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Write us with your Car Debates, Car Conclusions, and Topic Tuesdays at everydaydrivertv@gmail.com or everydaydriver.com. Don’t forget to share the podcast with your car enthusiast friends!\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices"},"annotations":[{"startTime":144.48,"endTime":151.52,"type":"car","title":"Chevrolet C8","url":"/cars/chevrolet/corvette","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/03/1978_Chevrolet_Corvette_C3_Silver_Anniversary_Edition_LCCS20.jpg","quote":"...s complete break upgrade kits for you. 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