Generates all sorts of conversation
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Haha, yep, but I did literally swap it.
Most of my cars have come from my mates garage/showroom and you can often find me in there for a natter and a coffee.
The C220 came from him, so he new the car and as usual, in there for a natter and a coffee, I spotted the Z.
I new nothing about them so he explained that it was a 1.9 16v M44 Auto with a few extras, hardtop, boot rack and suitcase, tonneau cover, wind deflector, cruise control, sat nav etc (no heated seats) and that the previous owner was a car collector and had owned it from new (Oct 96) and had traded it and a Jag for two Mini Cooper S.
I was still working abroad so did not drive the Merc often and that is probably why I never 'bonded' with it and every time I was in my mates showroom for the next four months or so, I was climbing all over the Z.
Then came the "dear John" moment, so I thought, sod it and drove straight over to may mates, chucked my keys on his desk and demanded the keys to the Z. He said, oh finally, you are going to have a test drive? I said, no, I am taking it.
And that my friend, is how the swap came about. Just keys and documents.
