I was waiting while my SLC was in the car wash, and the bloke behind in a slightly battered Renault Modus got out and said that he'd bought a new AMG C series Coupé six months ago, but that he could hardly ever drive it because of his bad back.

I asked how long he's had his bad back, and he replied that it had been troubling him on and off for the last 10 years. So I asked him why he'd not bought himself the C400 executive line model with comfy seats, comfy suspension and 17 inch wheels, instead of a model with sports seats, sports suspension and 19 inch wheels.

He replied that he preferred the look of the AMG models.....


Giles. Mogless in Paris.