It's amazing how it keeps going regardless of how neglected it is. Lack of regular servicing and maintenance, never gets washed. Just ridden hard and put away wet! Some people don't deserve to have a car.
Love your style Simon! BEST "slide" hammer ever invented and built in 15 minutes(taking notes here). I have worked on old Mercedes and one thing is certain: 1. Not designed for mechanics (any German car in fact). 2. Tie rod ends are always worn. 3. Damn they could build a turbodiesel engine. Petrol ones were okay. Keep the videos coming!
Both!! But mostly negligence! That's why most regular people shouldn't own any of these German cars, because, they will complain about the expensive maintenance and let the poor cars suffer!! 😢 Only middle and wealthier people should own these cars, because they can actually afford them! Most Americans, sadly neglect their cars at a high rate!! 😔 sad!! If you can't afford the basic maintenance of your vehicle!! You should just take the bus 🚌 🤨
Back in the day, all MB cars come with double wishbone suspensions. Now, they come with McPherson struts! That is something I never thought I would see.
These series of Mercedes where very bad, I had one too and the springs needed to be replaced almost every year and the rust under the doors was terrible. I got from Mercedes coulance after 5 years and they replaced the 4 doors and trunk. Yet again a nice video of you every time you find something new to unscrew things.
Nice.....I had a C320 and a C240. These were made during the Daimler Chrysler days..... They rusted badly in Canada, but I never let mine get to the point this one was. I had to repair and repaint very panel except the roof. They were pretty reliable, but what most people that bought them after 4-5 years didn't realize is that its an MB with MB parts and service costs....so most 2 to 4 th owners had them serviced at Mr Lube and Walmart if they bothered changing the oil. You still see a lot of them in Europe. The weather is not as harsh, people generally do the maintenance and there are a lot of independent shops and after market parts to keep them going. Cheap transportation.
This E-Class was the pinnacle of quality from Daimler-Chrysler AG. Thank God I never bought a car like that, but many of my friends did. My E-Class was from 1987. Later in 1997 I drove an Audi TDi 5 cylinder, a very good car over the years. Your videos are like meditation. Thank you very much
I always hated doing suspension repairs but this was still a very entertaining video. I'm especially impressed with your ability to do these repairs mainly with hand tools. Keep up the fine work young man! 😺😺 😺
I’d actually like to know Simon’s opinion on the old Merc, I’ve owned 4 of them and they are not as expensive to maintain as people think for routine jobs and the build quality is excellent nuts and bolts actually undo instead of snapping off, so I am a Mercedes fan, I currently drive an E220 and love it.
I hope your friend paid you good because you saved him a fortune. And you definitely need a bigger hammer😂 that's why the shop was giving him a run-around they didn't want to work on that rust bucket they know those cars are problems. And it was a death trap before you fixed it but now it needs an alignment
Не понимаю,зачем живя в сша покупать европейские,японские машины,ведь американские они лучше крепкие на раме большие и мощьные,по крайней мере были такими до 2000 года! А звук мотора v8 чего стоит он такой классный что аж мурашки по коже идут
I really admire your hard work and have learned quite a bit from your handiwork, but I can't see putting all that kind of effort into a car that is so rusted out and it's too bad that somebody left that car go all those years to get it into this horrible situation or condition
I bought a 1965 Mercedes Benz off a ship captain from South America it originally ran on propane. That car ran for over one million miles what killed it was the body fell off the frame.
All good, but I'm sorry, this car needs more money pumped in it (just to get back to decent condition) than probably one in good shape costs. The bodywork alone, that door is a goner :)), It;s not like a pick-up, which goes fine with some rust and dents.
The second dumbest financial decision I ever made is buying me a second-hand Mercedes-Benz when I had limited (albeit high) income. The dumbest financial decision I ever made was to lease a new non-Toyota when I could've bought a used Toyota for cash. Kids, just don't do it. You're often told that if a deal is too good to be true, it probably is, but I'll tell you this: A good deal on a used Mercedes-Benz is _always_ too good to be true.
The only reason a shop does that, is if they don't want to work on it. too many lazy techs just want the easy money anymore. I'm like you, I'd jumped on it.
