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The 4th Annual Natchez Euro Fest is coming up.


Do you dream of Europeans? Our guest Mike Marsh tells us about the festival. http://euro-fest.net/index.html

Allison Walker takes your car repair questions. https://twitter.com/TheLadyAutoMech

  • 2019 Euro Fest Classic European Auto & Motorcycle Show on the grounds of Rosalie Mansion - NO CHARGE 
  • Drive in from Memphis-Jackson and New Orleans-Baton Rouge and parade though Natchez on Friday, April 5th
  • Show and competition on Saturday, April 6th. Cars will be in place at 9am (the best time for photographs) Competions starts at 10am. Awards begin 4pm. 
  • Deadline to enter a car in the show is Sunday, March 31st.
  • Hub City Highlanders Pipe Band and Southern Belles from Natchez Spring Pilgrimage.
  • Photos of entries on their website. 

Recalls for the week: 2017-2019 Porsche Panamera, Panamera Hybrid, Cayenne – dealing with the instrument cluster.     You can find out if your car has a past recall by going to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration’s website: https://nhtsa.gov/recalls and inputting your VIN number.

Consumer Reports has a list of 108 2007-16 models 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: Chrysler Town & Country, model years 2008-2011      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/            http://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 2019 Hyundai Santa Fe  https://www.wfyi.org/news/authors/casey-williams


In the news: 24/7 Wall St. reviewed the average number of days each car model sat on a dealer’s lot before being sold, or days to turn, in the U.S. market in 2018, based on data provided by Kelley Blue Book. These are the 5 cars that sold in more than 157 days in 2018. See full list at https://247wallst.com/special-report/2019/03/11/cars-americans-dont-want-to-buy-4/

5. Chrysler 200 (Average days on the lot: 157.6)

4. Fiat 500 (Average days on the lot: 160.3)

3. Volvo 60 Series (Average days on the lot: 177.9)

2. Volkswagen Touareg (Average days on the lot: 194.1)

1. Mitsubishi Lancer (Average days on the lot: 195.3)

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