Sorry to hear you got rear ended moon. If you had been in some cheap little buzzbox maybe you would have left in an ambulance or at least broken the back of the seat off.
Having the ball off & the tongue still there is great. The one on my 300d sticks out over a foot. I had an idiot run into the back of me a few years ago, no damage to the Benz & a nice hole punched in his radiator. You occasionally get a squeal from a pedestrian if they try and run across behind the car without looking. Take care !!

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1967 230-6 auto parts car. rust bucket.
1980 300D now parts car 800k miles
1984 300D 500k miles
1987 250td 160k miles English import
2001 jeep turbo diesel 130k miles
1998 jeep tdi ~ followed me home. Needs a turbo.
1968 Ford F750 truck. 6-354 diesel conversion.
Other toys ~J.D.,Cat & GM ~ mainly earth moving