I bought the WORST Mercedes SLS ever built!

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Alex Hess shares the story of how buy his dream Mercedes SLS AMG turned into a total nightmare.
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@pHOneGenIuS2009
@pHOneGenIuS2009 3 ай бұрын
Kind of expected Hoovie to be involved
@ashp5406
@ashp5406 3 ай бұрын
I know right
@BigGuy10Points
@BigGuy10Points 3 ай бұрын
Came here to say this.
@purpletigerracing7087
@purpletigerracing7087 2 ай бұрын
Same
@lombechewemukulu3767
@lombechewemukulu3767 2 ай бұрын
Lol. 😆
@TEEDUBS
@TEEDUBS 3 ай бұрын
"Maybe from some Italians or Arabian guys" DAYUM 🤣
@goler6477
@goler6477 3 ай бұрын
cant believe they left that in there lmfao
@time2driveohio151
@time2driveohio151 3 ай бұрын
I went straight to the comments when I heard that 😂
@zsinghs30
@zsinghs30 3 ай бұрын
Just a little casual racism nothing to see here 👀
@Mr_Bones.
@Mr_Bones. 3 ай бұрын
@@zsinghs30 Italian and Arab are not races. Stop using words you do not understand
@zsinghs30
@zsinghs30 3 ай бұрын
@@Mr_Bones. Look up the definitions of cultural racism or neo-racism. Notice how the word racism is still a part of the phrase? Now if you'd like to skip the semantics, the real question becomes "Is such prejudice against a particular ethnicity or culture acceptable?" If that's what you are trying to defend, don't waste your time.
@treshmiranda699
@treshmiranda699 3 ай бұрын
" probably a Monday's car..." , " serviced by Italians or Arabian guys..." " you need 250 to go faster than any mami in a wagon next to you..." I get hilarious Werner Herzog vibes from this guy.
@arctictruck10
@arctictruck10 3 ай бұрын
Never buy anything made on a Monday or Friday
@Dmonforte
@Dmonforte 3 ай бұрын
Mercedes: Builds SLS, builds A class Old guy in A Class: I take that personal
@patrickm4566
@patrickm4566 3 ай бұрын
When you have enough money, there are no roadblocks, only speed bumps
@tkskagen
@tkskagen 3 ай бұрын
Never purchase a vehicle built on a Monday (hangovers) or Friday (rush jobs) is what I have learned over the years. I used to work with a company that built 40' "Diesel Pusher" ($500K) Motorhomes in Eastern WashingtonState... Now you hopefully understand my reasons!
@BatCaveOz
@BatCaveOz 3 ай бұрын
It takes more than a day to build a car. That is kind of like recommending one should never buy a house that was built on a Monday.(or Friday).
@MrPyrojunkie
@MrPyrojunkie 3 ай бұрын
No where else will one find such a lovely collection of stories about automobiles ❤
@a.z.3214
@a.z.3214 3 ай бұрын
I didn´t expect to see my Neighbor Alex Hess here on VInWiki but i bet he´s got enough cool stories coming!! Greetings from Offenbach:D
@timmietz
@timmietz 3 ай бұрын
OK, I’m not sure if the news have not gotten to Germany yet, but care in the US, everybody knows that you do not buy a 2011 model year SLS. Ever! In fact, to be totally honest, MERCEDES did not but right until, the 2013 SLSGT came out. Also, what kind of a German buys a used SLS without a maintenance history and takes it to the Ring At least changing out all of the fluids and checking the tires and the brakes? I have never met that kind of a before lol
@XLargeEric
@XLargeEric 3 ай бұрын
"To the Nürburgring", not onto the Nürburgring. He was visiting the Oldtimer Grand Prix, a uge classic race car festival held on the Nürburgring.
@TwoDollarGararge
@TwoDollarGararge 3 ай бұрын
Finding a German car with service records in the US is like finding a dog that's never barked
@markk3453
@markk3453 2 ай бұрын
I think he wanted so badly he didn't care to check lol
@chuck1622
@chuck1622 3 ай бұрын
Hey now what’s wrong with the work of Italians and Arabians? 😂 I’m one of those 😂.
@Ukrainianification
@Ukrainianification 3 ай бұрын
What he meant is probably previous owners not workers
@BrockwRock
@BrockwRock 2 ай бұрын
Why when he has owned other exotics would he buy something without a PPI??
