Mercedes

CJ has never driven a Mercedes. A byproduct of COVID closures is that during the initial lockdowns, the rental companies sold off their vehicles. Now that business is picking up, there is a shortage of normal vehicles. The rental companies can get luxury vehicles. The least expensive SUV available was this Mercedes, or Merc as the Aussies call it.

Who puts the shift lever on the steering column and makes it look like the turn signal level? What happens when you are driving along and want to make a left hand turn and mistake it for the turn signal lever on your other car?

We use it mostly for shopping but one afternoon CJ puts it through its paces on the winding roads of the Adelaide Hills. With the exception of the interior creature comforts, it does not handle different.