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Whoa.","canonicalId":"car:porsche:panamera","priority":0.5,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"imageAttribution":"Alexander Migl (CC BY-SA 4.0)"}},{"startTime":3278.98,"endTime":3281.7,"type":"car","title":"Cadillac Escalade","url":"/cars/cadillac/escalade","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b6/2021_Cadillac_Escalade_rear.jpg","quote":"...minute.  I've given you that before and it was an Escalade.  That one was.","canonicalId":"car:cadillac:escalade","priority":0.5,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"imageAttribution":"Baron Maddock (CC BY 4.0)"}},{"startTime":3297.24,"endTime":3300.74,"type":"car","title":"Nissan Rogue","url":"/cars/nissan/rogue","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/14/Nissan_Rogue_%28S35%29_Washington_DC_Metro_Area%2C_USA.jpg","quote":"...to offend Ethan again and ask if it's on a Nissan Rogue.  He doesn't even drive a Rogue.","canonicalId":"car:nissan:rogue","priority":0.5,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"imageAttribution":"OWS Photography (CC BY 4.0)"}},{"startTime":3303.2,"endTime":3303.78,"type":"car","title":"Nissan Murano","url":"/cars/nissan/murano","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/2/2e/25_Nissan_Murano_Platinum.jpg","quote":"He doesn't even drive a Rogue.  He drives a Murano.  What?","canonicalId":"car:nissan:murano","priority":0.5,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"imageAttribution":"HJUdall (CC0)"}},{"startTime":3358.1800000000003,"endTime":3361.56,"type":"car","title":"Ford Taurus","url":"/cars/ford/taurus","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/51/FORD_TAURUS_%28China%29.jpg","quote":"I guess one more.  Um, what's like a Taurus?  Like a Ford sedan?","canonicalId":"car:ford:taurus","priority":0.5,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"imageAttribution":"Dinkun Chen (CC BY-SA 4.0)"}},{"startTime":3364.28,"endTime":3365.26,"type":"car","title":"Ford Fusion","url":"/cars/ford/fusion","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/2006_Ford_Fusion_--_NHTSA.jpg","quote":"Ah, close.  Ford Fusion.  Oh, Ford Fusion.","canonicalId":"car:ford:fusion","priority":0.5,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"imageAttribution":"U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (Public domain)"}},{"startTime":3403.44,"endTime":3404.32,"type":"car","title":"Mercedes-Benz Cclass","url":"/cars/mercedes-benz/c-class","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/e/ed/2016_Mercedes-Benz_C-Class%2C_Windsor%2C_Ontario%2C_2025-07-01.jpg","quote":"I would imagine.  Mercedes C-Class.  Audi A4, A5.","canonicalId":"car:mercedes-benz:c-class","priority":0.5,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"imageAttribution":"Crisco 1492 (CC BY-SA 4.0)"}},{"startTime":3406.6,"endTime":3408.7,"type":"car","title":"Audi A4","url":"/cars/audi/a4","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b1/Audi_A4_Avant_B9_%28FL%29_1X7A6421.jpg","quote":"Mercedes C-Class.  Audi A4, A5.  Wrong country.","canonicalId":"car:audi:a4","priority":0.5,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"imageAttribution":"Alexander Migl (CC BY-SA 4.0)"}},{"startTime":3469.3799999999997,"endTime":3472.36,"type":"car","title":"Ford Mustang","url":"/cars/ford/mustang","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/13/1966_Ford_Mustang_coupe_white_001.jpg","quote":"... think it would be better if it was on a Fox body Mustang,  but it isn't.","canonicalId":"car:ford:mustang","priority":0.5,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"imageAttribution":"Hans-Jürgen Neubert (CC BY 4.0)"}},{"startTime":3473.26,"endTime":3475.22,"type":"car","title":"Cadillac Ctsv","url":"/cars/cadillac/cts-v","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d8/12_Cadillac_CTS-V_Coupe_Base.jpg","quote":"but it isn't.  It's on a Cadillac CTSV.  Okay.","canonicalId":"car:cadillac:cts-v","priority":0.5,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"imageAttribution":"HJUdall (CC0)"}},{"startTime":3509.86,"endTime":3510.08,"type":"car","title":"Ford Thunderbird","url":"/cars/ford/thunderbird","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/5b/1957_Ford_Thunderbird_%2828911503716%29_%28cropped%29.jpg","quote":"... the type of person that would get dropped.  Ford Thunderbird.  Very close.","canonicalId":"car:ford:thunderbird","priority":0.5,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"imageAttribution":"Greg Gjerdingen from Willmar, USA (CC BY 2.0)"}},{"startTime":3540.8,"endTime":3542.68,"type":"car","title":"Lamborghini Huracan","url":"/cars/lamborghini/huracan","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/ce/Lamborghini_Huracan%2C_BAS_24%2C_Brussels_%28P1170508-RR%29.jpg","quote":"Why Envy?  This, oh, like a Huracan.  No.","canonicalId":"car:lamborghini:huracan","priority":0.5,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"imageAttribution":"Matti Blume (CC BY-SA)"}},{"startTime":3549.36,"endTime":3556.16,"type":"car","title":"Dodge Charger","url":"/cars/dodge/charger","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8f/1970_Dodge_Charger_R-T_Hirschaid_22-20220709-RM-120204.jpg","quote":"No.  It is a 2006 Dodge Charger in a few different colors.  Carfax retail value s...","canonicalId":"car:dodge:charger","priority":0.5,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-4o-mini","data":{"imageAttribution":"Ermell (CC BY-SA 4.0)"}}],"speakers":[{"id":"s1","name":"Doug Tabbutt","role":"host"}],"transcripts":[{"url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/how-much-did-we-spend-on-maintenance-last-year/transcript.vtt","type":"text/vtt"}]}