as Lebenz said, which I second, pursue your heart!

I personally have always wanted (as opposed to 'needed') a 500 coupe and after looking for at least two years, I found one that met my criteria. And I still glad I did it! It's been the best MB that I've ever owned. Also very little maintance problems.

With 25K miles on the car, I would be hard to go wrong in my estimation. Assuming you've done your homework (on the car) AND you really want one, I'd buy the 500 rather than the 600.

But if you just want daily transportation, I'd buy the late E class. I got a chance to drive one (98 or 99 w/ V6 engine) and it just had more zip than I expected.

My $0.02!

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'94 S500 Cpe

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