<p>EP315 </p><p>Costa Rica Trip Recap: Jimny Rental, Volcano Resorts &amp; Kat Cox In Studio</p><p>In this episode, Jhae Pfenning is back from Costa Rica and breaks it all down with in-studio guest <strong>Kat Cox</strong> (Katherine Cox), a longtime supporter who's also spent time there. From Suzuki Jimny rental adventures, cold showers at Magic Mountain Resort, ATV tours, natural hot springs at Baldi, making chocolate from cocoa beans, monkey sightings, beach days at Playa Conchal, insane roads &amp; Waze fails, to airport traffic nightmares — plus side tangents on movies, skiing, and a classic Nicaragua joke.</p><p>We also touch on Ford's huge 4.4 million vehicle recall (mostly F-150 &amp; Super Duty trucks) due to a trailer software glitch — check the link below.</p><p>Timestamps</p><ul><li><strong>00:00</strong> - Intro &amp; laughs</li><li><strong>00:44</strong> - Ford recall news (4.4M vehicles)</li><li><strong>01:55</strong> - Spark Forge ad</li><li><strong>03:14</strong> - Kat Cox joins + Costa Rica coffee lure</li><li><strong>05:20</strong> - CR income disparity &amp; San Jose chaos</li><li><strong>07:19</strong> - Suzuki Jimny rental review</li><li><strong>09:11</strong> - Skiing vs. snowboarding stories</li><li><strong>10:55</strong> - Movie review: One Battle After Another</li><li><strong>16:15</strong> - Resort fails: Magic Mountain cold showers</li><li><strong>19:51</strong> - Couples massage &amp; hot springs (Baldi)</li><li><strong>21:33</strong> - ATV tour, iguanas, sloths</li><li><strong>24:24</strong> - Chocolate tour &amp; making our own</li><li><strong>28:25</strong> - Roads in CR, Waze fails</li><li><strong>32:26</strong> - Monkeys, coati, beaches (Playa Conchal)</li><li><strong>37:24</strong> - Food, drinks, prices in CR</li><li><strong>46:18</strong> - Resort parking design rant</li><li><strong>49:35</strong> - Cars in CR (Everest, Prado, Kia trucks)</li><li><strong>50:46</strong> - Nicaragua joke &amp; no military fun fact</li><li><strong>52:21</strong> - Hot tub kids, Canadians fleeing Trump?</li><li><strong>56:41</strong> - Airport traffic nightmare &amp; Waze distrust</li><li><strong>01:00:28</strong> - Travel reflections &amp; future plans</li><li><strong>01:19:58</strong> - Kat Cox wrap-up &amp; thanks</li><li><strong>01:24:32</strong> - Closing sponsors, Patreon shoutouts</li></ul><p>Ford Recall Reference</p><p>Ford recalls 4.4 million vehicles over faulty software (CBS News, Feb 2026):<br /><a href="https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ford-vehicle-recall-software-issue-february-2026" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.cbsnews.com/news/ford-vehicle-recall-software-issue-february-2026</a></p><p>Main Show Sponsors</p><ul><li><strong>Right Honda</strong>: <a href="https://righthonda.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://righthonda.com/</a></li><li><strong>Right Toyota</strong>: <a href="https://www.righttoyota.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.righttoyota.com/</a></li><li><strong>Arcus Foundry</strong>: <a href="https://arcusfoundry.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://arcusfoundry.com</a></li><li><strong>Autocannon Official Gear</strong>: <a href="https://shop.autocannon.com/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://shop.autocannon.com/</a></li></ul><p>Contact Hard Parking with Jhae Pfenning</p><ul><li><strong>Email</strong>: <a href="mailto:[email protected]" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">[email protected]</a></li><li><strong>Website</strong>: <a href="https://www.Hardparking.com" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.Hardparking.com</a></li><li><strong>Patreon</strong>: <a href="https://www.patreon.com/hardparkingpodcast/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">www.patreon.com/hardparkingpodcast/</a></li><li><strong>Instagram</strong>: <a href="https://instagram.com/hardparkingpod/" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">instagram.com/hardparkingpod/</a></li><li><strong>YouTube</strong>: <a href="https://youtube.com/@HardParking" rel="ugc noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">youtube.com/@HardParking</a></li></ul><p>Thanks for listening! Subscribe, rate/review, and join us next week.</p>