{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Cheap Cars and Expensive Jacks","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/cheap-cars-and-expensive-jacks","audioUrl":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/dtyeak3vm7ydeh73/CCEJ.mp3","description":"The cheapest car you can buy in 2025 is the Nissan Versa with a manual transmission. The days of the $10,000 dollar, 100k mile warranty Kia are gone. Kia even had a buy one, get one free promo at one point! There's a lot of factors in the rising cost of a car, but if you're going to buy new today and you want something good on a budget, what are you buying? We'd love to hear from you and why you chose what you did when it comes to your BUDGET buying experiences. We then talk all about jacking! Harbor Freight seems to have cornered the consumer market, with a few rare exceptions from Costco and Walmart. And when it comes to offroad, you've got Pro-Eagle, Badlands, and then the specialized bottle and high-lift jacks, but what are you using and why? We need to find a solution for Nick! \nThe Avants Podcast is brought to you by our friends at STEK USA and Carter Seattle!\nNot an Avants member? https://www.avants.com/member-plans\nLeave us a review on Apple Podcasts! \nLeave us a voicemail or send us a text any time at 425-298-7873!\nWe're doing give aways! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and we'll pick a random name every 25th review!\n \n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":182.68,"endTime":187.28,"type":"car","title":"Volkswagen Bora","url":"/cars/volkswagen/bora","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/49/2016_FAW-Volkswagen_Bora.jpg","quote":"...wheel spacer, especially some of the newer stuff, Bora, I think they think it's Bora is the there's a co...","canonicalId":"car:volkswagen:bora","priority":0.5,"confidence":1.0,"source":"fuzzy","data":{"imageAttribution":"User3204 (CC BY-SA 4.0)"}},{"startTime":340.56,"endTime":347.24,"type":"car","title":"Ford Bronco","url":"/cars/ford/bronco","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/c1/2022_Ford_Bronco_2.jpg","quote":"... chips. I've got weather tech in the front of the Bronco and Husky on the F 150. 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Had that been a deal when the Ranger was, I probably would have just leased an F-150.","canonicalId":"car:ford:ranger","priority":0.7,"confidence":1.0,"source":"fuzzy","data":{"imageAttribution":"Alexander-93 (CC BY-SA 4.0)"}},{"startTime":1955.28,"endTime":1956.96,"type":"car","title":"Ranger Raptor","url":"/cars/ford/ranger","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/28/Ford_Ranger_%28T6%2C_P703%29_Wildtrak_IMG_7320.jpg","quote":"... mean, the cars I'm going to be jacking up is the Ranger Raptor, the Subaru Forester to check for nails,","canonicalId":"car:ranger:","priority":0.5,"confidence":1.0,"source":"fuzzy","data":{"imageAttribution":"Alexander-93 (CC BY-SA 4.0)"}},{"startTime":2606.4,"endTime":2607.36,"type":"car","title":"Volkswagen Beatles","url":"/cars/volkswagen/beetle","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/a4/1957_Volkswagen_Beetle%2C_export_model%2C_in_front_of_Porta_Nigra_in_Trier_2023-05-01.jpg","quote":"Got a lot of vintage Volkswagen Beatles in here. You really,","canonicalId":"car:volkswagen:beetle","priority":0.3,"confidence":0.9411764705882352,"source":"fuzzy","data":{"imageAttribution":"Palauenc05 (CC BY-SA 4.0)"}}],"speakers":[{"id":"s1","name":"Avants","role":"host"}],"transcripts":[{"url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/cheap-cars-and-expensive-jacks/transcript.vtt","type":"text/vtt"}]}