What do you drive now

What a spoilt brat you must have been.

To bad you don't own it anymore

Please tell me you did not wreck it.

Dude, I got a beating. 😂

„S“ stands for Summer.

Sommer und Winter.

Doesnt the 5 speed auto always start in 2 if you dont floor it?

​@Happy_Soyjak for the W210 the S stands for Standard not Summer the car starts in the first gear the W stands for Wet/Winter

I have a E430 and it says in my booklet in means Standard and W is for Winter.

merc are a joke in the UK

@@bigduphusaj162- UK’s wet weather and rust loooves German steel.

​@@Rom3_29i agree but explain the blown head gaskets and gearboxes on these scrap yard specials that cost £5 here now?😂

@@bigduphusaj162 That has nothing to do with this US MARKET W210 V8 E55 AMG or any E320, 420, 430 W210 from US. Those are V engines with no head gasket issues whereas the inline 6 does. In US, you see many E320 and upper models w210s being driven to this day. Gearbox, over time its been known you shouldn't spill any liquids around the shifter...that pretty much goes for any car, but MB shifter/transmissions were very sensitive to liquids around this time. That 5 speed trans in US market and Japan market is very reliable idk what trans yall got in UK for the turbo D models and the sub 320 models like the E200.

​@@TheDonYGnonsense. I worked for Merc here and what the AJ is a dophus guy said is absolutely on the money.

It is, but when it came out, everyone was disappointed how much cheaper and more fragile it felt compared to W124. I recently drove W210, and it felt really good and solid - but W124 work vault door sound thump when closing door, is still better. But W210 is still really great, although a slight step down.

@@Ksoism W210 is better to drive,more comfortable and in fact,better in everything.Except,W124 has more quality feel to it,but that´s because the doorlock system is different(insurance companies demanded they build it better)and the hood is heavier(nice,but not good for mpg) etc. I had W124 and I like it still,but W210 is a greater car to me.

@@matsujarvinen that's pretty much right although W124 was made like a tank, W210 is in many ways better. But how they ride is really similar, it's what I consider mb feel

I've never actually seen the interior before, and it looks indeed very good! Exterior, well, not so much. In Finland these are called "Väyrynen", after a controversial politician. Also pretty much all the examples I've seen on the roads have been horribly rusted, testament to poor quality control and negligence by MB. A stark contrast to W124 that are hardly rusty even today after decades of use. W210 was basically the model which ruined MB brand for me, I have not considered it to be any different than other German premium brands after that, just a bit more expensive which makes no sense.

@@basillicus3959 All the MBs rusted circa 1994-2004,even W124.That was because they changed to watercolours.I don´t think that was because of poor quality control.Something went terribly wrong,and they couldn´t foresee it until the cars got older and showed signs of rusting.

Ummmm NO! The brabus got put directly against the king of "sedans" (as you lot call them, we call them saloons) from the generation before the Lotus Carlton and the Lotus Carlton whooped it. 205😂 it barely reached 175 pal

@@bigduphusaj162im pretty sure the brabus can outperform the lotus

​@@septanosNo it cant it got whooped son stop lying and furthermore the Lotus Carlton was from two generations previous

​@@septanos Brabus merc handled like junk got whooped by a stock Sierra cosworth on track on the same vid.

Also, earlier Zonda got whooped by a jag XJ220. You Americans know nothing about our cars

God bless us Bruno Benz enthusiasts

SAME! My father had 270 cdi when i was litttle and its not amg but still was 90% simular and i remember the headrests thing seemed magical to me too and how heavy the doors were. Just pure nostalgia and joy from the better times

​@@martyyyy7832the E55 AMG looked like an underrated luxury sedan like the Chrysler Phaeton.

At least in the S-class you could use the same button to raise them also. I don't remember if my W210s had the raise option or not...

You should stay out of Colorado

​@@muddygunswell you bet it is

The alternator has been the only thing that I've ever had issues with, and that's once every 12 years

I sold my 2001 E55 AMG and then went and purchased a 2013 Camaro SS 1LE track package. I loved my 55 but that 1LE 5th gen is just as solid as the Benz but takes everything to a new nother level. Especially with that bulletproof 6.2 LS3 Corvette engine and TR6060 transmission combo. It's God's combo for a tank like cruiser. Simple car but I don't like over complicated shit which is why I like older cars.

one of my favorite cars ever

I'll give you a thumbs up solely for the proper English. Tis refreshing.

