Removing the human element a step further.

Here's a link to the discussion on another forum I belong to:

Coffeegeek.com thread

"Well - there are those that love starbucks (usually the yuppie type) and those that hate them, but I sure was shocked when I went into one the other day for a tamper and found that they'd replaced their La Marz espresso machine with a large pair of Swiss superautomatics. I guess they'll soon be replacing their baristas with mindless drones, and finally you'll just walk up to a window and press a button (after inserting credit card), only to have the cup fall down sideways and the "espresso" dribble all over the side of it."

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2014 VW Tiguan SEL 4Motion 43,000 miles.

2016 Hyundai Santa Fe Sport (wife's).

Past:
2006 Jetta TDI 135,970 miles. Sold Nov. '13.
1995 E-320 Special Edition. 220,200 miles. Sold Sept. '07.
1987 190-E 16 valve. 153,000 miles. Sold Feb. '06.
1980 300-D 225,000 miles. Donated to the National Kidney Foundation.
1980 240-D manual, 297,500 miles. Totaled by inattentive driver.