My '97 C230, w/ the 4-cyl engine, is fun and peppy to drive (absent the A/C; that does slow it down some -- but you can downshift on the tranny to compensate). At the same time, it has the traditional Benz qualities of solidity and safety.

In the C-Class color catalog I bought recently, one of the car magazines is quoted as saying that the C-Class "absolutely begs to be taken by the scruff of the neck and driven hard."

Your 6-cyl model should exhibit even more of this quality than my 4.

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-- Paul W. (The Benzadmiral)
('03 Buick Park Avenue, charcoal/cream)
Formerly:
'97 C230, smoke silver/parchment; '86 420SEL, anthracite/light grey; '84 280CE (W123), dark blue/palomino