Auto Correct

Auto Correct: Shopping Guide


Listen Later

Have you started your holiday gift shopping? 2020 may be the year to shop online to steer clear of others.


How about:

  • Motor Agate https://www.etsy.com/market/motor_agate
  • Car branded fragrences https://www.fashionbeans.com/2016/mens-car-brand-fragrances/ or https://www.autoevolution.com/news/you-can-buy-car-branded-cologne-and-perfume-but-should-you-138254.html
  • jewerly, gloves, sunglasses, socks, key rings, cellphone accessories for the car, posters
  • https://www.caranddriver.com/shopping-advice/a34213007/gift-ideas-car-lovers/
  • https://www.bestproducts.com/cars/g2115/gifts-for-car-lovers/?slide=27
  • jump starters https://www.amazon.com/Best-Sellers-Automotive-Jump-Starters/zgbs/automotive/318336011


Calls:

  • cleaning fabric
  • 202
  • '68 oldsmobile car and points
  • '72 F100 idle control
  • mercedes
  • points suggestion
  • Silverado fuse box


No recalls this week!? You can find out if your car has a past recall by going to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website: https://www.nhtsa.gov/recalls  and inputting your VIN number. Or find their SaferCar app.


Consumer Reports gave the label “Never Buy” to 30 used cars. Today, we’re going to caution you about:The GMC Acadia.

Every GMC vehicle in existence turned up on the list of unreliable cars of the past decade. GMC Acadia SUVs from model years 2007 to 2014 took the dishonor of being worst of the bunch. Consumer Reports said to avoid all eight editions of this truck on the used car market. Major transmission problems, drivetrain issues, and climate system malfunctions plagued Acadia for most of the decade in question.

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 in Indianapolis, he’s also on You Tube: AutoCasey. His review this week is on the 2020 BMW X5 M https://www.wfyi.org/news/authors/casey-williams


What’s in the news: A recent survey found nearly half of Americans (47%) plan to travel for Thanksgiving this year, which is down 21 percentage points from 2019. Of those not traveling, more than half (59%) said COVID-19 impacted their plans. The majority of Thanksgiving travelers (72%) will travel by car to their destination, with most trips happening close to home. https://www.cars.com/articles/nearly-half-of-americans-plan-to-travel-for-thanksgiving-72-by-car-429833/

https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/travelers/travel-during-covid19.html

Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

...more
View all episodesView all episodes
Download on the App Store

Auto CorrectBy Mississippi Public Broadcasting

  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5
  • 5

5

6 ratings


More shows like Auto Correct

View all
Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me! by NPR

Wait Wait... Don't Tell Me!

38,649 Listeners

Global News Podcast by BBC World Service

Global News Podcast

7,886 Listeners

WSJ Your Money Briefing by The Wall Street Journal

WSJ Your Money Briefing

1,747 Listeners

Marketplace by Marketplace

Marketplace

8,630 Listeners

The Best of Car Talk by NPR

The Best of Car Talk

16,508 Listeners

The Moth by The Moth

The Moth

27,275 Listeners

Planet Money by NPR

Planet Money

30,821 Listeners

Under The Hood show by Nordstroms Automotive Inc.

Under The Hood show

692 Listeners

Talking Cars (MP3) by Consumer Reports

Talking Cars (MP3)

400 Listeners

Everyday Driver Car Debate by Everyday Driver

Everyday Driver Car Debate

2,028 Listeners

Southern Remedy by MPB Think Radio

Southern Remedy

12 Listeners

Everyday Tech by MPB Think Radio

Everyday Tech

9 Listeners

Fix It 101 by MPB Think Radio

Fix It 101

33 Listeners

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio by Milk Street Radio

Christopher Kimball’s Milk Street Radio

2,955 Listeners

Up First from NPR by NPR

Up First from NPR

56,139 Listeners