I briefly toyed with the idea of printing a raised middle finger on the rear shade, then thought better of it.

you from the UK mate?

@@bigduphusaj162UK is a liberal country full of flaming homosexuals

I'm smiling big at your comment about the rear sunshade, for both blocking the brights behind you, and the fun factor of pissing-off people behind that are bugging you. I used to enjoy mine for the same reason.

The E55 for me is 8.8/10.

@purwantiallan5089 Who asked?

@@TranceFur I did.

If only Mercedes would go back to making solid reliable quality cars.

Same goes with other MB models,including W210.

Please refrain from telling others what to do.

​@@robertnewhart3547What?! 🤨

just bought my e55 w211 too

@@robertnewhart3547 Who was telling others what to do, besides you?

I have an e300 td and i love it she's a little beast but comfy and ready for a rebuild and custom paint

🥹❤️❤️

Doug can you please review a c55 AMG ?

Pull this out of a Garage or be well-prepared for rust related issues. 😉

@@db3501 umm it’s not a Honda u know….

@@laureanolatorre4340 I do. This car is now extinct in most of Europe 😀 It comes down to weather, maybe...

Bro, you're mostly right, except about cars from that era not having a sport mode, other cars did...my brother's Saturn SC2 had a "sport" mode, for instance.

they launched into 2nd instantly in W (winter mode) and destroyed their gearbox and caused the crank to self clearance itself into oblivion as it started whipping on main bearing 3&4 and flattened out the soft half clams they fitted. Unlike BMW though the Merc lumps bottom end would get slappy rather than just fall out the things

dougs removing this dude aboves comments. Petty AF and not a good thing for any American to be doing considering how public opinion has changed recently. Leave him be doug hes from my country and you look bad censoring people just for speaking the truth.

​@@TalksportWokistWombles yip

​@@TalksportWokistWombleslol what? How comes it's censored if i already read this comment?!

Oooo

that’s awesome man great story, love to hear your personal connection to it. i own a 2010 e350 rn and it’s amazing for road trips!

I agree.Many people say the same.W210 is like a hiddden gem :) Lucky us.

I went to the shooting range in mine and I couldn't believe how quiet a 12 Guage shotgun sounded 10 yards away

bought a 2002 e320 a few days ago and paid 7000 Euros for it. But I still think that this Car is worth it, was used by a Lady from Texas and only drove the car in good weather conditions, no rust or anything else. Also it only has about 30k miles on it, so I think that I should be able to drive for an eternity. But Heck, I wish I've been born a little bit earlier when those cars were that cheap.

@@simonkiesler6345 I mean I bought my car in 2022, from an older woman in my neighborhood. I was only 16 and she pretty much gave the car to me

merc and bmw are utter junk. its amazing that Americans think these junk heaps are reliable or handle well while the better made ones in the UK came rock bottom of reliability charts and top of the engine failure rate charts. In the UK we consider all mercs as wooden handling rot boxes that cannot hold a head gasket in. Like i said ours are better made than yours and still considered a joke here. Porsche are the latest german brand to absolutely tank in reliability. The newer TurboS variants have landed Porsche rock bottom of the reliability charts now bellow Land Rover yet all i see is Americans claiming Porsche are well made hahahaha. Porsches IMS bearing failures waa one of the biggest disasters in automotive history and now theyve forgotten how to make conrods that last and engine mounts that last 😂 yeah coz conrods have only been about since the steam age and any decent engineer can make their own active engine dampers better than porsche can. We are more advanced than you lot as far as road vehicles and it shows.

Very interesting 🤔

@@jaimeramirez-perez7198 yep - there's a procedure to tell it to re-learn, or just disconnect the battery for 10+ minutes. I did this in my jaguar with the same transmission.

