{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"Surprise! These Are The Top 10 Fastest Selling Used Cars! | Ep. 336","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/surprise-these-are-the-top-10-fastest-selling-used-cars-ep-336","audioUrl":"https://audio4.redcircle.com/episodes/e3d7ea6d-191c-44b4-bf27-31111b7c6d98/stream.mp3","description":"( https://www.alltfl.com/ ) Check out our new spot to find ALL our content, from news to videos and our podcasts! In this episode, Roman and Nathan reunite to break down the latest data from iSeeCars, and the results are a total shock. While used car prices remain stubbornly high and the overall market is slowing down, certain models are vanishing from dealer lots in record time.You’ll never guess what took the #1 spot—a vehicle often criticized for its reliability and quirky features, yet it’s currently the hottest commodity on the secondhand market. We also dive into the \"death\" of the flagship Teslas as production for the Model S and Model X officially winds down to make room for Optimus robots. Plus, Nathan shares some... unique observations from the West Coast, including why the \"Furry Car Culture\" is becoming a legitimate (and very clean) sub-section of the automotive world.( http://www.patreon.com/tflcar ) Visit our Patreon page to support the TFL team!Advertising Inquiries: https://redcircle.com/brandsPrivacy & Opt-Out: https://redcircle.com/privacy"},"annotations":[{"startTime":0.0,"endTime":1692.9,"type":"concept","title":"fastest selling used cars","quote":"And I don't think it's ugly. But I do think that they should have done more to differentiate it between that and the other, the Lucid air. Regardless, the Lucid air, I've driven a couple now, they're really fast... 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That usually means buyers want them and the prices look good compared to similar cars."}},{"startTime":203.1,"endTime":216.0,"type":"company","title":"IC Cars","url":"/glossary/ic-cars","quote":"So shall we get right into it, talk about the top 10 best-selling used cars?\nNow, this list comes to us from our friends at IC Cars, which is, you know, a company\nthat takes and aggregates data from all the sales data, and that's how they come to this.","canonicalId":"company:ic-cars","priority":0.25,"confidence":0.9,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"IC Cars is referenced as a data source for the episode’s “top 10” list. The hosts say it aggregates sales data from many transactions to estimate which used cars sell the fastest.","simplifiedExplanation":"They mention IC Cars as the company that collects lots of used-car sales information. 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Prices and inflation are through the roof, and so used car prices are sky-high.","canonicalId":"concept:prices-and-inflation-are-through-the-roof","priority":0.35,"confidence":0.72,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"The hosts are describing a period of very high inflation, where prices rise quickly across the economy. That kind of environment tends to push up used-car prices because both new-car pricing and financing costs move higher too.","simplifiedExplanation":"They’re saying the general cost of things is rising fast. When that happens, used cars usually get more expensive as well."}},{"startTime":318.5,"endTime":324.4,"type":"concept","title":"used car prices are sky-high","url":"/glossary/used-car-prices-are-sky-high","quote":"Prices and inflation are through the roof, and so used car prices are sky-high. 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