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Used car buying guide: Mercedes 190E Cosworth

By on June 6, 2023

If you ever get the chance to drive or own one, don’t hesitate. You won’t be disappointed. What we said then4 January 1989: “The 2.5’s substantially shorter in-gear times reflect the power gain over the 2.3, setting it hot on the heels of rivals like the BMW M3 and Audi Quattro. Low-end torque is improved, but the smooth, free-revving engine still works best over 4000rpm. Brakes are powerful. It’s highly responsive but not nervous. The car has extraordinary chassis balance inherited from the 2.3. The limits of grip are high and progressive oversteer is easily countered. Body control is…

Why the Used Car Market Is So Bad, and Won’t Get Better Soon

By on May 22, 2023

America’s car market operates in a giant cycle. No one planned it. But an interruption in one part of the cycle affects all the other parts. Waves that rock the new car market ripple through the used car market years later. Americans have spent most of the past two years dealing with record-high new car prices. The average price paid for a new car recently fell below the sticker price for the first time in nearly two years. Even that good news can be misleading because sticker prices themselves are near all-time highs. why? Because, says Brian Finkelmeyer, “the used…