In SHOCK.. The Mercedes is MORE than broken.. AGAIN (I WISH this was clickbait)
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Thanks for the kind words (from most of you) lol, I'll keep everyone updated on the process as it moves along 👊 Hopefully the AMG can be back sooner than later :)
AutoVlog Good luck and hope the AMG it's Gonna be back soon..
Great video bro, the comment is a light-hearted joke :)
Sorry your having so many issues. Thankfully my C63S hasn't had any issues !
Hey bro i really hope your car gets fixed, i have a new cla 45 and would hate for that to have happened to me. Maybe mercedes can give you some kind of discount if they take back the old engine. Good luck hope all goes well!
AutoVlog good luck on the car
Drove my Kia Rio 2016 through the Atlantic ocean without a problem..
Inappropriatepaul best comment until now 😂
Inappropriatepaul lol
Inappropriatepaul don't worry Calle 13 will get a new car soon lol
Inappropriatepaul man that must hurt.. omg 😂😂😂
Inappropriatepaul 😂😭
Nothing a bag of rice overnight can't do..
V3M2 that attracts chineese and theyll fix it in 1 hour
Yaniel Zamot ummmmm it's a German car, might wanna leave it a bunch of sauerkraut
V3M2 lol really
And asians will come and fix it
Yaniel Zamot 1 hr? Try 5 hrs because they'll eat all the rice first before they start working?
As someone who has worked for BMW for 9 years in service I see alot of comments lacking experience. They replace the entire engine because of liability. Replace the engine you get warranty coverage from 0 miles on that engine. Once they rebuild anything that goes wrong down the road is their responsibility.If that rebuilt engine drops a valve or whatever you can blame it on them.The problem is all that labor comes straight out of the dealers pocket because it would be blamed on the technician doing the rebuild. It's the "It worked before you touched it" people that ruin it for everyone else. With an entirely new engine the dealer is covered and so is MB north America. That labor and parts are covered by Germany where the engine is sourced
Alexander Macho Bay Toyota end you have better life. and you have more money for you self not money to the Company. A m from Norway here inn Norway we use Mercedes in taxi but naw more and more we use Toyota.
@@tomsvenkesen2476 Benz are purposely built as money pits! people can't stop buying them...
amg all money gone
:(
AMG's are built good. The c63 with that bullshit 6.3 litre v8 engine is the problem.
@J225h Still, I do not like them. They do not build them sound enough. Good material, just no tight internal conduction at high velocity.
Justin Johnson 6.2*
You must have drove it into a deep flooded area in the road. No splash from a passing car would force water through a air filter and hydro lock the motor.
PlumbPro completely agree with u.there is more to this story.
PlumbPro you are right he figured he could go where they blocked the road.. he says he didn't do any filming.... he ALWAYS films odd this is the ONLY thing he didn't film..
PlumbPro he probably drove through a fucking lake in the road
Yeah, the update is he is fucked. 70K engine.
Same thing I was thinking. Should insurance cover a gross negligence like this?
I had a buddy that bought a brand new Subaru STI and had the first oil change done by the dealer. The dealer forgot to add new oil when it was done and when he drove off the engine completely destroyed itself. Subaru replaced the engine at no cost. Things happen. Keep your head up!
CreateYourWorth something similar happen to my mom . She took her brand new civic to the dealership for an oil change and these dumb asses didn't tighten the oil drain plug and while going on a road trip , the oil fucken drained completely. The dealer ended up paying for our towing , our motel for the night, and for the new oil change .
CreateYourWorth Relatives 7 series was serviced at BMW of Manhattan. They didn't put the drain plug on properly. As he was driving across a bridge after hitting a pot hole shortly after he got a warning message but could not pull over soon enough as no where to go so the engine was toast. BMW of Manhattan tried to blame them and say they must of had it serviced elsewhere. Took months to argue and get a new engine, no loaner either. After that they never purchased or leased another BMW as BMW of Manhattan was the only dealer close by to service it.
Oh dear so C63S is not German for submarine?
It's not change oil when they forgot to put an oil i guess.
Damn man, I'm so sorry to hear this. We are both having issues with the C63s, I hope everything gets fixed with your car sooner than later. Look forward to some updates on the process and to see your loaner car. Keep up the good work and don't let this get you down too much. We are all here supporting you no matter what.
Thanks man ! 👍🏻
MaximusBlack Kim those C63 Mercedes Benz are garbage
Lesson of the day, if you buy a C63 AMG you also need a beater car for rainy days.
Or just dont buy a c63 in the first place
You made a mistake in word "better" lol
Lelouch vi Britannia this can happen with a C250 as well
Bryan lesson of the day buy an Audi instead, you see Audi’s drive in all weather conditions including snow with the powerful Quattro system.
Lol I got a Mercedes and true story
"...Anything you say can and will be used against you.. on your insurance claim..." if I were you, I would refrain from posting details until you get a resolution from your insurance or your warranty...
