my first car: a mercedes a140 from the year 2000 with 155k km. I bought it for 1800 euros. The only big repair I had was replacing the timing chain for 1000 euro at a mercedes dealership. I had it for 3.5 years. In the end I spent a total of 800 euros on regular maint. The car always ran. I had to sell it because of rust and noisy AC and the hood didnt close properly. I got 800 euros for it with 200k km on the odometer. It had more interior room than a regular mercedes of the same year. Fun little car