{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"High Prices & Highway Tunes","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/high-prices-highway-tunes","audioUrl":"https://dts.podtrac.com/redirect.mp3/api.spreaker.com/download/episode/68101158/101125.mp3","description":"Join us for another great episode! Today, we are covering a little bit of everything. From the latest news to some off topic tangents, you never quite know where the conversation is going to go. 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If you hit a pothole, it can bend or damage the rim, and then the tire may not sit right or may need more work."}},{"startTime":1057.14,"endTime":1062.1,"type":"car","title":"Delorean DMC-12","url":"/cars/delorean/dmc-12","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f5/1981_DeLorean_DMC-12.jpg","quote":"...erty Transmission is headed to the future. And by DeLorean, did you? No, but we did get a brand new building...","canonicalId":"car:delorean:dmc-12","priority":0.7,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"The DeLorean DMC-12 is a distinctive sports car best known for its gull-wing doors and its place in pop culture. It’s a topic that comes up because it’s instantly recognizable and has a strong “icon” status, even though it’s not a common modern daily driver. 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