Belg

Hello,

First of all, I will like to thank the people at this forum as I have been reading a lot about it and helped me into my decision of going with my first MB.

I am about to go get my first MB but I have two options on the table and don't know what to go for....

I am 26yr and live in Canada Montreal (Downtown).
The car will be for me and my girl. We are both lucky to walk to work and barely use the car. We will be using it for the weekends, groceries and small trips. The car will sleep the rest of the days in our garage. We do an average of 10,000 kms a year.

I have the following 2 options from 2 different dealers:

2012 C250 Coupe (CPO)
- 45,000 Kms
- Fully loaded
- Comes with the certified guaranty for 2 years
- Undercarriage carproof of 4000 $

2012 E350 4matic
- 32,000 Kms
- Comes with everything the C has (nav, security pack, sport pack)
- Warranty is due in a week after I buy it.... have the option to go for a third party extended warranty (+ 3300 $ 4 years)
- Clean carproof


The difference between the E and the C is around 9,000 in price.

I am not sure what to go with... on one side the C comes from the Mercedes dealership and it has warranty; the E comes from a trusted dealership (were I bough my current car) but does not offer me warranty. I can purchase the extended but not sure if is worth it... plus another 3k.

I personally think the extended warranty is not worth it but I know how expensive MB repairs can get....
On the other side, there is the fact of our long snowy winters were the 4matic will come in handy, but with dedicated wheels I do not think RWD drive will be that bad.

What do you think?

Thanks

Atlas Grey

I would go with the E350 4 Matic. First is snow, second, it's arguably the nicer of the 2 cars, 3 it's more powerful, 4th it may be the nicer looking of the 2 cars.

ezshift5

When purchasing my CPO C250 coupe, the finance guys said there are two kinds of M-B owners: those with a warranty; those without.

Your call.

ez (who thinks his Iridium coupe is just beautiful (and trouble free so far)

jld

I would focus on whether the 4matic is worth $9k more. Both cars are great, in Montreal the 4matic may be more practical.

Doa

both are cars are the same so go for the bigger engine
i have both (aside that the 204 is a sedan in my case)