I doubt they will scour through the internet looking to see if he posts TH-cam videos.
He didn't say anything that doesn't make sense. He got splashed big time by incoming traffic and the two big air intakes behind the wide open hollow front grille of his car sucked water into the engine while he was driving. Simple.
He should have just said there was a rain storm and the car stopped. And Mercedes should put a warning on their cars that it can't be driven in the rain.
That's why he did not post the moment his engine got hydrolocked. He edited that out.
Chuck How do you know that? Surely they'd like to know if he's telling the truth.
Best of luck with the insurance company, sorry to hear about your car man.
Thank you !
Hey effspot whats up my man
effsport you're here too? :)
So sorry to hear of your loss. I've been following your channel and I truly feel for you my friend - could see the pain in your eyes :(
Good luck moving forward!!
Thanks Bert !
AutoVlog out of curiosity- has either the dealership, Mercedes-Benz corporate (USA or international) or AMG contacted you to offer their apologies/sympathies/condolences? I only ask because I recognize that your ENTIRE channel is dedicated to "The Beast" and that your knowledge/opinions/recommendations stem from your first hand experience in the automotive industry coupled with the CORNUCOPIA of personal research that I'm sure you've done and then have been kind enough to share on your channel...so what you say/feel/experience - is pretty relevant...
And your experience (not only with the hydro-locking but also with the rear-differential lube job you had issues with) and the fact that you have made it MORE THAN CLEAR - this car is your ultimate culmination of hard work, determination & ingenuity - I thought maybe they would have reached out to you and done/offered you something - and I'm not talking other than to call and say "sorry - we understand these things happen etc."?
Because honestly - do they "understand?"
Do they know what it's like to eat dinner with your wife just to have to excuse one's self to make a mad dash to the parking lot to make sure no one has parked near them??
Do they know what it's like to be on crutches - and STILL you park far enough away from the mall that you need a shuttle bus to shop?
Do they know what it's like to pick up your child from soccer practice and his friend needs a ride home as well -- so you tell him only if he gets in an over sized trash bag first - because no one sits in back seat?...
We are a different breed us car lovers...cars are not just pieces of metal to get us from point A to point B - they are mobile pieces of art which directly reflect the driver's taste, personality and attitude...they are more than driveway occupants - they are family members.....
Your $100k car got wrecked by a puddle lmfao
This guy is a perfect example of what Mercedes calls a mascot. He loses each time and still cheers
That can happen to any car it happend to my cousin in his toyota avalon
@@adbyrd29 most cars willl drive through a foot of water before this will happen. Lesson learnt from this? If it starts raining, stop driving your C32 immediately.
@@techbio LOL. Well my mechanic has a Mercedes W203 an AMG with a V6 and he had never any issues with this car. These new Mercedes are a joke compared to older ones.
@@Justice-qw7sj depends on the placement of the intake. If your mechanic's amg has the intake in the same location as mike's then it would have the same problem in the same conditions
For all the people defending Mercedes engineering, I love their engineering, but this is definitely a flaw there should be a mechanism on the intake to prevent an overload of water from entering, this isn't a track car, it's a daily car and it should be made to withstand high rain
Ronit Setia the problem is the time it would take for such a system to detect that kind of water and shut down/close an intake before it gets to critical engine parts. If not done right, you'd have a car shutting down every time it rains.
Peder Hansen exactly, he stated that the car's intake may have been momentarily submerged when the other vehicle sent a wave of water his way. Definitely not a warranty claim... he's a smart guy and heading in the right direction as far as reaching out to his insurance company for a "comprehensive" incident.
9/20/17, It's a megabux$$$ white elephant, he should stick to FORD. I have a 2015 Taurus, best car I ever had.
Preston Weiters Jr. FORD FIX OR REPAIR DAILY.... I had a 2013 Boss 302. The transmission from Getreg is made in China and it was garbage. All my synchro broke and Ford bought it back... Never again will I buy Ford again...
9/22/17, @Tracy, those "muscle cars" like 'Stang, 'Cuda, Camaro, etc live a hard life; they're designed for you to burn them out in short order & buy more. The guy w/the Mercedes bought a megabux AMG (vroooom!) which was made to blow up on cue. It just so happens it went sooner. I'm turning 70 in 2 days & had a few cars in my time. If I learned anything, it would be not to go gaga over any car; the most expensive car isn't always the best. I once had a Cadillac: overpriced/overrated. I like my Ford Taurus, best car I ever had.
Only thing I can think off is that you while driving through a tsunami , you must off hammered the throttle fully open in a extremely high Rev range for the water to even make an impression on the filter and intake
He didn't include that part in the video but you are correct. He hit the throttle into the wave of water when this happened. I know this because I did the same thing and hydrolocked an engine. Insurance did not cover under comprehensive so I hope he has a better luck than me.
