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"start": 0.0,
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"end": 14.280000000000001,
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"text": " Hi everybody, welcome to another episode, I'm Mike Monticello."
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},
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{
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"start": 14.280000000000001,
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"end": 15.6,
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"text": " I'm Emily Thomas."
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},
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{
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"start": 15.6,
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"end": 16.96,
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"text": " And I'm Steve Oick."
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},
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{
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"start": 16.96,
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"end": 22.68,
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"text": " So today we're going to be focused on the redesigned 2024 Chevrolet Traverse."
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},
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{
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"start": 22.68,
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"end": 25.8,
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"text": " These are going to be our first impressions and these impressions are based on a model"
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},
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{
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"start": 25.88,
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"end": 31.0,
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"text": " that we bought for anonymously from a local dealer as we do with every vehicle that goes"
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},
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{
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"start": 31.0,
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"end": 31.880000000000003,
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"text": " to our test program."
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},
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"start": 31.880000000000003,
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"end": 35.24,
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"text": " So this one will be going through our test program for those that don't know what the"
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{
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"start": 35.24,
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"end": 36.24,
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"text": " Traverse is."
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},
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"start": 36.24,
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"end": 41.92,
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"text": " It's a three row mid-sized SUV slots between the Equinox and the large Otaho and Chevy's"
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},
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{
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"start": 41.92,
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"end": 43.480000000000004,
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"text": " SUV lineup."
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},
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"start": 43.480000000000004,
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"end": 47.08,
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"text": " And just for background on the Traverse, it was a solid competitor."
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},
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"start": 47.08,
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"end": 52.64,
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"text": " You know, one of those SUVs is it's great at doing really good things, but you know, it's"
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},
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"start": 52.64,
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"end": 58.76,
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"text": " not like a wonderful vehicle to drive, but it's just a really good all around family SUV."
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},
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{
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"start": 58.76,
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"end": 61.88,
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"text": " Nothing stood out about it being bad, nothing stood out about it like it wasn't like an"
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},
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"start": 61.88,
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"end": 65.48,
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"text": " amazing handler or anything like that, but just a really good SUV."
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"start": 65.48,
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"end": 70.56,
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"text": " And as such, it ranked typically, you know, toward the upper reaches of the category"
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{
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"start": 70.56,
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"end": 71.84,
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"text": " in our ratings."
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"start": 71.84,
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"end": 77.52,
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"text": " For 2024, it gets new exterior styling, a new infotainment screen, but the biggest changes"
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},
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"start": 77.52,
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"end": 78.6,
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"text": " under the hood."
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},
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"start": 78.6,
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"end": 80.44,
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"text": " So the V6 is gone."
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"start": 80.44,
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"end": 82.28,
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"text": " You can't get that anymore."
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"start": 82.28,
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"end": 86.56,
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"text": " The only engine is a turbocharged four-cylinder, and we're going to have a lot to say about"
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},
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{
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"start": 86.56,
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"end": 88.64,
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"text": " that through our discussion."
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"start": 88.64,
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"end": 92.12,
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"text": " So we bought a 2024 Chevrolet Traverse LT All-Wheel Drive."
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"start": 92.12,
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"end": 94.88,
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"text": " The LT is the second tier trim."
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"start": 94.88,
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"end": 99.16,
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"text": " So it has a 328 horsepower 2.5 liter turbocharged four-cylinder."
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"start": 99.16,
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"end": 100.24000000000001,
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"text": " It's a bit automatic transmission."
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"start": 100.24000000000001,
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"end": 101.76,
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"text": " We got the optional All-Wheel Drive."
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"start": 101.76,
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"end": 103.92,
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"text": " It comes standard with front-wheel drive."
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"start": 103.92,
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"end": 108.36,
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"text": " And along with a few options, including the enhanced driving package, which brings GM's"
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"start": 108.36,
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"end": 115.24,
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"text": " supercruise, enhanced reactive driving assistance system, plus the $1,395 destination fee"
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},
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"start": 115.24,
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"end": 118.2,
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"text": " that Chevy charges on ultra-versus."
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"start": 118.2,
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"end": 123.08,
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"text": " Total cost of a test vehicle is $49,460."
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},
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"start": 123.08,
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"end": 126.52,
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"text": " So three-row mid-size SUV, family vehicle."
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"start": 126.52,
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"end": 130.68,
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"text": " I can't think of two people more qualified to talk about a vehicle like this."
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"start": 130.68,
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"end": 136.72,
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"text": " They're here at ATC at the Auto Test Center because you both have young families."
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"start": 136.72,
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"end": 141.96,
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"text": " I would think this would be a vehicle that would be certainly the target audience, I"
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},
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{
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"start": 141.96,
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"end": 142.96,
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"text": " think."
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},
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{
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"start": 142.96,
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"end": 143.96,
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"text": " Yeah."
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"start": 143.96,
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"end": 150.76,
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"text": " But even though it would make sense to talk about second-third-row room, maybe cargo space,"
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"start": 150.76,
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"end": 154.6,
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"text": " maybe how the child seats fit, we're going to start with the engine because I think it"
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},
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"start": 154.6,
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"end": 156.68,
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"text": " could be a deal breaker for some people."
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},
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"start": 156.68,
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"end": 160.44,
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"text": " And I'm going to start with a quote from Alex Nizek, who is one of our engineers here"
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{
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"start": 160.44,
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"end": 162.32,
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"text": " at the Auto Test Center."
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"start": 162.32,
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"end": 164.8,
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"text": " And this is what he had to say about the new turbocharged four-cylinder."
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"start": 164.8,
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"end": 171.24,
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"text": " He said, the engine is so loud, especially anything above 2,500 to 3,000 RPM, it presents"
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},
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"start": 171.24,
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"end": 175.88000000000002,
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"text": " as a tiny engine screaming and reverberating inside of a giant echo chamber."
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"start": 175.88000000000002,
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"end": 179.44,
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"text": " The vehicle is generally quite otherwise, and thankfully the engine settles into the"
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"start": 179.44,
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"end": 180.96,
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"text": " background when cruising."
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"start": 180.96,
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"end": 184.76000000000002,
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"text": " So that's not exactly high praise, I would say."
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"start": 184.76000000000002,
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"end": 187.0,
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"text": " Maybe he missed his calling."
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"start": 187.0,
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"end": 191.76000000000002,
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"text": " If you look at the logbook comments, we keep log digital logbook on all of our test"
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"start": 191.76,
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"end": 192.76,
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"text": " vehicles."
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"start": 192.76,
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"end": 199.76,
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"text": " There's a lot of people kind of, in a sense, echo not to use upon, but what Alex said,"
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{
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"start": 199.76,
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"end": 200.76,
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"text": " but not everyone."
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},
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"start": 200.76,
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"end": 202.76,
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"text": " And I want to start with you, Steve."
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"start": 202.76,
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"end": 204.56,
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"text": " What did you think about this new engine?"
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"start": 204.56,
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"end": 209.56,
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"text": " And yeah, I just like kind of, especially thinking about how good the previous V6 was."
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"end": 213.76,
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"text": " Yeah, I think it replaces the V6 quite well, actually."
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},
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"start": 213.76,
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"end": 216.0,
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"text": " It really has pretty good power."
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"start": 216.0,
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"end": 220.88,
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"text": " It has no turbo lag, which you may expect from having a four-cylinder turbo."
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},
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"start": 220.88,
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"end": 227.64,
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"text": " The transmission shifts nice and smoothly, and I mean, it has this linear power delivery."
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"start": 227.64,
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"end": 232.72,
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"text": " I think the engine itself and the transmission it's made it to is pretty good."
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"start": 232.72,
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"end": 234.12,
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"text": " It's executed pretty well."
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"start": 234.12,
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"end": 238.84,
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"text": " Other than the sound that a lot of people mentioned, I also took something out of the digital"
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{
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"start": 238.84,
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"end": 239.84,
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"text": " logbook."
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"start": 239.84,
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"end": 243.07999999999998,
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"text": " Mike Quincy said it sounds like a metal box filled with rocks."
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},
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"start": 243.07999999999998,
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"end": 244.8,
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"text": " So that's not good, right?"
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"end": 250.12,
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"text": " It's not great, but I didn't think it was as bad as some other four-cylinder turbo larger"
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"start": 250.12,
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"end": 252.12,
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"text": " SUVs out there."
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},
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"start": 252.12,
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"end": 256.56,
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"text": " This is kind of common that they're this loud when they have such a small engine and such"
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},
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{
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"start": 256.56,
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"end": 258.08,
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"text": " a large vehicle."
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},
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"start": 258.08,
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"end": 262.36,
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"text": " Yeah, for me, it really didn't bother me as much."
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},
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"start": 262.36,
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"end": 266.84000000000003,
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"text": " I was kind of surprised when I went into the logbook and I saw just how passionately people"
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"start": 266.84000000000003,
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"end": 267.84000000000003,
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"text": " felt about the noise."
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},
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"start": 267.84000000000003,
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"end": 269.56,
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"text": " Yeah, we're a passionate group here."
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"start": 269.56,
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"end": 271.28000000000003,
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"text": " You are a passionate group."
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},
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"start": 271.28000000000003,
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"end": 273.2,
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"text": " I guess we are a passionate group."
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"start": 273.2,
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"end": 279.12,
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"text": " But I, like, hearing that feedback, I went and drove it again and realized that, okay,"
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"start": 279.12,
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"end": 281.96,
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"text": " that's like when it's accelerating, it's a little noisy."
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"start": 281.96,
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"end": 283.2,
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"text": " I'll give it that."
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"text": " But once you kind of get into your trip, it dies down and it's fairly comfortable."
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"start": 289.24,
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"text": " It didn't stand out to me throughout the course of my drive."
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},
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"start": 293.84000000000003,
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"text": " And I had taken it home, so I'm driving on the highway, right?"
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"start": 298.96,
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"end": 303.96,
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"text": " Joe and I did a little field trip together, so we were doing all the back roads down"
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"text": " to the shoreline and stuff."
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"end": 307.64,
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"text": " It was fairly comfortable."
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"end": 312.4,
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"text": " It was easy enough to handle."
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"end": 314.32,
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"text": " It drove smoothly."
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"end": 319.68,
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"text": " The noise wasn't a huge factor for me, so I was kind of surprised when I finally went"
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"start": 319.68,
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"end": 323.4,
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"text": " to go put my notes in and I was like, oh, people have a lot to say about the noise."
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"start": 323.4,
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"end": 324.88,
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"text": " Yeah, I mean, they really have."
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"end": 328.35999999999996,
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"text": " And I think one of the things, because it is kind of noisy, it's kind of gravely, it's"
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"end": 329.91999999999996,
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"text": " just not a pleasant sound."
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"start": 329.91999999999996,
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"end": 333.0,
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"text": " You can make a turbo four that sounds pleasant, right?"
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"end": 334.35999999999996,
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"text": " This one is not one of those."
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"start": 334.36,
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"end": 338.28000000000003,
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"text": " And I think that actually led some people to think, man, this thing is really underpowered,"
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"start": 338.28000000000003,
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"end": 342.2,
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"text": " but it actually has more power than the V6 did before."
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},
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"end": 343.84000000000003,
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"text": " It sounds like it's working really hard."
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"end": 344.84000000000003,
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"text": " Exactly."
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"start": 344.84000000000003,
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"end": 346.64,
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"text": " It sounds like it's working really hard."
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},
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"start": 346.64,
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"end": 348.76,
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"text": " I think Steve's right."
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"start": 348.76,
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"end": 350.72,
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"text": " I think it actually works well."
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},
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"start": 350.72,
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"end": 355.36,
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"text": " It operates well in terms of the reasonably smooth shifts and that it does have the power"
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},
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"start": 355.36,
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"end": 356.36,
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"text": " there when you need it."
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"start": 356.36,
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"end": 361.16,
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"text": " It's there, but it's just going to make a fair amount of racket to get it."
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"start": 361.16,
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"end": 363.64,
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"text": " So it wants you to know that it's present."
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"start": 363.64,
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"end": 367.96,
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"text": " Yeah, I mean, I found it kind of gravely and kind of obnoxious."
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},
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{
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"start": 367.96,
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"end": 368.96,
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"text": " I don't like it."
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},
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"start": 368.96,
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"end": 371.68,
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"text": " I don't like this engine, but that's just me."
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"text": " But how often are you also, like in a given trip, how often are you having to really"
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"start": 379.68,
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"end": 381.4,
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"text": " like push the line?"
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"text": " Right."
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"text": " So once you're pushing the engine, like, I mean, you don't have to flirt though, because"
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"end": 391.91999999999996,
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"text": " so it doesn't have, I mean, basically any time during normal acceleration, you're probably"
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"end": 394.32,
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"text": " going to get over 3,000 RPM."
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"start": 394.32,
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"text": " And once you get reached 3,000 RPM, that's around the time that it starts to get really"
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"start": 398.04,
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"end": 399.04,
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"text": " noisy and noticeable."
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{
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"start": 399.04,
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"text": " So around town, if you're half throttle or more, you're definitely going to notice it"
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"start": 404.68,
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"end": 405.68,
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"text": " all those situations."
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"text": " Once you're on the highway, yeah, or you're cruising on a regularly two lane road and"
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"start": 409.48,
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"end": 410.48,
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"text": " like you said, you're up to speed."
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"start": 410.48,
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"end": 411.48,
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"text": " I think it's fine."