@kennyef
@kennyef 2 ай бұрын
This guy is directly back on the channel. Nice... Directly
@70Slinger
@70Slinger 3 ай бұрын
Shouldn't be too hard to figure out the day a car was made. I read somewhere, years and years ago. Never buy a car that was assembled on a Monday or a Friday. Mondays a lot of the workers are hung over and don't pay too much attention to what they are doing. Friday they are too eager to get the work day over, don't give their full attention to the job so they can get to the weekend so they can start drinking again. 😁 It's a vicious cycle EDIT: "From either some Italian, or Arabian guys" Yup, he's German 🤣🤣
@jamesnj3454
@jamesnj3454 3 ай бұрын
Get to the choppa!
@user-cf6uq4em6e
@user-cf6uq4em6e 2 ай бұрын
Not crazy wings like an Airbus. Could listen to this guy all day. Also Airbus have pretty normal wings.
@Twitchieandsons
@Twitchieandsons Ай бұрын
Here in Australia we call it a Friday job
@josephski7941
@josephski7941 2 ай бұрын
Let’s brush aside the photo of a Vector W8 at the 7:15 mark. Not worth mentioning.
@josefsmith3140
@josefsmith3140 2 ай бұрын
Lamborghinis, Porsches and a random Vector.
@Mr_Bones.
@Mr_Bones. 3 ай бұрын
When he said the car was maintained by Italians or Arabians, and then started listing off all the maintenance issues, I get the strong feeling this car sat in a very hot location that basically fried all the wires, seals, and components. I don’t know if it was built on a Monday, but it sounds like the car was sitting somewhere it shouldn’t have to accumulate all those problems
@adamfrazer5150
@adamfrazer5150 2 ай бұрын
😳 that 'A Class' is truly shocking - to think I'd been condemning the Honda Cube unfairly. Mercedes though.....a whole room of you all nodded at the graceless lines of that A.
@samsham8218
@samsham8218 2 ай бұрын
Some people have too much money
@lombechewemukulu3767
@lombechewemukulu3767 3 ай бұрын
MY DREAM CAR SLS
@forresttm
@forresttm 3 ай бұрын
Interesting that the Germans say its a Monday car. In the uk we cal them Friday cars 😂 Thrown together on Friday before they clock off for the weekend.
@l00katy0utb3
@l00katy0utb3 3 ай бұрын
I guess all British cars are made on Fridays then...🤣
@forresttm
@forresttm 3 ай бұрын
@@l00katy0utb3 you'd be surprised.. I've got a 180'000 mile rover..
@l00katy0utb3
@l00katy0utb3 3 ай бұрын
@@forresttm you have a Tuesday car!! 👍
@logwind
@logwind 3 ай бұрын
How is a SLS more special than any Porsche GT?
@VolcanicDeadLocked
@VolcanicDeadLocked 2 ай бұрын
"Some mommy in her wagon" 😂
@rrsstt7767
@rrsstt7767 2 ай бұрын
Performing like a 458…you never drove a 458 obviously! The SLS is a tractor, worse driving experience I had in the past 15 years. This car is dangerous, and useless.
@pipimontana
@pipimontana 2 ай бұрын
0:21 dreamer
@tonypalermo5796
@tonypalermo5796 3 ай бұрын
Boring!
@hydarail6477
@hydarail6477 2 ай бұрын
men it would be soo cool to find a clap out exotic wish i could own one of those
@user-wf1hk6tz5w
@user-wf1hk6tz5w 3 ай бұрын
Beautiful though........too bad KS roads would kill it
@EdBolian
@EdBolian 3 ай бұрын
Tough era for Mercedes reliability.
@rmkensington
@rmkensington 3 ай бұрын
Yeah x50
@V8-friendly
@V8-friendly 3 ай бұрын
You bought a modern Mercedes? Comforting to know, it will become a true classic collector's item one day 😂🤣😂🤣😂🤣
@davidnieuwenhuis8141
@davidnieuwenhuis8141 2 ай бұрын
Sounds like a Dubai or Saudi reimport.
@deepspiritmedia9485
@deepspiritmedia9485 2 ай бұрын
so confused... why not get it to mercedes and have them completly check and fix the car... sure would be more expensive but if you can afford the car...
