{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Episode #215 - Automotive Grudge Match: Olds vs. Mercury","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/episode-215-automotive-grudge-match-olds-vs-mercury","audioUrl":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1877345/episodes/18829280-episode-215-automotive-grudge-match-olds-vs-mercury.mp3","description":"In a grudge match that no decent person would ever ask for, we pit Oldsmobile against Mercury. Don't leave just yet, there are actually some pretty damn cool cars worth examining here. Get it on!"},"annotations":[{"startTime":62.7,"endTime":68.5,"type":"concept","title":"OEM","url":"/glossary/oem","quote":"There's no scientific like methodology to this. 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Mercury villager, which again i...","canonicalId":"car:mercury:villager","priority":0.5,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4.1-mini","data":{"imageAttribution":"IFCAR (Public domain)"}},{"startTime":548.0,"endTime":555.5,"type":"concept","title":"rebadge","url":"/glossary/rebadge","quote":"Mercury villager, which again is another re-badge. There's going to be a lot of re-badge battle probably why these OEMs don't exist anymore.","canonicalId":"concept:rebadge","priority":0.5,"confidence":0.95,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4.1-mini","data":{"explanation":"Rebadging is the practice where a car manufacturer sells a vehicle made by another company under its own brand name, often with minor cosmetic changes. This is common among automakers to save development costs and expand product offerings.","simplifiedExplanation":"Rebadging means selling the same car but with a different brand's name and small changes. 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