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"start": 411.48,
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"text": " It's not like it's a terrible engine."
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"start": 414.88,
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"end": 416.88,
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"text": " It's just not a good sounding engine."
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"start": 416.88,
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"end": 418.04,
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"text": " Do you know what I mean?"
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"start": 418.04,
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"text": " So that's, but you know, I think the Atlas was louder and had a worse sound."
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"start": 421.88,
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"text": " And personally, but you know, yeah, this is the new trend."
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{
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"start": 427.44,
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"end": 429.24,
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"text": " Of course, of the new trend."
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"start": 429.24,
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"end": 430.24,
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"text": " Yeah."
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{
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"start": 430.24,
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"end": 431.71999999999997,
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"text": " And some people doing better than others."
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{
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"start": 431.71999999999997,
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"end": 435.48,
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"text": " It's a little bit of a bummer in some ways, but you know, you can understand why they"
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"start": 435.48,
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"end": 436.96,
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"text": " would want to do it."
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"start": 436.96,
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"end": 440.64,
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"text": " Typically, it's for fuel economy, but although that we have seen that that doesn't always"
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{
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"start": 440.64,
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"end": 441.64,
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"text": " work out either."
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"end": 447.92,
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"text": " Well, I think this is another case of, you know, we see this in the car seat world, right,"
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{
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"start": 447.92,
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"end": 454.0,
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"text": " which is a good chunk of my world, where just because you have a feature, right, just"
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"start": 454.0,
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"text": " because you have this turbo four cylinder, right, doesn't necessarily make it automatically"
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{
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"start": 457.88,
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"text": " good."
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{
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"start": 458.88,
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"end": 459.88,
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"text": " Right."
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{
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"start": 459.88,
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"end": 465.12,
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"text": " How it's implemented, how it's tuned really matters and can vary greatly, right, between"
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"text": " manufacturers and sometimes even within a manufacturer."
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"end": 475.36,
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"text": " So it is important to really like, when you, if you're considering the new traverse,"
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"start": 475.36,
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"end": 480.64,
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"text": " like it for a solid test drive, like really tried out in the different scenarios that"
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"text": " are most common to your typical, like driving and see how that feels for you and take into"
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"text": " account these different things, right, like for me personally, like I do a ton of highway"
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"text": " So this might not bother me as much."
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"text": " But if that's not your norm and you are, as you're saying, having to like accelerate"
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{
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"start": 498.92,
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"end": 504.2,
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"text": " frequently, it would probably get a bunch of words really going to bother you during"
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{
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"text": " your day to day driving."
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"text": " And I think the, maybe, you know, obviously it's a really good idea to take a test drive."
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{
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"text": " This is a vehicle you really need to take a test drive."
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{
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"text": " You need to make sure you're okay with that engine sound."
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"end": 518.4,
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"text": " If you're okay with it, it operates fine."
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"text": " It operates really well, but you got to make sure you're okay with that."
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"text": " No, just as an example, my girlfriend was like, you know, why is this thing so loud,"
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"start": 525.56,
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"end": 529.72,
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"text": " you know, and she was talking about the engine, you know, so anyway, but enough about the"
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{
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"text": " engine."
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{
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"start": 530.72,
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"end": 535.9200000000001,
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"text": " So how did it, you were, you were starting to talk about the way it drove in terms of"
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{
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"text": " the ride and the handling."
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"start": 537.08,
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"end": 540.5600000000001,
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"text": " Do you think it has a pretty nice mix, something that you'd be comfortable with?"
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"start": 540.5600000000001,
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"end": 541.5600000000001,
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"text": " Yeah."
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},
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{
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"start": 541.5600000000001,
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"end": 545.12,
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"text": " So, you know, when we first started talking about the car, I didn't have a lot to say because"
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},
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{
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"start": 545.12,
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"end": 548.32,
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"text": " I felt like it was just kind of middle of the road."
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},
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{
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"start": 548.32,
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"end": 551.48,
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"text": " You know, there was nothing terribly exciting about it, but there was nothing that stood"
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{
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"start": 551.48,
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"end": 552.48,
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"text": " out to me."
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{
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"start": 552.48,
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"end": 553.64,
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"text": " I was like, oh my gosh, this is god awful."
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"start": 553.64,
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"end": 555.64,
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"text": " And I never want to be in this vehicle again."
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{
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"start": 555.64,
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"end": 556.64,
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"text": " Which just happened."
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{
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"start": 556.64,
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"end": 557.64,
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"text": " Right."
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},
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{
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"start": 557.64,
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"end": 558.64,
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"text": " For sure."
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{
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"start": 559.16,
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"text": " I think it was a nice mix for me to be able to kind of take it on the highway for my"
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{
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"start": 564.08,
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"end": 572.84,
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"text": " usual commute and then also do a lot more of like our windy country roads back here."
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{
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"start": 572.84,
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"end": 576.16,
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"text": " And in that, like, I thought it handled fine."
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{
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"start": 576.16,
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"end": 581.0,
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"text": " And you know, I wasn't like feeling a ton of body roll where I felt like I didn't have"
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{
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"start": 581.0,
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"end": 585.16,
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"text": " control of the vehicle, which is good because it's a large vehicle."
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{
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"start": 585.16,
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"end": 586.16,
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"text": " It is."
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{
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"start": 586.16,
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"end": 587.88,
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"text": " Like the traverse is, it's big."
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},
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{
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"start": 587.88,
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"end": 593.64,
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"text": " And so with those bigger vehicles, sometimes I can feel like, okay, this is a little unwieldy"
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},
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{
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"start": 593.64,
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"end": 599.0,
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"text": " and I don't feel like I'm always in control of what the car is doing."
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},
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{
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"start": 599.0,
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"end": 601.12,
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"text": " So I appreciate that it handled well."
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{
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"start": 601.12,
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"end": 606.16,
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"text": " I appreciate that like all those bends and turns, country roads, you have a decent amount"
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{
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"start": 606.16,
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"end": 610.4,
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"text": " of potholes and various ruts and bumps."
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{
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"start": 610.4,
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"end": 614.36,
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"text": " And you know, for the most part, they didn't come through super strong."
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},
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{
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"start": 614.36,
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"end": 616.44,
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"text": " There was a few that were a little bit more like pronounce."
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},
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{
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"start": 616.44,
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"end": 618.48,
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"text": " So I was like, whoa, I really felt that one."
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{
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"start": 618.48,
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"end": 622.6400000000001,
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"text": " But for the most part, like, it was just averagely enjoyable."
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},
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{
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"start": 622.6400000000001,
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"end": 625.36,
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"text": " Like nothing was making me be like, I need to get out of this."
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},
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{
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"start": 625.36,
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"end": 626.36,
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"text": " I agree."
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{
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"start": 626.36,
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"end": 628.36,
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"text": " This suspension is tuned pretty well."
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{
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"start": 628.36,
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"end": 633.24,
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"text": " I mean, it's on the firmer side, I think you could feel some bumps come through."
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{
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"start": 633.24,
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"end": 634.6,
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"text": " It absorbs some bumps well."
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{
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"start": 634.6,
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"end": 635.8800000000001,
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"text": " Others you can feel."
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},
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{
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"start": 635.8800000000001,
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"end": 640.8000000000001,
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"text": " But like, it's definitely tuned for that more toward the handling side, which is like,"
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},
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{
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"start": 640.8000000000001,
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"end": 643.2800000000001,
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"text": " I find to be a pretty good thing for such a large vehicle."
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},
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{
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"start": 643.28,
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"end": 649.8,
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"text": " As you were saying, a lot of the time you feel body roll and this, it's more confidence"
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{
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"start": 649.8,
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"end": 653.4,
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"text": " inspiring than some of its peers of this size."
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},
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{
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"start": 653.4,
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"end": 659.52,
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"text": " And to your point, it's really like, the car as a whole is like a jack of all trades,"
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},
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{
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"start": 659.52,
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"end": 660.52,
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"text": " but a master of none."
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},
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{
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"start": 660.52,
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"end": 665.3199999999999,
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"text": " Like, that's what I wrote in the logbook because it really does a lot of things very well,"
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},
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{
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"start": 665.3199999999999,
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"end": 667.3199999999999,
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"text": " but not like amazingly well."
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},
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{
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"start": 667.3199999999999,
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"end": 671.4399999999999,
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"text": " Except not exceptional, but it's not a deal breaker in any way either."
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},
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{
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"start": 671.44,
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"end": 674.2,
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"text": " Well, I think one kind of deal breaker I'll get to that later."
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},
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{
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"start": 674.2,
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"end": 677.36,
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"text": " I think you both did capture it really well though in terms of the ride in handling."
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},
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{
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"start": 677.36,
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"end": 679.48,
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"text": " First of all, it's a nice balance between the two, right?"
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},
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{
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"start": 679.48,
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"end": 683.96,
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"text": " Like it actually does pretty well for, as you said, how big of a vehicle it is."
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},
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{
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"start": 683.96,
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"end": 687.0,
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"text": " And yet, most of the hits are controlled pretty well."
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},
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{
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"start": 687.0,
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"end": 690.7600000000001,
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"text": " Like you said, some come through, but it's, you know, overall, it's pretty darn good"
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},
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{
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"start": 690.7600000000001,
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"end": 692.9200000000001,
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"text": " in terms of that balance between the two."
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{
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"start": 692.9200000000001,
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"end": 698.08,
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"text": " I'm going to be curious to see when it goes through our full program, how it does in"
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},
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{
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"start": 698.08,
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"end": 703.1600000000001,
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"text": " like our handling course, the emergency handling, especially, right?"
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},
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{
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"start": 703.1600000000001,
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"end": 708.1600000000001,
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"text": " Because when you have a vehicle that size from like the safety perspective, the concern"
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},
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{
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"start": 708.1600000000001,
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"end": 712.4000000000001,
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"text": " would be that like, sure, you're in this big tank kind of vehicle, right?"
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},
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{
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"start": 712.4000000000001,
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"end": 718.1600000000001,
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"text": " It'll protect you in a crash because you just have physics in your favor, your larger,"
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{
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"start": 718.1600000000001,
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"end": 721.1600000000001,
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"text": " your bigger than everybody else."
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},
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{
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"start": 721.1600000000001,
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"end": 726.84,
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"text": " But if you need to avoid a crash, a vehicle that size might be difficult, right?"
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},
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{
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"start": 726.84,
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"end": 727.84,
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"text": " That's where it is."
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},
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{
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"start": 727.9200000000001,
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"end": 729.32,
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"text": " It might not shine."
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"end": 730.32,
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"text": " Right."
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"text": " And so in our braking testing, in our emergency handling testing, like how is this vehicle"
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"text": " going to perform and is it going to be able to do justice so that like you do feel like"
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"text": " you can safely avoid a crash in those emergency kind of situations without losing control of"
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"text": " the vehicle."
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"end": 747.12,
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"text": " So I'm curious how that's going to play out."
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"start": 747.12,
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"text": " But in the day to day, I think it was, that you was fine."
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"start": 750.32,
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"end": 751.32,
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"text": " Yeah."
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{
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"start": 751.32,
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"end": 754.9200000000001,
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"text": " And so, and we're going to find all that out."
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"start": 754.92,
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"text": " Let's move into the interior and let's start talking about the things that people are,"
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"end": 761.1999999999999,
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"text": " families are going to care about."
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"text": " Second and third seat room."
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"text": " Steve, let's start with you."
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"start": 764.4399999999999,
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"text": " What did you think about the second row in terms of comfort space, those kinds of things"
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{
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"text": " out?"
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"text": " So I have a forward facing seat and a rear facing seat."
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"text": " And they fit in the captain's chairs perfectly."
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"text": " You can slide the captain's chairs forward or back to make any combination of room if you"
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"end": 783.64,
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"text": " have someone in the third row, then you can make more leg room for them."
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"text": " The coolest feature in this car is having that forward facing child seat installed in"
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"text": " the second row, captain's chair, and then being able to pull that entire captain's chair"
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"end": 798.88,
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"text": " with the seat installed forward so that you could access the third row."
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"text": " I love that feature."
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"end": 801.4399999999999,
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"text": " The Atlas also has it."
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"text": " And if you're using that third row often, it's kind of hard to live without that."
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"start": 807.68,
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"end": 808.68,
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"text": " Yeah."
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"start": 808.68,
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"end": 809.68,
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"text": " Yeah."
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{
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"start": 809.68,
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"end": 810.68,
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"text": " So I saw that note."
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"start": 810.68,
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"text": " And it's not a new feature."
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"text": " A lot of vehicles in this class and larger and like Minivans have that kind of, you know,"
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"start": 820.8,
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"end": 823.7199999999999,
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"text": " Tilton and Fold sort of feature."
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"end": 827.4,
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"text": " And the claim always is like, oh, you can do this with a child seat installed."
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"text": " And that is true in a very specific circumstance."
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"start": 831.36,
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"text": " That circumstance is what you have in your car because I know how you have your child seats"
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"start": 835.1999999999999,
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"end": 836.1999999999999,
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"text": " installed."
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"start": 836.1999999999999,
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"end": 840.64,
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"text": " And that's if you have a forward facing child seat that's installed with the lower anchors."
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"text": " So when it's installed with the lower anchors, right, you don't have that seat belt interference,"
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"start": 845.08,
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"end": 850.12,
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"text": " especially in the traverse, in our traverse, the seat belts for the second row captain's"
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{
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"start": 850.12,
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"text": " chairs are mounted on the seat pillar."
