2002 Mercedes C230 Kompressor? What do you guys think?

[Flat]

Excellent car, excellend crash test, excellent buy.

 

[gunf1ghter]

Well, if it comes off as having an elitest attitude, then I am sorry... but the fact is that the only Domestic that is available that has decent torque, manual transmission, good suspension and reasonable interior appointments is the Lincoln LS and it is priced comparably with the Audi or BMW offerings...

If you were interested in a car with good performance (and especially with a manual) that isn't a kiddy-cart (focus, etc) you have a very hard time finding a domestic to fit the bill, where-as the Germans have them in spades.

 

[Nemesis77]

<< Did you skim over the part where the American magazine covered probably all of the areas that the Finnish car reviewers do? I don't think a high priority is places on conveniences such as a cupholder, but they are nice to have. Nice elitist viewpoints you guys have. British car magazines are probably the best, though. They seem to have the least ass-kissing reviews of new cars. I've owned an Audi and the cupholders on it blew, I'm glad they finally put some functional ones in there. If your going to implement a feature and have it appeal to the target audience, then make sure it works right the first time. >>



I read the entire review. Overall, they loved the car! But, in the end, they had a short list of pros and cons of the car, and one of the things they complained about was "poor cup-holders". I just fail to see why cup-holders are important in a car. I would be alot more interested in features that are actually important, instead of focusing on features that are more or less useless in the big picture. But, I guess that's just one of the difference in finnish/European car-culture and american one. I mean, you do alot of things that are just plain weird to us, when it comes to cars.

Elitist? I don't think so. In finnish reviews, they mention if the car has cup-holders. It is a nice extra to have. But they don't shed any tears if the car doesn't have them or if they are poor.

 

[ScAndal]

nobody will eat in my car, ever!

This car has 4 cupholders and they are actually in good locations.

I'm working on the options now. I don't know if the navigation system is worth $2800 although it has the radio built in.

ScAndal