Am I thinking straight? Buying an E Class

[guyever]

Just got word the other day that my 98 E Class has a failing transmission. Has about 150,000 on it. Have now got the new car bug and have been looking at 2008 E Class models. My question is that I find MB certified ones at about $34,000 to $35,000 with about 45,000 thousand miles or so on them. I also find non-certified ones ie. no warranty at about $26,000 to $28,000. One I am looking at has an impressive Car Fax report and is in the $26,000 range. Bottom line (or as it seems to me) is that the 100,000 mile warranty is costing me about $9,000. You can pay for a lot of repairs for that. I know its a gamble either way, but it just seems like thats a lot to pay for a warranty. The dealer tells me that the reason some cars are certified and some are not is that it allows a different price point. What do you think,
Guy