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Will Brendan buy all the Suburbans at Carlisle? Listen in this week on the Life Plus Cars Podcast!   Life Plus Cars: Curating Car Conversations Instagram: @lifepluscars For more of our car content, visit  https://www.lifepluscars.com/ What do you think, listener? Which car(s) do you think the Bailey family will drive home? Have you ever considered buying a car at auction? Drop us a line at lifepluscars@gmail.com    "},"annotations":[{"startTime":16.6,"endTime":24.4,"type":"concept","title":"buyer's remorse","url":"/glossary/buyer-s-remorse","quote":"...and just not even bat an eyelash, then you get it home, and you've got the dreaded, horrible buyer's remorse. 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