7:32 wrong. not this grease here 8:43 rember tighten only at normal wheel position 9:25 wrong it should not be assembly with force it must callibrate 17:40 heat first not at end 17:53 and not hammering push in but rotate how you do at end 18:49 steel brushing hole? 21:19 new pads without rotor? you could have sanded the brake disc with a stone 26:05 hood close with throw it if you pull you can bend hood
Мерседес хороший был w123,w126 тогда производитель думал про качество а сейчас делают одноразовое дерьмо лижбы денег заработать по больше а на производство потратить по меньше...
When buying a: Mercedes, bmw, Audi or other European luxury auto. You are actually buying an open ended ticket to the dealer service center. German tanks suffered from constant repeated breakdowns from complicated manufacturing and build techniques during WW2, costing them lots on the battlefields. When it’s working, it’s great. But the key word “when” has not changed even from the 1940’s… I would NEVER buy one of these, unless I wanted a quick way to empty my wallet.
All newer cars are reliable, every machine is but key word is maintenance. If you don't do the maintenance but then say oh German cars are not good. That's why. Indeed they are premium cars and require a lot more maintenance, but that doesn't mean they aren't reliable.
Nonsens... Why do we not have these issues overhere in EU? Well, for one the cars are great but not nearly as neglected as in the US or Can. Secondly, service is actually pretty good and affordable unlike the many crooky dealers across the pond. Just look at the state of many cars in the US. Or watch an episode of just rolled in....
Wie kann man solche alten Bremsscheiben drin lassen? Dann nicht mal die Kanten der neuen Beläge gebrochen. So etwas zu filmen und dann auch noch ins Netz setzen! Horror 😱
Your solution for the stuck CV axle was genius.
OMG RIGHT!?!!
It's amazing how it keeps going regardless of how neglected it is. Lack of regular servicing and maintenance, never gets washed. Just ridden hard and put away wet! Some people don't deserve to have a car.
The Autoparts city guy would like "That thing's going into the crusher" The minute he sees that rusted door.
That's part of the air conditioning system.
You have patience...and ingenuity, very rare these days
Love your style Simon! BEST "slide" hammer ever invented and built in 15 minutes(taking notes here). I have worked on old Mercedes and one thing is certain: 1. Not designed for mechanics (any German car in fact). 2. Tie rod ends are always worn. 3. Damn they could build a turbodiesel engine. Petrol ones were okay.
Keep the videos coming!
Simon Mercedesman with a clever arc welded solution, once again....
ill never understand how people let their cars get to a state like this. it's either negligence or just not having enough money
Both!! But mostly negligence! That's why most regular people shouldn't own any of these German cars, because, they will complain about the expensive maintenance and let the poor cars suffer!! 😢 Only middle and wealthier people should own these cars, because they can actually afford them! Most Americans, sadly neglect their cars at a high rate!! 😔 sad!! If you can't afford the basic maintenance of your vehicle!! You should just take the bus 🚌 🤨
@@ronaldgreen5292 RIGHT!!! What a SHAME!!!!!
Rust never sleeps. Glad I can't afford German Luxury! Your persistence is admirable.
Back in the day, all MB cars come with double wishbone suspensions. Now, they come with McPherson struts! That is something I never thought I would see.
your content motivated me enough to start performing more complex jobs on my vanagon on my own after the last rip off at the workshop. thank you
You've got skills mate, well done 👍
These series of Mercedes where very bad, I had one too and the springs needed to be replaced almost every year and the rust under the doors was terrible. I got from Mercedes coulance after 5 years and they replaced the 4 doors and trunk. Yet again a nice video of you every time you find something new to unscrew things.
Your ideas are always genius, great work!
“Beater” is a significant understatement for this poor car.
A chicken bone fell out from the CV axle!
That car had to have been on the streets of: Atlanta, Memphis or New Orleans at some point t in its life!
Mechanic’s eating on the job?
Nice.....I had a C320 and a C240. These were made during the Daimler Chrysler days..... They rusted badly in Canada, but I never let mine get to the point this one was. I had to repair and repaint very panel except the roof. They were pretty reliable, but what most people that bought them after 4-5 years didn't realize is that its an MB with MB parts and service costs....so most 2 to 4 th owners had them serviced at Mr Lube and Walmart if they bothered changing the oil.