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"text": " And so if you had a seat belt installation for your child seat, especially if you're doing"
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"end": 863.12,
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"text": " a child seat installed correctly, that seat belt is locked."
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"start": 863.12,
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"text": " So now you are not able to do that Tilton Fold with the car seat still there."
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"text": " So you really kind of have to have it in this sweet spot of having your lower anchors installation"
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"text": " and a forward facing seat in order to really make use of that feature or have like a booster"
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"start": 876.44,
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"end": 879.0,
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"text": " seat in that position."
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{
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"start": 879.0,
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"end": 883.2,
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"text": " But to that point though, when you have that sweet spot, it is a great way to get in there."
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{
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"start": 883.2,
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"end": 884.2,
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"text": " Well, that's where he lives."
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"start": 884.2,
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"end": 885.36,
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"text": " He lives in the sweet spot."
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"start": 885.36,
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"end": 886.36,
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"text": " I do."
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{
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"end": 890.08,
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"text": " But also another good thing about this is being able to slide that captain's chair back."
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{
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"start": 890.08,
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"text": " So I can go in front of the car seat too and go in between the captain's chairs to access"
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{
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"end": 896.08,
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"text": " the third row as well."
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{
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"start": 896.08,
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"end": 898.6800000000001,
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"text": " That's not as roomy as sliding it forward."
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{
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"start": 898.6800000000001,
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"text": " But it has a good many combinations that now I love your kids."
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{
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"end": 905.12,
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"text": " I really do."
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"start": 905.12,
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"end": 906.12,
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"text": " But what about adults?"
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{
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"start": 906.12,
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"end": 910.44,
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"text": " Did you guys sit in the second row without the car seats and what do you think of the"
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{
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"start": 910.44,
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"end": 911.44,
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"text": " second row?"
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},
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{
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"end": 915.84,
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"text": " Honestly, I thought the second row captain's chairs were pretty comfortable."
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},
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{
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"start": 915.84,
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"end": 921.5600000000001,
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"text": " They have just enough contouring for me that like I didn't feel like I was sliding around"
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},
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{
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"start": 921.5600000000001,
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"end": 922.8000000000001,
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"text": " on the seat."
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},
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{
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"start": 922.8,
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"end": 926.9599999999999,
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"text": " They provided me some support laterally."
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},
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{
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"start": 926.9599999999999,
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"end": 933.28,
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"text": " I found that the cushion length was good for my size."
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},
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{
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"start": 933.28,
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"end": 936.52,
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"text": " Obviously, I am not the tallest of our bunch."
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},
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{
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"start": 936.52,
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"end": 939.12,
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"text": " So others might feel different like me."
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},
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{
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"start": 939.12,
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"end": 943.04,
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"text": " But for me, it was pretty good."
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},
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{
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"start": 943.04,
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"end": 946.4799999999999,
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"text": " I did pop into the third row to see how that is."
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},
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{
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"start": 946.4799999999999,
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"end": 949.4799999999999,
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"text": " And there's where it gets a little bit more uncomfortable."
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},
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{
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"start": 949.48,
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"end": 956.88,
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"text": " You have your hips and your knees at an outer angle that might not be so comfortable"
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},
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{
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"start": 956.88,
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"end": 958.96,
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"text": " for long durations."
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},
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{
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"start": 958.96,
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"end": 961.8000000000001,
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"text": " And the seat cushion is shorter."
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},
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{
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"start": 961.8000000000001,
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"end": 967.6,
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"text": " It hit me in the back of my thighs where I was like, I would have to flex my legs or"
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},
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{
|
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"start": 967.6,
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"end": 972.9200000000001,
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"text": " stretch out more often just to alleviate that pressure point."
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},
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{
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"start": 972.9200000000001,
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"end": 979.04,
|
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"text": " But as with many three row vehicles, that third row is not really geared for full size"
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},
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{
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"start": 979.04,
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"end": 980.04,
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"text": " adults."
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},
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{
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"start": 980.04,
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"end": 981.04,
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"text": " It's not."
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},
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{
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"start": 981.04,
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"end": 985.24,
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"text": " And it's one of the better ones actually though in terms of the cushion is a little bit"
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},
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{
|
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"start": 985.24,
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"end": 986.24,
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"text": " higher off the ground."
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},
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{
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"start": 986.24,
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"end": 989.9599999999999,
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"text": " So you don't have as uncomfortable of that with your knees way up in here."
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},
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{
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"start": 989.9599999999999,
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"end": 994.3199999999999,
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"text": " They still are bent in a slightly uncomfortable way, but it's not as bad."
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},
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{
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"start": 994.3199999999999,
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"end": 995.4,
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"text": " And the space isn't too bad."
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},
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{
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"start": 995.4,
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"end": 997.4,
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"text": " So I mean, I think it's decent."
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},
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{
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"start": 997.4,
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"end": 1002.0,
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"text": " Like a lot of SUVs in this category has a hard plastic outer armor, which is kind of"
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},
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{
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"start": 1002.0,
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"end": 1004.0,
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"text": " a bummer."
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},
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{
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"start": 1004.0,
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"end": 1009.88,
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"text": " But as far as these size vehicles, it's actually one of the better ones like you said though."
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},
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{
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"start": 1009.88,
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"end": 1013.56,
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"text": " Still, most adults aren't going to be back there for a very long, you know, couple"
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},
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{
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"start": 1013.56,
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"end": 1014.56,
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"text": " of wise."
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},
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{
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"start": 1014.56,
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"end": 1017.0,
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"text": " If you're going to be transporting adults, get the Tahoe."
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},
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{
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"start": 1017.0,
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"end": 1022.48,
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"text": " I think it's fine for kids in this third row, but there are bigger options if you're"
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},
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{
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"start": 1022.48,
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"end": 1023.48,
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"text": " going to be."
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},
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{
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"start": 1023.48,
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"end": 1028.64,
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"text": " Or put your forward facing kids in that third row and let your adults sit in the captain's"
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1028.64,
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"end": 1030.32,
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"text": " chairs that have a little bit more comfort to them."
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},
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{
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"start": 1030.32,
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"end": 1033.2,
|
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"text": " Because it is easy enough to access that third row to strap them in."
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},
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{
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"start": 1033.2,
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"end": 1034.48,
|
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"text": " Well, yeah, that's a good point."
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},
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{
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"start": 1034.48,
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"end": 1037.3600000000001,
|
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"text": " Now which way are you talking about access in the third row?"
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},
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{
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"start": 1037.3600000000001,
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"end": 1039.04,
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"text": " Because you can do it one of two ways."
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},
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{
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"start": 1039.04,
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"end": 1041.56,
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"text": " When you have captain's chairs, you can just go in between."
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},
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{
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"start": 1041.56,
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"end": 1045.1200000000001,
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"text": " You know, there's enough space to go in between, which is what I actually prefer to do."
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},
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{
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"start": 1045.1200000000001,
|
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"end": 1048.24,
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"text": " You have to duck a fair amount to get back in there, but at least you don't have to move"
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},
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{
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"start": 1048.24,
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"end": 1049.24,
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"text": " the seat."
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},
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{
|
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"start": 1049.24,
|
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"end": 1051.28,
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"text": " And the seat isn't quite as easy as some."
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},
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{
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"start": 1051.28,
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"end": 1055.1200000000001,
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"text": " I mean, it's reasonably easy, but you're using a lever on top of the seat back."
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},
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{
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"start": 1055.1200000000001,
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"end": 1057.76,
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"text": " It's not like some of the competitors, you can just press the button."
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},
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{
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"start": 1057.76,
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"end": 1062.52,
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"text": " Yeah, it just automatically slides until it's forward on its own."
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},
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{
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"start": 1062.52,
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"end": 1063.52,
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"text": " You have to do the work."
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},
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{
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"start": 1063.52,
|
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"end": 1064.52,
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"text": " You have to do the work."
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},
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{
|
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"start": 1064.52,
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"end": 1065.52,
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"text": " You have to do the work."
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},
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{
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"start": 1065.52,
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"end": 1066.52,
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"text": " Force it a little bit."
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},
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{
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"start": 1066.52,
|
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"end": 1067.52,
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"text": " Yeah, not a big deal."
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"start": 1067.52,
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"end": 1068.52,
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"text": " Still works fine."
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{
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"start": 1068.52,
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"end": 1069.52,
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"text": " But it's just not quite as easy."
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"start": 1069.52,
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"end": 1073.08,
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"text": " So I think I might just jump back through between the two seats, which obviously wouldn't"
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{
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"start": 1073.08,
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"end": 1077.68,
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"text": " be able to do if you had a bench, but our version has the captain's chairs."
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{
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"start": 1077.68,
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"end": 1078.68,
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"text": " So not terrible."
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"start": 1078.68,
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"end": 1079.68,
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"text": " Right?"
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{
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"start": 1079.68,
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"end": 1085.52,
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"text": " The other thing that I like about third row here, which this past summer, my father-in-law"
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{
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"start": 1085.52,
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"end": 1086.52,
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"text": " stayed with us."
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{
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"start": 1086.52,
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"end": 1087.52,
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"text": " He was visiting from India."
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{
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"start": 1087.52,
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"end": 1091.44,
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"text": " And so I got relegated to the third row a lot."
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{
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"start": 1091.44,
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"end": 1093.64,
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"text": " Whenever we were in group traveling."
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{
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"start": 1093.64,
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"end": 1100.24,
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"text": " And so I've come to notice a lot where the vents are in the third row."
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{
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"start": 1100.24,
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"end": 1106.88,
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"text": " And part of what makes sitting in the third row so hard can be just how stuffy it gets,"
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"start": 1106.88,
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"end": 1110.4,
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"text": " which is like sort of, I'm not a person who usually gets car sick."
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},
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{
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"start": 1110.4,
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"end": 1114.04,
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"text": " But when I'm in the third row and there's like zero ventilation or the vents are kind"
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},
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{
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"start": 1114.04,
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"end": 1115.6000000000001,
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"text": " of like right where you sit."
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{
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"start": 1115.6000000000001,
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"end": 1118.16,
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"text": " So your own body is covering them."
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},
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{
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"start": 1118.16,
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"end": 1119.56,
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"text": " It makes it awful."
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},
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{
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"start": 1119.56,
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"end": 1123.0,
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"text": " And I really appreciate that the vents were on the ceiling."
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},
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{
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"start": 1123.0,
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"end": 1126.08,
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"text": " And so I was like, okay, you could turn them still."
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},
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{
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"start": 1126.08,
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"end": 1128.0,
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"text": " They also just weren't fixed, right?"
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},
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{
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"start": 1128.0,
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"end": 1132.76,
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"text": " You would be able to turn them towards you and adjust the airflow and basically just have"
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{
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"start": 1132.76,
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"end": 1134.72,
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"text": " better airflow back there."
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},
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{
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"start": 1134.72,
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"end": 1136.6399999999999,
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"text": " So that would also contribute to me."
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},
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{
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"start": 1136.6399999999999,
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"end": 1138.1599999999999,
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"text": " That's a big part of third row comfort."
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},
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{
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"start": 1138.1599999999999,
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"end": 1141.3999999999999,
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"text": " It's whether or not I will feel like I'm going to pass out."
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},
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{
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"start": 1141.3999999999999,
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"end": 1142.3999999999999,
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"text": " Right."
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},
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{
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"start": 1142.3999999999999,
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"end": 1145.3999999999999,
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"text": " Now let's talk about the driver seat."
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},
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{
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"start": 1145.3999999999999,
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"end": 1147.28,
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"text": " I didn't find it that great."
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},
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{
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"start": 1147.28,
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"end": 1149.04,
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"text": " I'm curious what you guys thought."
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},
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{
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"start": 1149.04,
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"end": 1153.08,
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"text": " I find that there's like too much built in lumbar support, which I'm not a person."
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},
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{
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"start": 1153.08,
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"end": 1154.8799999999999,
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"text": " Is that sounds like they were green here?"
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},
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{
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"start": 1154.8799999999999,
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"end": 1157.68,
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"text": " I don't usually use much lumbar support anyway."
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},
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{
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"start": 1157.68,
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"end": 1160.68,
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"text": " But every time I got in I'm trying to turn, I'm like, who turned it up?"
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},
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{
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"start": 1160.68,
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"end": 1161.92,
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"text": " And I'm like, well, how was the last one in it?"
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},
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{
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"start": 1161.92,
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"end": 1162.92,
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"text": " Why did that?"
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},
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{
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"start": 1162.92,
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"end": 1163.92,
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"text": " Why would I have turned it up on myself?"
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},
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{
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"start": 1163.92,
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"end": 1165.76,
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"text": " So I'm always trying to do that."
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},
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{
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"start": 1165.76,
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"end": 1169.24,
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"text": " And you know, a lot of support's okay."
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},
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{
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"start": 1169.24,
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"end": 1170.24,
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"text": " It's not great."
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},
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{
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"start": 1170.24,
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"end": 1173.12,
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"text": " But it's just, it's not like a really comfortable seat."
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},
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{
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"start": 1173.12,
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"end": 1176.24,
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"text": " And the front passenger seat is all manual controls."
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},
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{
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"start": 1176.24,
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"end": 1179.1200000000001,
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"text": " And this is a $50,000 vehicle."
