yeah seriously, Mercedes is such crap for quality and expensive to fix it's insane. I don't know why people keep buying their propaganda about being super well built.

The old mercs, yes. Not the new ones.

Get a 328i with 4 year free maint and I think more than that for warranty, and just call it a day

 

i went with the M3 instead of the c63 and my dads S class went to the shop 5 times already he only got 5k miles haha.

 

m3 or 135?

 

they're both nice cars

 

as long as you get an AMG one haha

 

Wife was seriously going for a C350 in charcoal metallic (whatever the actual paint name is), but once we test drove the IS350 she was sold. Not only did the IS350 come with more features, but I got it for $37k, with the sticker showing $42k and change. This was like a year and a half ago, so the economy wasn't even in the tank yet. I could probably buy a new IS350 for $35k now lol. Another thing we noticed, was MB is using fake leather on more and more of their models, even the E-class, unless the dealer specifically orders it with the real leather option. Pathetic. I preferred the build quality, and real leather of the Lexus to the MB, and so did the wifey. I'd rock a CLK63 Black Series though.

 

I drove an IS350, and I did not like it at all. For that price though, I guess you can't find much better in its class.

I was car shooping with my dad for my mom for a while last year. We test drove the G35 Sedan, IS350, various Mercedes, some other cars that I can't think of right now, but we settled on BMW 535i.

My mom likes it. ha

 

Yeah it's a price thing. At that time the 1-series was not yet out, or (believe me) she would have wanted a 135i, she loves those things. Yes I also would have gotten her a 535 if that was even remotely close to the $37k we paid for the new IS350.

 

the new C looks really good.

my friend has a white C63 AMG, and that thing is a beast. look wise and performance. just can't get my eyes off that car.

even though M3 is better on track then C63, but ill pick the C63.

 

How much C63 AMG going for these days?

 

The Stig has spoken....

 

e46 m3?

 

^ there's some great prices on e46 m3's on CL right now.

 

yeah some real great prices now, i paid 30k+ 1 year ago

 

No link, this is what I overheard while walking by a manager's office when I was at one of their dealerships...