Here's Why You Should NEVER EVER Buy a Cheap Used Mercedes
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Hoovie the kinda guy who does a Post-Purchase Inspection, rather than a Pre-Purchase Inspection
Rich people can do that :D
@Von_Nightmare_ Luciferian Stop watching then. Plenty of other car TH-camrs out there for you.
Lol I kind of like it because then we get told what was wrong and that tells us what to look for when purchasing 🤣🤣
Well with a flip if you can make money without doing anything . Your good . He said he could so ...
No he knew the likely major problems. You can tell he has a ton of experience guessing those things on trade in cars, since he's an experienced salesman. He can afford to be fearless. Hoovie knew he couldn't lose much on this one and might even make a profit, regardless.
Please fix this car, this is one of the most interesting ones you've had on this channel in a while.
Agreed!
Fully agree! My all time favorite car!
Yes, fix this car and then pawn it off to the next sucker - I mean buyer. Oops!!! lol Scotty Kilmer is right about MB's! :)
Totally, so worth it. I was even disappointed that the video wasn't at least 30 minutes. FIX IT, HOOVIE!
absolutely, i love these mercs
I bought a Mercedes 240D and it was one of the best cars I ever had for 500$.
SlyMagpie I just bought and sold a 240d, slow as molasses
@@matthewking5323 Reliable though, you don't buy them to go quick. It's like buying a smart car and expecting loads of storage space.
Sure
I got a 2001 E320 for 900$, the car was kept by a old woman too
My homegirl had one back in the day with a 5 speed. It was slow but it ran great
As others has said, you bought a car that is 28 years old and where the owner clearly hasn't taken care of it. Here in Europe, our cars have yearly check ups as a rule.
As it should be. But the US still thinks their way higher death rate in accidents and more percental and absolute accidents have nothing to do with it. So sad! xD
Nicolas Manger So move to Europe! Problem solved.
@@DS-wo8wr I live in Europe. I worked in the US for a few years and i'm glad to be Back in Switzerland. Health Care, Car Inspections, near german Autobahn and more Money :D The USA is a lovley country, but sometimes its a bit in ears.
Many states in the US require yearly inspections, though it should be every one. Here in MD you only gave to get it inspected when you register it.
Unless you bribe em. Works exceptionally easy in uk , somehow easier than lithuania lol
Fix it up, sell it at a loss, repeat. DON’T MESS WITH THE FORMULA!
Never ask for a mechanics estimate while he's checking out yacht web sites. 🤑😵
Most Mercedes mechanics already have a yacht, so it doesn't matter if you catch them or not actually surfing on the interet. :))))
From what the Car Talk guys had said many times, auto mechanics have boat payments, so it fits.
T.M. D.R. My 04 pathfinder: new dizzy $750. Plugs and leads $550. The merc sounds cheap for that.
Are you sure you have an '04 Pathfinder ? The 3.5 V6 and 5.6 V8 engines have coil packs .. Maybe you have an Xterra with the 3.3 V6 ; that has a distributor
Lmao!
2 weeks later
Hoovies: I bought the cheapest amg wagon in the country
yep
he should watch his own stuff now and then
3700 dollars to fix it.
No longer the cheapest...
I brought the cheapest amg wagon for only 20000
@@idiotstupid5904 to be fair if he listened to himself he wouldn't have any content to share which would in turn cost him more money.
After fixing this Merc, Wizard went straight to the dealer and got himself a spanking new Sunseeker Yacht.
*Buys car for $10,000*
*Car needs $6,500 in repairs*
These are worth $20-25k, I wonder if I should fix it??!”
mrhvids - and some people think he’s rich....
A car where he actually makes a profit after fixing it up? That's the real reason he's not sure whether to do it, it's unusual territory for him!
@@montestu5502 He is, or at least will be very rich in the future. Look up his dad.
@@rkan2 That's right. And he makes very good money from these videos.
They might be "worth" that, if you can find a sucker to buy one.
Hoovie: "Never buy a cheap used Mercedes!"
Me: * *looking at my -18.47$ in my account* *
Also Me: "OK!"
Are you born in 1987 and have a negative net worth?
Bruh i had my bank account closed cause i had such negative money. No joke i wanted to buy a 600 car and i come to find out i dont have a bank account no more.
Me: get a job ya punk!
You: ?
Me: lulz jk
Wow, in the US one can exist without a bank account? That’s actually quite neat! Here you HAVE to have a bank account to get paid.
@Kurt Lamprecht Life after Harvey has been really tough i was tryna chuckle about the situation, recently started a gofundme after realizing i cant even afford a can of beans let alone a $600 car. You can go ahead and read up about my journey to rock bottom if you'd like. www.gofundme.com/f/zw3p3r-life&rcid=r01-156338217826-0537a888e56b4db5&pc=ot_co_campmgmt_m
I have fallen in love with cars like this, and it never ends well.