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},
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{
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"start": 1179.1200000000001,
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"end": 1181.2,
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"text": " And it seems like you should have some power controls there."
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},
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{
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"start": 1181.2,
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"end": 1183.2,
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"text": " But Steve, you're kind of on board with me on the driver seat."
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},
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{
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"start": 1183.2,
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"end": 1184.2,
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"text": " It's just not that great."
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},
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{
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"start": 1184.2,
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"end": 1185.48,
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"text": " 100% agree with you."
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},
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{
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"start": 1185.48,
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"end": 1187.36,
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"text": " We mentioned deal breakers earlier."
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},
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{
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"start": 1187.36,
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"end": 1190.52,
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"text": " And also you should test drive every car."
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},
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{
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"start": 1190.52,
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"end": 1192.56,
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"text": " This is the reason why you should test drive this."
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},
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{
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"start": 1192.56,
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"end": 1197.0,
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"text": " But not only this one, because I don't want to say, you know, the Traverse has a bad"
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},
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{
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"start": 1197.0,
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"end": 1198.0,
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"text": " front seat."
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},
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{
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"start": 1198.0,
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"end": 1199.52,
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"text": " This version's trim."
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},
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{
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"start": 1199.52,
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"end": 1201.64,
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"text": " This trim was not great."
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},
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{
|
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"start": 1201.64,
|
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"end": 1202.84,
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"text": " I found the same thing you did."
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},
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{
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"start": 1202.84,
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"end": 1204.08,
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"text": " I don't use lumbar support."
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},
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{
|
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"start": 1204.08,
|
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"end": 1205.08,
|
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"text": " I don't like it."
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},
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{
|
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"start": 1205.08,
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"end": 1206.6799999999998,
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"text": " I don't like it to be intrusive."
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},
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{
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"start": 1206.6799999999998,
|
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"end": 1207.6799999999998,
|
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"text": " Me too."
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},
|
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{
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"start": 1207.6799999999998,
|
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"end": 1208.6799999999998,
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"text": " So I turn it off."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1208.6799999999998,
|
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"end": 1213.36,
|
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"text": " I want to turn off lumbar support at all costs in every car that I get into."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1213.36,
|
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"end": 1214.36,
|
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"text": " And this one you can't."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1214.36,
|
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"end": 1216.6799999999998,
|
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"text": " It's just there pushing you."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1216.6799999999998,
|
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"end": 1221.6399999999999,
|
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"text": " And so that was, this is why, you know, I couldn't sit in that seat and drive this car"
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1221.6399999999999,
|
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"end": 1222.96,
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"text": " every day for that reason."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1222.96,
|
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"end": 1225.4399999999998,
|
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"text": " But it's possible that another trim may have a better seat."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1225.4399999999998,
|
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"end": 1226.4399999999998,
|
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"text": " And what about you, Emily?"
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1226.4399999999998,
|
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"end": 1228.28,
|
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"text": " Because we're all different body types."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1228.28,
|
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"end": 1229.28,
|
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"text": " Yeah."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1229.28,
|
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"end": 1230.28,
|
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"text": " It was amazing."
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1230.28,
|
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"end": 1232.0,
|
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"text": " Your body, your spine has natural curvature."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1232.0,
|
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"end": 1236.52,
|
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"text": " So sometimes being able to adjust that lumbar support to the right portion of the curvature"
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1236.52,
|
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"end": 1237.52,
|
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"text": " is helpful."
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1237.52,
|
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"end": 1238.52,
|
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"text": " Oh, for sure."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1238.52,
|
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"end": 1240.48,
|
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"text": " I actually didn't mind the seat."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1240.48,
|
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"end": 1242.32,
|
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"text": " I found it pretty comfortable for me."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1242.32,
|
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"end": 1246.16,
|
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"text": " I, you know, I can get into a good driving position."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1246.16,
|
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"end": 1249.84,
|
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"text": " I was able to adjust it enough as I needed to."
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1249.84,
|
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"end": 1252.56,
|
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"text": " And again, we did our little field trips."
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1252.56,
|
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"end": 1254.36,
|
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"text": " We were in it for several hours."
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1254.36,
|
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"end": 1256.64,
|
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"text": " And I had no issues."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1256.64,
|
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"end": 1261.96,
|
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"text": " So again, to your point, though, that's why you really should be test driving the seat"
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1261.96,
|
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"end": 1265.32,
|
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"text": " and I feel like when we do test drives, you know, it can be time to just be like, OK,"
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1265.32,
|
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"end": 1266.52,
|
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"text": " just a quick little thing."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1266.52,
|
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"end": 1271.32,
|
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"text": " Like if they give you 20 minutes, take the full 20 minutes, right?"
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1271.32,
|
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"end": 1277.04,
|
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"text": " Like you need to make sure that you're really settling into the seat and, you know, doing"
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1277.04,
|
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"end": 1280.96,
|
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"text": " the different adjustments and stuff that you need to do so that you can see if it's sustainable"
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1280.96,
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"end": 1281.96,
|
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"text": " for you."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1281.96,
|
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"end": 1282.96,
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"text": " Exactly."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1282.96,
|
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"end": 1284.8,
|
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"text": " Because this was something I noticed when I got on the car."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1284.8,
|
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"end": 1286.2,
|
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"text": " I said, OK, I'll give it a chance."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1286.2,
|
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"end": 1288.8,
|
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"text": " I'll see what happens, you know, 20 minutes down the road."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1288.8,
|
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"end": 1291.76,
|
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"text": " Well, 20 minutes down the road for me, it still wasn't working."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1292.16,
|
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"end": 1295.96,
|
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"text": " But in other for other people, maybe it, you know, you get used to it and it's OK."
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},
|
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{
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"start": 1295.96,
|
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"end": 1296.96,
|
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"text": " Right."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1296.96,
|
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"end": 1301.32,
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"text": " And it's kind of a bummer in a sense just because like the driving position, which is a"
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1301.32,
|
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"end": 1303.36,
|
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"text": " big thing for me, I thought worked pretty well."
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},
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{
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"start": 1303.36,
|
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"end": 1304.36,
|
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"text": " Right."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1304.36,
|
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"end": 1307.08,
|
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"text": " When you look at, there's lots of headroom."
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},
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{
|
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"start": 1307.08,
|
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"end": 1310.76,
|
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"text": " I don't have there's no no center console intrusion with your right knee, which is always"
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1310.76,
|
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"end": 1311.76,
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"text": " a big thing."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1311.76,
|
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"end": 1315.8799999999999,
|
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"text": " Files are a little bit armrests, a well placed wide and out footrest."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1315.8799999999999,
|
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"end": 1318.68,
|
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"text": " No problem seeing the gauges through the steering wheel, which we're seeing with more and"
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1318.68,
|
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"end": 1323.1200000000001,
|
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"text": " more of these rectangular, you know, wide instrument screens trying to see through around"
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1323.1200000000001,
|
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"end": 1324.1200000000001,
|
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"text": " wheel."
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},
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{
|
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"start": 1324.1200000000001,
|
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"end": 1326.1200000000001,
|
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"text": " And I'm not saying let's have rectangular steering wheels."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1326.1200000000001,
|
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"end": 1327.1200000000001,
|
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"text": " Please stop."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1327.1200000000001,
|
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"end": 1331.24,
|
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"text": " But we're having, you know, information cut out at the top."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1331.24,
|
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"end": 1332.8,
|
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"text": " That's not happening here."
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},
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{
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"start": 1332.8,
|
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"end": 1337.0800000000002,
|
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"text": " And I thought the armrests were well positioned, but I thought the one on the door super thin"
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1337.0800000000002,
|
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"end": 1339.6000000000001,
|
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"text": " and it got uncomfortable for me quickly."
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},
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{
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"start": 1339.6000000000001,
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"end": 1340.6000000000001,
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"text": " So I didn't like that."
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"end": 1343.72,
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"text": " But I did like that."
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"start": 1343.72,
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"end": 1348.48,
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"text": " The thing that I've been noticing lately for me is because I'm a short driver."
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{
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"start": 1348.48,
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"end": 1352.16,
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"text": " And I have to move my seat so far forward."
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"start": 1352.16,
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"end": 1355.6,
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"text": " The padding on the center console tends to be behind me."
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{
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"start": 1355.6,
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"end": 1356.6,
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"text": " Yes."
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"start": 1356.6,
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"end": 1360.6,
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"text": " So by the time I'm able to try to rest my, I've gotten myself positioned and then I go to"
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{
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"start": 1360.6,
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"end": 1364.84,
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"text": " rest my elbow and I'm barely catching the padded portion."
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{
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"start": 1364.84,
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"end": 1365.84,
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"text": " And it's annoying."
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},
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{
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"start": 1365.84,
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"end": 1366.84,
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"text": " And it's super annoying."
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{
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"start": 1366.84,
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"end": 1370.92,
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"text": " But I did find that in the traverse that there was still like a decent chunk of pad"
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{
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"start": 1370.92,
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"end": 1371.92,
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"text": " and it came forward."
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{
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"start": 1371.92,
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"end": 1373.72,
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"text": " And so it was, it was working."
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{
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"start": 1373.72,
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"end": 1377.24,
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"text": " I could actually rest my arms on something."
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"start": 1377.24,
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"end": 1383.24,
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"text": " OK, so we can't do, you know, first impressions on a vehicle here at Consumer Reports without"
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},
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{
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"start": 1383.24,
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"end": 1384.68,
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"text": " talking about controls."
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{
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"start": 1384.68,
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"end": 1386.84,
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"text": " So let's talk about controls."
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{
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"start": 1386.84,
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"end": 1389.6,
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"text": " Some highs and lows, Emily, what do you think?"
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{
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"start": 1389.6,
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"end": 1393.1200000000001,
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"text": " What did you like and what didn't you like about the traverses controls?"
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"start": 1393.1200000000001,
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"end": 1394.92,
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"text": " For the most part, I was OK with it."
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{
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"start": 1394.92,
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"end": 1397.92,
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"text": " I'm OK with where like the screen is."
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{
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"start": 1397.92,
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"end": 1400.88,
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"text": " It didn't feel too far away from me."
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{
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"start": 1400.88,
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"end": 1405.36,
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"text": " But I think I also kind of just naturally lean forward a little bit as I drive."
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{
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"start": 1405.36,
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"end": 1408.36,
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"text": " So maybe that just kind of helped to make up the difference."
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{
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"start": 1408.36,
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"end": 1415.28,
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"text": " The thing that annoyed me the most about the controls was that I didn't know where to find"
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},
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{
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"start": 1415.28,
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"end": 1419.8,
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"text": " the volume buttons on the steering wheel."
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},
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{
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"start": 1419.8,
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"end": 1423.6799999999998,
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"text": " There's three buttons for cruise control."
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},
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{
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"start": 1423.6799999999998,
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"end": 1430.0,
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"text": " But the volume buttons are behind the steering wheel and I didn't know that until I almost"
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{
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"start": 1430.0,
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"end": 1433.56,
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"text": " went into the logbook to write where in the world are the volume buttons and why do they"
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},
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{
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"start": 1433.56,
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"end": 1434.56,
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"text": " now exist?"
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},
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{
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"start": 1434.56,
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"end": 1437.8,
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"text": " And then Joe showed me where they were and I was like, I would never find this unless"
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},
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{
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"start": 1437.8,
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"end": 1444.04,
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"text": " somebody showed it to me because I don't naturally grip the steering wheel in that way or feel"
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{
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"start": 1444.04,
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"end": 1445.84,
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"text": " for them behind."
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},
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{
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"start": 1445.84,
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"end": 1447.6799999999998,
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"text": " And it's been a while."
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},
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{
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"start": 1447.6799999999998,
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"end": 1449.08,
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"text": " Yeah, you just have to get used to it."
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},
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{
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"start": 1449.08,
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"end": 1451.2,
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"text": " Yeah, so I got into a showy to find what I love having."
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},
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{
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"start": 1451.2,
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"end": 1452.2,
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"text": " I know you loved it."
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},
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{
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"start": 1452.2,
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"end": 1454.72,
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"text": " I would read your name and I was like, what do you mean you love it?"
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},
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{
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"start": 1454.72,
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"end": 1457.04,
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"text": " Why should they be back there?"
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},
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{
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"start": 1457.04,
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"end": 1459.04,
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"text": " Clearly very different appearance."
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},
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{
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"start": 1459.04,
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"end": 1460.2,
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"text": " It's really hard to label those."
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},
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{
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"start": 1460.2,
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"end": 1461.2,
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"text": " I think that's the problem."
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},
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{
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"start": 1461.2,
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"end": 1462.2,
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"text": " Do you know what I mean?"
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},
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{
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"start": 1462.2,
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"end": 1463.2,
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"text": " It's really hard to label something that's on."
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},
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{
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"start": 1463.3600000000001,
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"end": 1464.2,
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"text": " You know what I mean?"
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},
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{
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"start": 1464.2,
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"end": 1465.2,
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"text": " It's on the back as well."
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},
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{
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"start": 1465.2,
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"end": 1466.2,
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"text": " You can't label it."
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},
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{
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"start": 1466.2,
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"end": 1467.2,
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"text": " Exactly."
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},
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{
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"start": 1467.2,
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"end": 1468.2,
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"text": " Maybe that's my issue."
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},
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{
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"start": 1468.2,
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"end": 1469.2,
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"text": " There's nothing that tells me to look back at."
