Oh, he'll definitely get a ride in the car next time the opportunity arises. That will erase ANY doubt about the car being a VW.
He was trying to be polite, but also seemed to have a genuine interest in it too. He spent a good amount of time looking at it. He was telling the story of a Mustang Grande that he once owned and how fast that car was.
Should I warn him about the pipes?
As the discussion, which has been beaten to death, goes... the "kit" term is still negative. Though I will never understand why the public thinks a "kit" '32 Ford is awesome, but thinks any other "kit" built the same exact way has a negative implication about it.
Apparently, the guy is into the science fiction scene (I didn't get too into it). If he's a real Trekkie, maybe I should ask him if that was the series with Darth Vader in it.