😂😂😂😂😂feel you maine...
you've been with diagnosed with the benz bug. there is no cure.
Same😩
@@noemmelkonyan8186 And I'll probably fall in love again.
"Cheap" and "Mercedes" should never appear in the same sentence.
If you don't have the money to pay for the car, you don't have the money to pay for the repair.
Bullshit. At least if you stick with the diesel engines. SUPER cheap parts here in Europe, incomparable to today´s cars. Oh.. ? You want power ? Swap the diesel pump elements to 6,5 or 7mm and you´re looking at 250 to 400 HP. Fair enough ? You Americans are fooled by garages beyond comprehension.
@@yves2348 shit diesel pump
Ve bosch pump better!!
unless you are in europe
Before you spend all that money on a transmission, you should take it to a MB specialist in this vintage of Mercs. Those transmissions can be finicky and have several adjustments. Start with filter, fluid, flush. Then move on to vacuum adjustments and check the fluid pressures. There are ports and adjustments on the drivers side of the transmission for that stuff. Could be a broken “K” piston that is easily changed with the pan off too.
Very good advice. Most problems on this vintage Mercs can be repaired with a bit of care and intelligence without swapping out major parts. Problems are usually caused by lack of proper maintenance, things not being lubed or flushed through etc. Check out Mercedes Source. Kent is a mine of information for Mercedes, and his TH-cam channel has loads of information and tutorial videos to help you repair these old Mercs yourself. This car is definitely worth investing a little love into it.
My W140 v8 transmission used to shift really hard, I ended up changing the fluid and filter and it still shifted hard. I then realized there was a vacuum line completely disconnected, so I took a zip tie and put it back on and it shifts like a dream now.
Ditch the shitty Mercedes transmission. All it’s gonna do is go out again in 5,000 miles, no point in wasting your money on a garbage one.
@@loganklein366 what makes you an expert to make that statement. If you take care of them they last. if you dont take care of them like you said it will crap out but if you maintain them it wont.
@@matthewgodwin3050 I think that is great advice and a lot of it is run on vacuum Needs to have the transmission flushed and changed fluid and filter. and go from there, Dont take it down and send it to a shop for overhaul. Look for a used on at a salvage yard also if need be.
hey man! mine did the same misfire.. it was a clogged fuel filter!
The transmision had a issue that sometimes it didint upshift to 4th gear.. it was that the new oil filter disintegrated and blocked some valves sometimes.. a new oil filter and oil and problem solved!
WHY YOU DIDNT CHECK THE DIFF OIL?? maybe its dry!
Cheers from Argentina man!
Que bueno encontrar un compatriota que ve los videos. Pensé que era el único.
I would personally flush all the fluids and make sure everything is full. That car also should have a nice long road test at high speeds to clean it out. It's like an Olympic athlete that had an extended time away from the sport. The best thing is to go all out and clean out all the crap.
@@fabriziojuliancaldara3950 jajajaj somos mas de los que te esperarias!
@@dhennessey1970 i think the same as you man!
@Fran Ruiz Brasileiros assistem Hoovie tambem!
So the car is displaying pretty classic issues for a car that age, and the parts to fix the car’s problems are pretty cheap, tbh.
Now, if you want to go to the most expensive mechanic... that’s a different deal alltogether.
pangtsr yeah, most of the stuff he could do himself and save himself the book rate. I would compare it as the BMW of the same vintage. I have an e30 and e34 540, and some people call them bust my wallet, and are both very reliable and easy to work on. Plus great community support.
Cheap cars also deserve repair 😞
Hoovie: tHiS iS wHy yOu nEvEr eVeR bUy a cHeAp mErCeDeS
Next video: I just bought the cheapest G wagon!
Hurdur it funny cuz capitol letterz
I saw a 2jz gwagon swaped there in the uae the thing is awesome
*why not?*
@@thelastmemphian he never said it was a "AMG" G wagon there's other options
@@thelastmemphian So it would run! And 15 years later still run smoothly!
Hoovie: Car is misfiring badly
Also Hoovie: First things first, let’s put new wheels on it.
LOL and it didnt fix the prob imagine that
Yep my kinda guy
He already had the wheels. Solving the misfire will take a while.
I take it the wheels were pretty old, so no harm in replacing them anyway, fixing the problem wasn't really the priority there, but would have been nice if it did.