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},
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{
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"start": 1469.2,
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"end": 1470.2,
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"text": " You know what they need?"
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},
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{
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"start": 1470.2,
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"end": 1471.2,
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"text": " They need arrows."
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},
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{
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"start": 1471.2,
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"end": 1473.68,
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"text": " So you're holding the steering wheel and the buttons are like here."
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},
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{
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"start": 1473.68,
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"end": 1476.96,
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"text": " So you need an arrow here that's saying like, wrap around."
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},
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{
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"start": 1476.96,
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"end": 1480.8400000000001,
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"text": " Like track skip here and it's saying it's like starting to wrap around."
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},
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{
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"start": 1480.8400000000001,
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"end": 1481.8400000000001,
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"text": " I don't know."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1481.8400000000001,
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"end": 1483.48,
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"text": " I'm just trying to help Chevy out here."
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},
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{
|
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"start": 1483.48,
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"end": 1485.68,
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"text": " Or maybe they just move it to the front."
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},
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{
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"start": 1485.68,
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"end": 1488.28,
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"text": " Yeah, but it just frees up room for other controls."
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},
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{
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"start": 1488.28,
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"end": 1489.28,
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"text": " That's why I think that's why they do."
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},
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{
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"start": 1489.28,
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"end": 1491.04,
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"text": " Like the three cruise control ones."
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},
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{
|
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"start": 1491.04,
|
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"end": 1492.04,
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"text": " Yeah."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1492.04,
|
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"end": 1494.04,
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"text": " I can't explain everything."
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},
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{
|
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"start": 1494.04,
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"end": 1495.52,
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"text": " And frequently you tried."
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},
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{
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"start": 1495.52,
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"end": 1501.68,
|
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"text": " Mike Dennis annoyance was the emergency flashes button on the O'Ready console."
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},
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{
|
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"start": 1501.68,
|
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"end": 1505.04,
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"text": " I think that is actually not annoying."
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},
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{
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"start": 1505.04,
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"end": 1506.56,
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"text": " It's dangerous, right?"
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},
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{
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"start": 1506.56,
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"end": 1509.56,
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"text": " Because you should be able to access that quickly."
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},
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{
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"start": 1509.56,
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"end": 1510.56,
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"text": " Yeah."
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},
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{
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"start": 1510.56,
|
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"end": 1511.56,
|
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"text": " You know, see it easily."
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},
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{
|
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"start": 1511.56,
|
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"end": 1512.56,
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"text": " It should be a big button."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1512.56,
|
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"end": 1516.32,
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"text": " It should be a big red button like right here that you can just press for any time."
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},
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{
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"start": 1516.32,
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"end": 1517.32,
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"text": " Someone slowing down ahead."
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},
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{
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"start": 1517.32,
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"end": 1519.96,
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"text": " You know, traffic is maybe coming to a stop on the highway."
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},
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{
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"start": 1519.96,
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"end": 1522.04,
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"text": " You need to warn people behind you quickly should be able to find it."
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},
|
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{
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"start": 1522.04,
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"end": 1524.04,
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"text": " Shouldn't be up here on the overhead console."
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},
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{
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"start": 1524.04,
|
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"end": 1525.04,
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"text": " Yeah."
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},
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{
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"start": 1525.04,
|
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"end": 1526.04,
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"text": " People don't look there."
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},
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{
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"start": 1526.04,
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"end": 1531.32,
|
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"text": " I mean, even when we see it for other safety systems, if they put it on the overhead console,"
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},
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{
|
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"start": 1531.32,
|
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"end": 1535.68,
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"text": " like that's like the last place I'm looking to find where, where something is, especially"
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},
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{
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"start": 1535.68,
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"end": 1538.48,
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"text": " something that you are going to be using frequently."
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},
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{
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"start": 1538.48,
|
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"end": 1539.48,
|
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"text": " Right."
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},
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{
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"start": 1539.48,
|
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"end": 1543.52,
|
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"text": " Luckily most Americans don't use their emergency flashes for emergency situations."
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},
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{
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"start": 1543.52,
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"end": 1548.0,
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"text": " And I'm saying that, you know, facetiously, they should be, but they don't."
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},
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{
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"start": 1548.0,
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"end": 1549.96,
|
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"text": " And maybe Chevy feels like, I just put it up there."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1549.96,
|
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"end": 1550.96,
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"text": " It's out of the way."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 1550.96,
|
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"end": 1552.76,
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"text": " No one's going to use them anyway, but they should be using them."
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},
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{
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"start": 1552.76,
|
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"end": 1554.48,
|
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"text": " If you go to Europe, that's how they drive."
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},
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{
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"start": 1554.48,
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"end": 1558.2,
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"text": " As soon as someone starts slowing down, you know, as soon as traffic, if this starts getting"
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},
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{
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"start": 1558.2,
|
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"end": 1561.56,
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"text": " jammed up ahead, they're all throwing on their emergency flashes because that's the way"
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},
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{
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"start": 1561.56,
|
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"end": 1565.56,
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"text": " they were taught how to drive because you're trying, it's, you're trying to help people"
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},
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{
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"start": 1565.56,
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"end": 1566.56,
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"text": " behind you."
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},
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{
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"start": 1566.56,
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"end": 1569.0,
|
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"text": " You're also trying to help yourself to not get, you know, rear-ended, but you're really"
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},
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{
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"start": 1569.0,
|
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"end": 1571.56,
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"text": " trying to just, you know, it's for the good everyone else."
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},
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{
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"start": 1571.56,
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"end": 1572.56,
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"text": " Yeah."
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},
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{
|
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"start": 1572.56,
|
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"end": 1573.56,
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"text": " So it should be in an easy location."
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},
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{
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"start": 1573.56,
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"end": 1575.08,
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"text": " I feel like Steve, you have something you want to say."
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},
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{
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"start": 1575.08,
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"end": 1576.08,
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"text": " Well, it's not related."
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},
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{
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"start": 1576.08,
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"end": 1581.0,
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"text": " I mean, I agree with pretty much everything you both have said about the controls."
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},
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{
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"start": 1581.0,
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"end": 1584.36,
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"text": " One thing that I like about it, and it's almost as if like we've been saying this at CR"
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},
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{
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"start": 1584.36,
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"end": 1587.56,
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"text": " for a while, that like climate controls shouldn't be in the screen."
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},
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{
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"start": 1587.56,
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"end": 1588.56,
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"text": " Yeah."
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},
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{
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"start": 1588.56,
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"end": 1589.56,
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"text": " Well, they are."
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},
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{
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"start": 1589.56,
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"end": 1590.56,
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"text": " Right."
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},
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{
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"start": 1590.56,
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"end": 1591.56,
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"text": " And that's okay."
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},
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{
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"start": 1591.56,
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"end": 1593.8,
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"text": " But there's also a redundant knob below and buttons for the climate control."
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},
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{
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"start": 1593.8,
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"end": 1594.8,
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"text": " So I love that."
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},
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{
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"start": 1594.8,
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"end": 1599.3999999999999,
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"text": " And it's almost like, like instead of having just one, it is kind of nice having an option"
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},
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{
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"start": 1599.3999999999999,
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"end": 1604.1999999999998,
|
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"text": " to have these features within the screen and also the knobs below."
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},
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{
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"start": 1604.1999999999998,
|
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"end": 1605.1999999999998,
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"text": " So."
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},
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{
|
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"start": 1605.1999999999998,
|
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"end": 1606.04,
|
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"text": " Yeah."
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},
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{
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"start": 1606.04,
|
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"end": 1609.72,
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"text": " Like the knob, it's a different knob than the volume knob, which is a little bit higher"
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},
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{
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"start": 1609.72,
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"end": 1610.72,
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"text": " up."
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"text": " So it's a great."
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"text": " I didn't like the driving mode button."
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"text": " Now, I know, you know, maybe a lot of people, the reality is probably a lot of people don't"
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"text": " use them."
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"text": " Okay, let's be honest."
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"text": " Okay, but if you're going to put it in there, you should still make it logical."
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"text": " So it's over here on the driver's left dash, right?"
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"text": " So and it's kind of out of the way."
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"text": " You have to kind of look around to find out."
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"text": " Yeah."
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"text": " You're pressing this button."
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"text": " It's, you're pressing this button that's way over here."
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"text": " And it doesn't, the modes don't show up in the instrument screen."
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"text": " It shows over here."
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"text": " So you now, you, the proximity between the two is, so you're trying to like press this,"
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"text": " press this button and also it's just, it's silly."
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"text": " And there's that, that L button."
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"text": " Ah, let's talk about the other."
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"text": " The steering wheel."
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"text": " So in my grand search for the volume, right?"
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"text": " I basically pushed everything on this steering wheel because I guess the volume knob was"
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"text": " a little far from me because it was like, okay, this cannot be the only plug."
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"text": " So I'm not going to lie to you."
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"text": " I, you know, it has, it has, no, it has paddle shifters."
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"start": 1693.36,
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"text": " I'm like, why are these, why won't these work?"
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"text": " You know, I'm trying to downshift."
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"text": " I like to, you know, use engine braking to help slow the vehicle on, on downhills and stuff."
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"text": " And I like, they won't engage."
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"end": 1709.3999999999999,
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"text": " And it took me a little while before I finally saw that button on the steering wheel, which"
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"text": " says L. And if you hit that, that's how you can start using, but that means if you want"
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"text": " to grab a quick downshift to help slow down, you have to first press this silly button."
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"text": " That's a two step."
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"text": " And it's, I mean, it's just, it's silly."
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"start": 1720.9599999999998,
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"end": 1721.9599999999998,
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"text": " It's annoying, right?"
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"text": " You shouldn't have to do that."
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"text": " A quick downshift or an upshift, you should be able to do that."
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"end": 1727.64,
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"text": " And you shouldn't have to press this tiny little button."
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"text": " So I think that's silly."
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"text": " I think we all agree with that."
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"start": 1731.08,
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"end": 1737.16,
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"text": " So let's talk about standard active safety and driver assistance features."
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"text": " It comes standard with automatic emergency braking with pedestrian and cyclist detection,"
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"start": 1742.08,
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"end": 1746.3600000000001,
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"text": " blind spot warning, rear cross traffic warning, reverse automatic emergency braking, lane"
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"end": 1750.08,
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"text": " departure warning, lane keeping assistance, adaptive cruise control, and automatic height"
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"text": " beams."
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"text": " So that's great."
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"end": 1758.56,
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"text": " But let's talk about some things that you deal with, rear occupant alert and rear belt"
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"text": " minder standard, not standard and quick take on, I guess, on what they both are."
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"text": " In case people don't know what a rear occupant alert is or rear belt minder and why you feel"
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"text": " they're so important."
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"text": " Yeah."
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"text": " So I oversee our rear seat safety evaluation here at the track."
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"text": " And essentially what we're looking for is, well, two of the things we're looking for are"
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"end": 1780.76,
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"text": " rear belt minders."
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"end": 1786.16,
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"text": " So typically most vehicles will have a seat belt reminder for your driver and front passenger."
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"text": " And we really want to see manufacturers implement that for the rear seating positions as well."
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"end": 1796.64,
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"text": " The stats show that belt usage in the back seat is like 10 percentage points at least lower"
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"end": 1798.8,
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"text": " than front seat usage."
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"text": " But we also know that like seat belts are really important, right?"
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"end": 1803.92,
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"text": " They help protect you in a crash."
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"end": 1806.16,
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"text": " And so we really want to encourage belt usage."
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"start": 1806.16,
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"end": 1810.08,
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"text": " So we've been advocating for manufacturers to implement rear belt minders."
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},
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"start": 1810.08,
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"text": " We've been scoring them on it since 2021 as part of our rear seat safety evaluation."
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"text": " So I am pleased that the traverse does have a rear belt minder."
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"text": " Yes, standard on all trims."
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"start": 1822.3999999999999,
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"end": 1826.1999999999998,
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"text": " And so what we really want to see is a buckle up reminder, which is going to be something"
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{
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"start": 1826.1999999999998,
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"end": 1834.56,
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"text": " that shows up at ignition on in the dash to help remind passengers to buckle up."
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{
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"start": 1834.56,
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"end": 1837.12,
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"text": " I prefer the systems to be annoying."
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},
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"start": 1837.12,
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"end": 1842.6399999999999,
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"text": " So I do want a visual and audible system that is the one I'm the one that escalates"
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},
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{
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"start": 1842.6399999999999,
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"end": 1845.12,
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"text": " as rear passengers don't buckle up."
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"start": 1845.12,
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"end": 1847.56,
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"text": " And then we want a secondary system that's an unbuckled alert."
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"start": 1847.56,
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"end": 1852.84,
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"text": " And so if a passenger unbuckles during a trip, right, it will ding at you and escalate"
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"start": 1852.84,
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"end": 1856.0,
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"text": " until they buckle up again."
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{
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"start": 1856.0,
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"end": 1864.1999999999998,
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"text": " Most vehicles on the market have a true unbuckle alert, but then not a good buckle up reminder."
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"start": 1864.2,
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"end": 1869.3600000000001,
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"text": " And it tends to just be a visual only, which doesn't really incentivize anybody to put"
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"start": 1869.3600000000001,
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"end": 1873.0,
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"text": " their seatbelt on unless you have a driver who's like, we're not moving until everyone's"
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{
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"start": 1873.0,
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"end": 1875.04,
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"text": " buckled up, right?"
