Thanks, that's good advice. I'll probably have to ignore Mercs for now then, I saw some good priced ones on Ebay but am hearing about problems with the A-Class. I'm now thinking about a Focus, Honda Type R, Smart Forfour and Toyota AYGO. It's only my first car and I'm not into modding or adding alloys or spoilers or anything like that. I just want a stock car but something stylish. Mercedes has the touch of class I like but maybe later then.