{"store":{"baseInfo":{"podcastTitle":"Auto Buyers Guide Podcast","slug":"autobuyersguide","podcastDescription":"The Auto Buyers Guide team is dedicated to bringing you the latest in automotive industry news, car buying advice, car reviews, and all things car, truck, SUV, and EV. Every week Alex and Travis try to tackle important questions like: are software defined cars a thing? Should shiny black plastic be banned?","podcastLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13568201/ABG_Podcast_Splash_Square_bx4ey2.jpg","podcastShareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/13568201/ABG_Podcast_Splash_Square_bx4ey2_1200x628.jpg?s=28491e401540c1ac02268e0292f7248c&e=jpg","podcastUrl":"https://autobuyersguide.podbean.com","podcastCanSearched":true,"feedUrl":"https://feed.podbean.com/autobuyersguide/feed.xml","theme":"elegant","podcastDeepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-grytc-cf08c9?from=usersite","removePodbeanBranding":"no","brandingLogo":null,"timeZone":{"timeZoneId":5,"gmtAdjustment":"GMT-08:00","useDaylightTime":1,"value":-8,"text":"(GMT-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada)","daylightStartTime":"Second Sunday Of March +2 Hours","daylightEndTime":"First Sunday Of November +2 Hours","timezone":"America/Los_Angeles"},"podcastDownloads":null,"totalEpisodes":72,"showComments":true,"iOSAppDownloadLink":null,"customizeCssUrl":null,"androidAppDownloadLink":null,"showPostShare":true,"showLike":true,"author":"Auto Buyers Guide","enableEngagementStats":true,"shareEmbedLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pbblog-grytc-cf08c9-playlist","language":"en","sensitivitySessionExpireTime":3600,"podcastApps":[{"name":"Apple Podcasts","link":"https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/auto-buyers-guide-podcast-by-alex-on-autos/id1619806720","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/apple-podcast.png","title":null},{"name":"Podbean App","link":"https://www.podbean.com/pw/pbblog-grytc-cf08c9?from=usersite","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/podbean-app.png","title":null},{"name":"Spotify","link":"https://open.spotify.com/show/7ePaklRzFG4W9307CXCx0U","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/spotify.png","title":null},{"name":"Amazon Music","link":"https://music.amazon.com/podcasts/7829657e-90ce-4fd6-a01d-40f2cbbc96d6","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/AmazonMusic.png","title":null},{"name":"iHeartRadio","link":"https://iheart.com/podcast/259603757","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/iHeartRadio.png","title":null},{"name":"PlayerFM","link":"https://player.fm/series/3454577","image":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1/site/images/admin5/PlayerFM.png","title":null}],"components":{"base":[{"id":"MainStyle","val":"light"},{"id":"Font","val":"Avenir"},{"id":"SecondaryFont","val":"Avenir"},{"id":"PlayerColor","val":"#8fc31f"},{"id":"PlayerStyle","val":"player1"},{"id":"PlayerWave","val":"show"},{"id":"Favicon","val":null},{"id":"CookiesNotice","val":"hide"},{"id":"CookiesNoticeContent","val":"

Cookies Notice

This website uses cookies to improve your experience while you navigate through the website. By using our website you agree to our use of cookies.