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"start": 1875.04,
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"end": 1879.6000000000001,
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"text": " Having a buckle alert is great and all, but if the person never buckles up, it's of no"
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{
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"start": 1879.6000000000001,
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"end": 1880.6000000000001,
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"text": " use."
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},
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{
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"start": 1880.6000000000001,
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"end": 1885.28,
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"text": " And so that's why we are really pushing manufacturers to make a more rigorous buckle up reminder."
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},
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{
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"start": 1885.28,
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"end": 1886.48,
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"text": " So that's one system."
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},
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{
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"start": 1886.48,
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"end": 1891.3600000000001,
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"text": " The other, which often gets confused between two, is rear occupant alerts."
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},
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{
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"start": 1891.36,
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"end": 1897.7199999999998,
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"text": " And these are systems that are vehicle integrated to help prevent children being left behind"
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},
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{
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"start": 1897.7199999999998,
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"end": 1900.1599999999999,
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"text": " in vehicles unintentionally."
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{
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"start": 1900.1599999999999,
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"end": 1903.9599999999998,
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"text": " And essentially the systems are two types."
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},
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{
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"start": 1903.9599999999998,
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"end": 1907.28,
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"text": " An end of trip reminder, which will give you a uses door logic."
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},
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{
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"start": 1907.28,
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"end": 1911.24,
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"text": " So just detects whether or not you've opened a rear door prior to or after turning on the"
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{
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"start": 1911.24,
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"end": 1912.4399999999998,
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"text": " car."
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},
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{
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"start": 1912.4399999999998,
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"end": 1916.1599999999999,
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"text": " And it makes the assumption that you probably put something or someone back that you might"
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},
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{
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"start": 1916.1599999999999,
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"end": 1917.6399999999999,
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"text": " want to remember at the end of your trip."
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},
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{
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"start": 1917.6399999999999,
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"end": 1920.6,
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"text": " And it'll give you an audio visual alert at the end of the trip."
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},
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{
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"start": 1920.6,
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"end": 1924.32,
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"text": " The second type of system goes beyond that and incorporates occupant sensing and it will"
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},
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{
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"start": 1924.32,
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"end": 1928.1999999999998,
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"text": " actually detect rear occupants in the vehicle."
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},
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{
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"start": 1928.1999999999998,
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"end": 1933.52,
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"text": " The traverse has the standard end of trip reminder across all of its trims."
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},
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{
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"start": 1933.52,
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"end": 1934.52,
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"text": " Rear door logic."
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},
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{
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"start": 1934.52,
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"end": 1935.52,
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"text": " Rear door logic."
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},
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{
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"start": 1935.52,
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"end": 1936.52,
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"text": " Exactly."
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},
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{
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"start": 1936.52,
|
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"end": 1942.9199999999998,
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"text": " GM was actually the first ones to implement this type of system in the US market back on"
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},
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{
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"start": 1942.9199999999998,
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"end": 1946.24,
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"text": " their 2017 GMC Acadia."
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},
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{
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"start": 1946.24,
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"end": 1947.8799999999999,
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"text": " And that was awesome."
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},
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{
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"start": 1948.44,
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"end": 1953.3200000000002,
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"text": " My pain point is that we're now at the 2024 model year and they've made no enhancements"
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},
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{
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"start": 1953.3200000000002,
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"end": 1954.3200000000002,
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"text": " to their system."
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},
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{
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"start": 1954.3200000000002,
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"end": 1955.3200000000002,
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"text": " Right."
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},
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{
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"start": 1955.3200000000002,
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"end": 1961.0,
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"text": " So I'm really hoping to see GM step up and continue to be an industry leader in this area to enhance"
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},
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{
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"start": 1961.0,
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"end": 1964.96,
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"text": " the system and include occupant sensing because that's going to account for a lot more"
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},
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{
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"start": 1964.96,
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"end": 1965.96,
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"text": " situations."
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{
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"start": 1965.96,
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"end": 1966.96,
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"text": " Yeah."
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},
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{
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"start": 1966.96,
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"end": 1967.96,
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"text": " That's great."
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},
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{
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"start": 1967.96,
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"end": 1968.96,
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"text": " Thank you for that."
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},
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{
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"start": 1968.96,
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"end": 1969.96,
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"text": " Thank you for that."
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"start": 1969.96,
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"end": 1973.96,
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"text": " And I hope people enjoyed that kind of little tutorial on what those two systems are"
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},
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{
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"start": 1973.96,
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"end": 1978.24,
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"text": " because I think a lot of people don't know what they are especially because there's automakers"
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},
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{
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"start": 1978.24,
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"end": 1980.24,
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"text": " use different terminology."
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},
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{
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"start": 1980.24,
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"end": 1981.24,
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"text": " Different terms."
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},
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{
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"start": 1981.24,
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"end": 1987.16,
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"text": " So you might think they might almost call the rear occupant alert like a almost like a rear"
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},
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{
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"start": 1987.16,
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"end": 1988.16,
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"text": " rear."
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},
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{
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"start": 1988.16,
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"end": 1989.16,
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"text": " Your seat reminder."
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},
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{
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"start": 1989.16,
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"end": 1990.16,
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"text": " Yeah."
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},
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{
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"start": 1990.16,
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"end": 1991.16,
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"text": " So it's confusing."
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},
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{
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"start": 1991.16,
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"end": 1993.96,
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"text": " And then you can fuse your seat reminder with rear belt reminder."
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},
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{
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"start": 1993.96,
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"end": 1994.96,
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"text": " Right."
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},
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{
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"start": 1994.96,
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"end": 1995.96,
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"text": " That's easy to do."
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},
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{
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"start": 1995.96,
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"end": 1996.96,
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"text": " So thank you for that."
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},
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{
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"start": 1996.96,
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"end": 1997.96,
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"text": " We help clear that up on our vehicle model pages."
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},
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{
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"start": 1997.96,
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"end": 2002.1200000000001,
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"text": " So if you go into our range and specs, you can see under the rear seat safety section, it'll"
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},
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{
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"start": 2002.12,
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"end": 2005.52,
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"text": " tell you exactly whether or not your car has an end of trip reminder."
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{
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"start": 2005.52,
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"end": 2007.6799999999998,
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"text": " If has rear occupant sensing and a rear belt reminder."
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},
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{
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"start": 2007.6799999999998,
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"end": 2008.6799999999998,
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"text": " Okay."
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{
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"start": 2008.6799999999998,
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"end": 2009.6799999999998,
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"text": " For free."
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},
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{
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"start": 2009.6799999999998,
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"end": 2010.6799999999998,
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"text": " Great."
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},
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{
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"start": 2010.6799999999998,
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"end": 2011.6799999999998,
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"text": " Fantastic."
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},
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{
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"start": 2011.6799999999998,
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"end": 2017.12,
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"text": " Steve, I want to talk real quick about we mentioned early on about GM's super cruise,"
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},
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{
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"start": 2017.12,
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"end": 2018.9199999999998,
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"text": " which is was optional on this vehicle."
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},
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{
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"start": 2018.9199999999998,
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"end": 2020.28,
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"text": " And we got it on ours."
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},
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{
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"start": 2020.28,
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"end": 2024.7199999999998,
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"text": " It has been a very high scoring active driving assistance system, which if people don't"
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},
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{
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"start": 2024.7199999999998,
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"end": 2029.12,
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"text": " know that's basically it's a system that gives the driver the ability to simultaneously"
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},
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{
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"start": 2029.12,
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"end": 2032.56,
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"text": " use adaptive cruise control lean centering assistance."
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},
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{
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"start": 2032.56,
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"end": 2036.1999999999998,
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"text": " And super cruise has done very well in our testing."
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},
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{
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"start": 2036.1999999999998,
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"end": 2039.6799999999998,
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"text": " Now we haven't tested this one yet in this vehicle, but what are your early impressions?"
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},
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{
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"start": 2039.6799999999998,
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"end": 2040.6799999999998,
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"text": " Yeah."
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},
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{
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"start": 2040.6799999999998,
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"end": 2041.6799999999998,
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"text": " I loved it."
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},
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{
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"start": 2041.6799999999998,
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"end": 2042.6799999999998,
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"text": " Yeah."
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},
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{
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"start": 2042.6799999999998,
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"end": 2046.4399999999998,
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"text": " I think I've driven super cruise before and in other cars that we've had."
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},
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{
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"start": 2046.4399999999998,
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"end": 2049.12,
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"text": " But this iteration of it is phenomenal."
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},
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{
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"start": 2049.12,
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"end": 2054.88,
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"text": " Like I am not even one that usually uses these active driving assists."
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},
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{
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"start": 2054.88,
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"end": 2055.88,
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"text": " Yeah."
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},
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{
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"start": 2055.88,
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"end": 2057.2,
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"text": " But I thought this was so good."
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},
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{
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"start": 2057.2,
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"end": 2060.4399999999996,
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"text": " I'm on the highway and it is absolutely smooth."
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},
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{
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"start": 2060.4399999999996,
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"end": 2062.3199999999997,
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"text": " There's no ping ponging whatsoever."
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},
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{
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"start": 2062.3199999999997,
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"end": 2066.3199999999997,
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"text": " And the coolest feature I found is, you know, I'm cruising in the right lane at a speed"
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},
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{
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"start": 2066.3199999999997,
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"end": 2069.64,
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"text": " and I'm coming up on a car in front of me."
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},
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{
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"start": 2069.64,
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"end": 2073.0,
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"text": " It automatically goes around them, passes them."
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},
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{
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"start": 2073.0,
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"end": 2075.4399999999996,
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"text": " So it goes into the left lane, passes them."
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},
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{
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"start": 2075.4399999999996,
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"end": 2076.8799999999997,
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"text": " And then that's not even my favorite part."
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},
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{
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"start": 2076.8799999999997,
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"end": 2080.52,
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"text": " My favorite part is then it goes back into the right lane."
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},
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{
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"start": 2080.52,
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"end": 2084.7999999999997,
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"text": " And I only say that because I feel like, you know, there's a huge issue of like, you"
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},
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{
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"start": 2084.8,
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"end": 2088.0800000000004,
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"text": " know, people just hogging up the left lane and slowing down traffic."
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},
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{
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"start": 2088.0800000000004,
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"end": 2089.0800000000004,
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"text": " I see where you're going."
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},
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{
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"start": 2089.0800000000004,
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"end": 2092.88,
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"text": " I feel like every single car should have this to bring people back into the right lane"
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},
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{
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"start": 2092.88,
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"end": 2094.48,
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"text": " after they make a pass."
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},
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{
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"start": 2094.48,
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"end": 2095.48,
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"text": " The right lane hog."
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},
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{
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"start": 2095.48,
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"end": 2096.48,
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"text": " It's amazing."
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},
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{
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"start": 2096.48,
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"end": 2097.48,
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"text": " Yeah."
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},
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{
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"start": 2097.48,
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"end": 2099.52,
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"text": " And I liked it for myself and I think every car should have this."
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},
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{
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"start": 2099.52,
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"end": 2101.1200000000003,
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"text": " I think it's really refined."
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},
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{
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"start": 2101.1200000000003,
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"end": 2103.04,
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"text": " This is, it's great now."
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},
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{
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"start": 2103.04,
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"end": 2105.88,
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"text": " But I'm curious to see what the experts will have to say about it."
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},
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{
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"start": 2105.88,
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"end": 2106.88,
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"text": " You know, that's just my opinion."
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},
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{
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"start": 2106.88,
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"end": 2107.88,
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"text": " Yep."
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},
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{
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"start": 2107.88,
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"end": 2108.88,
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"text": " I have a counterpoint."
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},
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{
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"start": 2108.88,
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"end": 2109.88,
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"text": " Uh-oh."
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},
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{
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"start": 2109.88,
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"end": 2110.88,
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"text": " Oh, sorry."
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},
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{
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"start": 2110.88,
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"end": 2111.88,
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"text": " So."
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},
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{
|
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"start": 2111.88,
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"end": 2112.88,
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"text": " Let's keep it friendly."
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},
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{
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"start": 2112.88,
|
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"end": 2113.88,
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"text": " Yeah."
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},
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{
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"start": 2113.96,
|
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"end": 2116.92,
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"text": " I think the supercars in the traverse did a great job."
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},
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{
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"start": 2116.92,
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"end": 2121.96,
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"text": " Like when you're, you know, in that one lane, it handles so nicely to your point."
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},
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{
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"start": 2121.96,
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"end": 2123.6800000000003,
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"text": " There's no, none of that ping ponging."
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},
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{
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"start": 2123.6800000000003,
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"end": 2125.2400000000002,
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"text": " It's easy to activate."
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},
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{
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"start": 2125.2400000000002,
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"end": 2126.6,
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"text": " All of that was great."
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},
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{
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"start": 2126.6,
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"end": 2133.12,
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"text": " The part I didn't like about the auto lane change was that sometimes I felt like I could"
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},
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{
|
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"start": 2133.12,
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"end": 2137.6400000000003,
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"text": " see in the lane adjacent to me, the vehicle that's coming up behind."
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},
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{
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"start": 2137.6400000000003,
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"end": 2139.96,
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"text": " The car started to signal that it's going to move over."
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},
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{
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"start": 2139.96,
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"end": 2141.6,
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"text": " That car is slowing down."
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},
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{
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"start": 2141.6,
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"end": 2144.36,
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"text": " And the supercars is very confident in its abilities."
