There's a lot to say about buying a CPO MB from a MB dealer, but I'd feel almost as good buying the same year model car with far fewer (-70%) miles on it, with only a 30 day bumper-to-bumper unlimited mileage warranty on it for about the same price.

Buy as much car as money you want to part with. That's what I do, and have done in the past. Knowing that if you buy a cheap Mercedes-Benz, that it may be the costliest/biggest money headache you have keeping it roadworthy.

I was very interested recently in a costly, low-miled 2008 E320 Bluetec, but when I started comparing it with the three year newer, 2011 E350 Bluetecs available to me with the same low, low miles - and remainder of full MB factory 4 year / 50K mile warranty, for just a few thousand more dollars than a low-miled W211? That's where I hit the brick wall as being indecisive making the choice between the two. The W211 can't compare in it's all around drive/handling with the upgraded W212, according to an off-lease retailer here I talked to last week. He has a large in-flow of fresh, low-miles, two year old, clean Carfax, off-lease E350 Bluetecs, at the best prices in the Country right now. The flow of off-lease W212 E350 BTCs (Bluetecs) are flooding the sales market across the U.S. Just look at the dozens of them on AutoTrader dot com. Still, I just don't want to pull the trigger in parting with what a low-miled 2011 W212 BTC costs - way too much money to part with at this time.

However, as my bought new always garaged in Dallas, Texas '99 E300TD with 129K miles on it, is awaiting it's pending out-of-state-transfer to it's new owners I have lined-up, I'm conflicted with how much of a car (any car) in dollars I want to come out of pocket for buying a used car. I'm still on the fence, but do a little on-line shopping every day or so.

The '99 E300TD has been a very enjoyable car to own, but not w/o it's repair costs. All in all, I'm glad I have owned/driven it in my 14th year of ownership, but I doubt I'll ever buy another MB new. Waay too much money out-the-window on depreciation to me. Used, is definitely the way to buy these things. How used, you may ask? That, is up to you.......

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