So it came time to buy a new car. Now im a very typical girl i dont know a lot about cars but as long as it goes, looks pretty and dosnt get riddiculed by my male petrol head mates im happy.

My previous car was a BMW 3 series which i loved with all the bells and whistles but it was a W reg (this is back in 2009) petrol and because it was a coupe with really heavy doors was as heavy as hell (terrible for fuel consumption).

So new car shopping i went. After an unsuccessfull look round the dealership i decided to look at mercedes. To cut this part of the story short i came home with a 2006 C220 diesel coup.

I have had the car over 3 years now and i wouldnt swap it for the world. I frequently drive Manchester to London which is a good 500 mile round trip and can do this on a sinhle tank of fuel. It may be a diesel but the engin is so quiet and not noticably slugglsih on the pick up at all. Maintenance wise i have had no problems i do service it frequently and the merc parts are on the expensive side but once installed they just dont seem to go wrong at all.

So how does it compare to other cars? Well lighter than the BMW and feels smaller to drive (maybe not what the boys want to hear). Great as a runaround but also comfy for distance and plenty of gadgets.

A good investment for price (i paid around 11000 for mine in 2009) and deffinatly a robust quality car. Try it if you are looking for a dieael car that feels like a peteol you wont be dissapointed.