These posts are getting old
Tyler, after watching this video I wish I had kept my old '93 Lincoln Continental. The only thing that really aggravated me was the chime that was constantly ringing every time the gauge display would change in the digital cluster. The seats were like butter, the moonroof worked flawlessly, and it rode like a dream...even after I replaced the air suspension with coils from Strutmasters for a third the cost of an air system. I replaced her after buying a Buick with the supposedly "bulletproof" 3800 V-6. She locked up at 130k . Upon dropping the pan one of the bearing caps was in the bottom and another barely hanging on. Upon investigation I found that many of the early "Series II" 3100 engines were recalled, and apparently the dealer had not done the work properly. Lesson learned! Check very source available to research issues common to a vehicle before dropping cold hard earned cash. A friend bought the Connie and drove it another 10 years.
W123: "Think I'm not bulletproof? With my warlord owner? Out here in the desert?.. Hold my beer....."
It´s a W124. And yes it´s bulletproof. :)
Keep the damn thing. Their prices keep going up. I have a 87 300tdt and was super happy to see this on your channel.
Looks so much better with the stock wheels. I was waiting for that.
Should have put the evo 2's on it. They are the best wheel for 500e
absolutely transformed the look, the porsche rims or the aero ii monoblocks are even better
Exactly what I thought. It went from "some high school kid's hoopty", to respectable and almost sleek looking. I generally don't like customization on cars that are "premium" brands anyway. But that's just a matter of taste I suppose.
I didn’t mind the aftermarkets on before but definitely an upgrade to go back to Mercedes wheels
@@tylernewton7217 Agree it's a matter of taste, personally i like the look of those wheels on old German sport/lux saloons but then again that's because i had an E23 on 5-spokes back when it was just an old expensive to fix BMW & i loved them & the car...
One of my first hooptes was a 1990 300E with the in-line 6, wish I still had it, traded a laptop for it, new alternator and battery and it was good to go. It was cool
I had an 89 300E and had fixed most of it's problems. THEN a young woman with NO money for insurance but enough for a cell phone rear ended me and totaled it.
I honestly loved those period correct after market wheels
Any idea what they are?
Fix it!!! You will regret it if you sell that unicorn.
Next Episode:
Hoovie buys the cheapest AMG G Wagon in America.
yes
i was the 100th like
I just saw a 2018 G63 AMG, a 2017 G63 AMG, and a GLE 63s AMG
Rideshare Revolution is definitely love to see that that’s my dream car if I had the money I’d even do that but watching this guy I’ll rethink my options
So should do that!!!!
That wheel/tire combo is perfect
Hoovie is the kind of guy who buys a car with just wheels left and then starts to cry why u should never ever buy one..
As a 1993 300E owner who has been under the hood LOTS of times... the hood can be raised to 90° so it is out of the way, and you don't hit your head on the grille. There are buttons on the hood support/hinges to allow the hood to go to 90° position. Nice engineering with this feature.
My W204 and W205 C-classes still had it too.
Yr 2000 E55 can raise up too, about the only thing Mercedes did right building the car
This car is absolutely worth fixing.
programmer437 ♥️
Love these 500e's. The 8 holes looks perfect on it.
The diesels built mercedes... there's a lot of them here in Portugal with over a million kms and still in use by taxi drivers and personal use... but petrol cars is very rare to see them rolling
Root Edge Gilmour
- Worth mention that petrol versions are rarely seen due to taxes and fuel costs. ;-)
@@crpth1 true, this country is a joke... newer cars that make less polution pay more taxes than old cars
As long as Hoovie keeps buying cars Wizzard will get that Sun seeker
Fix it and it'll be worth at least 25k. Please do it!
Of course he will, he was a car dealer after all!
Mercedes...... rich people lease them, poor people buy them. Depreciation of those vehicles are astronomical.
But the new buyer has a simple mathematical equation on costs. They offset the depreciation against any otherwise incalculable out-of-warranty repairs costs. Plus, their ownership is stress-free and they get the pleasure of owning a new car.
New and secondhand both have some merits and you are fortunate if you have the choice, but if you do, it’s a much less stressful experience paying the depreciation than paying the mechanic.
Lease new, buy used is true as always.. unless you swim in money.
@@sakariaskarlsson634 You only lease new if you can’t afford to buy new. You’ll be paying the depreciation anyway but. with a lease car you have to pay the brokers fee and borrowing costs on top because you can’t finance it yourself.
Once it’s out of warranty it moves on to the secondhand market where the potentially astronomical out-of-warranty costs become a permanent anxiety for the new owner.
No cheap way of doing it either way. There are opportunities for skilled individuals to capitalise and repair these worn out high end vehicles, but for everyone else it’s best to stay well away.
Truly Rich people wouldn’t lease
another thing to mention is that the 500e is currently appreciating due to increasing demand again
I can't stop feeling sad for that Porsche in the background with it's heart laying in the floor. lol
The older mercedes’ are absolutely bullet proof. My 1975 280C will run until the end of time.
i agree My 94 e320 coupe is still going strong with same engine trans and even headgasket and over 600K miles hell i dont even change the oil all that often but i dont let the oil go too long
what brand do they use now? just curious
Your "old" Mercedes will surpass time.
