Sport sedan recommendations?

[KevinH1990]

[QUOTE=Porsche9;545360 We have a 2008 C300 since new that has been fabulous.[/QUOTE]

I need a 4 door sedan fairly regularly, so my Boxster cannot be my only car. My daughter recently convinced me that because my 1996 Infiniti G20 lacks side air bags that I should consider replacing it with something a more current from a safety perspective. If I give up my G20 I'll miss it, but a co-worker's sister was "T-boned" last year and the consensus is that the side impact air bags saved her life.

For some reason, I've been fascinated by a Mercedes C230 Kompressor sedan with a 6 speed manual transmission. I've been researching the 2005 models on the Mercedes Boards. I never thought of myself as an MB person, but there is something about the car that appeals to me.

It's nice to see that someone owns a Mercedes and a Porsche and isn't embittered by the experience.

[Porsche9]

Originally Posted by KevinH1990

I need a 4 door sedan fairly regularly, so my Boxster cannot be my only car. My daughter recently convinced me that because my 1996 Infiniti G20 lacks side air bags that I should consider replacing it with something a more current from a safety perspective. If I give up my G20 I'll miss it, but a co-worker's sister was "T-boned" last year and the consensus is that the side impact air bags saved her life.

For some reason, I've been fascinated by a Mercedes C230 Kompressor sedan with a 6 speed manual transmission. I've been researching the 2005 models on the Mercedes Boards. I never thought of myself as an MB person, but there is something about the car that appeals to me.

It's nice to see that someone owns a Mercedes and a Porsche and isn't embittered by the experience.

My wife had the C230 Kompressor coupe with the 6 speed manual transmission. She got it because it was a Mercedes with a stick! The engine matching up nice to the manual trans was the weak link in my opinion. The engine (the 2.3L K) was really slow to rev down and making smooth shifts almost impossible unless you were real slow shifting. The later 1.8L K might be better. For me this characteristic made driving it not very enjoyable. You'd need to drive one yourself to see if you like it.