I thought it was really nice of the gentlemen who stopped by to try and help. Respect 👊🏾
10:25 a hyrdolocked engine would have its pistons and/or cylinder walls damaged to the point of deformity. there's nothing to be rebuilt from in the first place.
i just wanted to say that this is extremely rare. and i doubt any off-roaders would survive a garden hose shoved down their intake which is essentially what you went through. as far as i know none of the "reliable" cars y'all wrote in the comments has protection against hydrolock. it has nothing to do with built quality of merc/amg. unless you are the type of person who complains about a boat not being able to function on land.
Peida Li so if you got a merc you cant drive it when it rains???
Marfran Dema no. i'm saying you will be looking for a new engine in ANY car if some dipshit from oncoming lane sprays an entire puddle of water into your intake.
The intake doesn't stick out the front of the car. So unless he put some silly aftermarket intake that put the intake low and in the open with no water relief his story doesn't line up.
Peida, I'd be looking at another car if driving in heavy rain hydrolocks this car.
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That should have never happened.... I lived in Germany and it rains cats and dogs all the time and I never had a problem with my mercedes !! Looks like a design flaw to me....
Streets of Hell 928 agree
Agreed
Surprisingly enough, cars don't work well when submerged. That's why the roads were closed and why you are supposed to watch where you are going. Driving into a puddle was your fault, the fact another car created the wave that killed it doesn't deflect you being 100% at fault.
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They make money on it dumbshit lol
Who else noticed that Mercedes gave this guy an SUV as a loaner car? Prolly to keep him from hydrolocking a another car! Lol.
lmfao
Pibbles 'n Bits hey chose the SUV
And that is an option
lmfao, ur a jerk can't you see he was about to cry. smh! lmfao!!
XD
Nice of that guy to offer help, expecially in a downpour
long story short, you drove into a deep pool of water
i guess it was deep but not too deep, as i see that this engine not that well enginered...the intake pipes goin to low (almost to the bottom of the front bumper)
lol, sounds like BS to be honest. the car is simply not engineered to drive through a pool of water. which would be obvious as it is not a SUV or Truck or whatever you may want to call them. If your streets are regularly flooded or you regularly need to drive through pools of water, don't get that car. Simple as that. You wouldn't buy a regular Smart car and expect to drive over boulders with it.
Not even that, a standard C probably wouldn't have had any problem - this is a high performance car. It's Bi-Turbo, it has near 2 Bars (290 PSI) of Boost Pressure. What do you expect if you get slashed with a wave of water? It's unpleasend and very sad, but stuff can happen. It's neither bad design, nor is it bad driving.
it should be able to drive through rainy conditions. it rains outside. the car is supposed to be properly designed to drive, outside, in the f'ing rain. Bad Design.
29 PSI, not 290! Jesus Christ, 290 would be bonkers, I have heard of people running 100 PSI on Rolls Royce Merlins, but 290 on a normal car engine! O_o Decimal places matter! :P
the engine is hydrolocked and you need a new engine (this can happen to any car)
you cant shift in neutral because mercedes has a security lock, you need to push a pin to get it in neutral
Jarrus Killa No shit, did you actually watch the entire video? He covered both of those things lol
Nah I did only half of it
Matt Danko let me guess... You drive a toyota?
Did you watched the video? The front of the car was splash by another car from a pothole.He was just unlucky. Look at JD.Power. Mercedes is in the top 5 most reliable brands.
www.carscoops.com/2017/02/lexus-and-porsche-top-jd-powers-vehicle.html
I still can't believe, even despite Mike's explanation, that people are still hating on Mercedes/German cars in general. It's pretty obvious that if Mike had driven a GT 350, a Bugatti Veyron, or heck, even a Prius, the same situation would have occured- the water would have entered the combustion chamber the same way.
However... a Tesla is a different story.
Awww, best of luck bro. That Mercedes dealer sounds like a really awesome group of folks. Hope everything works out. I'd be driving a bit scared after its all fixed. Worrying about the intakes and such taking in water. This will definitely mess with you driving your baby in the rain when you get her back.
Excellent point! Fear of "normal driving conditions" will start to play with my head until I got rid of the damn thing. Then, all the joy of having a near exotic car is gone. It will become a mental burden!
That's the real problem Larry S. Hard to get stuff like that out of your mind.
From my experience, Bobby Rahal is a great place.
Gee, just pull the plugs and spin the engine over to get the water out. Change the oil and it's good to go. As long as its fresh water and not salt water, not a big issue. Over reacting from hell. I've been a Tech for 35 years and I've seen many a engine take a big gulp of water. As long as compression is good and no bent valves from the hydro lock it will survive this no problem. Calm down and keep it simple, it's going to be OTAY. Stop the over thinking of the engine taking a drink.
