loshea

@Sportstick. Your seagull analogy had me in stitches. I know you were laughing as you typed that response. Very funny. You seem to be very easy going. You are good to go in my book.

Sportstick

Thanks, but can't take credit for originating it.....first heard it from a colleague at the office. Thanks for the kind words!

K-A

Don't mind him. He's "Oliver S" who is known to be a cranky, envious character who uses his time here to express pessimism and hate. He actually had to change his name because its presence was the E equivalent to smelling garlic breath coming out of somebody's mouth.

DanielQuoc

I have driven the 3 series often before i bought my C300. I didn't know which on to pick like you. But I did went with a low mile C300 fully loaded with 100k warranty.

I hope you will have a plan to pay for your car. You are looking at College and rent next year.

ps. driving a C300 at such a young age will get you a lot of unwanted attention. BE Ready to deal with the Haters. I'm speaking from experience.

Quadcammer

coming from a pathetic joke such as yourself, that sure is rich. I changed my name for consistency with other forums.

now go run along and write a blog on your asinine interpretations of vehicle design.

RBYCC

You're young and if you are an enthusiast consider buying a 1987-1995 W124.
Pristine, low mileage, well maintained examples can be had for under $5K.
You'll have the experience of knowing what the last great over engineered Mercedes feels like.
Easy to maintain, minimal electronics and keep it for a bit and sell it for about what you bought it for and possibly more.
Lower insurance rates and repair costs then any newer Merc.
Young guys need to discover "young timers".

Personally I wouldn't buy any newer Merc unless it is a low production and collectible AMG variant.

K-A

What was that Oliver? Sorry, I don't deem a troll who got so much negativity due to his overzealous negativity worthy of debating anything I say.

Change your name back and then let's see where we stand.

You can hide behind as many emoticons as you want.

Go Navy

MikeCeltic, unfortunately your thread has been hijacked into an irrelevant debate about what constitutes a luxury car.

I'm a father who raised three and put them all through college. All are doing well, but in their younger years (20s), they all had personal budget struggles, as did I in that stage of life.

The answer to your very good question is crystal clear to me: get the Honda. We've owned three Hondas of different vintages, all drop dead reliable and inexpensive to own. Don't buy anything that is expensive to insure, maintain, and repair. Save that for later on. Best wishes to you.........go forth and get a good education and make money! Then and only then, buy a nicer car, new or used.

DanielQuoc

You sir has a great point! That is exactly what I did.
When i was 18, I bought a used 1995 Camry to commute to school and work for 6 years until this year. I did my school and founded a successful company a year ago. Then I went to buy my dream car that I love 4 years ago but couldn't afford. I don't have any stress paying bills and I am happy that I waited a long time for it. It's a great daily. I would suggest to save money for school and make good money after !

jcbutta

And to think that all of this time I have been hanging around in the x164 forum. This side of the tracks is so much more fun.

Go Navy

Words of wisdom, Daniel; MikeCeltic, are you reading this? It's sometimes called "deferred gratification", and it's how people become financially secure, avoid debt problems, avoid the victim mentality, and don't go broke. It's a concept that few people today understand or embrace. Most people in your generation are clueless about personal finance.