i have a 300e right now and its acting up on me i used up all my knowledge on fixing that car and guess what its not doing it for me. if i have to spend 1 or 2 gran more on that car ill probably buying the c230. i was just wondering if im going to feel a great reduction on luxury or capability coz i have driven a c280 1997 model and i can tell the difference of the 300e by a mile its a 87 but that thing is a beauty i had a little experiment ones on the freeway while entering it the round about speed limit is 25 mph so i decided to push the car and see how good it is and the 300e push me to about 46 to 49 untill the back overstear and i controlled it easily and tried it with a c280 and cannot match it the 300e rumn smooth over bumps dont hear one thing. but im heaving problem with the engine as i posted on earlier thread thanks for every body who helped and this forum by the way i would like to here some of your statement.