This is the much needed farewell to a friend that has supported me in the last year and 11 months: the Merc E280.

Born in 1995 – Malmesbury (WC), the Mercedes – Benz W124 E280 has been my faithful friend. Here I drop some stats about our journey together:

• 695 days together, 23 months;
• Bought at 115.115km and sold at 143.690km;
• 28.575,00 km together;
• An average of 41,12 km per day;
• Furthest journey from home: Port Nolloth (July 2015 – with Vittorio) – 706km one way;
• Furthest weekend travel made: Port Nolloth (July 2015 – with Vittorio) – 1580km;
• Longest weekend travel made: Garden Route (November 2016 – with Cristina) – 5 days;
• Most visited place (outside Cape Town): Cederberg – 4 times
• Max speed reached (unofficial): 203km/h;
• Number of tyres changed: 6
• Personal best on tyre change (from boot to boot): 7’56”.
• Number of people carried: a lot of Italians, South Africans, Dutch, French, Germans and so on.

Nightime show

Daytime show

Particulars

Goin’ places

Toward Northern Cape

Cederberg

Seaside

Twelve Apostles

Long life to you my friend,

“We’ve come a long way, from where we began

Oh, I’ll tell you all about it when I see you again

When I see you again.”