Ah german fanboys, who think 60k mileage is something to sing about.60k mileage is not enough to give verdict on whether the car is good enough

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Ours has 137,000 still no problems with it

@@Jykobe491 in europe 60k KM is ALOT. We dondt live in BIG countries to make like 30000km a year fam.

@@Gril018 it is still poor anyhow you look at it

Yeah. Look, I am saying this as a German with a relative who worked as a Mercedes mechanic all his life until he retired: Don't buy a modern Mercedes. The brand still works but its cars don't. If you want a Mercedes deserving of the name you gotta buy one from 1999 or earlier. Back when the engineers ruled the company. They ENGINEERED the car and then a price was set according to the cost of the engineering and building process. You got what you paid for. Literally. That's how Mercedes became known for quality. The cars were expensive for a (very good) reason. But modern Mercedes is nothing like that. Modern Mercedes operates like all the other brands. Setting a price first, then engineering and building toward that price point. (and then charging extra for the brand name)

@@barbarusbloodshed6347 I'd say that 2006 is the last good year for Mercedes, maybe excluding the SLK/CLK for a few more years in their more basic packages. The day the M113 got replaced by the M156 was when the switch truly occurred. Don't get me wrong, when those 6.2L's run great they are MONSTERS but they usually have a life expectancy around 110k-130k miles, sometimes less, until a head bolt needs upgraded. Also, casting errors started becoming a BIG problem. Whether it be Blocks or camshafts or pistons or rods or cylinder walls, they just don't last without serious $$$. The M112/M113/M113k? I honestly don't think they really have an expiration date. They just keep going and going with basic maintenance. 300 to 400 to 500k miles and up, there was an SL I think that has 800k+ miles out there. Even those 5-speed transmissions were tough as nails, they would almost last as long as the engine with fluid changes every 40k miles and maybe a conductor plate at 300k miles. At around the same time the M156 came out, the 7G Shiftronic came out and while they can handle power pretty well, they had reliability issues as well! To engineer motors that go a million miles and drop down to barely 100k, that's an absolute travesty!

Like both ours. Maybe your friend was also just lucky?

@@awiethompson9675 Very good and beautiful cars! Want one to! But I live in the city right now so my Smart Fortwo is perfect for me

Appreciate that, mate!!

watching in eu also!!

We like this game… But number 2 is low hanging fruit, surely.

Should add judge musical tastes if CDs are in the car lol.

Perhaps an official ReDriven Bingo game is in order

@@ReDriven be good for April fool's day this year.

Are there scratchy plastics that are present in like EVERY DASHBOARD

I believe that a lots Mercedes old engines are having design flaws.but nowadays they basic fix all the defects

139,000kms isn't actually that much for a modern car. Let's see how the vehicle is at 239,000kms.

@@HardstylePete 139k km is a lot of wear and tear on a car especially when it's city driving. The majority of the kms on this car is from city driving since new, which is very different than a car with that many kms from mostly highway driving.

@@Howard24 but it really isn't a lot. City driving in a reliable car should be in excess of 250,000kms without significant repeated issues.

@@HardstylePete 150,000km is quite a bit actually.

I had this conversation with my mechanic just yesterday. He reckons it was about the time they got chummy with Chrysler.

My father owned a W123, a W201 and a facelifted W203 200 CDI. The W123 and W201 were meh. Nothing near like the quality of a Lexus or a Toyota. I admit: they were from another decades. The W203 was amazing: 400.000 km with some problems, but the engine kept on going without changing the double timing chain.

The last great vehicle was the W211

In fact, all Teutonic branded vehicles are pretty crappy these days. It’s only in Asia that they are perceived as prestigious, IMHO

Absolutely!!!!!

Watch the show Klokje Rond and put subtitles on. You'll be amazed.

It affects a very small % of cars. as most catastrophic issues are in any car design. If it was very high chance it would have been caught in QA

Yes, we also watched the video.

Statement of the year

It genuinely is hit and miss. Genuine first account here : my dad has always bought premium euro stuff and has zero major issues just general wear and tear and that also minor stuff, myself included owning a polo gti aw for the past 3+ years absoloutly no issues, all my cousins and uncles same story. I guess it really depends on maintenance and luck.

Ditto!!!

@@rishigannamani7340totally agree!

Own Volvo's, have for awhile,never buy new, find a good speacilist mechanic, never go to the dealerships unless you have to. Have always gone diesels, haven't had an issue. Saftey levels through the roof, best seats in any car I ever had an lovely to drive.

@@wackpaddyknickknackDiesel is the best!

Sadly, we cannot get Skodas in the US.

You can get a better skoda. Its called audi​@@georgeklimes7604

Burnt out pump is common on airmatic cars with leak if you leave the leak too long Goodwill is a good point that most people don’t know about and why servicing at a dealer during warranty and just outside of warranty can be beneficial with euro brands I’ve had cars upto 7 years old with goodwill claims with Audi, BM and Benz and only paid partial contributions for repair

@@dorianvisser1922 You are right about the pump burnt out with leave it too long - my complaint for the dealer was they were very confident that the air spring is the problem and said no other issues. I thought they had tested the pump already but was only told that it was broken after waiting for 3 months - my theory to the dealer is then what if it’s just the pump at the beginning - and statistically for two air spring to break at the exact same time is very rare - on that seperate note I did have the car always serviced by the dealer might be the reason they did the good will split.

