Eric, I completely forgot about this thread. Obviously the person I ran into and the one you commented to you, have learned their hatred. It is really hard to believe in this day and age, some 56 years after WWII, that there are still people what harbor ill feelings about German cars. How old was this person who made the comment?

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2004 Volvo V70 2.5T (220,000 mi)
2014 Tesla Model S 85 (136,000 mi)
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