Ok I admit it, as a going away to college present I got my dad's old 1994 S500, since he got a new one. Some other kids have new cars such as my mate who got a brand new golf, it's worth only a little less than mine but no-one questions him as it is a small sensible type car. I think people just have a mental image that benz's are big, flash, expensive cars but in reality the you can get a used one for the same price as a new car of lesser status.