German brands will always find new ways of doing things, including naming their AWD systems.

@@damilolaakanni4Matic has been a model reference for decades.

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4 speed automatic would be 4G-tronic the first of the torque converter 4 speed autos released in W126

I think of the Knit-omatic from Wallace and Gromit - Preston the dog fell into it. Still gives me nightmares

I don't drive mine in the rain.

Shame lexus don't make a sporty performance oriented SUV.

Everyone likes Lexus on the internet, but in Europe they don't sell well. BTW I own a Lexus CT.

@@Elaba_ Does anything Japanese sell well in Europe? I think it's tough to compete with car manufacturers that operate inside the EU

Lexus is not even in the same ball park when it comes to luxury and driving dynamics, agreed they will outlive any German vehicle…. But Lexus vehicles just don’t excite the driver.

@@dwindeyer Yep, Nissan are very common, despite the fact they they are now crap. Toyotas and Hondas sell well and a few Mazdas.

Current shape X3 is a much better car dynamically it’s ride handling is far superior and NVH levels are lower, plus ergonomics and seat comfort are better (even though X3 doesn’t have lumbar as standard). GLC has better cabin ambience and probably more available options (ventilation for seats, air suspension, slightly better premium sound option, elec steering column adjustment

30000 Meilen ist nichts.

Same as my ' 380 ' Japanese quality.

@@mvnorsel6354 Pretty sure the 380's were built right here in Aus.

Yep Mitsubishi 380 was aussie. In all fairness most if not all Australian made cars made in thr last 20 years counting down from 2017 were all pretty darn good. I have a 2013 VF Commodore 193,000km not a single issue or water ingress problem. It's criminal we stopped making cars down under. They were no bullshit simple honest cars compared to today's overpriced over complex crap. Never going to part with my VF Commodore, AU Falcon latter model owners would agree

W210 I reckon.

W212 is an excellent car Buy the V6 350 and the 5.4 litre (called 5.5) V8 they are the most reliable 4 cylinder engines can have same issues and other Inc stretched timing chains and cam gear issues 500 has Airmatic as standard So look for an E350 with normal sunroof not panoramic on steel springs not Airmatic with vision pack and you won’t go wrong E350d would be next choice heaps more torque and better fuel economy but leaky oil cooler so keep a couple of grand in your pocket for repairs

I agree with points made above. I purchased a 2012 E350 W212 low mileage example for my parents. They’ve now had it several years and absolutely love it. It has the basic luxuries one would need while keeping everything relatively simple. There’s a reason why the W212 Mercedes was used as taxis all over the world.

A lot of haters of MB out there. Envious to say the least!

I’ve got a GLA45 here in Uk. 2018 and I’ve had it for over 4 years - faultless. And looks and goes like a rocket ship It gets dealer serviced when it should and fed the right grade of petrol. I truly can’t find anything as good to replace it

Same here!

@@PhilbyFavouritesI mean, so long as you don’t have to look at it.

that's a good one! in design though, they're still running behind Toyota/Lexus. ridiculous.

No doubt John has given his advice, that's why they handle well in Australia.

Ah that korean shill

They have the same reputation in Australia. VW group, the same. German cars aren't what they used to be. They're for those that wish to spend their money leasing a car.

Cadogan or Cad-uh-gan

Agreed the X3/X4 chassis is way better than Q5 and GLC (not sure about current GLC)

Apparently Mercs e class 2l diesles lasts forever, taxis use them.They are like Camry's in AU

@@hellouser5498 you know a bunch of those 2 liters suffer from fuel injector intermittent failures, like 2010 to whatever. and if i'm not mistaken merc could never fix that issue.

And so you shouldn't......but just wait

Lexus just don’t ever feel actually premium to me. They feel like a Toyota with some flashy bits stuck on.

... the one thing I would say is if you are considering a Merc, check where it was manufactured. The c-class is built in South Africa. I owned a new e-class coupe after the c-class, and the e-class was built in Germany. I had no issues with the e-class whatsoever.

My 2016 250d glc has just started to slip out of D to N when I'm stopped with in 10 seconds does anyone else have this problem I've been told that I need a whole new transmission is this true ?

I had a W 203 Mercedes. It was that good that I'm about to buy another Mazda. The Germans have lost the plot in the last 20 years.

I had a Mercedes SLK230 for 9 years, and while I cried like I'd lost a pet after I totaled it I will probably never own another German car unless I get some huge financial windfall.

@@danmccarthy4700 Lovely car. I'm envious. Did it cost a fortune to maintain?

@@davidbrayshaw3529 It did. The engine and transmission were bombproof but it was a Pandora's box of expensive electrical gremlins.

Heavy on fuel, rides too firm, buy a 30d instead or 30i Love B58 (had a G30 540i) but bc X3 is M40i in this variant it’s rides quite firmly and there’s no air suspension option It’s very loud at start up with a look at me exhaust note which is great when no one is around but if it’s a night in a quiet street it’s a bit embarrassing my X5 (M50i) does the same thing

DO NOT DO IT...Sorry could i be any clearer. A quick google will back me up.

*MB not BM product

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