[CarreraDan]

Guys,
With gas prices going higher every week my girlfriend is looking to off load her Grand Cherokee and get something that gets better mileage (she gets around 16 with the WJ). Another thing I have a newer Grand that has more options and the V8 to pull the boat with so there is really no need for us to have two Jeeps. So tonight we go car shopping that is always a blast with her--she hates salesmen and it is absolutely hilarious to watch her look at cars. After looking at a few overpriced Boxsters (I tried) we went to Carmax to look at sedans (could look at different brands).

After hearing about ugly dashes, cheap wheels, no leather, etc, I hear an "oh this is nice" and look over to see a 2005 Mercedes C230 Sport. Salesman comes running over to open the car for us and insists we take it for a drive. Last Mercedes I have driven was her 83 300 TD that the Jeep replaced. The test drive was surprisingly nice and the car drove very well, I was impressed., and she liked the interior. So are 2005 and 2006 Mercedes POS's and not worth a second look. Price is fair, found an 06 certified about an hour away with 10000 miles for 24K that I might have to go check out. Warranty is good for five years or 50k miles, she would most likely keep this for three or four years. It is strange how low of miles most of the Mercedes had that we looked at, some less than 3k a year. Any opinions, comments, etc?

People always told me how crappy Jeeps were and I guess ours were built on good days b/c I have never had a problem out of the three we have in the family. We looked at a few BMW's but I wasn't too impressed with what was in her price range of 20-25k at the dealer. Plus we live in BMW country and everyone I mean everyone has a BMW in the Greenville/Spartanburg area. She wants a sporty sedan that is "fun" to drive--one 911 is enough for us right now.