My 16 years old friend is now looking for a car
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My 16 years old friend is now looking for a car
so my friend finally got her driver license (yup the kiddo in my sig) and she is looking for a car
i told her about the 05 C230SS Market price about 13-16k
what do you guys think?
http://autos.yahoo.com/used-cars/mer...z&distance=300
i found this out but i don't know about the mileage... but i saw some of you guys with the 05 had almost 150k miles no major problem or should she still stay out from european as first car and start with budget japanese car?
her dad offered me to sell my coupe for $20k in cash
wtf
ever since the first time he saw my car modded like that he thought it worth some money but told him my coupe only worth 6-7k in the market now
i told her about the 05 C230SS Market price about 13-16k
what do you guys think?
http://autos.yahoo.com/used-cars/mer...z&distance=300
i found this out but i don't know about the mileage... but i saw some of you guys with the 05 had almost 150k miles no major problem or should she still stay out from european as first car and start with budget japanese car?
her dad offered me to sell my coupe for $20k in cash
wtfever since the first time he saw my car modded like that he thought it worth some money but told him my coupe only worth 6-7k in the market now
Last edited by kirax2; Dec 1, 2008 at 02:12 AM.
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if she's going to get a mercedes you should have her get one with cpo warranty. Honestly i think a mercedes is a bad first car. At her age you want something reliable and cheap to fix because more then likely she's probably going to get into at least one accident within the next 4yrs.
We all know the mercedes gremlins will come out sometime during the life of the car.
Maybe have her look at a base 05 rsx, tsx.
We all know the mercedes gremlins will come out sometime during the life of the car.
Maybe have her look at a base 05 rsx, tsx.
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so my friend finally got her driver license (yup the kiddo in my sig) and she is looking for a car
i told her about the 05 C230SS Market price about 13-16k
what do you guys think?
http://autos.yahoo.com/used-cars/mer...z&distance=300
i found this out but i don't know about the mileage... but i saw some of you guys with the 05 had almost 150k miles no major problem or should she still stay out from european as first car and start with budget japanese car?
her dad offered me to sell my coupe for $20k in cash wtf
ever since the first time he saw my car modded like that he thought it worth some money but told him my coupe only worth 6-7k in the market now
i told her about the 05 C230SS Market price about 13-16k
what do you guys think?
http://autos.yahoo.com/used-cars/mer...z&distance=300
i found this out but i don't know about the mileage... but i saw some of you guys with the 05 had almost 150k miles no major problem or should she still stay out from european as first car and start with budget japanese car?
her dad offered me to sell my coupe for $20k in cash
wtfever since the first time he saw my car modded like that he thought it worth some money but told him my coupe only worth 6-7k in the market now
Why did you tell him 6-7k?? take the 20k and run over and get a c63 (chatting with a guy this weekend who has one) SICK!
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+3, except, in regards to safety, I'd go Benz over Corolla or Civic every time. However, for a first car, I would definitely go with something that's a bit more forgiving and more predictable (supercharged plus "learning" throttle is a bit different) than the C230.
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yea she liked the RSX, but i told her RSX is a real girly girl car for a girl 
haha i told her if she gonna get the C230 SS i am gonna give her my 19 inch Carlsson Replica with brand new tires and get her a set of CF lip
haha i told her if she gonna get the C230 SS i am gonna give her my 19 inch Carlsson Replica with brand new tires and get her a set of CF lip
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if she wants a really girly car...why not a mini or a vw bug?
oh well, if she gets it. she's a pretty luckey girl to get a mercedes as her first car.
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I got a 2004 C230 Kompressor as my first car. $13,000, basically a steal from the SAAB dealership. Most of them around Chicago go for $20,000. A few reason as to why I go it.
1: Remember when house market started to fall? My dad took out almost all my saving to keep the houses we had. He owed me money.
2: I really really really wanted a 190E. It was obvious that it will have problems, and it would need to have repairs. He said he'd rather pay more for a car that wouldn't have any problems than to pay for constant repairs.
3: Gas prices were a real pain in the summer. He said to find a Benz with good mileage. Hahey, C230K fit the discription. So we checked it out, got it, and a warranty.
Before that, I drove my mom's 2003 ML 350 and a mini-van, which was sold to help pay for the sedan. Just my story.
1: Remember when house market started to fall? My dad took out almost all my saving to keep the houses we had. He owed me money.
2: I really really really wanted a 190E. It was obvious that it will have problems, and it would need to have repairs. He said he'd rather pay more for a car that wouldn't have any problems than to pay for constant repairs.
3: Gas prices were a real pain in the summer. He said to find a Benz with good mileage. Hahey, C230K fit the discription. So we checked it out, got it, and a warranty.
Before that, I drove my mom's 2003 ML 350 and a mini-van, which was sold to help pay for the sedan. Just my story.
