1989 Mercedes-Benz S-Class 560SEC review from Australia and New Zealand

Ran over a wombat. Broke RHS steering arm and dislodged brake caliper. Interesting drive home.

Crushed the catalyst converter when I drove over some rough roads. Was going to cost thousands to repair. I cut it off before the cat con and replaced the rest of the exhaust system with 1-1/4 pipe. Producing quite an unholy note.

Most things that have gone wrong on this car are from me running over animals.

Beginning to develop a rattle, due to the environment it works in. I live an hour out of Wanaaring in outback NSW.

Horn broke when I hit this huge roo. Managed to salvage the radiator. Got a new grille from Sydney. Replace the horn with the airhorn of a Fiat Tipper.

The sun has cruelly damaged the leather and the paint.

I'm not sure there is another car on this world that allows me to drive at a quarter of the speed of sound when I got into town. That I can afford anyway.

Incredible value.

Chews the petrol. It's OK if your kind to it and drive it like Ms. Daisy.

Very comfortable, had many micro-sleeps whilst lounging in the skin of many German cows.

The pillar-less cabin allows panoramic views of all the colours you see on a typical outback sunset.