Whereas I am fairly convinced that the engine and gearbox on my E63 are made of chocolate :-(
MY 1990 560 SEC IS INCREDIBLE!!,!,! Yes you need to take care of them!!!,!, I’m Taking That Ride to the Grave!!!,!,!,!
Why. Why. WHY DOESN'T HOOVIE PUT A MIC ON THE WIZARD. I CAN NEVER HEAR ANYTHING HE'S SAYING
Till this day I don't understand that
I never have trouble hearing him
We've been asking for that for while....
You talk very loud,, I think you're deaf.
so you want to hear all the:
"LS doesnt need dry sump"
"those factory Porsche coolant lines are fine for track use"
"Im sure it wont caught on fire, you can do recall later, power steering fluid is barely flammable"
"maybach actually recommends super glue for maintenance"
"we could change oil, or replace whole thing, I recommend the latter"
Wizards looking at his future new boat, thanks Hoovie!
I love my old Merc. I wish you luck with this car, cause it is a unicorn and you must do what you can to save it.
As far as my experience with my 201's and my old 124. The diff will most likely have the wrong fluid in it or might be topped up too full from the previous owner.
The tranny, I'd change the filter and vacuum out the old fluid and fill with Mercedes specified fluid.
I like what you do, cause it's all for the love of cars. Keep up the great work 👍🏿
I remember reading about the 500E in the car rags of the day. I was in love with these things.
Brandon Clark back when it was new I was still in university and my accounting professor had one of those. With a 250d badge and a tow hook :)
@@VolkerHett that is taking the sleeper aspect to an entirely different level
Hoovie: "I can't imagine it being worse than the M5"
500E: "Hold my beer…"
Wizard: "Daughter, go ahead and get that studio apt for yourself next semester"
WOW!!! The Wizard is a very good mechanic, and such a wonderful trustworthy man, a great friend! He is a such a treasure!
Over here in the UK I recently bought a 2003 C180 Kompressor in gorgeous metallic black for £140. It had a slipping transmission but a new solenoid and ATF 134 cost £96. I did the job on my driveway and the car now runs beautifully. It's got 160k on the clock but you'd never know. In the world of vehicle problem diagnostics it's not who you know, it's what you know.
Keeping an original E500 is still better idea than having older E class, even the AMG from late 1990´s, because an original E500 with clean title is a rare car. The late 90´s E class sporty versions have even less distinction between regular and AMG version. Slap 18inch AMG monoblocks on a regular E320 with 200$ muffler ends and most people will think it´s an AMG. This E500 was also not as prone to rust as the W210.
What about trying a gearbox filter and oil change.
Cheapest and easiest first.
It might work.
yeah a lot bs in other repairs too lol
steven v well what do you expect for an old German car!
It will turn into one big money pit.....
I bought an old 300E for 3k and it was one of the best cars I ever owned.
What year was the 300E?
@@blitz0138 I think it was an 86
I had a Mint E420 1995. Best Car I ever owned. It had 130K miles an I paid $5500 in 2005. It was a Steal, guy wanted $8k. It had 220K miles when I sold it and all it ever needed was Brakes, oil Change and a Big Fuse Replacement for the Blower Motor.
Most wiring harnesses that were problematic from the 1992 model year through 1995 have all been replaced under a dealer recall or service bulletin. 1996 was the year they came out with the redesigned units.
Yeah, MB has never learned to make wiring harnesses. How many years have they been at it? Conclusion = crappy cars and they don't care because stupid people buy them.
@@wholeNwon it was euro law rule to use that type of wire
@@raycroal And all those very smart European chemists didn't know? Didn't care more like it. Once they have your money....
I had 2 new MBs....NEVER again.
@@wholeNwon they went back to non bio-degradable in 95,it was an ettempt to help the environment they didn't expect them to degrade until they were buried ,i wouldn't buy a 92-95 and if i bought one brand new i would be pissed no end.it is a shame cause some of their cars are very sturdy
@@wholeNwon Thats why i got a 300D problem solved lol
*Hoovie:* Mmm, wonder what car I should buy next?
*Scotty Kilmer:* Hahahahah, '94 Toyota Celica. Everything else is total junk!
The '94 Celica is a lovely car (though Scotty's one is actually a bit rough). Mine's a little nicer: www.colin99.co.uk/mycar-2018.jpg
I'm so sick of hearing Scotty go on about his (admitted) oil-burning Celica.
NorthernChev
Crown Vic > Celica
Justin Phillips and don’t forget endless money pits 😂😂
Scotty Kilmer ìs a rusted bolt. :)))
When your mechanic goes "WoAOOHH", you know you're in trouble.
Have a great dayLove your stuff!
