Greetings fellow merc lovers. I'm relatively new to the forum but I find it very informative and enjoyable.

I live in Europe and my question is this: I am considering buying a very nice 190e with very low mileage. The car is an automatic and herein lies my problem! Will fuel and maintanance costs be much higher? Is the auto box a good idea on this car?

I am not an aggressive driver and auto seems like a nice novelty( have never had an auto before!)

Please share your thoughts with me on this.Thank you