AAAANNNDDDD... I’m done. The last 4 years have been real Gizmodo, but this was the last straw.

I wonder how said materials would stand up to high intensity UV lights as a measure to kill bacteria/microbes?

That may be (somewhat) true but the tools and processes required to work with the material are much more expensive/complex.

One would never know based on the way you interact with others online.

As a MK5 owner I can say that this is mildly anecdotal. I have only had one failure of a wear component that I’d consider premature. A wheel bearing at 60k. Other than that the vehicle has been flawless despite it being driven extremely hard EVERY day.

Sauce?

Find me an automatic coffee pot made in the US. PLEASE!

Are you sure your employer didn’t eat the added cost to keep the same coverage?

...semantics...

You sound like a hateful and extremely unhappy person. My deepest sympathies to those who are forced to interact with you in real life.