Seatbelts that cause problems, ground clearance that causes even more problems and a boot that refuses to shut. Well, problems be dammed! I want to get behind the wheel and head off on a holiday, with the blinds on the roof retracted, trees slipping by over my head, 180kmph on the speedo and that corner in the distance not prompting an easing of pressure from my right leg! But better still, this is one Merc that is easy to drive and manoeuvre in the city because of its chopped off rear.

LIVING WITH IT: