{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Kris Buys... The Grandpa-est of Grandpa Cars?","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/kris-buys-the-grandpa-est-of-grandpa-cars","audioUrl":"https://anchor.fm/s/d3a12600/podcast/play/119461584/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fstaging%2F2026-4-4%2F423437378-44100-2-344e657e92422.mp3","description":"The guys chat Jake buying the dumbest of all cars, and Kris buying another grandpa car. Also, some interesting and obscure news on dealership models and bear fraud. \n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":205.0,"endTime":227.2,"type":"company","title":"Penske's racing team","url":"/glossary/penske-s-racing-team","quote":"But this reminded me the reason I bring this up is reminded me of this anecdote of, you know, Penske's racing team, right? Yeah, they are renowned at showing up at races. 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