Mark Capps exactly what I was thinking
I suspect its a Merc quality thing like with the diff. Instead of just fixing what got broken you get better quality if you just replace the whole damn thing. Though I suspect if the insurance takes up the cause they'll talk with the repair shop and see if it's worth buying a new engine or if it can just simply be repaired, depends on what the adjuster feels is the right course and the insurance company is going to do what is cheapest for them.
is a special motor sow is more izy to replace a bad one and cut the featured broke after fix it !
If you just paid that much money for a car do you want to run the risk of this causing problems later on down the road? Water doesn't compress and even if something wasn't bent or broken it was probably stressed.
Mark Capps there could be internal damage, heads could be cracked, head bolts stressed, head gasket damaged, your spinning a few thousand rpms and suddenly fill the cylinder with water, all the force is taken out on your pistons, head, valves, everything
No matter how the water got in, either way it's a poor design!
It is not a matter of Design... too much water is too much water for every car
You are right. Unless you drive into a lake, this shouldn't happen, at least not in a Mercedes.
Lol, you're kidding right. I live in South Florida, every hurricane season it rains like that. Tons of cars make it through that just fine. This car will never be designed more reliability until the owners require it.
If this is true that your very expensive, High end AMG car just stopped because of rain no matter how heavy then its a big shame on AMG Mercedes and i believe they most take full responsibility fro this
do that to any car on the market that is turbo charged and not designed like a G-Class all will break down.
Sorry about the car, man. Hopefully it gets fixed as fast as possible and all this bad luck starts turning around soon.
Where’s the subscribe button?…help!
the only important question is WHY WAS HE THE ONLY ONE WHO'S CAR BROKE IN THAT AREA ???
I work in PD for an OEM and they test the vehicle under Amazonian Torrential Rainfall, literally. No splash from another vehicle would do this... be honest mate, did you ford through a flooded road?😳😳😳
exactly...
I agree
100% agree !
Wow. Close to 14 minutes to tell a 2 minute story. Car sucked in some water, engines now fucked. Blaa blaa blaa. Yanks just love talking
TheBen770 he is definitely a yankee
😂😂😂
Man for $1250 a month he going through a lot with this car for one reason or another.
Keith Day that's what I'm thinking. Screw that
Yeah, he's gotta make payments no matter if the car is in the shop for months or in his driveway.
On the bright side, he's making videos about these issues so youtube money should help with the payments.
He made a video on how much he was making on his best video of all time, it wasn't exactly a ton of money, he would still need a day job.
Convenient isnt it. Considering the more videos hes puts up the more money he makes. Brand spanking new merc but wait all these troubles, wonder what tragedy will befall him next *rolleyes*
This is why I have a ford raptor and I go threw puddles while making 10 ft tall waves xD
Good for you , man
I am wondering if the insurance company will deem this case as a total loss and issue a rebuilt title/flood damage? Thats what they do alot of the time with flood damage.
you talk a lot without saying anything
Mike C thought he was the weather man for sometime
Mike C I agree, I think this is the last straw... I cant stand how he runs on and on to add filler to make his video longer. I am so close to unsubscribe!
v8esprit goodbye bitch leave.
@@caramelamcphee8106 and what you driving sugar tits?
You comment a lot without saying anything
Am I the only one wondering why this isn't automatically covered under warranty and why he's talking about going through insurance?
True I would run in though the dealership if it wasent under warranty
MacSaab93 I think his MB dealer shut that down real quick since he was wading through water by choice. I don't think the splash caused this but more of the fact he may have accelerated into the wake or hit a bump causing a large amount of water to get sucked into the intake. Insurance ain't gonna cover this.
Why should it be covered under warranty? If you go trough a big puddle of water, brand should cover the damages? He didn't film it so we don't know exactly what happen. What may be something normal for him may not be for some cars or at least for most of the cars he has driven. I think this is an insurance issue assuming he has weather and natural catastrophes coverage but it may have a hard time with the insurance company. They may say it was just his fault and he should have avoid it. One thing is going on a normal road and all of sudden you land on a road completely covered by water another thing is getting casual water out of no where.
Grippen, there are such things as common occurrences. Driving in rain is one of them. At that rate, you could blame almost ANY failure on the road to the driver.
If someone can't drive their car in the rain, then what's the point, even?
Mihaly Lukacs. I agree with you . That's why they test cars in every condition and every altitude. The car should not need a complete engine of it wasn't submerged period. My Mercedes E class coupe 2014 needed engine bearings with 25k on the car. It cost $6,000 to repair. Thank God they decided to cover it under warranty after fighting them for one month.
There should be a button overhead next to the SOS button that allows you to tow/roll the car (if you can’t get the car in neutral)
It’s on my 2016 Mercedes A45 anyway
Jude Hall yup, my E43 has one i think
If the AMG is totaled use the opportunity tp get out of a near exotic. Save a ton of money and get a heavily optioned black 2018 Ford Tang GT. Feel good you had the experience of owning a near exotic. But, unless we're mega rich, we should stay mindful of a better use of money.
