EVOLVE OR DIE; IT'S THAT SIMPLE - JUST DON'T CHANGE TOO FAST

Thirty years ago, almost every gas station in America had a repair bay. Cars needed tune-ups every 3,000 miles, flats needed to be fixed and fan belts replaced. Today, some cars can go 100,000 miles without a tune-up. Fan belts last almost as long as the car and flat tires are a relative rarity. Mos...

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Published inThe Columbian (Vancouver, Wash.)
Main Author Sherlock, Joseph
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Vancouver, Wash Columbian Publishing Company 04.05.1998
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Summary:Thirty years ago, almost every gas station in America had a repair bay. Cars needed tune-ups every 3,000 miles, flats needed to be fixed and fan belts replaced. Today, some cars can go 100,000 miles without a tune-up. Fan belts last almost as long as the car and flat tires are a relative rarity. Most gas stations today don't do repair work. Instead, they sell convenience foods because there are no more little corner grocery stores. They became extinct because the more efficient supermarkets replaced them. The convenience store-gas stations evolved to meet the need of "picking something up on the way home from work." They're more convenient than supermarkets and carry a far more limited stock than the old grocery store.
ISSN:1043-4151