You still see a lot of them in Europe. The weather is not as harsh, people generally do the maintenance and there are a lot of independent shops and after market parts to keep them going. Cheap transportation.
Umbelievable skills, I wish you had a good car lift. Thank you for your channel.
I worked for Mercedes Benz they almost 300 an hour you took good advice don't let get you down
This E-Class was the pinnacle of quality from Daimler-Chrysler AG. Thank God I never bought a car like that, but many of my friends did. My E-Class was from 1987. Later in 1997 I drove an Audi TDi 5 cylinder, a very good car over the years. Your videos are like meditation. Thank you very much
you forgot to put the bone back
Egads! How embarrassing.
I always hated doing suspension repairs but this was still a very entertaining video. I'm especially impressed with your ability to do these repairs mainly with hand tools. Keep up the fine work young man! 😺😺 😺
very good mechanical skills
Thanks!
The guide pin tool in the tool kit would help with the wheel install.
Love the content. You should have an endorsement deal with Tide detergent. Definitely dirty jobs.
I love it. Such an inspiration to me)
I’d actually like to know Simon’s opinion on the old Merc, I’ve owned 4 of them and they are not as expensive to maintain as people think for routine jobs and the build quality is excellent nuts and bolts actually undo instead of snapping off, so I am a Mercedes fan, I currently drive an E220 and love it.
I like the way you charge your watch from one wrist to the other, every video
I hope your friend paid you good because you saved him a fortune. And you definitely need a bigger hammer😂 that's why the shop was giving him a run-around they didn't want to work on that rust bucket they know those cars are problems. And it was a death trap before you fixed it but now it needs an alignment
Не понимаю,зачем живя в сша покупать европейские,японские машины,ведь американские они лучше крепкие на раме большие и мощьные,по крайней мере были такими до 2000 года! А звук мотора v8 чего стоит он такой классный что аж мурашки по коже идут
13:28 für solche Jobs liebe ich das Stanley 0-55-114.
I should have given it to the Armenians for service, they would have done it! Excellent work!!!
Who says you can’t use a claw hammer. First question, who hammered on those wheel lugs?
That thing is now autobahn ready.
Good job! Where are the kitties?
I hadn't started putting them in the videos yet
Unglaublich gut gemacht
Hola , me sorprendió el estado de este Mercedes. Estaba muy mal!
You're new winter beater I would drive till the wheels fall plus you have armor to protect you
Hi, I've noticed that you don't clean the callipers throughly and don't like to paint them. I wonder why!
Not surfacing the rotors is gonna Michael J Fox the steering wheel.
I mean here in Georgia that thing would not have a speck of rust! And that looks like a late c model too like a 05?
Minnesota is part of the Rust Belt😂
😱 Obviously the complete car is extremely neglected! 🙈
I really admire your hard work and have learned quite a bit from your handiwork, but I can't see putting all that kind of effort into a car that is so rusted out and it's too bad that somebody left that car go all those years to get it into this horrible situation or condition
15:16 I would’ve had to have captioned something like, “I won”
That is one rough Merc.....
What mercedes is that? Didn't know they had a front wheel drive/all wheel drive in that era.
I bought a 1965 Mercedes Benz off a ship captain from South America it originally ran on propane. That car ran for over one million miles what killed it was the body fell off the frame.
No, C 36.The boss.
What happened to the rusted door? I'll think you get your feets wet when it´s raining. 🙂
Just noticed the snap off bleed nipple 😂😂😂😂
Brilliant job!! At 15:34 was that the engine mount you replaced?
Thanks! That was the mount, I just removed it to better access the axle.
MB- LIKE A NEW BREND.....
Great job love it 🤝
а как же wd, таким образом срывать гайки.
Покажи что за смазка красного цвета которой ты смазываешь автомобиль! Она хорошая?
Schremp and Daimler Chrysler days😊
All good, but I'm sorry, this car needs more money pumped in it (just to get back to decent condition) than probably one in good shape costs. The bodywork alone, that door is a goner :)), It;s not like a pick-up, which goes fine with some rust and dents.
Oooooh hell yes. I’m a closet old Benz fan
Please get this man an air compressor and some tools. I am exhausted.