Hit up the relevant 4x4 channels and forums. I'm sure they could point ya in the right direction for a snorkel and lift kit.
Dude, props for even making this video. Steam would have been bellowing from my ears; hope the situation improves.
I can understand you're gutted Mike, I would be. I own a couple of Merc's and have driven in severe weather without problems, but because of reduced visibility in heavy rain I tend to drive a lot slower, what sort of speeds were you going? As the AMG drivers manual doesn't state only drive in dry conditions your engine must be covered under warranty, if not why? Is MB putting the blame on you for this failure? You mention insurance, car insurance only covers accidents theft etc? where do they come into this? Hope you get it sorted soon.... life is a bummer sometimes.
I agree... Why is this an insurance issue? You didn't drive your car through a flooded intersection. I think you should have told the dealer you were driving it in the rain and left it at that.
G G he must drove thru a deep flooded road and don't want to admit it.
Louis Y I agree. He flooded the car. Otherwise mb would fix it.
G G Insurance also covers major mechanical items of your vehicle that you damage while driving i.e. Slamming car into a pothole that destroys suspension (no body damage), or driving in an unfortunate situation that causes your engine intake to receive water. Although this sounds like a major design flaw by MB, this was caused by the driver even though it was the driver doing something as normal as driving in the rain. Based on that tiny yet major technicality it shifts responsibility frm Mercedes to the Insurance company that covers this Mercedes. Most insurance claims agents would deem this a total loss based on the parts cost, shipping of parts cost, and the absurd Mercedes dealer service hour rates. Let us not forget this is an AMG so the engines is nearly half of price of the vehicle. In the car insurance world, any repair that results in an amount that is half of the vehicle's worth is deemed a total loss or "totaled". This is unfortunate because either way there's a significant rate increase in Mr. AutoVlog's insurance policy.
As an insurance claim ,...this could be considered an act of nature.
bad luck man! And bullshit to people who say German cars aren't reliable! German cars, if serviced and looked after, will go on for 300K - 450K miles without a hitch, everything that happened with your C63s has been caused by human error and not the engineering or quality of the vehicle it's self. BMW, VW etc are fantastic cars. They wouldn't be so popular here in the UK otherwise, and it rains plenty here! it was a wrong place wrong time situation that would have killed any engine. That's such a shitty situation. I hope she's fixed soon and back on the road.
All the best man!
Kind Regards
Michael
Thank you !
It simply isn't human error. No car should shut off like that from rain. I've seen a dozen perfectly-maintained German cars die before 50000 miles due to electrical meltdowns. Something like a Ford Focus, Fiesta, and or many Japanese cars WILL go on for 200000 miles needing only basic maintenance. This sadly just isn't true of German cars.
Michael Harper i have a 1990 BMW 525i and its going 300,000 miles strong
Tanatose it's not heavy rain it's a flooded engine any engine would shut off and in particular diesel engines as they hate water.
Lmfaoooo how exactly was it human error for someone to hit a puddle in middle of the fucking pouring rain, you're telling me a fucking 100k car blows its engine by some fucking water and you call that reliable lmfaoo my subaru has gone through water and mud and nothing has ever happened to it.
Scotty Kilmer would had loved this. 2 video's he's made:
- why to not buy a Mercedes
- why you don't drive through water
Your dream car is a nightmare
Nice play on words in a tragic situation.
So what have we learned? Don't drive a Mercedes in the rain.
more like a performance sports car that isnt designed to drive through fucking torrential rains and deep water.
I have had 4 CLSs and drive in the rain , snow , sleet , heavy winds and hot sun all the time year round. Did I say I live in Canada.
Last night it was very very cold and the push start button wouldn't work so I took it out and put in the key. Off I went !
NEWSFLASH: He did not get splashed. He probably went througha deep ass puddle.
This video broke my heart, I can't even imagine how you felt...:((((((( I am so sorry, bro!
Tell Mercedes that you have a growing popular youtube channel, that features this car. They will get that new engine for you, while kissing your ass, the whole time. Happened to streetspeed717 with his Hellcat
04dram04 No it didn't happen to Street Speed, he had to pay all of it.
He complained about his leather seat wearing to quickly, and dodge offered to give him a brand new seat skin.
That is so sickening. Omg. This car is turning into a cursed vehicle.
AversaS JUST LIKE MATT THE SUBARUWRXFAN Mustang GT. 👻
AversaS aren't all mercedes
Adrian Nava no
Keep driving the F150. That thing will never let you down (unless you got the ecoboost)
i thought the exact thing, his is a v8
Matthew Tyler He got a V8
whats wrong with ecoboost?
Chrysler DNA still flowing through Mercedes Benz...
I don't blame you for lying. Had you stated that your drove into the puddle your insurance company would have denied you wich would leave you on the hook for $70k+. Your youtube career would have effectively been over with.
