ok im new to mercedes and im not sure all the prices and what not, but i was looking at getting a 190e..then i decided i wanted something a bit newer. i started looking around for an e36 m3 found a few for around $10k, and today in my local paper a 97 C36 AMG was in there. price $9900. seems like its a deal, but is it a good buy? mileage i dont know or if its 5spd. and also would a 5 spd be hard to get a hold of to swap in?

 

I never shopped for a C36, but from what I can gather, that price seems a bit low. I am guessing high mileage and maybe not in pristine shape. As for the 5spd, I could be wrong, but I think ti would be nearly impossible to get a manual swapped in.

 

yea idk, just saw it today and maybe gonna call tommarow..just need an extra 4k and i can buy it......loan time.

 

I believe the 1997's came with a 5 speed auto and is the last year, of course. Check the auto trader - I would guess for the price you mentioned that will be more than likely a high-mileage vehicle. Research the forums as well, that car suffers the same transmission woes the C43 has had throughout its short production run.

 

actually i called today and he said it only has 112k on it. which isnt really low but its average on the 12k a year. said its all strait and nice, fully loaded....auto..bah that can probably change tho. but he just doesnt drive it enough anymore and just doesnt want it to sit there. now i gotta talk to the rents to see if i can get a small loan.

 

You might want to sneeze that loan up by a "G" or more....just to cover the "WTF..." stuff thats gonna happen after you take ownership.

 

right now i can sell my current car for like 5 or 6 grand, so i need a 10000 loan or the difference of what i sell my car for. 10000 is looking nicer because i can take a bit more time to get rid of my car.