Hello - first post in this forum. glad i found it and hope to be a first time MBZ owner soon!

But before I do that I have some questions about the car that I was hoping you guys could help me with.

First of all, like the title says, im looking to buy a used 2008 C300 sport (under 20k miles preferably). I also live in southern california (if that matters).

1) what kind of price range should I be considering? Ive seen what many of these cost and I wanted to see what you guys thought was a fair price (with and without p1 and p2)

2) is the multimedia package a must have? most of the ones ive seen do not have it. many have the p1 or p2 package.

3) how is the reliability? big factor for me. i want to make sure the car runs well as id like to keep it for at least 6 or 7 years. i know it hasnt been around long but for those current owners, how has it ran for you?

4) similar to #3, what are the approximate costs of maintenance per year for this car?

5) any recommendations for dealers to goto and avoid in southern california?

6) any other little things i should consider about this car? how do current c300 owners rate the car? any input is welcomed.

just really trying to get a good idea about if this car is right for me since it is a big purchase and my first (hopefully) mbz. i have driven other mbz to compare it to (eg c280) and test drove the c300 today and it felt really comfortable and i enjoyed the ride.

thanks for all the help/answers/suggestions.