In US, even in rust prone states, the w210 does last to this day, but they are smothered in rust depending on the state. My E320 still in great condition thank God

My wife's old 210 had disintegrating wiring. Just try to change a headlight bulb. The wiring sheath would come apart in your hands

Yes I had to sell my 1996 E320 because it just rusted and became too ugly to go for business trips. MB started to use water based 'eco' paints which were a biiig mistake.

@@Safety7th That was also an eco thing, biodegradable wire insulation. Everything eco is _always_ bad when it comes to cars. Always.

Yeah better get a southern owned car

Well they aren't restrained looking anymore lol.

​@@damcoentertainment3956that's just BMW, other German performance cars still have pretty restrained styling.

I remember my aunt had a W210 (e320/E430) it was a black on tan and I sat in the back seat amazed by it, but I remember hiding behind the blinds and staring at it cause the front end amazed me even more lmao if you were born in the 80s-90s, when you think of MB, you think of W210. That E Class became very much mainstream unlike the W124, and by the W211, MB perfected the look of the "E Class" by giving it an evolutionary look from the W210. W210-W211 is PURE E CLASS.

It's amazing how the simplest thing such as this remain with you forever. That's why kids need to experience everything they can.

@@TheDonYG W211 is definitely one of the best looking cars MB has ever made.Compared to it,W210 looks a little clumsy.But if you don´t have W211 near,it looks great in it´s ownright.And I do appreciate the company for making such a bold change with the headlights after w124 which is a good looking car.

My dad had a 2006 Mercedes-Benz E320 CDI. It was a great car !

Bulletproof? The W210 had massive rust issues and was nowhere near as durable as the preceding W124.

@@Sparkpluggyercedes and durability in the same sentence lmao

@@Sparkpluggy That's only if you live where it snows. There are thousands of examples today that are rust free. "Massive rust issues" is a false statement. Almost every car in those specific areas ends up having rust overtime

@@Sparkpluggy that was the downside of this chassis. Rust !

Another timeles car

What? This junk heap rotted out or the engine blew 😂 The E39 M5 was another disaster with its recirculating ball steering. Utterly ridiculous claims and absolute disposable garbage to anyone in the UK.

​@@bigduphusaj162you are against many owners and majority people opinion.... I prefer to believe in them....

​@@felipeiturreyes3385lets talk about the rot or the head gasket issues or the atrocious steering system or the suspension lasting 10 potholes before snapping every tail of every end of the springs. Or maybe we can talk about the abysmal gearboxes that launched in 2nd gear on winter mode and detonated. Or lets talk about the junk amg motor thats plating cracked within 30k miles on the top 2" of every bore right at the deck. I worked for merc fixing these junk heaps son

@@felipeiturreyes3385 Bro, listen. Dude from UK shitting on every owner's experience with the E320 v6 to the E55 V8 AMG. In the US, the E320, E420, E430, and E55 are being driven to this day in the US. I've seen this dude about 4 times now here talking shit and its clear to me he doesn't get it. The E300 was sold early in the first yr or two of the W210 in US, it had head gasket issues idk what trans it had, but when the E320 came out for US, there was no head gasket issues. 5 speed mated to the 320-E55 AMG is very durable Ik the S600 W140 V12 has it cause its the only trans MB had that can withstand the torque their V12 had. As long as you don't get a Inline 6 W210, you are good. The only sole killer of the W210 is the water based paint. The best examples of pristine W210s are from Ca and Florida. I've had my W210 for 3 yrs, it's seen about 2 real owners, it's not perfect it has rust under the doors, but thats because the drain holes under the door behind the weather stripping were clogged and I had no idea until years later after I got my E320. I swear to GOD, if W210 didn't have rust issues due to the stupid type of paint they chose to use, it would be the perfect car to me. Its a very simple car, a very comfortable car. It was the very last Benz that the engineers had a lot of control over. After the W210, they cheap out a bit with interior qualities with the W211 and there were little more electronic issues with the W211, but apparently W211 is more reliable than the W213. My dream Benzes are the W210 E55 AMG and R129 SL/ W140 S600 sedan/coupe

And Doug has already reviewed one. kzfaq.info/get/bejne/mb53gK9ona6vlJ8.html

E50 too

utter junk a laughing stock of a car in the UK and ours were better made than yours too. These junk heaps seen merc hit the bottom of the reliability charts go have a look. cheera

@@bigduphusaj162 uk doesnt make any cars and rust aside there is no more bullet proof petrol V8 drive train from german car maker

well i want a reliable car for a start so this junk heap has no chance

In Germany (whole of EU probably), headlight washers are mandatory with HID lights, and they must be functional to pass the bi-annual TÜV inspections. I guess that's why the car has the feature, even if it may not be required in the US.