Are you completely out of your mind? First of all: W124s ARE bulletproof. The chassis is built to last forever, you only need to take care of the bushings. The engine will run if you take care of the electric. And last of all: do you know how much these cars cost in Germany here? A (okay, well maintained) 500E will sell for 100k€
Fixing it will always be a benefit. You bought it dead cheep. Fix it!
exactly, and a lot of those repairs can be done for cheap if he put a little more thought into it, not every single thing has to be replaced all the time
@@acm1781 your spot on, very expensive junk. I laugh when I see one. Out of warranty, out of luck.
@@acm1781 w124s are junk eh? Coming from a person who comes from the land of such dooseys as Chrysler and GM products. Not too bright are ya
You must be referring to the post early 90's models that were built by the accountants instead of the engineers. Look at all the cars today, emphasis is on being "green" and technology. There isn't even much emphasis on mpg any more like there used to be in the early part of 2000. I hear nothing about reliability. I'm at 460k miles on my original 1990 w201. Show me something that was built today that's still on the road in 30 years.
@@lsmalley Agreed, too much emphasis on making money over making quality cars that last. I guess it makes no sense to though, if everyone bought one car and it lasted them their lifetime, all the manufacturers would be out of a job... Saying that, Volvo are still doing good IMO, at least as far up as '06/'07ish not sure on the newer stuff (The DRIVe Ford engine was wank. but i believe they've brought the D5 back again so maybe hope yet). '06 S80 D5 SE Lux here just about to roll over a mere 200k, cost me a shade under £700 and I've put tyres, shocks, clutch master and steering rack on it. Drives like a car with under 100k, comfy and plenty of torque, doubt i have £1k in it and i fully expect to see it over 500k with basic care and maintenance. Speaking of which, cambelt is due before next summer. Still original water pump...
Once my father bought a cheap (accordingly to him) 11 years old '85 Mercedes-Benz in 1996. He still drives it 23 years later without any major expense other than ones produced by other careless drivers that like to speed and crash into other people's cars.
But that was before Mercedes-Benz cars become just another manufacturer of crap.
That vintage _WERE_ world-class reliable cars. After about 1999, it all went to crap (Chrysler era, etc.).
@@alliejr That's true.
Pre 99... '90 Mazda B2600i 4x4 loved and driven to 350+k and my current daily '97 Toyota 4runner limited with 378k 😂
Modern ones are still reliable. The difference is than in 1985, every Mercedes was reliable, whereas now, some of them, like the S and E Class, are reliable and are still popular hotel cars and taxis in Europe, but others, like the CLA and GLE are crap, because the people who buy them don't have any standards and just want a badge.
@@jordanbell4420 And back in the day they were more simple and more well-built so there were not so much that could go wrong and would be easier and cheaper to fix them...these days is a nonsense amount of electric crap that can cause a lot of troubles (some catastrophic) and the environmental regulations are leading to critical failures mainly with the particles filters that are crazily expensive to replace and are causing catastrophic fires all over.
I doubt any Mercedes-Benz from after the 1990s will manage to last 30 or 40 years of ownership and become classics, they just don't last. To me that says a lot. But that's not just on Mercedes-Benz, it's on every car manufacturer.
Even the cheapest oldest W124 Mercedes is so much better compared to the new chinese made shitcars!
I mean I would rather a New Honda Civic than a Mercedes cheaper and will last longer.
@@kingkeating5230 False a W124 will outlast any Honda.
Colm Farrel imagine being that delusional
Wrong
@@neale.kaufman5168 Yeah of course honda wil outlast anything, and stand behind their cars like nobody else! That is obviously why there are so many happy owners of new high-performance honda civics who have to drain the gasoline from the crankcase of their brand new 1.5l turbocharged rocketsled every 500-1000 miles just to keep it from overflowing and bursting into flames. But at least it's fun to drive... Well OK it's slower than a $500 diesel volkswagen from 1998 with a $50 eBay stage 1 ecu tune. With 250,000 miles showing on an odometer that has been broken since a year that contained two zeros, but the civic does have a big red "R" on the back so it's obviously a sports car. And of course it's comfortable, with that wonderful ever-present scent of gasoline wafting into the cabin cutting down on the little pine tree bill and not increasing the oner's family's cancer risk AT ALL. Oh yeh and since Honda's engineering response was to reprogram the ECU so that the A/C compressor stays on at full capacity at all times to make the engine run hotter so there will be less unburned fuel making it's way into the lubricating oil through blowby there is literally no interior heating in the winter. Which of course did nothing to fix the problem for every owner I have heard from, and every owner that signed the NHTSA petition asking for a recall, but honda's brilliant engineers said before they roled out a "fix" as well as after that oil dilution with unleaded gasoline to the tune of as much as a quart or in some cases two plus every couple hundred miles is indeed NORMAL and apparently will not negatively impact the service life of the engine one bit, and so they see zero reason to act further. That;s the new civic typeR 1.5l turbo that I'm referring to - if you don't believe me go to the NHTSA's advisory site or carcomplaints.org.
