10 stories
Coventry Connection
Auto mechanic Folake fixes cars for a living—but the thick Angolan businesswoman whose Mercedes keeps breaking down needs servicing of a very different kind.
El Paso Heat | Calor de El Paso
In a border town where two worlds meet, a teacher finds love with the mechanic who fixes her car
Hayes Honeypot
After his car breaks down near Heathrow, pilot Kevin finds mechanic Donna's garage—and discovers the thick Jamaican-British woman can fix much more than engines.
Manchester Massive
When his car breaks down in Moss Side, accountant Tom finds rescue from Jamaican-British mechanic Sasha—who tunes up more than just his engine.
Desert Drive
Rally driver Maha competes across Saudi deserts. When mechanic John keeps her vehicle running, engines aren't the only things revving. 'Al sahra' ma tirhum' (الصحراء ما ترحم) - The desert shows no mercy.
Coventry Cream
When single mum Precious needs her car fixed urgently, mechanic Danny offers to help after hours. The thick Congolese beauty finds a way to repay him that doesn't involve cash.
Dagenham Delight
Mechanic Simone runs the only female-owned garage in Dagenham. When Jaylen's car breaks down outside her shop, she offers to check under his hood—and hers.
Detroit Mechanic
She fixes cars in Hamtramck—a thick ebony divorced Somali woman who learned engines from her brothers. When his car needs work, she gets under the hood. Some repairs require test drives.
The Late Night Garage
Her car breaks down at midnight on a deserted road in South London. The only help is a Somali mechanic working late at his family's garage. He fixes her car. She wants to thank him. The office in the back has a couch and no windows.
The Mechanic
His car keeps breaking down at her shop. She offers a payment plan he can't refuse—weekly visits until the bill is clear. The repairs take months. Neither of them wants them to end.