Hi,

I used to live in Fairfax long long ago..

Well it seems the 98 C230 are as reliable as any. Maybe 99's and 00 also. And mine has side air bags but not side curtain. I don't know what year they started the side curtain but that might worth getting. You should be able to get a 98 for 8 or 9K I think. 99 maybe 9 or 10K?

Just my .02

Mike

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1998 C230 330,000 miles (currently dead of second failed EIS, yours will fail too, turning you into the dealer's personal human cash machine)
1988 F150 144,000 miles (leaks all the colors of the rainbow)
Previous stars: 1981 Brava 210,000 miles, 1978 128 150,000 miles, 1977 B200 Van 175,000 miles, 1972 Vega (great, if rusty, car), 1972 Celica, 1986.5 Supra