Versus the mercedes w124, a platform which was so thoroughly over-engineered that there are dozens if not hundreds of examples still on the road today with well over a million miles on the original engine and transmission, some (including many of the so-called "north african taxicab" variety) with more than double that which are still trusted daily all over the world by their owners as their means to make a living, hundreds in the USA with north of 700,000 miles and still going strong - a german suburban main battle tank with industrial reliability which even the BBC top gear crew was unable to kill without driving into water deeper than the car's roof.
Oh wait, that's right, they tried that too - they even let the poor old merc float, then sink, with the key still in the run position. They even left it soaking for an hour or two after the electronics stopped randomly rolling windows up and down and flashing headlights and the like. Proeeding then to tow it out and let it drip dry for an hour or two then replaced the battery. Of course the poor thing would not turn over, despite the elecronics coming immediately back to life (for the most part) there wasn't even a hint of movement when trying the starter. After they pulled the plugs and purged the hydrolocked engine's cylinders of water through the spark plug holes (using the still working starter to do so) they replaced the oil for good measure and put the plugs back where they belonged and it fired back up and drove away under it's own power. That was the final attempt to kill it except for running it over with an american-style monster truck, which also failed to stop it from moving, though made it a bit clumsy to navigate around a mallwart parking lot.
And your money is on Honda, eh?
It should be cheaper to do the rear differential and subframe bushings if they are doing both jobs at the same time. There will be a lot of overlap in labor.
Nowhere near as bad as I thought, glad you're going to keep it. We over at the 500eboard are watching this series with popcorn.
Do it Tyler, sell one of your other cars if needed, this one needs to get back to it’s glory!
I tend to check what the faults are before I buy not after. This is especially good advice for those who do not have access to someone as honest and competent as 'the wizard'.
The wizard can't even open a W124 hood properly for service 😂🤣
Come on, the W124 is such a simple car. You basically got yourself the most complex one in the worst state!
But he is pussy
10 years ago my father bought a 1987 300E for peanuts just because he needed cheap transportation, he still drives it, thinks it's the best car he has ever had and the only major failures has been the water pump and the rear diff (which probably had been running withouth enough oil in it because they shouldn't fail like this one did). Heck, people that bought brand new cars 10 years ago and still drives them probably have had more trouble. I agree that a Mercedes is far from bulletproof, but on the other hand, it seems that americans for some reason think that every Mercedes is built like a spaceship and impossible to repair, even if it's a 240D from the 70s. Of all the brands I have been working on, only my 1985 Nissan Pickup has been more pleasant working on than Mercedes, but that is such a simple built truck built to last in developing regions that they really shouldn't be compared......
A W124 is probably the best built car from the era....just buy a good one and not a dump.
Jetronic CIS-E injection, vacuum operated automatic transmission, multi-link inboard front suspension, power everything, vacuum actuated automatic climate control - there is nothing simple about the W124.
🤔Ummm Hoovie I dont think you understand what you have.... Thats the Mercedes thats very much worth repairing!!! Thats a Diamond 💎
He understands exactly what he has, but even a rare car has a monetary value and if you are not emotionally attached to a particular car it often makes more sense to sell it and buy a better one. The old adage of "Always buy the best car you can afford" makes a LOT of sense if you have to pay someone else to do your restoration work.
or as they say in Aladdin (the 1992 one, not the reboot) a Diamond in the Rough.
He’s in a lambo and a bentley these days. The old Benz fan Hoovie is long gone. Sell out status now or something because that’s a LEGEND.
@Boss Günter 6500 for what they can see NOW, not what ever else may be hiding that needs fixing, I mean what if they take the cam covers off to change the gaskets and the cams are worn for instance? You can't tell what you'll need to spend, which is why it's usually better to just start with a known good car and let someone else have had the expense of restoring it.
Ever wonder what it looks like when you have real problems finishing things you start?
Hoovie: I have 2 more projects!
We have previas over here in HUGE numbers in right hand drive called TARAGO. I could have got a PRISTINE one like yours with like 65 thousand miles on it for US $3000 including the inspection and taxes and tags. It was so nice you could have ate off the carpet.
Hoovie: I just bought an ancient Mercedes 500E.
Scotty Kilmer: Noooooo!
Doug Demuro: Does it have any interesting quirks and features?
Tavarish: Has it burst into flames yet?
samcrac: We can fix this with some thick duct tape and a transmission swap from a ford fiesta!
Rich Rebuilds: I don’t have time for this. I want to remind you this is not my full time job. Awww... ok. It is now.
Let’s rip it all out and load up some tesla power packs. Anyone see my shoes?
extraordinary comment
Mr. Regular : I need to poop and educate you about English Literature.
