i have the money for either one. But i love the class and luxury of a mercedes benz. but my friend wants me to geet the lancer evo.. i did a lot of research and it seems that the lancer evo got nothing except a very expensive engine and turbo, none of the comfort that any luxury car provided. plus if i were to drive fast. would it be that big a difference in speed to floor a mercedes and a lancer evo? it just doesn't seem to matter that much if you are not a street-racer..which i hate...to get a lancer evo. Any opinion??

well these 2 cars are very different..the mercedes is strictly luxury...the evo straight performance....though the evo shares the same body as a 15000 lancer, the evo has alot more then an expensice engine...the seat are recars...expensive racing seats...the suspension is tuned for extreme traction with the all wheel drive system and the brakes are very expensive also...they are brembos...if u step on a mercedes and then go step on a evo you'll def kno the difference....if ur not much into performance of a car dont get the evo..because the whole thing is about performance..it sacrifices luxury for performance with its loud rough and herky jerky type ride...if u dont care about performance then by all means get the mercedes...you'll be more happy

Your looking for two different cars. I would consider other cars such as the Cadillac cts or if you want performance with attitude the dodge charger. Both are very good cars with plenty of eye appeal and wont cost a fortune to do any repairs. The Lancer evo if you are buying used from my experience is going to be a car that has been beat on. You will also pay a premium to insure either car. So I would take my time and make a choice that will give you what you want without killing you in the long run.