{"version":"1.1.0","producer":"fm.getcarcurious","layer":"official","episode":{"title":"If you bought that new, what would you tick?","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/if-you-bought-that-new-what-would-you-tick","audioUrl":"https://anchor.fm/s/6f85c180/podcast/play/122764354/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-6-13%2Fa6b68f82-7fbb-95b1-8af9-56a804d10d90.mp3","description":"On this episode of Car Torque, Matty is joined by Alam, David, Scotty, Chad and Rob as they discuss their latest updates as well as discuss If they could buy their cars new, what they would have optioned/chosen from the factory!The boys battle it out in the quiz at the end of the show!On this episode of Car Torque, Matty, Scotty, David and Anthony discuss their latest updates. Scotty discusses moving on the R31 and has a dilemma of what to get next?The boys then choose a car each for Car Of The Week and battle it out in Scotty's version of the quiz with a twist!Don't forget to subscribe, rate and review!Please follow this show on Spotify. It really helps!Support us and become a Patreon! https://www.patreon.com/cartorquepodcastCheck out our merch here!https://cartorquepodcast.secure-decoration.com/Check us out on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCybzrcsj4nhADsyfYKtXPzwhttps://carloop.com.auDavid and Eds Podcast Autoretrohttps://open.spotify.com/show/5aOi9R8WfqOccEfnm2vslQ#Carupdates#2026#controversial#opinions#caroftheweek#facebookmarketplace#carshow#carpodcast#car\n"},"annotations":[{"id":486383,"startTime":441.86,"endTime":509.66,"type":"car","title":"Honda Jazz","url":"/cars/honda/jazz-fit","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/b/b4/003940_-_Honda_Jazz_%285323866869%29.jpg","quote":"My sister is prowling around the Honda Jazz because as I've already mentioned the program before, I have expressed an interest in the new Honda super one as of many of us.","canonicalId":"car:honda:jazz","priority":0.55,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"The Honda Jazz is a subcompact hatchback known for its practical packaging and efficient use of space. 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