{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"The Adventure Bug Bites Nick's Whole Family!","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/the-adventure-bug-bites-nick-s-whole-family","audioUrl":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/bp9thzg2x5u74c78/ABeastBuiltForAdventure.mp3","description":"Nick and his family have been busy acquiring fun vehicles! Nick gets behind the wheel of the ultimate adventure van, a brand new Storyteller Beast Mode! Not just that, but spring is around the corner and he couldn't resist the need for another motorcycle, so he's the proud new owner of a KTM 390 Enduro too! Needless to say Dan probably needs to step it up and get another toy. That's the only logical conclusion we can draw from this. Our question of the week is, if someone gave you your dream car, what road are you putting it on? Dan and Nick both would head to Utah, but what about you? \nThe Avants Podcast is brought to you by our friends at STEK USA and Carter Seattle!\nNot an Avants member? https://www.avants.com/member-plans\nLeave us a review on Apple Podcasts! \nLeave us a voicemail or send us a text any time at 425-298-7873!\nWe're doing give aways! Leave us a review on Apple Podcasts and we'll pick a random name every 25th review!\n"},"annotations":[{"startTime":86.44,"endTime":92.2,"type":"car","title":"F-150 Raptor","url":"/cars/ford/f-150","image":"https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/5/56/2022_Ford_F-150_Lightning_Rear.jpg","quote":"...laughing because I I got I got new plates for the Raptor  I saw that Raptor power. Yeah after a long disse...","canonicalId":"car:ford:f-150","priority":0.5,"source":"hybrid-fuzzy+gpt-5.4-nano","data":{"explanation":"The Ford F-150 is a full-size pickup truck that’s widely used for everything from daily driving to work and towing. 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