The friendly folks at the RAC have just provided me with a very nice courtesy car
-- and, no, it's not pink: I just like quoting Shakespeare...! -- a rather swish, silver Mercedes C180 estate.
("I'm afraid it's the only automatic we have in at the moment, Mr Ward...." Shame!)

So I thought I'd have a quick look at how this direct descendant of my poor 190E has evolved....
(I must say: I rather like the way they've combined the two badges into one...!)

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