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What are YOUR favorite movies with cars as the stars? Here are ours:

Family Friendly: Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, Back to the Future, Cars, Speed Racer

Funny: Talladega Nights, The Absent Minded Professor (the orginal), Smoke And The Bandit, Cannonball Run1 & 2, My Cousin Vinnie, Herbie

New: Ford v. Ferrari, The Art of Racing in the Rain, Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw

Scarry: Duel, Christine, Hell Drivers

Oldies but Goodies: Bullitt, Two Lane Blacktop, Rebel Without A Cause, The Great Race, Vanishing Point, Thunder Road, Italian Job (both), In Like Flint / Our Man Flint

And more! Fast and the Furious, Baby Driver, Gone In 60 Seconds, Transformers, Days of Thunder, Rush, Grease, Mad Max, Transporter

Here are the recalls for the last two week: 2019-2020 Jeep Cherokee: Dealers will replace the steering gear for free.              2019 Ram HDs and Chassis Cabs: Dealers will replace the front brake calipers and brakes hoses. They will also bleed the brakes. All repairs will be done for free.          2015-2018 Chevrolet Trax: Dealers will inspect the left- and right-front lower control arms and replace them as necessary for free.   1.2 Million 2018-2019 Nissan and Infiniti Cars, Trucks, SUVs and Vans: Dealers will update the backup camera settings software for free.                        2020 Mercedes-Benz GLE-Class: Dealers will provide a supplementary owner’s manual booklet with the necessary information for free.

2019 Ford F-Series Super Duty: Dealers will inspect the passenger-side rear axle shaft, and shafts with a suspect batch code will be replaced. Owners are advised to apply the parking brake whenever the vehicle is parked until the service fix is completed.    2020 Ford Escape: Dealers will inspect the seat structure. Ford said most vehicles are expected to pass the inspection and not require repair, but if a repair is required, the dealer will replace the seat structure for free.                   2020 Ford Explorer: Dealers will secure the wiring harness and repair any damage for free.  2010-2015 Chevrolet Camaro; Dealers will inspect and, as necessary, replace the key with the flat blade design for free. 2019-2020 Chevrolet Equinox;            Dealers will replace the fuel tank for free.              2020 Subaru Outback, Legacy: Dealers will inspect the brake pedal mounting bracket hardware and replace the hardware or pedal assembly, as necessary, for free.

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: 

BMW X3        2013 - 2008

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. His review this week is on the __ Maserati Levante and Jaguar F-Pace SVR _________

      https://www.wfyi.org/news/authors/casey-williams

Allison Walker, The Lady Auto Mechanic, and MPB's Liz Gill would love to meet you Sunday at View the Cruise in Gulfport.                  MPB will have a tent. Come by and say "Hey!"

10th Annual View the Cruise!!

Saturday & Sunday Oct 5 & 6, 2019

http://www.downtowngulfport.com/view-the-cruise.html

The 10th Annual View the Cruise is expanding to two-days this year and will feature Amanda Shaw & Rockin' Doopsie, Jr. for a special Saturday night regional show!

This year’s event will feature:

• Cardboard Cruiser Parade, followed by

• Saturday Night Concert

• Sunday will have 5 Music Stages

• Expanded Cruiser parking

• Huge 50/50 Raffle Drawing

• Featuring plenty vendors for your shopping pleasure

• Fabulous downtown restaurants, featuring great gulf coast cuisine!

On Saturday, October 12th Auto Correct will have a tent at the 11th annual Euro Fest: Classic European Auto and Motorcycle Show at the Renaissance in Ridgeland. The event begins at 10am with cars parked around the shopping center. At 2pm Allison will conduct “Ladies Under The Hood” Car Clinic.