I’m 18 and i just bought one yesterday, a 1969 250C, I’m stoked! Now 7 years later, did you get it after all?

Pa Ki we need to know if you got one!

@@antonfinnwoelk5992 Unfortunately not.

@@paki1 :( sad to hear. Hopefully I’ll at least get one because my dad owns one -72 220D which for the moment is in the paint shop.

Was also my first thought, when I started watching this video!

Thank you! Yes I will upload more videos next spring, the car is parked in a garage over the winter ;) Maybe I'll even take it for a trip to the Alps and shoot a video driving on the spectacular mountain roads there ;)

+NHZXBoi Smith Thank you for your awesome comment! The 220D engine even has 60HP, but the acceleration is awful - 0-60 in 28 seconds! My glow plugs always work, even in very cold weather. Although, as you said, rust is the main enemy so I don't drive at all when there is any salt on the roads. I even avoid rain as much as possible.

Hello Damien, the old Mercedes Diesel engines are well known for their reliability and durability, they last for ages if maintained correctly. The 200D and 220D also don't need much fuel, somewhere in the area of 7-8l per 100 km. The 240D and 300D need more fuel, of course. It is a very practical car because of the compact size. It's rather long but only 1,77m wide, so for example parking is very easy. Plus, from the drivers seat you can see all 4 corners of the car, so you have an awesome overview. The 60hp of the 220D are enough to keep up with traffic and in my opinion, the top speed of 130 km/h is sufficient as well. The best thing about those cars: the technology is very simple so it is very reliable and also easy to repair (there's lots of things you can do by yourself without lots of mechanic skills) :)

Thank you for your reply. Yes, no electronics for sure :-) Even my 190 2.5D is very simple compared with modern cars. In my country the most common w115 are the 200d and 220d....I never saw a 300d. Well, the w115 looks better than a w123, the design is more clean. I am really tempted to buy a w115, but at the same time I will miss my 190d. Did the w115 come with extras? I think in europe A/C was not available right? What about parts, do mercedes still make parts for them? Thanks again.

Yeah, you could order it with a variety of extras back in the day. Features like power steering, pleather seats, head rests, a heated rear window, dark tinted windows and so on were optional. Also you could chose between the column shift, a normal stick shift and automatic transmission but they dropped the column shift in '73 I think. Seatbelts in the rear were also optional. Mine doesn't have any extras, not even a radio - the little antenna thing you might have noticed on the right fender is fake :P I don't know if the W115's were ever made with A/C for the European market, maybe in the later years. But a friend told me that you can buy used mercedes A/C systems and put them in the W115. By the way, if you're going to look for a W115 to buy, don't have too many perceptions and wishes about things like colour, extras etc. Otherwise you'll have a hard time finding a good one. The main thing is that the body is in a very good condition with not much rust. The technology is rather cheap and easy to repair and most of the extras can be upgraded, it is for example possible to install power steering in a car that was delivered without it. You could even change the engine Mercedes still has/makes original parts but they're mostly very expensive. But there is still a very good market of used parts and also new parts from other manufacturers. S

Only in summer. Although sometimes I get a chance to drive it in winter, too. But only when it's dry and there's no salt on the roads ;) This winter has been great since there's never really been snow in my part of Germany ;)

I bought a 1969 MB230 as my first car and that worked fine even though that exact car was pretty shabby. I drove it every day to work in the Norwegian winter. Ofcourse there will be more trouble with an old car than there would be if you had a new one, but if your are motivated for the task it's gonna be fine.

You should have some mechanic skills and a car lift that you can use for repairs. 220D top speed is 135km/h and 110km/h is the maximum speed I drive on the highway because driving faster is very loud ;) It's a great daily driver because it only needs 8l of diesel on 100km. You should also have a dry garage for it because those cars tend to rust very quickly if exposed to rain and snow a lot.

It's a four speed, a five speed was only available with the shifter in the center console

Nein, die sog. Lenkradschaltung ist eine ganz normale manuelle Schaltung, der Schalthebel ist eben am Lenkrad

Okay danke!

+Kevin Woodard They had four on the column (or floor, as my '72 220D)

No, you crank windows ;)

It's pretty decent, 8l/100km (35 MPG) plus aprox. 1l of oil per 1000km

Schwäbische Alb bei Erkenbrechtsweiler ;)

Alles klar