Thank you for your input. But let me run this argument by you and play devil's advocate to the traditional style of 'waiting and saving'. In a year or two I plan to put a down-payment on a house, possibly getting hitched, and so on and so forth. I figure that in five years the prospect of getting my dream car would be somewhat diminished from the amount of bills/whatever I will be paying at the point in time (god forbid kids). I am young and can afford to be a little selfish now, is that so bad?

I know ultimately this is my decision, but last night I spoke with a loan officer who basically told me to put all my selfish desires away (car payments on a C55, renting with my friends) and simply put a down payment on a house and start reaping the benefits of homeownership. You are only young once, and I figure I will live it up for at least a year (by living it up I mean getting a car payment and renting a place).

And yes that C55 is priced very competitively in relation to all other C55s for sale with 30K miles. And I believe the offer of $6800 is a decent enough offer given the 75K miles on my Crossfire and their horrible depreciation.