My boss (who has generally been a bit of a one eyed Aussie Holden Commodore fan, but has owned some random Japanese cars too) quietly purchased some form of late model Merc.
Because my office is full of opinionated car guys and girls, he kept this purchase quiet until he actually turned up in it at work (possible because he lives in the South Island, and the office is North Island - so we see him every 6ish weeks).
I don't have the details yet, but it has left him stranded beside the road with a non-working car twice now, and he's driving a dealer courtesy car when I was briefly at the office today.
Will need to get beers into him, and get details.