# New car

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-car/55499>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** c-class, mercedes-benz\
**Created:** [September 24, 2010, 2:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-car/55499 "2010-09-24T02:54:51Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 7\
**Page:** 1

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**Author:** ![Calmnow](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/34f0e0/32.png) [@Calmnow](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Calmnow)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 2:54am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-car/55499/1 "2010-09-24T02:54:51Z")

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Should I but an altima or Mercedes 300 awd

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**Author:** ![UncleTurbo](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e9a140/32.png) [@UncleTurbo](https://community.cartalk.com/u/UncleTurbo)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 3:04am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-car/55499/2 "2010-09-24T03:04:33Z")

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Is the amount of money you have to spend a factor? If yes, the Altima will be almost as comfortable, fast enough, and much less expensive to maintain and repair.

If you have plenty of bucks and prestige and image are important to you, why not a Mercedes? Just be ready to pay about 3X more for maintanence and repairs on the MB if you go that route.

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**Author:** ![cigroller](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/c68b51/32.png) [@cigroller](https://community.cartalk.com/u/cigroller)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 3:13am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-car/55499/3 "2010-09-24T03:13:56Z")

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You should buy neither. You should get a bicycle. You will get a lot more exercise and save a lot of money.

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**Author:** ![Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/joseph_e_meehan/32/21_2.png) [@Joseph\_E\_Meehan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Joseph_E_Meehan)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 10:11am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-car/55499/4 "2010-09-24T10:11:28Z")

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Buy the one you like. Maybe the best car for you is a Smart Car. We don’t know enough about your needs and desires to come close to making a suggestion.

If you have a concern, tell us about that.

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**Author:** ![andrew\_j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/91b2a8/32.png) [@andrew\_j](https://community.cartalk.com/u/andrew_j)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 10:18am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-car/55499/5 "2010-09-24T10:18:03Z")

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Both do an excellent job at the basic needs of an automobile.

Honestly its personal preference. The upkeep of a MB is far greater than a altima unless you keep only during their free maintenance period if any.

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**Author:** ![FoDaddy](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/fodaddy/32/717_2.png) [@FoDaddy](https://community.cartalk.com/u/FoDaddy)\
**Post date:** [September 24, 2010, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-car/55499/6 "2010-09-24T14:23:18Z")

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How much are you willing to spend per year on repairs and servicing? The Benz will have significantly higher maintenance and repair costs that the Nissan.

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**Author:** ![bscar](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/bscar/32/34_2.png) [@bscar](https://community.cartalk.com/u/bscar)\
**Post date:** [September 26, 2010, 1:37am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/new-car/55499/7 "2010-09-26T01:37:41Z")

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new? used?  
Both are completely different animals. one is FWD, the other is AWD. one has a 3.5L v6 matted to a CVT, the other has a 3L v6 matted to a 7 speed automatic.