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},
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{
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"start": 2144.36,
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"end": 2147.7999999999997,
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"text": " And it starts to, it wants to continue this lane change."
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},
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{
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"start": 2147.7999999999997,
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"end": 2153.2,
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"text": " And I'm like, I don't think so because I'm not confident that the driver behind me"
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},
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{
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"start": 2153.2,
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"end": 2156.6,
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"text": " is going to allow for that without it being really close."
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},
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{
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"start": 2156.6,
|
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"end": 2158.8399999999997,
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"text": " So I actually overrode it several times."
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},
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{
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"start": 2158.8399999999997,
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"end": 2160.44,
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"text": " We'd be like, no, no, car."
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},
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{
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"start": 2160.44,
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"end": 2164.44,
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"text": " We're just going to stay where we are right now because I don't, I don't know that it"
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},
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{
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"start": 2164.44,
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"end": 2169.44,
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"text": " was always doing a good job gauging the oncoming traffic in the adjacent lane."
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},
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{
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"start": 2169.44,
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"end": 2173.6,
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"text": " And like, adjusting for maybe how fast they were coming on."
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},
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{
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"start": 2173.6,
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"end": 2176.32,
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"text": " So it was, it didn't always be super confident."
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},
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{
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"start": 2176.32,
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"end": 2181.12,
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"text": " But again, to your point, we're going to have the team that goes and test it out here"
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},
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{
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"start": 2181.12,
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"end": 2182.12,
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"text": " on our A-desk loop."
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},
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{
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"start": 2182.12,
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"end": 2185.64,
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"text": " And so we'll have a better, more formal sense of how it's doing."
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},
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{
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"start": 2185.64,
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"end": 2187.12,
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"text": " But that was my one caveat."
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},
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{
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"start": 2187.12,
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"end": 2190.04,
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"text": " I was like, I felt like I had to override it a lot because I'm like, I don't know if you"
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},
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{
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"start": 2190.04,
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"end": 2191.52,
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"text": " see the car that's coming out."
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},
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{
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"start": 2191.52,
|
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"end": 2192.52,
|
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"text": " I can totally see that."
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},
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{
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"start": 2192.52,
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"end": 2194.44,
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"text": " I didn't get into a situation like that."
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},
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{
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"start": 2194.44,
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"end": 2197.36,
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"text": " There wasn't a lot of traffic when I used it."
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},
|
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{
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"start": 2198.08,
|
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"end": 2201.6800000000003,
|
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"text": " Yeah, I mean, to your point, it's a neat feature."
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},
|
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{
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"start": 2201.6800000000003,
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"end": 2205.08,
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"text": " But to your point, they don't always work perfectly yet."
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},
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{
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"start": 2205.08,
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"end": 2206.08,
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"text": " Yeah."
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},
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{
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"start": 2206.08,
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"end": 2207.08,
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"text": " Maybe they will someday."
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},
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{
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"start": 2207.08,
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"end": 2208.08,
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"text": " Maybe they won't."
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},
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{
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"start": 2208.08,
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"end": 2212.08,
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"text": " But it really drives home the point though that even if you are using these types of"
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},
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{
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"start": 2212.08,
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"end": 2213.92,
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"text": " systems, you still need to pay attention."
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},
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{
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"start": 2213.92,
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"end": 2214.92,
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"text": " Absolutely."
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},
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{
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"start": 2214.92,
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"end": 2216.4,
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"text": " And this super crew system does make you do that."
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},
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{
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"start": 2216.4,
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"end": 2220.08,
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"text": " That's what's the great things about it is that you have to be, your eyes have to be"
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},
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{
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"start": 2220.08,
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"end": 2224.32,
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"text": " looking down the road or the system will stop, you know, providing its assist."
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},
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{
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"start": 2224.32,
|
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"end": 2225.84,
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"text": " So that's a great thing."
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},
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{
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"start": 2225.84,
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"end": 2230.84,
|
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"text": " Okay, before we kind of wrap things up on the traverse, let's talk cargo because, look,"
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},
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{
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"start": 2230.84,
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"end": 2234.6800000000003,
|
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"text": " families, usually kids, it seems like they have a lot of stuff."
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},
|
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{
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"start": 2234.6800000000003,
|
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"end": 2235.6800000000003,
|
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"text": " They do."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2235.6800000000003,
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"end": 2236.6800000000003,
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"text": " I just have like one backpack."
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},
|
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{
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"start": 2236.6800000000003,
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"end": 2237.6800000000003,
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"text": " I'm good."
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},
|
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{
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"start": 2237.6800000000003,
|
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"end": 2238.6800000000003,
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"text": " I'm serious."
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},
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{
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"start": 2238.6800000000003,
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"end": 2240.44,
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"text": " And your collection of bikes."
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{
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"start": 2240.44,
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"end": 2241.6800000000003,
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"text": " Not they don't always come with me."
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{
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"start": 2241.6800000000003,
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"end": 2244.6000000000004,
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"text": " Anyway, so how's the traverse doing terms of cargo?"
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{
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"start": 2244.6000000000004,
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"end": 2247.6400000000003,
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"text": " Cargo wise, I thought it had pretty decent space."
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{
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"start": 2247.6400000000003,
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"end": 2250.92,
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"text": " Even if you have that third row up, right?"
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},
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{
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"start": 2250.92,
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"end": 2256.2000000000003,
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"text": " Throughout the cabin, there's nice, like in cabin storage also."
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},
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{
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"start": 2256.2000000000003,
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"end": 2259.7200000000003,
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"text": " I like the extra cubby underneath the center console up front."
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},
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{
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"start": 2259.7200000000003,
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"end": 2260.96,
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"text": " I can keep my hand back there."
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},
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{
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"start": 2260.96,
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"end": 2263.08,
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"text": " I can keep take out things I want to hide from my children."
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},
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{
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"start": 2263.08,
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"end": 2266.16,
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"text": " I keep it under there because they get into the center console."
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{
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"start": 2266.16,
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"end": 2268.7200000000003,
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"text": " So I can hide it underneath."
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{
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"start": 2268.7200000000003,
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"end": 2273.28,
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"text": " I also really like, there's like this secret, like under floor compartment in the cargo"
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{
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"start": 2273.28,
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"end": 2274.44,
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"text": " area."
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{
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"start": 2274.44,
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"end": 2278.84,
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"text": " And so when you're doing child seat installs and you have to, if you have to remove"
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{
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"start": 2278.84,
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"end": 2280.6,
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"text": " the head restraint, I find it's a great place to like,"
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{
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"start": 2280.6,
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"end": 2284.7599999999998,
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"text": " stow that head restraint so that when it stays with your car, when you actually do need"
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},
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{
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"start": 2284.7599999999998,
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"end": 2288.48,
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"text": " it and do, it's not just like flying around as a projectile."
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{
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"start": 2288.48,
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"end": 2291.16,
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"text": " So I was pretty pleased with the amount of cargo room and then obviously if you just"
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{
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"start": 2291.16,
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"end": 2292.56,
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"text": " fold down that third row, right?"
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},
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{
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"start": 2292.56,
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"end": 2295.8399999999997,
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"text": " You've got like tons of great flat storage, which is awesome."
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{
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"start": 2295.8399999999997,
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"end": 2296.8399999999997,
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"text": " Yeah."
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},
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{
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"start": 2296.8399999999997,
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"end": 2297.8399999999997,
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"text": " Huge car room."
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"start": 2297.8399999999997,
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"end": 2298.8399999999997,
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"text": " Yeah."
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{
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"start": 2298.8399999999997,
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"end": 2299.8399999999997,
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"text": " Yeah."
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},
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{
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"start": 2299.8399999999997,
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"end": 2300.8399999999997,
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"text": " Okay."
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},
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{
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"start": 2300.8399999999997,
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"end": 2301.8399999999997,
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"text": " And I set it better myself."
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{
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"start": 2301.8399999999997,
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"end": 2302.8399999999997,
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"text": " I like how much cargo space is in the center console too."
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{
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"start": 2302.8399999999997,
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"end": 2303.8399999999997,
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"text": " Yeah."
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},
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{
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"start": 2303.8399999999997,
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"end": 2308.12,
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"text": " There's like a nice little cubby where I could put the keys, the phone, everything else."
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},
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{
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"start": 2308.12,
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"end": 2309.88,
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"text": " So it doesn't occupy my cup holder."
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},
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{
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"start": 2310.88,
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"end": 2312.4,
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"text": " Small item storage is very important."
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},
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{
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"start": 2312.4,
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"end": 2313.4,
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"text": " Yes."
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},
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{
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"start": 2313.4,
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"end": 2317.6400000000003,
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"text": " We have lots of, we carry lots of little things these days from our phones, wallets, keys,"
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},
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{
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"start": 2317.6400000000003,
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"end": 2323.08,
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"text": " everything, key fob, you know, because there's no more key holder anymore in the steering"
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},
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{
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"start": 2323.08,
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"end": 2324.08,
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"text": " console."
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},
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{
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"start": 2324.08,
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"end": 2325.08,
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"text": " Oh, yeah."
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},
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{
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"start": 2325.08,
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"end": 2326.08,
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"text": " It's a cool holder."
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},
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{
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"start": 2326.08,
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"end": 2328.08,
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"text": " I mean, it's an ignition switch, but you know, they're gone."
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},
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{
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"start": 2328.08,
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"end": 2329.08,
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"text": " Yeah."
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},
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{
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"start": 2329.08,
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"end": 2330.08,
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"text": " It's all pushed."
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},
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{
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"start": 2330.08,
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"end": 2332.08,
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"text": " Maybe we'll go full circle and have like a cubby there to put your key."
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},
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{
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"start": 2332.08,
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"end": 2333.08,
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"text": " Yeah."
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},
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{
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"start": 2333.08,
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"end": 2339.84,
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"text": " Anyway, so let's say you were in the market for a three-row mid-size SUV."
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},
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{
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"start": 2340.84,
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"end": 2343.8,
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"text": " Would the traverse be on your shopping list?"
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},
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{
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"start": 2343.8,
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"end": 2349.1200000000003,
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"text": " And if it wasn't maybe you're the one you would go with, what would you go with instead?"
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{
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"start": 2349.1200000000003,
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"end": 2351.2400000000002,
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"text": " I'm going to Steve, I'm going to start with you."
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},
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{
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"start": 2351.2400000000002,
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"end": 2352.2400000000002,
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"text": " Okay."
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},
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{
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"start": 2352.2400000000002,
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"end": 2357.0,
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"text": " I, so this isn't even hypothetical because you're doing it."
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},
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{
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"start": 2357.0,
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"end": 2358.0,
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"text": " Yeah."
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},
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{
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"start": 2358.0,
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"end": 2361.88,
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"text": " My wife did get a mid-size SUV and it is what we would buy."
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},
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{
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"start": 2361.88,
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"end": 2365.4,
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"text": " I would probably get a Volvo XC90 instead of this."
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},
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{
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"start": 2365.4,
|
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"end": 2367.76,
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"text": " And I know you're going to say there's a difference in price."
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},
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{
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"start": 2367.76,
|
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"end": 2368.76,
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"text": " Yeah."
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},
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{
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"start": 2368.76,
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"end": 2369.76,
|
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"text": " It's a luxury SUV."
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},
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{
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"start": 2370.2400000000002,
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"end": 2373.96,
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"text": " But the price is only a couple thousand dollars different."
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},
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{
|
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"start": 2373.96,
|
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"end": 2379.2000000000003,
|
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"text": " Not to mention if you lease it, Volvo has really good lease rates, which actually make"
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},
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{
|
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"start": 2379.2000000000003,
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"end": 2381.44,
|
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"text": " the lease rates are lower than for this traverse."
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},
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{
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"start": 2381.44,
|
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"end": 2382.44,
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"text": " Yeah."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2382.44,
|
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"end": 2386.2400000000002,
|
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"text": " But the reason I would go with it is because there's just a nicer fit and finish."
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},
|
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{
|
|
"start": 2386.2400000000002,
|
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"end": 2389.7200000000003,
|
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"text": " It has a nicer, more luxurious feel to it."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2389.7200000000003,
|
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"end": 2393.6400000000003,
|
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"text": " And it has all these great features that the traverse also does."
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},
|
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{
|
|
"start": 2393.6400000000003,
|
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"end": 2396.44,
|
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"text": " The third row is about, is a little bit smaller maybe."
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2396.44,
|
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"end": 2400.12,
|
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"text": " We don't really use the third row that much just in a pinch."
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2400.12,
|
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"end": 2403.56,
|
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"text": " So for that reason, I would choose that."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2403.56,
|
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"end": 2407.32,
|
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"text": " I probably, as I mentioned, I don't like the seat in the traverse, so I wouldn't buy"
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2407.32,
|
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"end": 2408.64,
|
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"text": " it for that reason anyway."
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2408.64,
|
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"end": 2409.64,
|
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"text": " But that's me."
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},
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{
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"start": 2409.64,
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"end": 2410.64,
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"text": " Okay."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2410.64,
|
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"end": 2411.64,
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"text": " I'm worried about you."
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},
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{
|
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"start": 2411.64,
|
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"end": 2412.64,
|
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"text": " Yeah."
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2412.64,
|
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"end": 2415.2400000000002,
|
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"text": " I would get the palisade."
