kirax2

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

TemjinX2

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.

advans

jordan, stop being a "gum yue lo"

Glyn M Ruck

Buy a Civic or Corolla - she's 16 FHS

clkwork

...is she single?

I kid, I kid. The C230 would make an awesome first car.

billbugger

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!

advans

Jordan sell her your coupe.

kevblah

what is goldfish guy supposed to mean

advans

lol ask your parents kev.

C230 Sport Coup

Sell her your car and everytime she has a problem you can help her.

"Oh Jordan you're my hero!"

electromethod

He might have just been pulling your leg.

kirax2

i think he means it, but i thought of it but hey, would you guys rip your friend off like Advans??


NO

ArsnlKen

+1...

alanchan

goldfish guy = guy try to trick young girls or dishonest sales guy.

kevblah

haha thank you

TemjinX2

both good choices...both cars don't have a lot of power to kill you if you do something stupid.

BlackLiquorish8

get her a white honda CRV or a rav 4 lol

hubertt

Start with this one first and so on......


Just kidding....

jedcred

+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.

RW C55

Smart Convertible

kirax2

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

ram_rtg

LOL true although you'd be surprised. I always had to change modes from "S" to "C" when teaching my girlfriend how to drive to reduce acceleration

TemjinX2

have her get type S...type S is not a girly car. Some bolt ons and kpro, your in the 13's and still getting 30mpg.

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.

Kimmel

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.

kirax2

wwhen was that?