I don't think that's true. I'm pretty sure insurance companies cover people that drive through flooded streets all the time, as long it's reasonable and you were just trying to get where you were going you should be fine. If he was being totally reckless and trying to get cool shots of the car driving through water then that could be a different story
Well I don’t care if you lied but I damn sure wouldn’t be admitting to insurance fraud on frikin TH-cam fool
I don't know what to say but, obviously all biased aside the engine got damaged way to easily. A car should be able to handle heavy rain and heavy splashing, I cant help but feel some disdain towards Mercedes.
Well like Scotty Kilmer says, they are money pit vehicles. But if you have the money to blow on repairs by all means go for it.
xslayr03 Oh I hope SCOTTY watches this vlog. The benz are money 💰 pits. New or old. I know parents have owned many!!! Now they got smart and own two HONDAS.
THE PRICE YOU PAY FOR A THREE POINTED STAR ⭐️ IN THE GRILL. LOL 😂
+xslayr03 - People who refer to that crazy fucker, Scotty Kilmer, should be banned from commenting on TH-cam :-)
xslayr03 the guy looks like fukin Hilary Clinton
ben Lol he does kinda of.
"money pit machines" not money pit vehicles. lol Another one of his famous quotes. "They Are Endless Money Pits" - Scotty Kilmer
Same thing happened to me and a mustang I had. Ran over a ridiculously small puddle and immediately the car began to misfire. Drove it to my mechanics and swapped out the spark plugs and fixed the problem. I got lucky. Doesn't compare though to it happening to your Mercedes.
lol this video would really make ppl think twice before buying a AMG wow thats horrible.
Don't get me wrong I love AMG cars but this is ridiculous dang
I mean... this is just sad
michael' thats true im one of them
I bought 3 AMGs and i have to agree
michael' why , just think twice about driving your car through that much water. Stupid is as stupid does.
ALL induction engines induct stuff so could have to any car you swim with x
Nothing to do with all AMGs, perhaps just this 4.0L engine. And how deep was this 'puddle' that he went through?
but think about it if this puddle of water was really that deep, most cars prob would not drive through it and neither would he. but since that's not the case I assumed, therefore its not like he is driving through a very deep flood of water therefore the car should not hydrolock though
rip AMG C63s
For such a expensive car I would at least expect more protection to prevent this issue.
Sorry man I can feel the pain watching this video and the hater not helping. I wish you the best of luck on getting your baby back on the road.
Sorry for your lost on that. In the meantime, get used to your loaner car. At least it is still a Mercedes Benz!
mercedes suck tho.... lol
Shane Kirkpatrick You've owned one?
Lemony Snicket I haven't but I have owned a 5 series, that was worse than this not even joking, heard Audi's are pretty reliable though.
Insurance payment before this claim = $150 a month full coverage
After this rainy (insurance companies don't believe you) incident = $500 Liability 😩
ah man, weird thing is I know exactly where you were and got towed. (I live in the area). that area always gets pretty bad during thunderstorms.
hydro lock not covered by warranty
Driving through water of excessive depth which is not a vehicle defect
I'm glad you like that car now but in 10 years when you are still paying for it because you financed 80k, you're gonna be pretty frustrated.
He'll have far more subscribers and basically be rich long before then, so, no he won't be frustrated, lol.
Ivy Wells he might get away from it if they declare the car as a write off. Insurance will just pay for the car, and he's home free.
Ivy Wells Ain't that hard to pay it off
He can sell the car at any time and pay off the remaining finance but yeah he will down a good few K because of depreciation etc..
I thought Mercedes Benz said "The best or nothing "!LOL
Bryah Booth I guess it's NOTHING Now!!!
Can't wait to see this on Samcrac's channel
Garrett Smith lol, no he hates water damaged cars.
Hahahaha
Wow, this sucks. Quite surprising too. You were really unlucky here. This is a bad comparison, but I had an old Pontiac that I used to drive in college; got caught in a flash flood and drowned the engine. Pulled the plugs, blew the water out; ran about 5 quarts of oil through it and changed the oil again 5 days later. Did the same with the transmission fluid. I put another 20k miles on it, sold it to my cousin and they put another 100k on it. Finally retired it at 195,000 miles.
Hydrolock is virtually impossible. Somebody is telling you what you want to hear. This is a Mercedes design flaw. You shouldnt be talking to your insurance. You should be talking to the Dealer!
@we all so bad- strongly agreed. I've had a hydrolocked engine back in the day. The engine has ingest enough water for long enough that least one cylinder is flooded on a compression cycle. You couldn't hydrolock a V8 with a garden hose; you need to submerge the intact completely for seconds and then blow out the air filter on the way.
