17 May 2020 – Driven To Write

Making An Arse Of It

Does my bum look big in this?

0353564-Mercedes-Benz-c-class-Sports-Coupe-C320-Sports-Coupe-2002 — Mercedes C-Class SportCoupé. Image: (c) Cars Data

_{As a companion piece to this week’s profile of Mercedes’ W203 C-Class, we’ve chosen to re-run this article, which originally appeared as part of DTW’s Facelift theme on 2 July 2014.}

As I’m sure I don’t need to point out to you, dear readers, when it comes to the subject of facelifts, not everyone cleaves to the Partonesque ideal. Because while the tuneful Tennessee songstress has clearly invested wisely upon her augmented visage, others have fallen rather messily at the wayside. They know who they are.

When it comes to the automotive variety, the spectrum too is as broad as it’s nuanced. Some facelifts attempt to Continue reading “Making An Arse Of It”

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