That’s the comment I was looking and hoping for👍🏻

Mr engineer got a question for ya, my yr 2000 E55 the city lights shorted out the fuse and SAM module, should i just drive without city lights or put money into repairs for those little lights, my main lights and high beams work.

W140 is really reliable if u take care of . Especially the straight 6

I daily a 95 S320, its wiring harness was toast and car was acting up randomly especially on hot sunny days. Forked up some and bought a new main engine harness and throttle body. Since then its been problem free and its the most reliable car i ever had now.

I don't believe you. I AM NOT AN ENGINEER (not sure why we have to say that part lol)

Brian Fox I have a 93 600 and I totally agree with your viewpoint.

Brian Fox Absolute garbage to maintain. Absolute dream to drive (when everything works properly).

Own a few. Best ever. My channel is dedicated to them and barely have any issues. Also have an r129 and a w126

i have 1998 s320 w140 still running great without any issues, my brother had 2001 s320L w220 that always broken, the transmision can't shift correctly, the cluster blinking like a christmas tree, and the air conditioner intermittently malfunction.. that's why i love my w140 so much and i will keep it as long as i can..

@Alex Pirzada here in indonesia we are using kilometer, my w140 have 119270 Km on the clock, it is about 75k miles and still running smoothly, the only issue that i had is the soft closing door in the driver side sometime not working, but everything else is working well, even the power memory seat and power mirrors are still good..

Unless I misinterpreted what you wrote, it appears that you say that the Camry is more reliable than your MBs!

I just purchased a ‘95 SL320 105k miles on it.. only issue I’m having is sending unit and the roll bar won’t come up. If you have any recommendations on keeping it on point for the second life it has can you please share thank you

I think this is sound advice and reflects market values of the cars mentioned. Happy to stick with my 1985 to 1990 300s and not considering those cars mentioned in the video anymore.

What is a must to replace on the “R129” At 100,000 miles sir? @whozat2008 I plan on buying my father a sl 600 Once i complete my Mercedes school.

@@joshuaalvarez1832 Depending on the model year (pre-1996 IIRC), most definitely inspect the engine wiring harnesses. If the insulation on the wiring is flaking off, you have the dreaded "biodegradable" ones and they can cause all manner of BS. That would be my 1st stop. Replacing them with the later "DELPHI" ones isn't that complex, just time-consuming and tedious. Good luck finding them though....

Just keep the 126 and make it one hundred percent

Hehe. Just wait till I send you the list of stuff I had done recently to said 126. You might beam with pride.

Robert Sykes, I loved the train hooting in the background

The most important thing was that you bought the best example available

What was your most common or reoccurring problem?

Mercedes Benz lost its touch after the 90s. Quality, fit and finish no longer the same !

hey, let me know if you got the harness. I would like to know the cost and source. I am planning ahead, I may need it down the line. Thank you in advance!

I have a 1995 w140 s320 charge my wire harness haven’t had a problem drive it everyday. Love it.

Check the distributor cop. After sitting for long periods, moisture will get into them.

The sl500 90 to 2002 are better

Mate don’t let this guy second guess yourself I bought a 1983 380sl and let me tell you sum it’s worth they are such a gem

not much danger of any of us having to consider a purchase of one of these...

What chassis? The 220?

@@denitipuric1130 W100

It seems like some people who are watching this video don't quite understand that point. Thank you for putting it in writing

Rick, this has been a wonderful journey, going far above my expectations. Totally new to the automotive world, to have a man like Pierre to learn and subscribers like your self for nearly four years has been a real pleasure. Thank you so much. Thomas

Thank you lee, how is your 300D coming along ?

@@thisisnightshop2037, Sorry Pierre, but I have 1998 E 320 and the 2009 E 350. They both are excellent and I take good care of them since day one, very enjoyable. I learned to drive when I was 10, in my dad's 1959 MBZ 180 gasoline engine, back in the days. It was great fun. Thanks, sir, for all the great work and advice you've been giving us. Keep up the good work.

