Last weekend, I decided to take the Merc on a trip to see some people. Little did I realise that once I got off the main drag, it was a gravel road of varied quality from that point on for about 40k's. Now, normally I wouldnt think twice about driving on a gravel road, but normally I wouldnt be doing it in a 30 year old car. I did wonder what the dust, bumps, corrugations, stones, cattle grids and all the other stuff that goes along with these sort of roads would do to an old car.
I am...