If you like a nimble handling car with power and fuel economy, the W203 is a NICE car to drive. I can see where someone would drive one and then want it. I did. I just hope they have a better experience with reliabilty than I did. Mine was a six speed and was a real kick in the butt to drive.

Best of luck to them. I expect the bugs that I dealt with were worked out by the '03 models.