{"version":"1.1.0","producer":"fm.getcarcurious","layer":"official","episode":{"title":"S&YE231 - Snail Works Design & Fabrication","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/s-ye231-snail-works-design-fabrication","audioUrl":"https://www.buzzsprout.com/1583005/episodes/19381955-s-ye231-snail-works-design-fabrication.mp3","description":"Send us Fan MailAlex, owner of Snail Works Design & Fabrication joins us today to talk about how the business got started and why, to talk about his Crosstrek, and his recent move to Arizona.Links from the show, links to sponsors and discount partners, and ways to support the podcast:Snail Works Design & FabricationInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/snailworks.us/ Websitehttps://snailworks.us/ EscrgoInstagramhttps://www.instagram.com/escrgo/ - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -Subie & YOU! Podcast Website!!https://subieandyoupodcast.com/ Go check out the Subie & YOU! Podcast website!!Subie & YOU! 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It’s part of why they’re saying it’s not a great time to be out.","sourceStartTime":6675.2,"sourceEndTime":6727.1}},{"id":437923,"startTime":6694.5,"endTime":6738.1,"type":"place","title":"Flagstaff","url":"/glossary/flagstaff","quote":"No, I took my kids out to Arizona like 10 years ago and we visited some friends and flag staff and then when we were leaving and went into Phoenix, it was like 118 degrees...","canonicalId":"place:flagstaff","priority":0.15,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Flagstaff, Arizona is mentioned as a cooler destination compared with Phoenix. The hosts also talk about driving between the two, highlighting how elevation changes can make the scenery and ride feel different.","simplifiedExplanation":"Flagstaff is a town in Arizona that’s usually cooler than Phoenix. They mention it because it’s a nice place to visit and because the drive between the two is scenic.","sourceStartTime":6694.5,"sourceEndTime":6738.1}},{"id":437924,"startTime":6777.6,"endTime":6784.2,"type":"place","title":"Jerome","url":"/glossary/jerome","quote":"Yeah, I think the first thing I did when I got the Z was I took like a Canyon drive up to Jerome, just like really feel the car.","canonicalId":"place:jerome","priority":0.12,"confidence":0.85,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Jerome is referenced as the destination for a canyon drive taken in “the Z.” It’s used as a real-world route example to describe how the car feels on twisty roads.","simplifiedExplanation":"Jerome is the place they drove to on a canyon route. They’re using it to explain that they took their sports car on fun roads to really feel how it drives.","sourceStartTime":6777.6,"sourceEndTime":6784.2}},{"id":437925,"startTime":6791.0,"endTime":6794.5,"type":"term","title":"rear wheel drive","url":"/glossary/rear-wheel-drive","quote":"Is it just a rear wheel drive? Yes. Yeah, disease are only real drive. Okay.","canonicalId":"term:rear-wheel-drive","priority":0.25,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"Rear-wheel drive (RWD) means the engine sends power to the rear wheels. That layout often changes how a car accelerates and handles compared with front-wheel drive, especially in corners and on low-grip surfaces.","simplifiedExplanation":"Rear-wheel drive means the back wheels are the ones getting the power. It can make the car feel different when you accelerate or turn, compared to cars where the front wheels do the work.","sourceStartTime":6791.0,"sourceEndTime":6794.5}}],"speakers":[{"id":"s1","name":"Rafael Ruiz","role":"host"}],"transcripts":[{"url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/s-ye231-snail-works-design-fabrication/transcript.vtt","type":"text/vtt"}],"alignmentMode":"scalar","fallbackOffset":0.0}