I Went Mad and Bought an AMG S Class! - Mercedes Benz S 55 AMG (W220) 2002

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I Went Mad and Bought an AMG S Class! - Mercedes Benz S 55 AMG (W220) 2002

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Күн бұрын

Sometimes, we act rationally, and sometimes we make insane purchases. That's exactly what happened when I bought this 2002 Mercedes Benz S55 AMG, a car that is likely to make me go broke. This car, carrying the M113 engine, was the ultimate AMG back when it was new. The W220 is also known to be a fairly unreliable car, but will it be unreliable to me? We'll see. But what is true is that it's a car that fills the junkyards all around the world, from the United States, to the UK, Australia, Germany and Canda. Don't forget to subscribe to Abriatus for more car related content on this car and others.
2002 Mercedes Benz S55 AMG M113 W220 (360 horsepower)

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@abriatus Жыл бұрын

So what do you think of my latest purchase? Btw, hope to see at least some of you at the Goodwood FOS later this year :)

@dragonfoxsolid1308 Жыл бұрын

I bought an s 500 for 8k and drove it for ten years. Someone crashed into me and insurance paid me 8k. Literally the cheapest car ive ever owned. So I also just bought an s55 lol

@Denis-ed3cm Жыл бұрын

lucky you:))

@dragonfoxsolid1308 Жыл бұрын

@@Denis-ed3cm Best part, in Washington State you get to keep driving salvage vehicles so I still have my old s500 that runs, it was a tank and lived through the crash.

@MarkVinewood 2 ай бұрын

I know many people don’t appreciate the early 2000s design, blobby headlights etc. But for me, this car oozes class. Very dignified

@marcusalan184 Жыл бұрын

Ive owned about a dozen cars in the last 25+ years, out of all of them, my '05 w220 S55 AMG is one of two that has never left me stranded. Thing is an absolute tank. You hit on a point that is often overlooked, imo.... This is almost the prefect "American" car. Big car, big engine, comfortable as heck. If you're willing to get dirty, you can pay 7-10% (similar to what you would buy the car under MSRP) of factory repair costs if you're willing to put in the research and work. ABC can be messy but really easy work and affordable if you source the parts well. Plus, how many other cars can you buy with factory 500hp for under 10k? I'll likely never sell this car, regardless of portfolio. Great overview!

@motorconcierge Жыл бұрын

"Airmatic has failed, wisit workshop" - pray this does not pop up on display, good luck!

@abriatus Жыл бұрын

I literally had a nightmare with that last night, no joke. I've seen it in some of my friends' cars and it's never pretty. But so far, the experience has been great!

@MartiniPinball Жыл бұрын

It’s easy enough to fix yourself. It really isn’t the most difficult thing to fix, the struts can be expensive but you’d safe a ton doing it yourself

@dinispaulino7512 Жыл бұрын

Airmatic wouldn'tbe as bad, this one has ABC which is worse. If you have a slight leak with Airmatic, it will pump it back up quickly, and you don't lose the expensive hydraulic fluid, which also makes a mess...

@matsujarvinen Жыл бұрын

@@MartiniPinball Yes,this is a DIY car.Airmatic problem may not be expensive,either.I changed compressor and valveblock six years ago,and no worries ever since.Cost me 500e.

@tommyboyz6291 Жыл бұрын

Owning the same one, in Black On Black...ABC still worked perfectly.

@abriatus Жыл бұрын

Glad to hear that you haven't had any issues, gives me confidence

@tommyboyz6291 Жыл бұрын

@@abriatus Trust me, I have own it since Christmas if last year, I just get on and she drive...you don't have to worry about the transmission either...they are toughest 5 speed Mercedes ever made...just a few small thing to watch for is the trunk latch vaccum cylinder, they break easily, trunk latch is very easy to replace, Rear roller blinds might go out...but overall that is a perfect super reliable daily if you take good care of it, engine will last you very very long.

@4benzes 11 ай бұрын

I have a 2002 AMG and a 2005 S500. The AMG seems to be built better and it definitely runs stronger. I swapped the ABC out though.

@vornamenachname5589 Жыл бұрын

This is a car with ABC. So it has no air suspension. Also not "literally every s-class" had ABC. in fact it was an option for regular V8 and only later AMG and the S600 had it as standard. regular W220 had Airmatic which is the air suspension. Btw. this colour is s beautiful and fits the car perfect. Kudos to the first owner who ordered it that way instead of boring silver or black.

