There are so many of them out there. They sell for many thousands below book value. Personally, I think they're an exceptional value when bought right :)

Hmmm ... perhaps there is a difference based on geography? I did not see any of the wagons (and I didn't focus on the sedans, but listened to what my wife was telling me) that were selling for even close to NADA or KBB ... I was very careful to not simply jump on a car as, from what I can tell, there is a significant likelihood of expensive issues ...

The LCD failures are really quite annoying - one would think MB would make really irritating issues like this go away by fixing them - if I had bought new and paid the big bucks, I would be really jacked.

Will keep the membership up to date on what happens - I keep waiting for ugly things, but so far nothing unusual except my wife checked something I didn't - the driver visor light cover fell off when opening it ... anyone replaced one of these?

Thanks, again, for all the great comments and observations!

I am also looking for a wagon. In my search, I found the wagon is just a tad more expensive than a similar sedan.

I'm glad you found something you like.

By the way, that wasn't my car for sale. I just stumbled on it while browsing craigslist.

Oh, sorry - misunderstood cqhall.

Appreciate everyone's advice and comments!