"}],"home-header":[{"id":"HomeHeaderTextColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"HomeHeaderBackgroundColor","val":"#ffffff"}],"page-header":[{"id":"PageHeaderTextColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"PageHeaderBackgroundColor","val":"#868686"}],"episode-list":[{"id":"EpisodeListType","val":"grid"},{"id":"EpisodesPerPage","val":10},{"id":"EpisodeStats","val":"show"}],"navigation":[{"id":"NavigationFontColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"NavigationBackgroundColor","val":"#e9e9e9"},{"id":"NavigationSearch","val":"show"},{"id":"NavigationLinks","val":[{"id":"Home","type":"Link","value":"/","text":"Home","subitems":[]},{"id":"Subscribe","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/site/podcatcher/index/blog/wqPmwGfqgu83","text":"Subscribe","subitems":[]},{"id":"Profile","type":"Link","value":"https://www.podbean.com/user-jOrx9gSdpun0","text":"Profile","subitems":[]}]}],"footer":[{"id":"FooterType","val":"Footer2"},{"id":"FooterFontColor","val":"#ffffff"},{"id":"FooterBackgroundColor","val":"#000000"},{"id":"FooterCopyright","val":"Copyright Dyklaine Media, LLC. 2025 All rights reserved."},{"id":"SocialMediaLinks","val":{"facebook_username":"","twitter_username":"","instagram_username":"","youtube_username":"","linkedin_username":""}}],"customize-container1":[],"customize-container2":[]},"allLinks":[],"mainStylesDefaultSettings":null,"defaultCustomizeComponents":null,"scripts":[],"metas":null,"appConfig":{"package":"com.podbean.app.podcast","app_store_id":973361050,"app_name":"Podbean","scheme":"podbean"},"customizeCss":null,"canEditCss":null,"enableJsCodeInCustomizeContent":false,"enabledIframeCodeInCustomizeContent":true,"sectionMaxCount":10,"enableEditorLink":true,"enableEditCookiesNotice":true,"siteRedirectToFeed":false,"podcatcherRssUrl":null,"showFeed":true,"showTopBar":true,"enableWebSiteLike":true,"organizationName":null,"organizationPageLink":null},"backToListUrl":"/","tinymceLoaded":false,"listEpisodes":[],"userLikedEpisodes":[],"userLikeCheckedEpisodes":[],"topBarIframeLoaded":false,"listTotalCount":0,"listTotalPage":0,"listPage":0,"listType":"all","listValue":"","listName":"","pageLoading":false,"apiBaseUrl":"https://autobuyersguide.podbean.com","apiCommonParams":{"t":"6844e319","clientSignature":"9fd32dce4af3108c3252d8ec01e532b6","u":null,"customizing":null},"apiCommonHeaders":{},"comments":[],"commentsTotalCount":0,"commentsTotalPage":0,"commentsPage":1,"commentEpisodeId":"pb20735995-7rrrz","episode":{"id":"pb20735995","idTag":"7rrrz","title":"Drop Top Delight | 2023 Episode 5","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13568201/ABG_Podcast_Splash_Square_bx4ey2_300x300.jpg","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/13568201/ABG_Podcast_Splash_Square_bx4ey2_1200x628.jpg?s=28491e401540c1ac02268e0292f7248c&e=jpg","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13568201/ABG_Podcast_Splash_Square_bx4ey2.jpg","previewContent":null,"content":"

Alex and Tim discuss the idea of cutting the roof off of vehicles you wouldn't normally do that to, then they compare two of the most anticipated upcoming three row vehicles. Also, will the electric car save the sedan? What signs can we look to today?

Podcast theme by Brian Roskelly.

","publishTimestamp":1679698217,"duration":3871,"mediaUrl":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/xzffhp/2Podcast5.mp3","mediaType":"audio/mpeg","shareLink":"https://admin5.podbean.com/embed.html?id=pb-7rrrz-13c67fb","likedCount":0,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-7rrrz-13c67fb","transcriptUrl":null,"permalink":"/e/drop-top-delight-2023-episode-5/","downloadLink":"https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-7rrrz-13c67fb?download=1","fallbackResource":null,"fallbackResourceMimetype":null,"downloadCount":1182,"status":"publish","hasMoreContent":false,"chaptersUrl":null,"explicit":false},"episodeShareLink":null,"deepLink":"https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-7rrrz-13c67fb","playlist":{"episodes":[],"current":0,"start":0,"stop":0,"playing":true,"playerLoading":true,"playbackRate":1,"playbackRateIndex":1},"toasts":[],"confirm":null,"customizeEditorFormZIndex":999,"lastRequestTime":null,"validateChangesOnBeforeunload":true,"windowWidth":1000,"VITE_FS1_CDN_URL_PREFIX":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/fs1","reloadStats":false,"userIdEncrypted":null,"userProfilePicture":null,"username":null,"isVerified":false,"loadUserInfo":false,"loginUrl":"https://www.podbean.com/site/user/login?return=https%253A%252F%252Fautobuyersguide.podbean.com%252Fe%252Fdrop-top-delight-2023-episode-5%252F&rts=fb84ab06397aafeeac5223e51eece924015b8678","recaptchaV3Loaded":false,"recaptchaV2Loaded":false,"likesLoaded":false,"commentLikeMap":{},"commentOffset":0},"episode":{"id":"pb20735995","idTag":"7rrrz","title":"Drop Top Delight | 2023 Episode 5","logo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13568201/ABG_Podcast_Splash_Square_bx4ey2_300x300.jpg","shareLogo":"https://d2bwo9zemjwxh5.cloudfront.net/image-logo/13568201/ABG_Podcast_Splash_Square_bx4ey2_1200x628.jpg?s=28491e401540c1ac02268e0292f7248c&e=jpg","largeLogo":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/13568201/ABG_Podcast_Splash_Square_bx4ey2.jpg","previewContent":null,"content":"

Podcast theme by Brian Roskelly.