The dealership's line "it won't start" is a dead give away- you can't turn over a hydrolocked engine. That's the "locked" part. If you did get it to turn over, you'd break the rings and possibly punch out the piston head. Then you'd hear lots of banging and other evil noises. Not sure what happened but it wasn't hydrolocked. The air filter saw water, sure, but nowhere near the volume you need to lock even one cylinder on a large V8. Sorry bud. Hope it all worked out for you - you seem like a genuinely cool and nice guy.
2 words... .GAP Insurance
It's 3 months old though. Can't handle rain? Not like he was driving though a river or a tsunami.
I can only share your heartbreak AV. I also know the pain of having a "dream car" suffer a one in a thousand event resulting in major repairs. But I can see that you're a tough guy. After the shock of all of this subsides you will document the work AMG will invest to make your dream true again, because AMG's reputation is now on the line with a customer like You (Tube).
Thanks for the kind words, I love the car and AMG, I'm not trying to throw a negative shadow over them at all.. this situation completely sucks and I'm just so bummed out, I just want the car back in healthy condition !
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Hey man I'm just not getting it
There's nothing to do with Insurance here, Mercedes-warrant
Should cover this I'm very positive this is ( car failure for this) good luck!!
Toni this is an insurance claim, not warranty
Toni using that logic, how deep into a lake should you be able to drive it and MB still pay?
Martin DeNiro
Listen man i have my opinion you have yours just leave it at that i know shit that you don't, and you know something maybe i don't so anyway i was talking to the guy that owns the car not you have a nice day!!!
Insurance? What about guarantee?????
I mean we have got here in Germany a lot of rain and 3 years guarantee
Der labert Unsinn!
In Deutschland würde dir AMG die Füße küssen und alles umgehend beheben. Habe von diesen Problemen "hier in Deutschland" aber noch nie gehört. Irgendwie riecht das hier nach Story!
Ja ist schon was auffällig
Im curious as to why insurance would be involved? This is or should be warranty replacement I would think mercedes should be kissing your ass, a car that expensive should be better engineered so that cant happen. They should be embarrassed honestly. And now your without your AMG for months...again they should be kissing your ass..
Matt E wow....its completely on them and trying to weasel out of it. Id ditch that car the second its fixed and tell mercedes to shove it. Dream car or not thats not how they should handle this, its the complete opposite in fact
redstang70 Why wouldn't insurance be involved? The issue was caused by weather, no different than if a tree branch fell and busted the windshield. In this case flood water of some sort entered the engine. It may have been a poor design choice to mount an air intake low, but Mercedes is far from the only manufacturer that has done that, and most owners manuals will say you should not be driving in water that can reach the undercarriage anyways.
niuhuskieguy i see it as a warranty replacement due to poor engineering. Thats my personal opinion of course
niuhuskieguy ;
I agree
Honestly, this is an engineering problem, even my mustang would've survived that splash
A beautiful high performance paper weight! As much as I want an MBZ or BMW, videos like this make me happy I own Japanese.
I saw a black Mercedes just like yours. The design is absolutely stunning, standing out from all cars I have seen for weeks. I would risk it to buy it if I have the chance. Keep it going and running!
I got a 2017 cla45 AMG.. no issues yet for one year and I drive the car hard and the way I want to.... gotta enjoy something you worked hard to obtain and maintain it. The only problem I have is the some rattles(Fixed, happens a lot with CLA and C class) and brakes making noise.. doesn't happen all the time.. but for an AMG brake to make noise is kind of embarrassing.. but I love my car so much ... I'm obsessed with it.. check my videos if you guys want to see it.. new body and interior. Best one on the road :)
Randy R only had it a year? message us in 5 years before talking problems or reliability.
Yol I'm trying to compare my AMG with the AMG on this video which lasted for several weeks.
I've had two E63 and now an AMG GT. The brake noise happens because the brake pads are cold. Usually happens to me in the mornings but I simply drive it hard for a bit then brake hard to warm up the pads. That usually gets rid of the squealing.
I had my CLA 45 serviced last month because of the annoying brake noise. The dealership chamfered and greased it, now it is working fine. I wad told by the dealer it is common on AMG cars, but it is kind of embarrassing.
I was told that as well and I agree it's hella embarrassing rolling up to a nice joint with your brakes squealing. Nothing we can do though other than drive it fast and drive it hard.
😂😂😂 I want a mercedes but now I don’t 😂
Pancho VEVO me to I’m looking at a s550 or hellcat
Should've got a C300 and put an AMG badge on it
While I have never had so many issues with a newer car, I am a vintage car guy, and my dream car is a 1967 Corvette coupe big block manual trans. During the 3+ years I've had it, I've probably spent almost as much on it in repairs as I paid for it, and it was not a junker. But I refuse to give up. If I run out of money to fix it, I will park it till I get some more money. Some would call that an obsession, and maybe it is. But it's what I want, and I don't feel the need to justify it to anyone, and neither should you.
