for AT or under $10K you can find a very nice early W202- 1994-96 C230 or C280 sedan. The same goes for the W201 190 series cars. The W202 C-class series cars are far more advanced, but youll spend less on a nicely cared for w201 190 series car.

As far as items to look for, you should hold out until you find a car with a documented history of maintenance. With the W202 series C-class, 2 items are of importance to being happy with the reliability of the car;
The original head gasket and wiring harness are trouble prone on these cars, the head gasket can be replaced with a redisgned one that should be more durable. The wiring harness is the same. Many of the C-class cars avail. on thhe market have these items adressed, others have not. Thats another reason why records are important.

With the wiring harness and head gasket items adresed, you should be very happy with the car.. they are both robust durable engines, with relatively minimal electronic systems compared to e and s class cars of the same era.

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Nate

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1992 BMW 525i
1984 300D Turbo sold
1993 Volvo 244 sold
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