As a student, running a luxury car should be out of the question. It's hard enough getting a basic small car, let alone something so luxurious and complex. Step forward PHer 'ajmcampbell' and his Mercedes-Benz W140 S280, used as a daily driver to and from university.
Costing half what his last laptop cost, the old barge came with a few niggles that were easily rectified. Performance is described as "adequate" by the OP, plus there are now a few cosmetic enhancements to "glam it up a bit". The thread currently sits at four pages and we're looking forward to plenty more; top shedding that man!
Check out the thread here.