Wizard: 🤑🤑
Chris fix: "dude, look on my channel, reduce that 6500$ on 1500$ top"
Tyler: I told myself that the max is 5000 dollars
Also Tyler : 6500? I guess we can try.
Cool Previa. My friend inherited one when we all turned 16 - it was the official crew van.
I love these videos. It's free advertising for me. What other junk should folks not buy?
nothings wrong with this car its just basic maintenance lol
Wa t yeah mostly maintenance and wearable parts i guess it’s mostly not serious
More like missed maintenance :)
Transmission rebuild?!
@@newsgetsold If you don't change oil in a gearbox that's what happens nothing to do with reliability.
@@colmfarrel4742 It's something that's wrong, and maybe they did change the oil. How would you know?
Hoovie I'll give you $11k for it tomorrow. Seriously let me know. I'm not a TH-cam guy but I'm a mod at Benzworld and will make sure it gets the right treatment!
EVOCATEUR $11,100!
I’ll give u 11,200!
I'll bid 11,300, I'm a mod at benz universe
Hoovie, take the best offer. You'll be making money on this one. Once in awhile we want to see you come out ahead.
Okay okay $11,450 cash AND I'll drive it to Kansas after it's all fixed and let you make me an offer on it!
As a young car lover and mechanic, 25 now, I've been buying classic cars since I was 17 and a student, with very few money as that's what I could afford but, then, fixing and restoring them I've always used to spend more that if i'd bought them new or restored, and not talking about hours spent working on them hahahaha But... You know what? I've ended spending more money, I've got angry many times, dissapointed as well, etc.. And I've thought many many times that I've made a mistake working on cars as a job and being cars my hobby as well, it sometimes is hard to stand... But I've learned in a crazy way about cars, I've dissassembled and assembled completely my cars, made my own parts, I've driven and beaten them knowing I could always fix them again, I've enjoyed them... And I guess that's what matters... If you don't want to spend money on a car, just buy a brand new Hyundai (cheap and... Yes, reliable)... But if you love cars, choose what you like, it hurts spending money on them, but... Each one spends money on what they like hahahaha Finish and keep that Merc!!! ;)
The last well-built Mercedes was the 123 series from '76-'85 (a few wagons were built in '86).
You can get a VERY good w123 for $5-10K, but check for the usual rust spots, and get one with manual hvac controls, as the climate control system monovalves is unobtainable now.
I waited until I found an excellent, full euro-spec, '84 240d with manual hvac, manual trans, and manual windows, with none of the usual rust, for less than $5K.
Sell it to Alex from Legit street cars ;)
yea sell it to alex, the last one he bought was was a pos
Jaroslav Tatousek he doesn’t like good Mercedes
ooops, I just bought a 114k mile 1996 e320 last month for $1200, but I put over 1000 miles on it so far and its been flawless, and its in very nice shape with Bose sound syestem.
The Wizard is always glad to see Hoovie because he looks like dollar signs everytime he comes into the shop.....
Do you really think he pays him what he actually quotes on the channel? I really doubt it. He quotes retail prices, Hoovie pays cents on the dollar.
I really enjoy your videos! I've now watched a number of them, and here's an unusual comment--one of the things about which I am pleasantly surprised is the lack of foul language. It is becoming more and more rare to find videos which are free from profanity, and I guess I just wanted you to know there are still a few of us old dinosaurs out here who appreciate clean language.
it might be easier to inspect the engine if you open the hood all the way (90°)
probably has no idea he could have done that
@@chiefdenis and he was saying things like he didnt know mercedes very well the hood is a good clue of that
@@thomasrose6962 i actually thought he was a mercedes guy since he seems to love and had owned a few in the past.
To be fair though i'm a bit biased to the w124, they're some of my favourite cars ever, it's a bit annoying to see him ignorant of potentially cheap repairs to faults that come up in an old merc, which are forever solved when fixed
@@chiefdenis At least he's giving it a chance, ignorance aside.
So many people make snap judgements about MBZ without ANY actual knowledge.
@@Alvan81 Facts
Next episode
Hoovie buys cheapest Boeing 747 in the galaxy .
And the episode after that, Hoovie buys a ufo after the area 51 raid, ???, profit?
Younes Zreika 😭😭😭
buys boeing 737 max and fix it
Henry Dillard the wizard having to wait on parts from mars.
My dad gave his old w124 diesel to me. It had never been treated good, oil changes every 2-3 years, no antifreeze, just tap water, sat in the sun for 30 years yet runs perfect. Don't know where you pulled the fact that they aren't reliable from.
it's so nice and it has awesome history! Sell some of the fleet if needed, but it definitely seems like a keeper.
every time I see US headlights on mercedes... (puke)
Hoovie better add Euro spec. Headlights to the Wizards list😎
Idk what the fuck that means but okay
I drive a 1986 Mercedes 300e US spec and the headlights are just fine pal.
