Hello,

With $7k budget, what do you guys recommend? I'm looking at 2005 C230 Sedan. Between 2004 and 2005, I think that the improvement is worth the extra money to pay. But what about later models? 2006, 2007? Maybe that would exceed my budget, but has changed in terms of appearance and options?

What about reliability? Is there any well known issues?

One last thing, what about MPG? The best I found so far is the 2005 C230.

Thank you!

 

I doubt you can find a 2007 C350 for $7k, but they get 21/29 or so. That would be my first W203 choice.

 

I just checked and it seems like these are extremely rare... How much should I expect for a clean one please. Thanks

 

Yes... pretty rare. I'd like to think $12k is a good price though. I'm really not sure. That's the car I'd want in a few years.