@@bigduphusaj162then don’t buy one weirdo why do you care if other people compliment a car? You are the outlier

Yes, they introduced that on the w124 I believe, it covered a record amount of the windshield, I want to say it was 80-90% or something

I have a 98 e300 td when i get done with it that thing will be gorgeous fast reliable comfortable fuel efficient and it will be an even better daily than most cars today

fine motor that came rock bottom of reliability charts in UK/Europe (better made ones too) and that 2 of the engine options were in the top 3 engine failure rate charts? explain the "fine" part mate for us all please?

@@bigduphusaj162 mine has 403k and climbing on the clock no major issues yet but still going to rebuild the motor swap to a mechanical pump big elements chambers bored out bigger turbo and a six speed manual

For me my favourite Mercedeses are SLR McLaren 2009 and 300SL.

😂 is that what the dash told you it was getting? did you even check your fuel bills against the milage as i know of every engine fitted to these junk heaps and to claim any done 56mpg is utter tripe. I can easily prove that by sending data on injector cc and duty per rpm and wheel size as well as diff type. There is absolutely NO WAY you got more than 38mpg out of any engine fitted to these bags of junk. I worked for merc as a mechanic and Auto electrician when this pile of junk was for sale in the UK and ours were better made than yours and had a a better dialled in fuelling. You lot got the binned AMG engines were they were sold as "non hand built" beacuae you got the hand me downs and the body was made of lesser grade materials so rotted out from the inside around the 2yr mark depending on road salt etc.. our body would start rotting around the 3yr mark depending on the same vairables and our auxialliaries were better made and still considered junk in the UK. Americans aint doing themselves any favours hyping these attrociously made sheds tbh. Just to make my point stick these very cars put Merc at the bottom of the reliability charts here in the UK bellow Land Rover for a year and two of the engine options were in the top 3 of the engine failure rate charts😂 Anyway, guess whos rock bottom now? Porsche hahaha right as Americans started claiming Porsche is a reliable brand. Porsche have been pumping out junk for the last 5yr and the newer TurboS variants are abysmal relaibility they shake themselves apart on launch and all the active damping is broke by the 20th launch and you lot cant even feel the broken engine and gearbox damping yet we feel it right away. You guys just aint used to good handling cars that launch good from factory. Dont belive me go check the charts pal

@@bigduphusaj162where is every Jaguar & Range Rover at made at the same time as this car? In the junkyard, they’ve all been sitting there for decades while this so called “junk heap” is still going strong 😂😂

​@@diablocls55youve all grassed on the dude his comments are being removed. Disgraceful

@@TalksportWokistWombles good

hahaha merc engine reliable hahahaha good one mate

@@bigduphusaj162 nah no joke I’ve had very little issues I’ve put 35 thousand miles on it I just hit 90 thousand

dougs team has shadow banned or removed the AJ guys comments i seen on this thread in reply to you. im outta here i unsubbed. Some car community this, censor a merc mechanic what a farce

​@@TalksportWokistWomblesI've assessed the situation and realized that this is an alt account, don't reply to this mf.

Has he ever reviewed jaguar s type tho!?

The Amanti clearly ripped off Mercedes-Benz and Jaguar styling in an attempt to look luxurious but it didn't really work. Kia has come a long way.

