Vintage V8 Luxury sport sedan for under $4,000?
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ก.ย. 2024
- The Mercedes E430 was a V8 luxury sedan from Mercedes golden era of quality and refinement. This chunk of late 90's motoring comes with everything you need for a relaxing drive, and maybe more than that! Today we'll take a look at this 2002 E430 and find out why this is such a bargain at less than $4,000 USD!
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Luke reviewing cars seems surprisingly familiar and normal
Young Doug demuro with a less high pitched voice
He's like a slightly younger Tyler Hoover
Tyler Hoover is going to end up having some competition soon.
My thoughts exactly!😂
luke literally reminds me of him
Meh, Hoover was always a fake really. I checked out of his channel a year ago when it was clear that he was going in the supercar direction. The smug delivery and fake exasperation at his repairs to his "hoopties" gets really old.
@@ForeverDownByLaw Hoover might not be deeply invested in every vehicle he ends up with, he does have a system for creating content, but he is still entertaining and takes pride in what he does. I know for some, his personality might be a little off-putting but that is why so many people like him.
Yeah, I like the style of your car videos. It is similar to those about old MacBooks. It is all about value and build quality. And I also like the cars you showed until now - driving a 23 year old French V6 and have a 26 year old BMW V8 as a project in my front yard. Greetings from Germany
Ngl, Luke kinda seemed like a Prius guy. But I love the car content, keep it coming!
😂
Maybe his first car was a Prius and he realized why a lot of people don’t like them.
I don’t know why, but I really love watching you drive around and talk about cars. Somewhat relaxing.
I love these car videos! Especially the older German cars like your Porsche and this Benz! The w210 has to be my favorite E-class ever, and second Mercedes ever, only after the w126 S-class
I have a 1999 C43 AMG sedan. Same engine, smaller chassis, sport suspension, AMG camshafts, and other small mods. Big Brakes. If you get a chance, drive a C43, you will be amazed.
That outro had me chuckle a bit, i was expecting some car shenanigans to happen but nothing! Anyways, love these car videos. Super chill and relaxing to watch! Subscribed!
First off - Luke, love to see you are into German cars as well as the tech world.
So, my uncle bought one of these V8 W210's off the lot brand new. Black with the Palomino (beige) interior. 1997, $50,000. In 2010, he decided to join the BMW SUV craze and sold it to me in 2010 for $10,000. He was a car guy, so it was in immaculate condition. Your car is mostly identical, just some minor styling updates and a few more digits in the dash. MB did move from a 4 valve V8 to a 3 valve. HP is the same, but MB saved some cost in the redesign. Your observations mirror mine for the most part. It's not necessarily sporty. However, the car is stupid fast, it just won't dance like a BMW from the era, it's gotta move some mass. It will accelerate and click off redline shifts without drama, and you will be exceeding 100 and not even realize it, the car is so smooth. If you manually shift with the lever, and hold it in second, it will push you back in the seat, if so requested :-)
My car had some issues of course, but it never stranded me. It was a garaged California/PNW car, so there was no rust, and minimal (dings) body damage. I sold it in 2020, and I miss it. A short list of problems included an intermittent sticky heater valve solenoid which made the A/C blow hot in the summer. Fussy electric seat controls. The sunroof was having some weird failures, and the rubber trim was deteriorating. The hyper-over engineered cup holder failed. The entire assembly pops out of the console without tools and was easily put back together.
I had to replace a leaky radiator. Tune-ups are easy for a do it yourselfer, saves a huge amount of money. Oil changes are easy, as well as filters (cabin and engine), spark plugs, serpentine belt. Oh, the belt driven fan clutch needed to be replaced. Since the car had well over 100k on it towards the end of my ownership, I changed the transmission fluid myself. Turns out the transmission is used in a variety of Chrysler products, including the 300 sedan, and a few Jeep models, which means you can use $5 per quart Chrysler recommended fluid instead of $30 per quart MB branded fluid from the dealer, and you need 8 quarts.
