for the fourth time in the past five both pieces of the economic Puzzle dropped into a Market that is already concerned about Infra interest rates and economic the new Yor based Confer ence Board said that its consumer Confidence Index fell almost 5 Points to Down from a re Vised in reaching the lowest level since August when the Reading was analysts had expected a Reading of a perceived softening in present Day business and employ ment conditions Are the major reasons behind this months pull Back in said Lynn director of the Confer ence Board consumer research Center in a looking Consumers re main subdued about Short term economic All in the Glass remains half empty and half economists closely Monitor Confidence since consumer spend ing accounts for two thirds of All economic the nations retailers have had sluggish sales amid a weaker housing mar Ket and volatility in gasoline pric the Commerce department re ported tuesday that sales of new single family Homes fell in May by Home prices fell for the 17th according to a housing Index released tues Day by Standard ends and sensibility Money tip of the Day investing in education Market watch new York even if youve been diligently saving a portion of every paycheck for your Childs College it May not be enough when the time warns Alyce a new Yor based financial consultant for Charles Over the past 20 College tuition and fees have gone up an average percent says the department of and theres every indication that this upward trend will to ensure that your Money keeps Pace with rising Zollman urges parents to consider two investment programs 529 plans and Coverdell education savings 529 plans 529 plans Are stat sponsored programs that allow relatives and even friends to put Money toward a Childs future they work much like iras in that your assets grow they also offer the highest contribution the rules governing 529 plans vary from state to but the lifetime limits generally hover around the assets in your 529 plan can be invested in actively managed Mutual funds or Index based on your Coverdell education savings accounts the major Downside of 529 says is that they Are exclusively geared toward College for those parents inter ested in putting Money away for elementary and secondary Zollman suggests cover Dell education savings like 529 the Money you put in cover dells is untaxed at but they offer More leeway in that the Money can be put toward education at any Gas country Germany 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