The second dumbest financial decision I ever made is buying me a second-hand Mercedes-Benz when I had limited (albeit high) income. The dumbest financial decision I ever made was to lease a new non-Toyota when I could've bought a used Toyota for cash. Kids, just don't do it. You're often told that if a deal is too good to be true, it probably is, but I'll tell you this: A good deal on a used Mercedes-Benz is _always_ too good to be true.
The only reason a shop does that, is if they don't want to work on it. too many lazy techs just want the easy money anymore. I'm like you, I'd jumped on it.
Рулевой рейке очевидно уже конец, под пыльник попадала влага, видно по огромному количеству ржавчины.
7:32 wrong. not this grease here 8:43 rember tighten only at normal wheel position 9:25 wrong it should not be assembly with force it must callibrate 17:40 heat first not at end 17:53 and not hammering push in but rotate how you do at end 18:49 steel brushing hole? 21:19 new pads without rotor? you could have sanded the brake disc with a stone 26:05 hood close with throw it if you pull you can bend hood
Size bir tane lift gerekiyor alt takım kontrolü yapmak için.
Exceptional!
Does that car have AWD?
The body goes faster then the mechanical problem ..
4×4,?
Bravo
King
respect💪💪
C partie pour Mercedes classe C 280 je ne savais pas que elle existait, je c 200 c 220c merci à vous l'artiste
25:47 already been there
C'est un bon mécanicien.
26:55 that’s a german thing. VWs smell the same way. What is that? 🤷🏼♂️
What is this a 4matic... well its premium version
Je découvre merci ❤
and MERCEDES AMERICA shudders...
Give me a Ford anyday
Is hard the fix the cars Deushland 🇩🇪 they are not is easy ,but if you have tools inspiration and you knows of the mechanic all is good.
Мерседес хороший был w123,w126 тогда производитель думал про качество а сейчас делают одноразовое дерьмо лижбы денег заработать по больше а на производство потратить по меньше...
Disappointed, came for the cat section.
тот момент, когда тебя Mercedes обижает: 1:15
German sports c280 ah okay
Arabaları yukarı kaldırmak için kendine lift almalısın.
Береги руки - работай в перчатках!
When buying a: Mercedes, bmw, Audi or other European luxury auto. You are actually buying an open ended ticket to the dealer service center. German tanks suffered from constant repeated breakdowns from complicated manufacturing and build techniques during WW2, costing them lots on the battlefields. When it’s working, it’s great. But the key word “when” has not changed even from the 1940’s… I would NEVER buy one of these, unless I wanted a quick way to empty my wallet.
Ok then, your wrong
We drove Leopard tanks here in Australia. In our harsh environment, they performed very well, reliable and smooth.
All newer cars are reliable, every machine is but key word is maintenance. If you don't do the maintenance but then say oh German cars are not good. That's why. Indeed they are premium cars and require a lot more maintenance, but that doesn't mean they aren't reliable.
W203 C- class Mercedes we’re far less reliable than their predecessor model , the W202.
Nonsens... Why do we not have these issues overhere in EU? Well, for one the cars are great but not nearly as neglected as in the US or Can. Secondly, service is actually pretty good and affordable unlike the many crooky dealers across the pond. Just look at the state of many cars in the US. Or watch an episode of just rolled in....
Bro, you should buy Lamborghini , Ferrari, Porsche then fix and sell them. Make 50 times more money for the same labour.
It's interesting that this car looks more bad as your other much older cars, must have seen no care in his 20 years of life😢
Buy a 4 pound hammer next
It's just a box on wheels. They are are all just boxes on wheels.
🏆🏆🏆👍👍👍👍
Wie kann man solche alten Bremsscheiben drin lassen?
Dann nicht mal die Kanten der neuen Beläge gebrochen.
So etwas zu filmen und dann auch noch ins Netz setzen!
Horror 😱
Heul wo anders rum
Beau garçon le mecano
🤗👍👌💯
The Pinnacle of German Sports-Luxury is Porsche or BMW
Cam multa rugina
That car wasn’t worth what it cost to repair it in Alabama
Poor car….
çıkardığın amatisörrün BAŞ KISMINDA KAPORTAYA ĞEÇEN BİR LASTİK VARDIYENİ AMATİSÖRÜN ÜZERİNDE YOK ONA DİKKATETMEDİN
you need friends with better cars ha
Where are final cats?