@@thisisnightshop2037 By the way, I wish I have a 300 D, well one day maybe.

Correct

where you from?

v12 or walk! i'd prefer a ferrari v12 though.... they have proven reliable?

So is he...that's what he wants you to believe.... mooohahaha. Keep prices down

Those are awesome but tough. My friend bought a gorgeous black on black W140 V12 at a dealer auction in Virginia and it had an oil leak that basically couldn’t be fixed. And he spent thousands of dollars trying.

W140 prices are declining every year.They are so costly to repair, nobody wants them anymore. Check value in OLDTIMER PREIS catalogues from Germany, if from EU.

I have a half a v12 140 😶😶with 200k miles and still going strong!

Did you get it sorted? I'm looking at trading my w209 clk500 convertible for a 92 r129 500

Mercedes is Mercedes

@@Li0niii never had an ounce of trouble with it.

@@erepsekahs i'm not surprised. Mercedes is gold and it makes the other cars look old

@@Li0niii I bought it new and I am coming to believe that. My C300 4matic, although it was not terribly expensive or prestigious, the quality is absolutely superb. My father-in-law had a Mercedes diesel 'something' which he kept for fifteen years and sold at a very high resale value because of their reputation. The only trouble he ever had with it was a small paint chip from a stone thrown up from the road. I am thinking that all the negative publicity one hears is invented and promoted by The Big Three.

@@erepsekahs i have an E270 cdi 2004, i own it for ten years. It is also engine swapped. I'm looking forward to keep it for a LOOONG time, because Mercedes is Mercedes.

I think you lucked out and got a car that had been reasonably well maintained. This isn't the case with a lot of them but yours had enough mileage on it too.

Im about to buy a 1991 300 SL, so it reallt worth it?

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Car wizard is a joke, he makes it feel like every car is a death trap and will cost you thousands of dollars to repair. I have a 540 6 speed and has 250k miles, only did routine maintenance and made the upgrade to all aluminum radiator and metal water pump.

I agree with Patricio...... The car wizard just doesn't seem that bright to me sometimes. He once went on a bash fest on the W123 (I don't own one currently but have had two in the past). The oil cooler lines are a notorious place for leaks....mainly from the rubber just wearing out. He was talking about how easy it was to strip them where they connect to the cooler which is insanely stupid... they're very large, I've done them twice and the biggest bitch is figuring out how to reinstall them since they snake around so many thing... they come out easy but getting them back in is a bitch and a half. Anyway, I'd take anything that guy has with a grain of salt. He's got some kind of strange inferiority complex or something and he annoys the hell out of me. He's obviously still done some good work for Hoovie but in his attempts to sound authoritative he can expose his ignorance.

@@ZaphodsPlanet Oh, so he did go on a bashing spree about the W123. I didn't see him do that. really, I didn't. But in 1995, I did get a very shocking and disturbing statement about the Diesel powered W123s from a guy who worked at a Mercedes dealership although the 80's saying that their reputation for being able to last a long time i just nothing more than a myth and he's seen them come into the shop with blown engines at 80,000 miles all the time, especially the 300D Turbodiesels. And he went on to say that the turbos you especially have to watch out, they can't last 1/4 million miles on 1 engine, and anyone tells you that any of them will last forever, don't believe a word of it. Over a year later, I talked to a sales rep of another Mercedes dealership who said he had 1 or 2 customers who brought in '83 or '84 300D Turbos with over 1/4 million original miles on them and still running pretty well. Years later in 2010, I saw a couple of them on craigslist that were actually getting up to the 250K mile mark and still going with their original motors, while still no one really wanted them. Almost none of my local car mechanics thought very highly of them, especially the non-turbos. Then I'm seeing more on craigslist and KZfaq that in no way reflect what that former Mercedes mechanic said to me back in '95. I've noticed a far lower survival rate among the non-turbo 300D diesels than the turbodiesels and even the 240Ds w/ stick-shifts. I bought an '83 240 w/stick almost 2 years ago and still have it. Almost 380K miles are on it. I bought it with 363K. Looked in the history and saw motor was overhauled at 197K. Over 160K on re-built and aced the compression test I did when looking at it; starts right up like a gas engine and no oil consumption. That to me is a diamond. Previous owners had it for 21 years, took care of it, and kept it off long steep hills as much as they could and hardly drove it over 55-65 mph. I've done few road trips in it and drove it 70 in the speed limit 70 zones, then slowed it down when the posted dropped. Oil consumption on those trips, none.

