{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"AZ Trackstars Garage Dreams show recap with Josh Benjamin","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/az-trackstars-garage-dreams-show-recap-with-josh-benjamin","audioUrl":"https://anchor.fm/s/b319574/podcast/play/104820354/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2025-5-30%2F403040615-44100-2-9f27f404751ac.mp3","description":"EP282Fellow Arizona car enthusiast Josh Benjamin stops by the studio to share why he bought a new Mercedes to complement his 1993 Mercedes 190 EReferenced in this episode:https://www.reuters.com/business/energy/us-many-15-years-behind-china-nuclear-power-report-says-2024-06-17/Main Show Sponsors:Right Honda:⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠https://righthonda.com/⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Right Toyota: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://www.righttoyota.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Arcus Foundry: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://arcusfoundry.com/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Autocannon Official Gear: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://shop.autocannon.com/⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Contact:Hard Parking with Jhae Pfenning: email: Info@HardParking.com Website: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.Hardparking.com⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Patreon: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠www.patreon.com/hardparkingpodcast/ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠instagram.com/hardparkingpod/⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠YouTube: ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠https://youtube.com/@HardParking ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":251.76,"endTime":260.64,"type":"car","title":"G-Class G Wagon","url":"/cars/mercedes-benz/g-class","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/MERCEDES-BENZ_G-CLASS_%28W463%29_China.jpg","quote":"...e I think I was on the podcast, I think I had the G Wagon. 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