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},
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{
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"start": 2415.2400000000002,
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"end": 2416.2400000000002,
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"text": " Okay."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2416.2400000000002,
|
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"end": 2417.2400000000002,
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"text": " If we were by..."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2417.2400000000002,
|
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"end": 2418.2400000000002,
|
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"text": " Hyundai Palisade."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2418.2400000000002,
|
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"end": 2421.56,
|
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"text": " Hyundai Palisade, which my son affectionately called the palace for many years."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2421.56,
|
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"end": 2422.56,
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"text": " Okay."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2423.2799999999997,
|
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"end": 2426.2799999999997,
|
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"text": " But I like the styling of it better."
|
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},
|
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{
|
|
"start": 2426.2799999999997,
|
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"end": 2427.6,
|
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"text": " I like how it handles better."
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2429.6,
|
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"end": 2430.6,
|
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"text": " And I don't know."
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},
|
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{
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"start": 2430.6,
|
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"end": 2436.0,
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"text": " I just feel like with the palaceade, Hyundai just did such a good job of making it so"
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2436.0,
|
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"end": 2437.48,
|
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"text": " handy."
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2437.48,
|
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"end": 2441.92,
|
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"text": " Like as a mom and like you're saying, having lots of little things, there was just"
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2441.92,
|
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"end": 2444.7999999999997,
|
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"text": " tons of places for me to like keep things stowed."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2444.7999999999997,
|
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"end": 2448.08,
|
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"text": " And just it was just so useful the way like..."
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2448.08,
|
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"end": 2451.52,
|
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"text": " I felt like their interior design was just so thoughtful to the fact that like,"
|
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},
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{
|
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"start": 2451.52,
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"end": 2456.52,
|
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"text": " this is likely a segment that has like little people and lots of stuff for those people."
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},
|
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{
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"start": 2456.52,
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"end": 2459.56,
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"text": " And I just really appreciated that."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2459.56,
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"end": 2466.32,
|
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"text": " Also I always loved like the safety equipment that comes with that palaceade, all the different"
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2466.32,
|
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"end": 2467.84,
|
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"text": " standard safety systems."
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2467.84,
|
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"end": 2473.16,
|
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"text": " It has occupant sensing as well available for that rear occupant alert."
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2473.16,
|
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"end": 2476.2,
|
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"text": " So to me, that was just a better fit for us."
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2476.2,
|
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"end": 2480.44,
|
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"text": " I think the interior quality comes across a little stronger in the palaceade as well"
|
|
},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2480.44,
|
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"end": 2481.44,
|
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"text": " than the traverse."
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2481.44,
|
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"end": 2482.44,
|
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"text": " Yeah."
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2482.44,
|
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"end": 2484.0,
|
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"text": " And I like that it's not as..."
|
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},
|
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{
|
|
"start": 2484.0,
|
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"end": 2486.56,
|
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"text": " I don't feel like I'm driving as large of a vehicle."
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2486.56,
|
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"end": 2489.36,
|
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"text": " In the traverse, I feel like I'm in a big, big SUV."
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2489.36,
|
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"end": 2490.36,
|
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"text": " You really don't."
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2490.36,
|
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"end": 2491.36,
|
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"text": " Right?"
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2491.36,
|
|
"end": 2494.2400000000002,
|
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"text": " And even though they're the same class, the palaceade doesn't keep that feel."
|
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},
|
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{
|
|
"start": 2494.2400000000002,
|
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"end": 2495.2400000000002,
|
|
"text": " Yeah."
|
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},
|
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{
|
|
"start": 2495.2400000000002,
|
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"end": 2497.76,
|
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"text": " For me, it would be the Mazda CX90."
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2497.76,
|
|
"end": 2499.88,
|
|
"text": " So unlike..."
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2499.88,
|
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"end": 2504.68,
|
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"text": " I just think first of all, I think it's a lot more vehicle for about the same money."
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2504.68,
|
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"end": 2511.2000000000003,
|
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"text": " Unlike the traverse where I really don't like its turbo force cylinder, I love the CX90's"
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2511.2,
|
|
"end": 2512.2,
|
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"text": " turbo inline 6."
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2512.2,
|
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"end": 2513.8799999999997,
|
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"text": " I mean, you pretty much..."
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2513.8799999999997,
|
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"end": 2515.3999999999996,
|
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"text": " I mean, it's just a great motor."
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2515.3999999999996,
|
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"end": 2517.04,
|
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"text": " It's a wonderful motor."
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2517.04,
|
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"end": 2518.3999999999996,
|
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"text": " It loves to rev."
|
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},
|
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{
|
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"start": 2518.3999999999996,
|
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"end": 2519.3999999999996,
|
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"text": " It's polished."
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},
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{
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"start": 2519.3999999999996,
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"end": 2524.04,
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"text": " There are a few low speed hiccups in terms of just a little bit turbo lag, leaving the"
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"text": " And then the first like one, two, two, three shifts are a little bit bumpy."
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"text": " It's got that goofy upside down L-shaped gear selector, which we all hate."
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"text": " So we have a first drive on this 2024 Chevrolet Reverse."
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"text": " So check that out at consumerports.org."
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"text": " We will be sending it through our full road test program."
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"text": " And with that, let's move on to..."
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"text": " Audience questions."
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"text": " And the best way to reach us to send us those questions is cr.org slash talking cars."
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"text": " And we started a new thing where if we choose your question, we will send you out some"
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"text": " CR swag."
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"text": " So, you know, maybe a t-shirt hat."
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"text": " I don't know."
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"text": " But I bet it's pretty nice."
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"text": " Yeah."
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"text": " Maybe I'll send in a question."
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"text": " So, do we still do video questions, Dave?"
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"text": " So, our producer says we can still do video questions as well."
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"text": " So, we really like those 30 second clips when you do like put a little effort into it,"
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"text": " like a nice background, you know, maybe your car."
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"text": " We've gotten some really nice videos where people are really trying hard."
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"text": " The swag."
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"text": " Exactly."
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"text": " And Monte wants also."
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"text": " All right."
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"text": " All right."
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"text": " So, our first question comes from James from Tampa, Florida."
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"text": " James says, during Hurricane Helene, there were reports of Tesla's catching fire due to"
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"text": " flooding in the Tampa area."
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"text": " The local fire chief warned people not to drive any electric vehicle that had been flooded"
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"text": " until you can get it inspected."
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"text": " Is this a Tesla-only problem?"
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"text": " Are all EV susceptible to this?"
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"text": " Are hybrid cars with lithium-ion batteries subject to this problem?"
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"text": " So, Steve, I'm going to throw this to you."
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"text": " What did you find out about this?"
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"text": " Yeah."
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{
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"start": 2679.2,
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"end": 2683.68,
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"text": " I talked to Big John and our amazing auto tech team about this."
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"text": " And I asked, what do they think about flooded cars like this?"
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"text": " Well, I found out it's not a Tesla-only problem."
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"text": " It's actually the potential for flooding the battery packs is there for all high voltage"
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"text": " That includes hybrids, plug-in hybrids, and EVs."
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"text": " And really, the issue is when there's water intrusion into the battery case, and the"
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"text": " biggest issue about this is when there's salt water."
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"text": " Corrosive."
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"text": " And it really conducts electricity, and that's when it starts to cause problems and light"
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"text": " things on fire."
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"text": " So to answer the question here is, yes, you should always get it checked by a mechanic."
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"text": " And that's in general."
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"text": " That's for all cars."
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"text": " I mean, cars don't like water."
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"text": " So even if you have an internal combustion engine, there could be a lot of other issues"
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"text": " with wiring harnesses and electronics in the car that are no good."
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"text": " You really want someone professional to take the car apart and see that everything is"
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"text": " dry or be able to dry everything out."
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"text": " And even then, they're telling me, the auto-tech team said, there's still a chance that you"
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"text": " won't dry everything out, and there could still be problems down the line."
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"text": " So this is a huge issue, and yes, for battery packs, it is a fire risk."
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"text": " And we have a lot of other stories on www.couseraborce.org about flood related with vehicles,"
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"text": " whether it's how to avoid buying a flood damage car or the dangers of driving on flooded"
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"text": " streets."
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"text": " We have a lot of stories up on www.couseraborce.org about that."
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"end": 2779.2400000000002,
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"text": " So please check that out."
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"end": 2783.6800000000003,
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"text": " Okay, next question comes from Michael from South Carolina."
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"end": 2788.98,
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"text": " Michael says, I am picking up a new 2025 Honda Civic Hybrid soon, and I was wondering,"
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"end": 2792.2000000000003,
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"text": " is there a specific way that is recommended to break in a hybrid engine?"
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"end": 2797.1600000000003,
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"text": " Traditionally, I've heard that you need to not push a standard internal combustion engine"
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"text": " for a few thousand miles, but I didn't know if that applied to hybrids as well."
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"text": " I mean, that's a great question."
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"text": " And luckily, the answer is kind of simple, which is that you're going to treat them the"
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"text": " same way as you treat internal combustion engine car."
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"text": " But the number one thing is always look at your owner's main, your vehicle owner's main,"
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"text": " or that's the number one place to go."
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"text": " I will say they're not quite as easy to find as they used to be."
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"text": " You used to make a lot more obvious in the contents or whatever of where to find that."
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"text": " But if you look hard enough, you should be able to find it, although not all vehicles,"
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"end": 2833.7999999999997,
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"text": " manufacturers do that anymore."
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"text": " Volvo, for instance, doesn't even have a, they don't even list a breaking procedure anymore."
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"text": " And also, that's partly because modern engines, and Steve, I think you can speak to this as"
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"text": " one of our data analysts people, is that they're just simply more robust than they used"
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"text": " to be."
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"text": " So there isn't quite as much of a detailed breaking procedure as they used to be."
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"text": " Big John, our chief mechanic here says that there are still things you should follow,"
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"text": " just as a general rule, don't push the engine too hard for the first 500 to 1000 miles."
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"text": " Don't maintain a constant speed."
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"text": " Engine speed for too long, try to vary it during that initial driving."
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"text": " And just for fun, I went out and looked at a couple of hybrids, actually one hybrid"
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"text": " in our fleet and a plug-in hybrid."
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"text": " And the Kia Carnival hybrid says for the first 600 miles, don't race the engine, which"
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"text": " means basically don't push it hard, okay?"
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"text": " And avoid hard stops to allow the brakes to seat properly."
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"text": " So that's pretty easy stuff."
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"text": " You should be able to do that, and you should do that with any new vehicle, really."
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"text": " The Lexus NX-450H Plus PHEV, so it's a plug-in hybrid electric vehicle."
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"text": " The little more specific for the first 200 miles of void sudden stops, again, that's for"
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"text": " the brakes, okay?"
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"text": " For the first 1000 miles, do not drive extremely high speeds."
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"text": " I mean, that's kind of a little obvious, but you're probably getting a ticket if you're"
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"text": " doing that, but anyway, avoid sudden acceleration."
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"text": " That's one of the really important ones, right?"
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"end": 2925.4,
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"text": " Do not drive continuously in low gears, and do not drive again at a constant speed for"
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"start": 2925.4,
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"text": " extended periods."
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"text": " So you're just trying to vary your engine speed as much as you can without being hard on"
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"start": 2931.04,
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"text": " it."
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"start": 2932.04,
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"text": " And for the first 500 miles, don't tow a trailer."
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"start": 2934.36,
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"end": 2937.36,
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"text": " So that's a lot of advice."
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"end": 2939.7200000000003,
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"text": " Remember, always check the owner's manual first."
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"end": 2940.7200000000003,
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"text": " Yes."
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"start": 2940.72,
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"text": " That's a good question, though, for the plug-in hybrid, what if you keep plugging that"
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"end": 2949.7599999999998,
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"text": " in and keep driving in 30 minutes spurts of electric power, or 30 miles at a time, and"
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"start": 2949.7599999999998,
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"text": " it's all electric, and how do you keep track of when you're breaking in the internal combustion"
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"start": 2954.0,
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"text": " motor part of it?"
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"start": 2955.0,
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"end": 2957.0,
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"text": " Yeah, it's a really good question."
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"start": 2957.0,
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"text": " Well, say close to it."
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"start": 2959.2799999999997,
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"end": 2961.2799999999997,
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"text": " Research that one next."
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"text": " Well, yeah, I mean, the engine's going to come on anyway at times, so it will come on."
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"start": 2966.64,
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"end": 2973.0,
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"text": " But yeah, I guess the main thing is just don't push it hard for those early, in that"
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"start": 2973.0,
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"text": " case, probably it could be a couple of miles and miles, you know, but you do want to,"
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"start": 2977.2,
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"text": " but again, luckily, they are built pretty robust, so you don't have to worry about it as"
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"start": 2980.64,
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"end": 2981.64,
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"text": " much as used to."
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{
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"start": 2981.64,
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"end": 2982.64,
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"text": " All right."
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{
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"start": 2982.64,
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"text": " I think that's going to do it for this episode."
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{
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"text": " If you want to learn more about cars and the topics that we talked about, you can click"
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{
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"start": 2988.48,
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"text": " on the links in the show notes."
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{
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"start": 2990.2799999999997,
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"end": 2994.8399999999997,
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"text": " And if you have a question, don't forget to visit cr.org slash talking cars."
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"start": 2994.8399999999997,
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"end": 2996.16,
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"text": " Thanks so much for watching."
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{
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"start": 2996.16,
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"text": " We'll see you all next time."
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