@@ZaphodsPlanet I also noticed "car wizard" talk bad about the Ford/Mazda 3.0L V6 which my family has found to be a bullet-proof motor. And he also said to run from any Chevy/GMC product with a 3.6L V-6. I have a cousin who owns one and it's totally working out good for her. So maybe this "carwizard" guy can be a big dumbass. Although, my local German car mechanic did say that the 3.5L Mercedes 350SDs/SDLs were notorious for bending rods. And I saw on craigslist a '91 350SD with 360K miles on it that bend a rod at 60K, got overhauled, then went the rest of the 300K miles without any major problems. Do you have any takes on the early 90's 3.5L Turbodiesel motor?

@@kevinhabener1279 I had think my first Benz, was either 82 or 83 300D Turbo..... then maybe 15 years or so ago I had an 84 that was also a turbo. And both of them were pushing 400K miles and still ran like champs. I can't remember why I traded the first one. it was my first Mercedes that I bought in the early 90's. I had been in 3 accidents that year and I was getting paranoid....LOL. I had remembered a buddy's mom and a 300D turbo and how Mercedes were supposed to be safe. So I bought that first one from a dealership. Everything worked and I think it had 125K miles on it so maybe it was 10 years old or so. But with that I got hooked on benzes and haven't driven anything else since. it was that silver blue color that I love, and is or was called Alpine Rain on the 07 ML350 I have currently. Never should have traded the damn thing. I think I was starting to make a little more money and wanted a faster car, so I upgraded to a 90 300E from the same dealer. That little six banger could chirp the tires in 3rd gear. and at the time seemed so much nicer with the leather, etc. I picked up that 84 300D turbo many years later when I was flat broke. bought it for like $1500 at the time and I nick named it "stinky" since I bought it from a farmer who had been using it to cart around diesel in the trunk. I know the first W123 had well over 250K when I traded it, and the 84 probably had around 200+ and I was well into the 300's when I pulled it off the road. Should have fixed that damn thing. It went "Bang" and scared the shit out of me on the highway. It was either one of the rear bearings or the rear end but I was able to drive it home. I took horrible care of it. Rarely if ever changed the oil because it leaked so much I was always adding a quart and figured it was like a continual oil change...LOL. If I remember correctly what keeps these things running a long time is keeping the valves adjusted which I remembered doing. The one thing both of these turbos did was always break that damn T bracket that held the air filter. I never saw the numbers but I can't help but think the 300D (non turbos) you mentioned were just not ordered nearly as much. Even when I bought both of the W123's I had it was a rarity to see them. I did once drive a manual 240... it was fun except when cruising 70 MPH on the highway, when it sounded like you might make the engine blow from running it so hard. I vaguely remember there being some kind of issue with the next gen 6 cylinder (no longer 5) diesel but I thought it could get addressed if you did early enough. Maybe a timing chain .... I bet the guy who runs this channel knows. Enjoy your 240D. I'd love to pick one up again someday, but given the number of years that have passed it would be a lot of work to revive one, clean it up etc. or getting one that's in good condition.... ouch.... they're not cheap like they used to be. Thanks for the short trip down memory lane Kevin. Have a good one man.