Here's my take...for 20 g's you can find a very nice 400E or a higher mileage 500E that'll give you the superior build quality and extra-ordinary performance although handling will never be on par with , let's say, a 3 series BMW car...but it'll be just fine for most purposes. Don't be too put off by a high mileage MB...they are quite solid and reliable well after 100,000 miles, with the proper care, obviuosly... If you need or prefer a smaller size then search out a C36 or C43...which would be more like what you are driving now with a little more panache , albeit a bit more expensive...there's a C36 here in CT for about $25 K and about 50,000 miles for an example. Good luck with the search.
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