Wilbanks,

You're a little late on your advice. I wish you could have posted it in about Septemember of 2000. That's when I bought my C240. Now that we sit here 6 1/2 years or so later I can tell you that it turned out to be my worst car purchase EVER. I loved driving that car, but it had more problems than any car I EVER had. I got rid of it in early 2004 and took a washing on it.