Sold it for $5,000 and bought a 2017 GTI in 2020 before the car market went nuts. The buyer got a good deal I think. I reminded her to keep up on the maintenance and the car should give her (at least) another 100,000 mostly care free miles. Truly a bargain when these cars depreciate.
Making me feel good about my 98 e430 and all it's various quarks.
Also pre face lift base package is the way to go on these things as there's less to fail.
Luke seems to be good at car content as well lol. Keep it up.
So much joy into listening to “Luke car mode version”. Been watching you do Apple stuff for years, but now knowing you’re a fellow car guy…bless.
I had the E320 Wagon with the V6. It was a very nice car.
Great video! And it’s great to be here on your new channel almost from the start (first video published 11 days ago).
Man, i loved your tech reviews on your main channel, but now i am a huge fan of your car content more. I personally love cars...
Review a Lexus GS430 too! Another great affordable V8 luxury sedan.
This is the IDENTICAL car I own! 😃 I love my W210 and just drove it 4000 miles in 10 days driving across the country and back for my mother’s funeral a few months ago. It’s a rust free 2 owner California car and I did 40+ hours of paint correction when I got it and it came out really clean. I lowered it with sport touring springs, put on 18" wheels and tinted the windows to update the gangster look. It got almost 27mpg at 68mph over the recent trip and yearly maintenance is only about $300 if you do everything yourself. It’s not fast or exciting to drive but it just does everything you expect from a car brilliantly and with zero fuss for the driver. I also own a 500hp E55 AMG and I still find myself driving the W210 most places just because it feels more ‘special’ even though the W211 is superior in almost every way. There’s just something about the old school ‘Benz vibe these still offer and I have no plans of ever selling it.
I really like this
Felt like I watch you doing this more then a year
I got into this channel because I was into Macs and stuff, old and new. I naturally grew older and got into cars. spooky how it seems Luke Miani Grew with me???
Luke, I love this channel so far man. Keep it up!
Nice video Luke! Loving your transition from Apple products to cars. It’s bizarre in that I never once pegged you as a “car guy” over the years I’ve been watching your main channel but it all just seems to work here. Keep it up (cars are more fun than computers after all!)
This model, 210, of mercedes is very reliable.
I have a 2001 e330. I have very little trouble with it.
The mercedes engines in these, both eight and six cylinder, are bullet proof.
You can tell what gear you are in if you push the shifter over into manual mode. The clock readout on the binnacle also gives you a gear reading.
My grandfather had this e Klasse as a cap, he loved it and this car has seats for children build in. Nice little touch.
Love your way of reviewing cars. Keep going ☺️
Still rocking my W123!!!
Absolute beauty of a car, couldn't recommend more if you are in the market for something not only luxurious but these w210s are bulletproof as well, especially the V8's. I can confirm that with my 01 e430 that I purchased for less than 3k. Looking forward to see more car stuff Luke!
Loving the content and so far I absolutely love the choice of cars you’ve reviewed. Proper car enthusiast choices
I love the old 2000s Mercedes design. It's just timeless
I think the main character in The Sopranos had one of these E class. Personally I prefer the look of the older late 80s Mercedes with the square lights but it doesn’t look too different inside to the older model.
Some of the best and normal car reviews the world needs!
Luke, these are great videos! Keep it up! If you get the chance to review any Volvos that would be greatly appreciated too! Sleepers are the best!!
Feeling the Wheeler Dealer vibes - Mike Brewer would be proud
This channel's the best car channel, along with DankPods' Garbage Time.
W210s will always come with rust
The good thing about those radios are that you can get Bluetooth on them for cheap if I ain't wrong!
There was no aux-in on mine, you had to buy an aftermarket adapter which plugged into CD changer port on the back. I think the same is true with the bluetooth adapters
@@gregordiseth6651 it is! They typically use CD changer ports
Great video! keep it up
In a parallel universe, Luke is showing us some quircks and features
I sold a 2002 C220 cdi almost 4 years ago and I had the exact same feelings Luke described about this car. Sadly I spent about 5000 euros in 3 years on it and had to let it go. It’s not for everyone, like Luke mentioned.
