Originally Posted by mrphotoman
They are reliable but repairs are very expensive where it is a mercedes
Any car does great in the snow if you have snow tires on it.
Any car does horrible in the snow if it has summer only tires on it.
The automatic transmission is top quality, the manual transmission is fine too.
I would look for one with low miles and in good shape lol.
Agree, agree, agree, agree agree. I think you can probably find one in your price range that you will like. As far as the auto vs. manual, the autostick may satisfy your urge to shift if you can only find an automatic.