@menash23
@menash23 3 ай бұрын
Italian or an Arabian guy... this guy is my new hero!!!
@benjamintyson8759
@benjamintyson8759 2 ай бұрын
Also your editor is cutting to random shots that have nothing to do with the content of the story
@cartrips9263
@cartrips9263 Ай бұрын
Yeah right, "Monday car". Expecting a German car to be still running well and not having all such issues, after 10 years, is kinda... well... for a car guy... well... you know... cough
@markk3453
@markk3453 2 ай бұрын
Notice he never said how much it cost, my guess is 25% of the cars orginal value. When you got to much money and cant control your wants u get taken for a longggggg ride lol .
@nw6932
@nw6932 2 ай бұрын
this is just standard mercedes
@iaaljabary2247
@iaaljabary2247 2 ай бұрын
This guy is passive aggressive its awesome 😅
@uxb2001
@uxb2001 2 ай бұрын
Note to self no Italian or Arabic service tech......
@uxb2001
@uxb2001 2 ай бұрын
This guy needs to meet the "Car Care Nut"
@kayleyryan4466
@kayleyryan4466 2 ай бұрын
I noticed that too 😂
@cam-xm3rm
@cam-xm3rm 3 ай бұрын
Most boring story I've ever heard
@DaleDoesIt
@DaleDoesIt 2 ай бұрын
Yep
@neznamtija8081
@neznamtija8081 Ай бұрын
Hahaha so funny hearing this accent 😂😂
@EddieV19
@EddieV19 3 ай бұрын
A class looks ugly
@NobodyUR
@NobodyUR 2 ай бұрын
Monday car lol ain’t that the truth. Much like the Dr you don’t want a surgery on a Monday or Friday , Tues or weds morning and that’s it 🤣
@jamdc2000
@jamdc2000 3 ай бұрын
Guy bought a used Merc and complains for lack of maintenance? Some way te create content lol
@Mercules77
@Mercules77 3 ай бұрын
?yah¿
@CR71243
@CR71243 3 ай бұрын
SLS is a Yugo compared to the 458.
@gman6861
@gman6861 2 ай бұрын
😴
@johnguertin2577
@johnguertin2577 2 ай бұрын
Just because the car is beautiful doesn't mean it's good. As far as having to repair lots of things: that is not a Monday car but a German car. Because he is a German guy, I suppose no one has ever told him don't buy a German car. They are the only Engineers that put hard brittle plastic in the hottest places of an engine. And BMWs have more leaking gaskets than anyone else (excluding exotics).
@user-wm3fc1sk1p
@user-wm3fc1sk1p 2 ай бұрын
You don't know what you're talking about. BMW uses the same kind of gaskets as any other vehicle manufacturer does. On the other hand, BMW drivers tend to be a bit on the "sporty" side, which means they like to shift at redline a couple times a day. Now what this does, is cause all the oil leaks you see people get. High RPMS= increased crankcase pressure. Increased crankcase pressure leads to leaky gaskets/ or increases the rate of leakage of a currently leaking gasket. Sporty drivers typically don't end up in basic commuter 4 cylinder Toyotas, instead those are mostly reserved for traffic-law abiding citizens who barely go over 3k rpms and stay 30 miles below the speed limits all the time. And that is why their gaskets are lasting a little longer. Another case one can make is that this "sporty" driving in cars such as BMW degrades the oil which may have a negative impact on oil seals but don't quote me on that. All I know is that higher oil temperatures degrades the quality of the oil, and not all BMW models come with an oil cooler, that's usually reserved for the top of the line performance cars in their lineup... Every single manufacturer has been using as many plastic parts as they can since around the early 2000s. Go under the hood of your Toyota corolla and check it out. If they could make the entire engine/ drivetrain out of plastic, they would. The entire cooling system for any automobile manufacturer from the last 2 decades is made of of mostly plastic pieces, doesn't matter if its a toyota or a bmw, keep in mind coolant temperatures usually settle down around 210F which is pretty hot, in the end all those parts have to be replaced, its just a matter of when and the cost of owning a car I would say. Long are the days of entirely metal radiators....
@kellyscars
@kellyscars 3 ай бұрын
Isn't that any Mercedes?