Both of these brands copied this cars headlights. Lexus did too with the GS

@@bwofficial1776 true, except the rear deck was longer on the Amanti. Kia hadn't established itself as a luxury brand or anything at that point, even though they were making decent cars, with decent materials, and at a fraction of the price of high end European exports, they lacked sporty performance, and buyers willing to be seen in cheap unestablished Korean brand. Doug reviewed an Amanti before, and that was basically his view on it. Personally, from a luxury and styling standpoint, I'd probably opt for the Jaguar S type over the Mercedes Benz if I had money...sorry Janis Joplin, my friends don't even drive Porsches, I make no amends. 😅

who told you that? merc havent made a reliable car in 40yr pal

heads up. The AJ guy has been reported or dougs team is removing his comments. The guy was helping me and 2 others with faults on ours. Im unsubbed i hate censorship especially in a car community is petty as it gets.

Good old m104 engine

@@Gerard_Joling63 i think its a v6 (m112)

merc on a track? 😂 do you realise how crazy that sounds to anyone in the UK hahaha? mate i could spank any german junk on track with a lotus elise with 200bhp end of

@@bigduphusaj162 it was quite the sight to see! Tons of body roll and tire squeal. One of my driver instructers said it would be funny to put a food delivery sticker on the back. Others siad they burst out laughing looking in their mirror amd seeing it skid and roll through corners.

​@@ethaneve7923mate where do these guys come from? These mercs are a joke in the UK one of the worst handling cars about and bottom of the reliability charts. This was Europe wide they were ragarded as the worst car you could buy at the time not just the UK. Im actually going red in the face with embarrassment reading some of these claims. I worked for merc when this junk heap was out and they were coming back weekly under warranty then all the owners went ape when they started rusting out from the 2yr mark. One of the worst handling cars ive ever been in im shocked at what im reading here i really am.

Even in 2023 I would rather own this than any other modern piece of plastic pretender garbage

Bangle 5 series is quite big in front leg room even for a 6 ft 4 230 lbs like me.

all junk heaps. Why you Americans hype these junkers is beyond anyone in the UK. These cost a fiver here for a reason

Not a particularly good look to be outbidding your own customers lol.

@@axe2grind244 That would be funny as Hell lmao He deserves the w210 to come back to his collection. I think Jay Leno uses his as a daily

didn’t bought

no they arent they are abysmal cars and we got better made ones here in the UK and they came rock bottom of reliability charts and two of the engine options were in the top 3 failure rate charts😂

@@bigduphusaj162 Brother, idk what yall got. Ik the Inline 6 that came out in 96-97/98 model yr was unreliable with head gasket issues, but the E320, E420, E430, and the E55 were very reliable in the US. V6 and V8 were bullet proof with the 5 speed transmission. Ik you guys in Europe have shit like E200 and shit, those must be unreliable cause in the US, the 320 and higher models have stood the test of time.

What about Demuro reviewing a Chevy Camaro Z28 Coupe?

@@purwantiallan5089 never mind, you changed it, Review a catfish Z28! Or an SLP!

Also the M104 was prone to head gasket leaks. Mine started leaking at around 180k miles. I also had to replace the ignition noise suppressor for 60 bucks! The first and only thing mechanically I had to repair during the 100k+ mile ownership.

bullet proof? 😂 merc rot out while the engines eat themselves. They cannot for the life of them hold a head gasket in the only one that could was the OM606 diesel lump 😂

@@bigduphusaj162 Bullshit. The M102/M103 are extremely reliable.

@@bigduphusaj162 Dude, you keep writing the same comment under literally every doug video, get a live.

​@@simonlangneryou been the one grassing on him then? grassing on a merc mechanic just because you dont like what hes told you? was looking at his comments about the crank giving the bearings a hard time and theyve removed his comment. They removed his comment in reply to your last one too so likely that you are the clipe. Why dont you say what you want to say ABOUT THE CAR and let him have his say too? Some car community this..... grass on a dude because you disagree. Pathetic

😂 mate here in the UK we got a better made version than you did especially the body material quality and they came ROCK BOTTOM of the reliability charts and two engine variants came in the top 3 failure rate charts hahaha. I worked for merc when they sold thia junk heap and its an abysmal car

@@bigduphusaj162 you guys got the e55 wagon. We never got a w210 e55 wagon.

merc are junk and lexus are made properly. Here in the UK people know Merc & bmw are junk yet we had the better made ones and still junk

If you don't mind me asking, what things broke on it? I'm looking at one with 165k on it