Like the Hammer and E60,,, the 500E is a somewhat unique (ok, that's an oxymoron) animal among w124's,,, not unreasonable to expect running costs to be higher. The truth remains though, that the 124's were, and still are, brilliant cars,,, like any other automobile,, they need to be looked-after and not abused. I've had a few 124's,, an 87 260E,,,, 89 300E and a 93 300CE Cabriolet that I still have after 15 years,, all have been awesome cars and had well north of 150k miles.. Other than a new wiring harness and a couple of hydraulic parts on the cab,,, none have required anything more than regular maintenance and a couple of valve-cover gaskets and a flex disc,, all 'doable' DIY jobs..
Although I will admit,, it took me 3 days to do the wiring harness. :)
@@jucklowe 3 days to do one on a CE? What problems were you running into? I can do one in about an hour.
But agreed, these are awesome cars. I definitely do not recommend for people to buy them and expect them to be cheap to run, they're old cars and even "good" owners neglect maintenance. I've totally redone the suspension on three of them, always makes the car so much better.
Already suspect I know the answer to this, but if I don’t turn a wrench, how bad would annual maintenance costs be on an ‘86 190E Cosworth?
@@stephen3164 I typically recommend these cars as DIY if you want to own. They're not especially hard to work on but labor can bite your ass. Buy the best example you can if you want to own one.
@@stephen3164 If you can afford a good 190E Cosworth,, you're looking at $30k,,, so you can probably afford to pay someone else to maintain it. And those cars are gonna increase massively in the next few years IMO,, I honestly think they're gonna leave the 500E's in the dust.
Now I'm wondering how the Wizard is going to react to Hoovie's new AMG E wagon?? The one that DIDN'T make it all the way home!!
I think wizards prices sound pretty good! Love the videos
Please buy some Euro headlights. These US spec look awfull
I agree, I replaced the U.S. spec headlights with Euro ones on my 190E project. Soo much better
Really? I never understood why americans hate their lights because I actually like the USDM lights. It makes the car look classy. I guess you guys just do it to be different
@@MiGujack3 In my opinion it looks like a cheap aftermarket solution. Because the design looks really good after 35 years but the headlights ruin it for me.
Everytime he says "good deal" i know it's not a good deal
I have a 1986 300E. love the car. it is expensive to fix but its a good car overall. I just put $1300 into it to get the flex plate replaced along with a new starter, new drive shaft carrier bearing, new flex discs new trans mount, new trans filter and fluid, new trans pump seal, new shifter bushings, new bowden cable.
Scotty Kilmer : "Endless money pit as they age"
Richi RIch the car is worth $20-$25k
I’m not feeling the love from the Wizard today. He must be getting tired of Tyler’s purchases.
Tired of Tyler's money you mean? Doubt it.
He's not a big fan of German cars
Unlike some of Hoovie's purchases, this car is actually quite a good example of a sought-after model. On those standard wheels it looks brilliant, and it deserves quality parts and workmanship, which Hoovie and the wizard provide. Despite the often economic-based decision making on this channel, cars are far more pleasing when you keep them around and spend money on them based on how much enjoyment you get out of owning and driving them, not how much financial return you'll get by buying and fixing them. If you buy a car within your means to own, maintain, and enjoy you'll never feel the pinch of spending money on it.
Super clickbait title.
"Hey I bought a junk car that I didn't inspect beforehand, now I find it has some issues. Also, I will pretend I don't know much about Mercs, please click my title to gain not much information."
I could hear the wheel bearings through my speaker. haha
DO THE INSULATORS BEHIND THE CAPS!!! With new Gaskets. A Must have to solve ignition issues.
It's worth doing. even at 6 or 7k in repairs.
So far, I'm at the bushings! This is epic! How much per hour?
In the UK theres 2 types of 500Es. There's the ones you pay scrap value for, or the ones that you pay 6 figures for.
“People aren’t going to do that with a Honda”
NSX: “Am I a joke to you?”
Also dc2 type r and very old civics
@@youtubeisgarbage900 I have no life lmao
Hoovie, here's my rule of thumb: If I'm a brand new car owner, then I'm prepared to spend up to the original purchase price of the car to maintain it over the life of the car.
This, in most cases, should make the car last forever.
Hi, I'm planning to buy this car very soon! Is it worth buying this today? I'm a university student and I live in Kuwait and I found this one used but its condition is very good, it worth about 1600$ where I live. I appreciate if you helped me.
One thing I like about this video was Wizard was looking at a Sun Seeker yacht. I thinking about letting Wizard know that he should go on the internet and shop for a yacht that was used in a Season of Below Deck and that it also takes a crew.