i bought a C220 CDi, estate, silver, leather, xenons, all the toys, W reg (2000) - last of the 202's for 25K UK (in 2001)
18 months later swapped with a 120K mile CL420 1996/7 - stickered at 14K iirc - so i lost 11,000 pounds in 18 months.
I do have problems with the CL - like a squeeky door trim - but its sooooo much nicer, and I'm not going to lose as much on it.