Help me choose a new car

[Barrister]

I think I found one.  I couldn't find a used 370z (I actually missed one that was destroyed, on sale for 15k$), sorry BB.

I found a Mercedes C230, 2008 for 24500-26500$ (I found 2, actually, one in Montreal, one in Quebec city).  Think I'm gonna try it this week-end, if they're open.  Will see how I like this

It's not as if I'm a Nissan shareholder - you don't need to apologize to me.   I just thought it might meet your requirements.

Is the Mercedes a coupe or a sedan?

[Iormlund]

<pic of Cobra orgasm>

I'll have to get a pic of my boss's GT500 Cobra show car he's tweaked. 890 hp. Doesn't even drive it.  Just tows it around from show to show, winning trophies.

What's the point of 900 hp in that car? He'll be lucky to get a third of that on the ground.

[DGuller]

<pic of Cobra orgasm>

I'll have to get a pic of my boss's GT500 Cobra show car he's tweaked. 890 hp. Doesn't even drive it.  Just tows it around from show to show, winning trophies.

What's the point of 900 hp in that car? He'll be lucky to get a third of that on the ground.

What's the point of 900 hp in any car, or even half that?  All that's giving you is a temptation to lose your license.

[Ed Anger]

<pic of Cobra orgasm>

I'll have to get a pic of my boss's GT500 Cobra show car he's tweaked. 890 hp. Doesn't even drive it.  Just tows it around from show to show, winning trophies.

What's the point of 900 hp in that car? He'll be lucky to get a third of that on the ground.

The vibration in the crotch.

[MadImmortalMan]

What's the point of 900 hp in any car, or even half that?  All that's giving you is a temptation to lose your license.

Spoken like the kind of guy who gets rear-ended for going too slow. 

[Iormlund]

What's the point of 900 hp in any car, or even half that?  All that's giving you is a temptation to lose your license.

Some people like to go to the track. I do remember a video of a guy in a Veyron in a circuit.

That being said, 900 HP are not my thing, I'm more of a light car and lots of bends guy. Speaking of which, I  have to go to the track one of these days to try a 125cc Rotax kart. Mate of mine went this week and he could barely move today.

[DGuller]

What's the point of 900 hp in any car, or even half that?  All that's giving you is a temptation to lose your license.

Spoken like the kind of guy who gets rear-ended for going too slow. 

You're supposed to go slow at a red light. 

[Razgovory]

I thought you were suppose to stop at a red light.

[Tonitrus]

I thought you were suppose to stop at a red light.

This isn't Russia. 

[DGuller]

I thought you were suppose to stop at a red light.

Technically, yes.  But, technically, you're also supposed to not exceed the speed limit, or drive on the right side of the road.

[garbon]

Technically, yes. But, technically, you're also supposed to not exceed the speed limit, or drive on the right side of the road.

What is this, England?!

[Zanza]

What's the point of 900 hp in any car, or even half that?  All that's giving you is a temptation to lose your license.

The strongest car I drove so far was a Merc S500 with 400 hp. The charm is that you can always accelerate. Going up a hill and everybody gets slower? Get into the left land and accelerate to 250 kph. 

[Zanza]

I found a Mercedes C230, 2008 for 24500-26500$ (I found 2, actually, one in Montreal, one in Quebec city).  Think I'm gonna try it this week-end, if they're open.  Will see how I like this

Is the Mercedes a coupe or a sedan?

Must be sedan as the C class wasn't made as a coupe in 2008.

I didn't even know they make the 6 cylinder engine with such a small volume. Seems a bit pointless when you get the same power out of a 4 cylinder engine for less fuel. Then again it should mean that the engine will have less mechanical stress and thus should run much longer and probably smoother too.

I drove a car with that engine, but with 3.5l instead of 2.5l like in the C230. It's fairly powerful then and fun to drive.

[viper37]

Is the Mercedes a coupe or a sedan?

Coupe, sport package

[viper37]

Must be sedan as the C class wasn't made as a coupe in 2008.

I didn't even know they make the 6 cylinder engine with such a small volume. Seems a bit pointless when you get the same power out of a 4 cylinder engine for less fuel. Then again it should mean that the engine will have less mechanical stress and thus should run much longer and probably smoother too.

I drove a car with that engine, but with 3.5l instead of 2.5l like in the C230. It's fairly powerful then and fun to drive.

It's advertised as a coupe, but I haven't seen it yet.  It was an exclusive for Canada around this time, apparently.
It's a small engine, but judging by the specs, it would be only a tad slower than my Camaro (1 more second for 0-100km, but it's AWD, so I can drive it all year long.   

Not a done deal yet, I do need to try the car and see if I like it.  Otherwise, I'll still need to search for a winter car, and buy a sports car next summer. 

The Subaru looks nice, but I can't find a used one, and the new ones are a tad pricey with the financing.