{"version":"1.1.0","producer":"fm.getcarcurious","layer":"official","episode":{"title":"I Asked for $30,000 Off a BMW and the Dealer SAID WHAT!","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/i-asked-for-30-000-off-a-bmw-and-the-dealer-said-what","audioUrl":"https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO7550780981.mp3","description":"In this video I am negotiating a BMW 740i lease for a client in New Jersey, and before I even had to push hard a dealer came back with nearly $30,000 off the car between the discount and rebates.\n"},"annotations":[{"id":421456,"startTime":54.6,"endTime":56.8,"type":"car","title":"BMW 740i","url":"/cars/bmw/7-series","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/1/1b/BMW_7-Series_%28G70%29_750e_1X7A1899.jpg","quote":"This person is looking for a BMW 740i. 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