I was gifted a 1996 C220 from my mom, whom bought it new. I had had a few different "performance" cars and really liked the W202, so I bought a 1999 C43 in October 2016, silver on the black and white Designo interior, and obsolutely love it. Go buy one. There are a couple of good ones for sale right now, but pricey. These are only going to go up in value. Buy now.