I'm about to be made redundant, which means handing back the company car. I'll be using the redundancy cash to pick up a sub £3000 car until I find another job. This price point is awash with cars, from modern Ford Mondeo/Focus type cars with 150,000+ miles and the odd MoT failure, most of which started off as ex fleet. Mixed in, I keep finding some interesting Mercedes. One that caught my eye was a 2004 Mercedes E320 with two owners, full detailed service history, never failed an MOT. Body work immaculate as well. As a rule of thumb, I'll be going over the history with a fine tooth comb. But should I be looking at a modern motor with high mileage or something older with similar mileage which has clearly been loved? Thanks.