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SUV? AWD? CVT? Do you know what these letter mean? Our show will tell you.


We're talking about Car Feature Acronyms with Allison Walker, The Lady Auto Mechanic https://www.instagram.com/the_lady_auto_mechanic/


Here are the latest recalls: 2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE, GLS; 928,000 Toyota, Scion and Lexus Cars, Minivans, SUVs and Pickup Trucks;  2020 Hyundai Elantra;  2017-2019 Subaru Crosstrek, Impreza: 2017-2019 Subaru Crosstrek, Impreza;   2019 Tesla Model 3; 2014-2019 Ram 1500; 2019 Ford Edge; 2017-2020 Porsche Panamera, Panamera Hybrid, Cayenne; 638,000 Chevrolet and GMC SUVs and Pickup Trucks; 2019-2020 BMW 3 Series, Z4.

You can find out if your car has a past recall by going to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration’s website: https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls  and inputting your VIN number.


Consumer Reports has a list of vehicles that have a record of much-worse-than-average overall reliability based on subscriber responses to their Annual Auto Survey. Today, we’re going to caution you about:

·          Buick LaCrosse    2006,2010, 2011, 2017:  headlights (low beams) go off intermittently.

Please consider reading up on the reliability of this car before purchasing it as a used car, suggests Consumer Reports.     https://www.consumerreports.org/used-cars/used-cars-to-avoid-buying/           https://www.carcomplaints.com/ is another resource for unreliable car lists.    

If you’re interested in reviews of new cars Casey Williams is the automotive correspondent for WFYI, a public radio station in Indianapolis. He has reviewed cars and covered the auto industry for 25 years. He has new reviews of:  Kia Niro EV and the EV start-up, Rivian is which is funded by Ford Motor Company, Cox Automotive, and Amazon.    https://www.wfyi.org/news/authors/casey-williams


Coming up: \tLadies Under the Hood\t\t11/12/2019  11:00 AM - 12:00 PM


Northwest Point Reservoir Library (Brandon)

Join us Tuesday November 12th at 11:00 am for a special visit from Allison Walker AKA the Lady Auto Mechanic host of Auto Correct on MPB. Allison will be returning to the Northwest Point Reservoir Library to educate us on how to get our cars ready for the South Mississippi Winter. 

Event Type(s): Branch Information, Speaker

Age Group(s): All Ages

Presenter: Allison Walker

Nicholas Parker

(601) 992-2539

reservoi@cmrls.lib.ms.us

http://cmrls.evanced.info/signup


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