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great video!, still love my 1997 s420, it outlasted my 2006 S430
Bonjour monsieur quand on parle d'une w 140 faut parler doucement c'est un bijou.
Agréable journée
Sorry, but the wood trim here is "Wurzelholz" root wood. Zebrano looks different, even like a brwon zebra. 😉
Smoking is not disgusting. I find people who say that disgusting I do not smoke I used to but I do not find it disgusting. I find people who judge others disgusting. Smoking is just a habit some smoke dope some drink some stuff food in their face constantly that is disgusting but I never call it that because I do not have that issue but many do so who the hell am I to put a nasty label on them self righteousness is disgusting. Some people jog every day I find that goofy and the people who do it are self-righteous and obnoxious and they all seem to have a superiority complex that can be called disgusting. Do I find smokers laid back friendly self-deprecating and all-around cool people hell yes? Some people enjoy the taste of tobacco after a meal or with their coffee more power to them. I personally hate the majority bullying smokers just because they do not do it. Imagine if we treated people who ate too much the same for example no fatties allowed in this restaurant or people who eat too much have to be 100 yards away from the building. Policing human habits is authoritarian and disgusting to me. Do what you want i have no business judging you that is my attitude. What do you get out of saying smoking is disgusting do you get a kick out of insulting a still large portion of society? Does it make you feel superior just curious? Do you feel that virtue signalling makes you appear superior to others or do you do it for popularity among non-smokers? Yes, smoking is bad for you but so is being a jerk eating too much doing drugs drinking being lazy and so on. People should have the right to do all those things and I am all about the fact people can enjoy things I do not! I do not want to make others live their lives how I see fit. I think you would not want to live in a world like that because one day something you really enjoy that de-stresses you might come under attack and people will call your habit disgusting unless you are perfect without fault lmao. I like you and your reviews. You are very thorough and professional so I hope you take a little constructive criticism from someone who was a preachy know it all in my youth. I am older and have gained wisdom over my lifetime as you age you will see that criticizing others for their habits is an exercise in futility and does not help anyone. Hopefully, as you mature you will gain empathy towards people who like things you do not. No one likes a preacher or judgey person and no one can judge a man or woman unless they walk a mile in their shoes. I did that with my father and have lived long enough to regret it and realize I was wrong.
The review is awesome but i think your beard is disgusting mate
Benz is the greatest….greetings from Jamaica 🇯🇲
My 93 400SEL is the last car I ever buy. Newer ones just seem like cheap reproductions of the old ones.
Shame of the bio degradable wiring harness
Had a s420 1996 model. Best car i have ever owned hands down.
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This car should have clear front indicators. It’s the 94 update.
7:29 Aryan spacious 🙂
The princess situation is not a stain on its safety. The survivor of the crash was the only one that wore their seatbelt, everyone else in the vehicle didnt and they paid for it.
@20:32 Australia did get the V12s. Knock sensors, crank case breather and some wiring under the intake manifold requiring removal to service. Apart from that nothing in addition to the i6 & v8 issues. Really none of the engines have timing chain issues unless poorly serviced. Facelifted MY96+ revised the ignition system, very reliable. