It looks like you found yourself a nice lil hidden gem. Look forward to part two. Would also enjoy the process of registering a salvage title.

Definitely show us how hard it is getting it back out of salvage. Also curious how much you’ll have in, and then the approximate value after. Sure looks like a big win.

You struck gold with this one Waldo. Other car guys can only dream of getting a deal like this

Absolutely love stories/videos like this - so many of these cars deserve a second chance. I bought myself a flood salvage Cadillac XLR-V at auction and she's been better than I could've ever hoped even before full restoration, unfortunately I'm not a KZfaqr or else I'd document bringing her back to perfect

$4,000 is a steal. I worked at the Mercedes dealership when these were new and this would have been over $100,000. If not it would have been close to that price.

Congrats Waldo on your new S class. I think you have got yourself one hell of a deal on that!!! Great to see you are going to do a COMPLETE fluid and filter service like you usually do on all your purchases! You look like the local Barrister riding around in that! Excellent purchase!!

You are an accomplished Mercedes Benz mechanic and your knowledge enabled you to own one of the finest piece of automotive engineering. This knowhow is worth $26,000.00. Great job!

Would love to see more about the inspection process.

Nice to see the good guys win sometimes. Looks like a real score. I would have never thought about a "process" to get a salvaged vehicle back on the road, so I would be interested to see what actually is involved in doing that. Keep up the great vids.

Nice find! If you haven’t already, make sure you read up on the quirks and features of the M278 engine. First thing you want to do is immediately check the cam position sensor plugs and the cam actuator magnet plugs for oil intrusion and replace them as part of normal maintenance to prevent oil from traveling through the engine harness and damaging other components including the computer. Also get some Ceratec from LiquiMoly in there ASAP. Passenger side cam actuator cover is prone to leaking oil into the alternator and causing it to die prematurely.

I had the same issue clean the corner drains and you are golden, what a steel 👍. mine is diesel on 250k I've seen one on 480k

Very surprised a Mercedes "flood" vehicle wasn't snatched up for resale at some shady car lot. After Katrina, there were literally thousands of flood cars and I mean sediment, silt, debris and rust type flood cars being trucked all over the country. Great score Waldo, you are big pimpin now. An Adidas track suit, a gold chain and your best Russian accent is required when driving the S class, 😂

Congratulations, Waldo. After the rover I'm so happy to see you get a win. I don't see how it could get any better than this. I hope you enjoy it!

Its a joy hearing your calm and soothing voice Waldooooo.

Great video, Waldo. I guess Mercedes thinks that if you own an S class, you park it in a garage; therefore those hood vents don’t need to keep out the leaves. Seems like a great deal of a car. Looking forward to part 2. 👍

I literally was watching your last video at the end when you told us about this purchase when I got the notification of this video! Well done!

Yes it would be interesting to see a bit of the police inspection as well

Very nice,I love your videoes

You are stunning to look at while learning how easy it was to repair that S class Mercedes. Glad you lifted the car and went through it and made all maintenance along with the repairs needed to make the car your daily driver. Way to go my friend. I replaced the vacuum lines on an older S class Mercedes I owned to make the AC work correctly again. It took me about 3 months but I did get it fixed perfectly. Keep the videos coming! 😎

Great Find, yes please let us see the whole journey. I like your videos when they have a lot of content, it’s like being in shop class which is Awesome!

I think you found a gem

Love when a new video of yours pops up on my feed! Always great content

I love the time, patience and knowledge you have to explain every aspect of each vehicle, you must spend quite the time doing lots of research…. Thumbs up and thank you for keeping us entertained.

Nice to see you uploading more regularly. Take us along for the ride. Thanks

Filament from a weed trimmer is useful for clearing sunroof drains. You'll need the thicker filament used on a gas trimmer. The thin filament used on electric ones is too flexible.

I would love to see the gooseneck trailer series come back!!!

Well-presented and explained, logically outlined. I've never felt so calm watching a type of vlog like this. Thank you.

dude you are like the best mechanic i've ever seen. i wish i had you for my 1996 rolls royce silver spur. only 23000 miles and no one in las vegas has the balls to touch it!

I'm glad you have done this so I can see how good of an idea it is before spending any money

Excellent! You scored big on this vehicle. Love the W221 S-Class. When you have some time take a look at how over engineered the door seals are. It seals in like 3-4 places to make the cabin super quiet!

Im in love with this content man. Only request is please upload more often x

Great vid! Can’t wait for part 2!

Perfect find! Please give us more! It would be great to see you do the full service and then get it detailed and take it on a nice road trip

I really enjoy these Mercedes videos. Fantastic deal if it continues working.

Great video! Happy to see you uploading videos

Always good to see another quality car back approaching roadworthy condition - thanks !

Just gotta say I love your videos and I’m really excited for this series! I’ve just bought myself a basket case W220 S500 with rust on every panel, busted brake lines and paint that has been partially sanded down by the previous owner. Despite this the engine and transmission run beautifully and almost everything works. It even has a lot of features my 2018 E63 doesn’t have. These cars are really amazing, especially the W221 generation you have.

For one thing, he is either a MB tech, or, is insanely proficient at diagnostics (my guess is the latter). What's even more impressive is that the PN on a part he needed matched the SINGLE VEHICLE'S PN for the same part! That just never happens. Great work, great video, and even better results.

Best channel I've ever subscribed to. And you use normal logic to solve problems and normal people who are not mechanics can follow what you're doing. This is great content! Keep it up. Thanks KZfaq algo!!

Waldo so glad you were able to get a video up without months in between. I know I know, its a lot of work and you arevery busy and the weather sucks but I am kinda addicted to your content. Cant wait to watch😏🤩🤩

Wow that was a superb buy 👌🏼

I can't wait for part 2!

not only i would love to see part 2 of this video, but if possible post some "long format" videos from time to time, please. i have a blast seeing you going in detail about your car(S)

Great detective work, and even better job documenting it. Awesome job!!

Definitely want to see the state inspection stuff. Good luck with this S class!!

Best looking S-Class generation!

I'm loving this channel allready. Subscribed and ready for part 2 !

That’s a great find. Going to be a wonderful car for a road trip. I’d love to hear how you register a salvage vehicle. Can’t wait for part 2

Great purchase Waldo. Aspen is going to Love that Smooth ride and comfy seats .

Would love to see inside the engine too, maybe you could borescope it to check for any rust but given how it runs I doubt anything is wrong

cant wait for part2, man. love yer videos.

Thanks for another great video - gotta love German engineering, what a purchase! Please include everything in part 2 and beyond.

Great find! those cars are expensive. Looking forward to part 2.

Great video. Incredible salvage. I love your excellent diagnosis process, can only hope to learn to think like that as I try to make my own repairs.

What a find !! And you bought this car sight unseen, wow!

Not even in Europe you will find a 2012 S-Class for that low low price... Kind of jealous but at the same time not as the fuel economy must be well out of my budget for a daily :) Great content as always!👍

You got yourself a bargain my friend...

Looking forward to seeing part two. This looks like a beautiful ride.

It helps so much to learn to troubleshoot and fix problems. Thank you for sharing.

Mercedes Videos to the win! Please make more Mercedes Videos!

Samcrac must hate you, that is about the easiest "flood salvage fix" possible...

It's amazing what people do with their time. This is a great video!

Great purchase - congratulations! I'm jealous. Can't wait for part 3.

damn, you got yourself a deal with this one.

Yes make a fully fledge series on this hell of a unicorn conditioned car, it can also become a potentially good eductional video who are new on working these Merc V8's. Looking forward to this one :D

Can’t wait to watch the part two, love these salvage video !

My new favorite automobile content channel.

These videos encouraged my to take a chance and buy an old Mercedes 300e AMG from an auction yard. Turns out the car is running just needs a good service and a few things like spark plugs and fuel pump replaced. But it also needs a new headlight lol

4,800 lbs curb weight, holy shit! Crazy that my old '97 F350 Powerstroke weighs like 6,300 lbs. Not that far off.

so far, so good. hope the good luck continues in pt 2

My new fav car KZfaq channel. Keep up the great work.

What a brilliant find, an absolutely gorgeous vehicle…..

This gen of Mercedes S-class looks good and are quite good as well. Good find Waldo! Congratulations. The car definitely needs some new wheels, cause the current ones are uuuuugly!

Love these kind of videos. Love salvage and auction cars, can find turds but also can find some hidden gems.

Looks like a tremendous win for you. 2012 S550 is a dream car and I can't wait for part 2. Good luck!

Open the old suspension module,you will find the green crusties inside I'm sure. Deoxit D5 is your friend for cleaning those green crusties in automotive connectors,circuit boards,potentiometers etc. Expensive but worth it.

Change fluids and filters just in case there is water in there 😊

Thanks for creating great content. I really enjoy your no nonsense approach. As an inspiring DIY'er, I value the way you explain your process and avoid the temptation of being a cornball. I'm venturing into this arena w/ a '06 MB SL500 and I've already gained a lot of insight through you! Keep them comin'

Massive win for you . This cars amazing

Lotta car there for $4100 Waldo. Congratulations

Seems like someone got a tired of paying a high APR loan for that car and needed it totaled out. Happens a lot. Bodyshops make their money by keeping the car in their lots as long as possible charging the insurance company $100 a day. So insurance companies are in a rush to repair or total to not pay the storage fees

Super nice car Waldo, you look good standing next to it 😃Can’t wait for part two.

Another great video. Thanks for sharing.

yes

He doesn't upload often because when he does it's peak content

You are an amazing and good repairman👍🏻 So nice to follow your projects😀 I think this S-class is the best buy of the year🙏 Greetings from Sweden

That classical piece of music you used around 2:10, is like the Mercedes sound track for elegance and class lol always plays in my head when I drive my Merc down country roads.

You're either really lucky or you know what your doing. Either way I'm jealous! 😅

How much luck you can have… Greetings from germany😊😅🎉❤

Wow, that was unexpected. Super cool! Looking forward to watching part 2!

Sick man! love the vids

How did Samcrack miss that one ?

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Yes Waldo do a video on the salvage inspection process!

Great to see you work really hard to save this beautiful vehicle !

Cool

Wow

Congradulations on finding a needle in the haystack. I hope it brings you many year & miles of enjoyment.

Just found your channel over the week. Love all your stuff! Another great video and great find. I wouldn't mind seeing anything your willing to share to get it back on the road as a salvage title.

Good stuff, happy to see you got a winner !