 I bought the car in 2008 with 50k miles on it for $11,000.  I traded in my 1998 Cadillac deVille for what I called my "German Experiment".  The 2001 C320 has some very nice features.  It handles well on the highway and the engine is bullet-proof.   There are so many little things that have gone wrong.  The power seat controls, the air damper that controls the vent/floor air, the rear window shade, a $900 gas pump, the 6-CD player, and more.   The single-most bothersome problem is the paint.  Soon after I purchased the car I noticed very small rust bubbles on the door panels and front and rear fenders.  Over time they have grown to be large rust spots -the size of silver dollars and larger.   What a disappointment!  These are certainly not the Mercedes Benz of the 1970's and 80's.  I recently went back to a Cadillac and will probably never purchase a Mercedes again.  This German Experiment has failed.