My wife now wants a MB. She drives 90 miles a day, I can spend 10 to 15 grand, what would be the best car for her? I own a 83 300sd and love it. Any advice????? steve

You can buy a SUPER MINT "show room" type 300SD for under that price range.... but you can also get a 210 E300 diesel in that range as well. Thats *if* she likes diesel....

if its gas.. then in that price range you have a lot of choices, but its better to find out the size she would like.

whats the 210 e300 diesel like?

Like a 4cyl W210 gasser that's not available in the US only the Diesel has a little more torque off idle. I believe 0-60mph takes about 10sec.

Find one to test drive but don't tell her it's a Diesel. See if she notices.

Sixto
95 S420
87 300SDL

she has been driving a 90 740 turbo volvo, 285,000 miles on the car. she doesn't like the new front wheel drive volvo's and has really fallen in love with the 83 300sd, steve

You could also get a really nice C230 or C280. The people that have them on this site always talk about how reliable, nimble and comfortable they are. We almost bought one but we drove the E300 Turbodiesel first and the C280 Sport we drove after was a little bit of a let down. I would heve been happy with the C280 but it was for the wife. End of story.

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1994 E320 Wagon (Died @ 308,669 miles)
1995 E300 Diesel (228,000)
1999 E300 Turbodiesel ( died @ 255,000)
2006 Toyota Tundra SR5 AC 4X4 (115,000 miles) rusted frame - sold to chop shop
2011 Audi A4 Avant (165,000 miles) Seized engine - donated to Salvation Army
BMW 330 xi 6 speed manual (175,034 miles)
2014 E350 4Matic Wagon 128,000 miles
2018 Dodge Ram 21,000 miles

Seriously, yes, because of the 10-15 grand limit.

Sixto
95 S420
87 300SDL

haha, there you go!

Back on topic...I'd say the 1996 C220. Reliable, great on gas, built like a tank. Simple to work on.

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thanks for all the help and ideas guys, I will look into all steve