Should've bought an Accord v6 instead. I mean they look the same lol
Yo I piss off so many old people in Mercedes when they drive by perpendicular to my 2000 v6 accord and then they see the big H on the front.
I thought Mercedes-Benz and iPhones never breaks! 😂😂😂
And when a button breaks they tell you it's a $1000 fix, $10,000 in the case of Mercedes :)
BMW and iPhones. Mercedes brake all the time.
Muhhamad Ogli-berdiev yes they brake quickly but not break
4:59 Nice man...He was driving a real car/SUV !! 🤦🏻♂️ This modern cars are a real piece of 💩...I pay $100K for a freaking car and I expect my great grandson be driving the car.
Thanks
Just because you can’t afford a new car
Not with European cars nice cars but not reliable bmw Mercedes i would lease but to own acura or lexus.
Hey buddy, nothing uncommon, I used to tow cars for a living. Knowing where the air intake is for your car is usually handy to know. I am curious if your insurance covered the repairs... FYI this is common place when theres decent rain in my area of the globe, Not just Merc either... The lower the car is to the ground the lower the air intake is the greater the chance of this happanning. Really it comes down to being mindful of your surroundings and I know in the rain thats a little hard to to do but then again, sometimes it cannot be helped.
AMG car engines cost like 90 percent of the car!
. And you know this how?
Dude. You’re Indian. You do not have a clue.
Omg f those digital shifters
Those new German cars are overly complex shit-boxes. I miss the pre-2000s German cars which were incredibly well engineered tanks.
What exactly is it that you think happened here?
Ryan Patterson The Audi's are still great
This happened to me 3 years ago in Scotland. Flooded roads, went thro a deep puddle, car stopped, yes, ingested water. Car was Mercedes CLS350 with only 800miles on the clock. Upshot was car was written off by insurance. Dealer told me that morning they recovered 3 Mercedes & 5 BMW's. All the intakes are mounted low down & so are the computers which get ruined so Mercedes & BMW owners watch when driving on flooded roads
2010 malibu drove it through heavy rain snow an ive driving it through deep puddles 😂 honestly this why i would never waste my money on these kind of cars
This story is a lie, he drove through a puddle or some sort of flooded area. It sucks because I wish he was honest about this.
Preciƨe any facts to back up your assumptions?
Preciƨe
I get that feeling as well.. this whole clan of guys that run around together do some really obnoxious shit. Maybe not... but a lot of dumb shit happens quite often that gets put on video.
Sounds the most likely, yeah. I find it nigh impossible to believe that his story is true. Cars are built to survive insane showers. It does not just hydrolock.
Preciƨe right... the whole thing is actually an act
Kent Noetico
I would not doubt that a bit. Funny how he could put the windows up and down but it wouldnt go into nuetral at first.
Sorry to hear of your headaches. I do all the work on my cars one of which is a Merc. That whole story sounds funny to me. It isn't easy to hydro-lock these cars especially from a splash. I just hope that dealership isn't taking advantage of this situation. Believe me when I tell you they aren't as honorable as they would have people believe. Yesterday I called for motor mount price & part #. They refused to provide part number fearing they'd lose business and their price was double what I can get OEM mounts for. I understand making a profit but doubling prices is not honest business to me. Good luck and I hope you'll find a good mechanic after the warranty is up because they'll rape you at the dealerships. In the future use the Mercedes Forums as the community will give you great advice and resources for parts etc...
Sorry for your loss man. Ignore all these dumb comments, it's your dream car. The car I'm saving up for, everyone is hating on and convincing me not to get it. But it's my dream car and I don't want anything else so I know how you feel. Hope everything works out.
WOW Man im sorry that happened to you. I hope your insurance does cover that .
James Johnson his car is going to take a huge hit in value tho. So sad.
Wow i wonder if his insurance is gonna cover that and if it does i would try my best to get out of it.
James Johnson don't be sorry. It's a mercedes
When the insurance company finds out that its going to cost them 40 grand to replace an engine on a car that has already depreciated by 20 grand, they will stop excepting his phone calls!
Dang dude. Not the best luck with this car so far. Hope they take care of you and you have a quick turnaround.
Thanks !
this is why I will only buy a made in Japan LEXUS
Good thing you were able to roll your window back up, when that guy was trying to help you. 😂
Depending on the insurance, many will just consider the car as a total loss. That will most likely happen but it might not. But it's highly possible. I'm sorry dude. Hope everything gets worked out soon..
You are on the right track, a new engine for this car runs about $45k plus... so its highly likely.
seriously 70000 dollar car smh
More like 85K $
robo9876 more like $95 when you add all the insurance he's paying on his 70 month plan 😂
Yeah insurance monthly bill is a bitch. Only reason I bought a cheap, because I knew the bill would be insane for a 19 year old with a fancy car.
i wanted this car so bad. Now i do not want it! jesus my honda civic never had that issue lool
Hope you are ok dude, good luck into getting it sorted