Another consideration: this 190 was 'free' to me (from a boss as a "vesting" car plan), so really I've never paid anything more than insurance and maintenance on it. That's totalled about $8k over five years - about what I'd expect to pay for ANY car (tires alone are almost $2k of that). If I traded the Benz (or sold it), reinvested the cash into a new car with "included" maintenance (let's not go down that path discussion-wise) - or didn't account for maintenance at all - and didn't want to spend more per year than I do now I could afford something in the $15-17k range. THAT'S a joke, in my book. So again the goal becomes getting another year-and-a-half (or more if it's still going strong) out of the 190, then biting the bullet on another purchase before it becomes a truly massive money pit.

Makakio

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Makakio
1992 190 2.6
lotsa miles