@17an28
@17an28 3 ай бұрын
I think you're thinking about BMW 😂
@maverickphantom005
@maverickphantom005 3 ай бұрын
​@@17an28😂 true
@maverickphantom005
@maverickphantom005 3 ай бұрын
I own 2 Benzes now, had 4 more before. They seem to be very good. One of them has almost 200k miles and it's not a diesel. Repairs have not exceeded the maintenance
@chump8035
@chump8035 3 ай бұрын
⁠@@maverickphantom005All of my Mercedes have been great.
@spyder_man
@spyder_man 3 ай бұрын
Merc build quality these days is shocking.
@frankiealbertgainard5303
@frankiealbertgainard5303 3 ай бұрын
Hard listen
@MrLimitHoldem
@MrLimitHoldem 2 ай бұрын
This guy is boring.
@danieleverywhere132
@danieleverywhere132 Ай бұрын
don't use fucking annoying beeping to hide swearing.there are other tones hundred thousands of them that don't destroy ears
@Not_Ferrari
@Not_Ferrari 3 ай бұрын
"It was serviced by some Italians, or maybe some Arabian guys." What the fuck is that even supposed to mean, and NO ONE at VinWiki thought "hey, let's edit out the part where he's just casually racist against middle easterners..."
@lukeyarasheski5510
@lukeyarasheski5510 3 ай бұрын
He was just noting that he couldn't tell for sure and wasn't trying to offend anyone. He didn't want to call them the wrong thing because most people are proud of where they came from. You may have had enough internet today. It sounds like you're becoming cranky
@Mr_Bones.
@Mr_Bones. 3 ай бұрын
You do not know what the word racism means. Please stop talking, you are not helping anyone but your ego.
@Not_Ferrari
@Not_Ferrari 3 ай бұрын
@@lukeyarasheski5510 I'm not cranky at all. He's talking about a lack of service records and literally says "It didn't get any service. Or maybe some service by some Italians, or Arabian guys." He sure seems to be implying that Italians and Arabians are shady mechanics since he's making a point of how poorly serviced the car was when he took delivery. Since the only defining characteristic he gives the people responsible for what he's describing as poor maintenance is their presence in a specific ethnic group, it appears to me to tick the boxes of casual racism. It could have just as easily been German mechanics that did the work, but he makes a point of saying "Italians, or Arabians" were responsible. He may not realize he's doing it, but that's also not really an excuse for it.
@lukeyarasheski5510
@lukeyarasheski5510 3 ай бұрын
@Not_Ferrari I'm an Italian mechanic, and that isn't how I interpreted it at all. I'm not entirely sure what you heard that I didn't, but implications are in your own head. He didn't say anything you just assumed he meant. Sounds like you have some stuff you need to work on because the only person who actually judged anyone there was you
@Not_Ferrari
@Not_Ferrari 3 ай бұрын
@@lukeyarasheski5510 "I'm (insert group here) and I wasn't offended so it can't be racist" is the equivalent of "I have a (insert group here) friend so I can't possibly be racist against them, they said it was okay for me to use (derogatory term)." The car was so poorly maintained that the only people he could conceive of having touched it, according to hisstatement, was either Italians or Arabians. That's not my judgement, that's his.
@ronerrickson166
@ronerrickson166 3 ай бұрын
Day 83 waiting on a video of the killer unique car collection a woman has in NJ called saving Saturn if you want to see the article
@hammmodjabeer7278
@hammmodjabeer7278 2 ай бұрын
And what did we benefit from this boring story 😂
@thenewbeester
@thenewbeester 3 ай бұрын
1st ?😂
@BatCaveOz
@BatCaveOz 3 ай бұрын
Did this dude just say that the car hadn't been serviced, or if it had, it was by some Italians or Arabians? (I would have edited that out of the video)
@Mr_Bones.
@Mr_Bones. 3 ай бұрын
Why?
@sorinstefan6038
@sorinstefan6038 3 ай бұрын
Is funny af and hes kinda right. If u been there u know lol. We europeans are not so sensitive as americans
@BatCaveOz
@BatCaveOz 2 ай бұрын
@@Mr_Bones. - Because I am not a 15 year old Edge-lord.
@Rico-qw9vt
@Rico-qw9vt 2 ай бұрын
He must of been a Monday Baby. Comment from a Italian Guy
@Lightingtecknix
@Lightingtecknix 3 ай бұрын
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