My little brother has found this 2002 Mercedes c240 he wants with 169,000 miles on it for $7,000. is this a good deal? how long will a mercedes last? is 169k to many miles for a mercedes? i heard a mercedes will last forever like a honda, is this true?? we test drove it, drove great! just as good as my new mercedes. yeah i have a mercedes and know nothing about them. but my mercedes is new and has a 10 year warranty on it.my first car was a honda accord and i loved it. i want my brother to get a honda. or something i know will last him for a few years till he gets out of school and working. i'm only buying one car and need to know if i should get this car for him. so anyways, please help in anyway possible.