Guests Julie and John Herlihy share their experience racing in the Mille Miglia in Italy with us. They will attend the 11th Annual EuroFest Classic European Auto and Motorcycle Show at the Renaissance in Ridgeland on Saturday, October 12th. Auto Correct will also be there in the Mississippi Public Broadcasting tent. Allison Walker, The Lady Auto Mechanic will conduct a car care clinic at 2pm.

http://www.euro-fest.net/ridgeland/schedule.php Looking at the weather – don’t just bring a jacket, bring a coat!

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Here are the recalls for the week: 2019-2020 Mercedes-Benz A-Class, CLA-Class, GLC-Class: Dealers will inspect the driver airbag module and replace it, as necessary, for free.

2017-2019 Mercedes-Benz, Mercedes-AMG E-Class Wagon: Dealers will inspect and correct the mounting of the spoiler, as necessary, for free.

2011-2018 Jeep Wrangler: Dealers will replace the driver’s seat belt buckle for free.

2020 BMW X3, X4: Dealers will replace the front-axle swivel bearings for free. BMW said it has instructed owners not to drive their vehicles.

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: Jaguar F-Pace  2017 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. – they did not have any Jaguars listed.           

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 Mercedes-AMG CLS53, 2019 Mazda3 Hatch, 2020 Range Rover Evoque      https://www.wfyi.org/news/authors/casey-williams

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