{"version":"1.0.0","episode":{"title":"The Worst Overlander Ever Succeeds","url":"http://getcarcurious.com/episodes/the-worst-overlander-ever-succeeds","audioUrl":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xgej7t9qeje6jsjz/TheWorstOverlander.mp3","description":"\n\nDan took the Bronco Raptor down to the beach—and honestly, nothing happened. It handled everything like it was built for it, no drama, no stories… which, let’s face it, isn’t exactly great podcast material. Meanwhile, somewhere across the globe, two guys attempted the exact opposite: a 14,000-mile journey from London to Cape Town in a Reliant Robin. And as you’d expect, they would never do it again.\nNaturally, that got us thinking—we might need to step up our own adventure game. So in this episode, we dive into that wildly ambitious road trip, swap stories about motorcycles and Avants, and start asking ourselves what it would actually take to make things a little more… interesting.\n\n \n \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":237.0,"endTime":242.0,"type":"term","title":"carburetor","url":"/glossary/carburetor","quote":"But that's it. I mean, I mean, we found a really good place. 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