Thanks for the help guys, now the more research I do I am getting scared of rust on the w210 after reading some horror stories. How bad is the rust really? I live in ny, dont mind getting a southern or western car, but I will have to drive it here during the winter. The w211's are not priced much higher than most w210's I have looked at, and both have around 100k-150k miles, MB also has a reputation for serious decline in build quality in the late 90's to mid 2000's, are the w210's and w211's an example of this decline in quality? Which car do you think I would be better off with in terms or reliability and build quality? Or should I just hold out for a well preserved w126?