Originally Posted by Thirteendog
The C300 and 350 would be a better option, great gas mileage and a good amount of power.
Oh and when it's time for another car. (hoping to keep this one for a looong time) Probably the Mercedes C63
The only thing I dont like about the 350 is almost all of the ones for sale are automatics. The C300 has a good amount of manual's for sale on autotrader around here but both of those cars are twice to 3X what I would pay for the C230 k. Dont get me wrong they are really nice and I would love to have either of them but $20k+ for my occasional kid commuter is expensive. I might as well get a C32, or for a little bit more mileage a C55 if Im stuck at $20k and an auto.