@abriatus Жыл бұрын

Hi! Thanks! That’s why I call it hydropneumatic suspension, which is what the ABC is. I do say “almost every S-Class” on the video, I don’t have % but I’ve seen it on most cars except the basic trims. I agree completely with the comment about the color.

@Mrtweet81 9 ай бұрын

⁠@@abriatusBut you said "it feels like you are driving on a cloud, but it applies to this car and the air suspension that it has" So what is it? Airmatic was the primary suspension on the S-Class, but if you have been looking at V10’s and AMG solely then of course it will seem like ABC is the standard.

@FryChicken 6 ай бұрын

The ABC actually doesn't break that much, but after 100k-ish miles, it might not be a bad idea to replace all four struts and all ABC lines WITH GENUINE MERCEDES PARTS:, so about $6k-$7k in parts.

@kieftoker Жыл бұрын

Beautiful example

@abriatus Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@philyextreme2966 Жыл бұрын

One of my future cars

@t.l.robinson2162 Жыл бұрын

I have a 2006 S55. It replaced a 2001 BMW 740iL. This car is not going anywhere, ever.

@er1115 11 ай бұрын

Beautiful car, beautiful engine. N/A V8.

@Galaxy21zero Жыл бұрын

awesome video, i am from germany and own 2 s55 with the m113k

@ShutterSpeed_auto Жыл бұрын

Awesome video, im in a similar boat!! SL55 with relatively low mileage, super reliable M113k engine, but with other components failing. And also hoping I don't go broke trying to fix it. but so far with a bit of elbow grease everything has been achievable!!

@jgajga1563 2 ай бұрын

Que sorpresa estaba buscando videos de este modelo y me encuentro este el cual esta grabado en madrid, yo trabajo ahí al lado que coincidencia 😮😂

@mraiwa1000 11 ай бұрын

BEAUTIFUL S55 and really well done video! You earned a sub! :-) Also, how has it been to you since the video? Cheers!

@abriatus 11 ай бұрын

Thank you and welcome to the channel! It's been flawless so far, but I'm already looking into getting my next car, I get bored easily

@mraiwa1000 11 ай бұрын

@abriatus I'm the same way with cars... always gotta have something different after a short while (LOL) but with a car like this, I find it nearly impossible to get bored of !

@e.e9331 9 күн бұрын

Odometer says 157.000km steering wheel says 357.000km hmmmmmmm.......... Nevertheless a super clean car. That engine compared to its competitors M/S62, Audi 4.2, this 5.5L is 10x more reliable.

@chrisanaya9405 10 ай бұрын

are parts difficult to source in 2023?

@abriatus 10 ай бұрын

At least I haven’t encountered any probems with that

@janpc 3 ай бұрын

Hi, I have had an S430 for 3 years and have had some maintenance done, but that happens with every car, I do everything myself.

@YUSKHAN Жыл бұрын

See if you can find a good condition used Kleemann supercharger system

@Testtest-ph6vh 9 ай бұрын

Works that an the m113 from 2001?

@S65Finland 6 ай бұрын

This is cool! I Have W220 S65!

@habilaj5 9 ай бұрын

Switch to coilovers. Problem solved

@rusmirdevlic2164 2 ай бұрын

you bought the wrong year

@lamelobowling5552 11 ай бұрын

It's nice but this era of Merc is really outdated now and electrical issues are going to pop up left and right now that they are 20+ yrs old.

@mraiwa1000 11 ай бұрын

you're really outdated now

@turboZ3 11 ай бұрын

@@mraiwa1000 ur mom

@ericdesousa7576 9 ай бұрын

How much you pay? You still have the car?

@abriatus 9 ай бұрын

I paid 8.000, but I already sold it

@Kazz7420 Жыл бұрын

F in the comments everyone

@abriatus Жыл бұрын

I hope this car won't be the end of me

@Kazz7420 Жыл бұрын

@@abriatus For real though, good luck on the S55 you'll need it lol. That's literally a ticking time bomb in most cases.

@r35spectgt-r84 2 ай бұрын

@@Kazz7420it isn’t tho

@GamerShovv 8 ай бұрын

Just saw that car for sale

@traduly1997 11 ай бұрын

Burl woods is beautiful part of the luxury cars interior