The W210 are excellent cars. If only they wouldn't (almost all) rust away or already be in Aserbaidschan (at least a lot of former German cars). Since they were a bazillion ones used as a Taxi over here, part prices are very low here. Almost bought one three times as a daily.
Nice job on the video! Keep ‘em coming Luke!
Oh wow! I forgot about the ashtrays in cars 😂😂😂
So are older cars the focus of this channel?
loving the content, and the w210 being my fav e class this video got me excited
8:49 If you do all your own maintenance it's not a break the bank proposition. This era Mercedes is both reliable, and easily fixed by a competent shade tree mechanic. The M113 engine and 722.6 automatic don't have the sort of modern maintenance "hindrances" that require proprietary/expensive machinery that makes private repair impossible.
Would love to see a BMW e39 on this channel
I wouldn’t have guessed I had similar taste in cars to Luke but apparently I do. FYI that’s not wood effect it’s actually wood.
This car is gorgeous
Please find and review a similar year Lexus LS430. Would love to get your take on it.
My car (‘10 Suzuki Alto) just has a checkmark at the 0-100 spec
Almost missed this thinking it was an aging wheels video
Super strong early Doug DeMuro vibes, but still cool!
My friend, are you not acquainted with the M113 & 5G combo? Especially if you're doing your own wrenching, you'll be hard pressed to find a cheaper Benz to run as well as a more reliable one.
Older chassis from their hay day are far better built (& engineered), but nowhere near as easy to wrench on. This of course, is also OBD II unlike w124's, w123's, w126's, etc.
Biggest downside of w210's is rust.
Its beautiful. honestly i would change a lot about that especially with that v8 and black out almost everything
Ugh!…. NO!
You should review an LS400 👍
Time for a Prius vid
Nice car and review. What is the plan for this car ? Fix it and sell it ? Or maybe fix it and star a car collection ?
wow, didn't know Luke is that tall! :)
Brilliant! :-) A High Pass Filter (Low Cut) set to 150 Hz would kill that low end rumble.
3:55 Rust 8:00 bro you just didt hit kick down
Upgrade it it would be cool
I'm curious, was this car rented or bought?
Keep up the car content👍
Need better audio in the car though!
“Nothing is more expensive than a cheap Mercedes Benz”
You didn’t talk about maintenance cost and reliability….. 4k for a Mercedes sound good but if it breaks down .. how much …?
Guess parts prices will be matching the car's price (when new, of course), so... Oh, and he did hint at that at 8:32
Parts are very affordable and very available for this chassis. You just need to know what's what. No parts store garbage or going to a general mechanic. If you're not doing your own work, a Euro car (or better a Benz specific) indy is the only way.
Not that things are unrealistically complicated, but attention to detail is needed as well as general knowledge of the architecture, etc.
you should have a look at the mercedes clk 430 , its a very similar car but its a coupe
I subscribed
good
personally think an e39 5 series is a better bargain
Did it come with a dank stench of weed? you know that spent some time making "deliveries" on Friday nights....
Mac daddy has become merc daddy
Ngl I’m having Jeremy Clarkson vibes from you rn…
fuel economy must be abysmal for a 20 years old non diesel turbo euro car
In my third world country that car will smaller engine cost 2-4 times more.
how many miles does it have?
Believe he said around 100k
I think you are a fan of german cars ;)
Stay in the MAC arena, Luke. 🤗😉
Funny thing about buying a $90k car for $4000. It's still a $90k car, you just got it for cheap. But parts and repairs are still commensurate with a $90k car, and being a 20 year old European car means it's probably going to need a decent amount of repairs soon.
This model had the worst Mercedes build quality, and they’re absolute rust buckets. You mention 107K miles… for a W123/W124 that’s running in mileage
If it was high quality, the headliner wouldn’t be sagging, the wings wouldn’t be rusty etc etc etc
Try not to copy tyler hoover.
I really don't think he's copying Tyler. A lot of people review older cars.