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This is a Skoda Sabre. Even though Volkswagen own the brand now I will never be swayed. I understand how my parent's generation felt about the Germans and Japanese as a result of the traumas endured during and following WW2. For me the trauma I suffered at the hands of the Czechs will never be forgotten. Ever.

Some brands can never be convincingly repaired. No matter how good their ads are.

Actually I think the Skoda Sabre that annihilated my adolescence was made of cake - a hint of rain and it turned into a trifle slush.

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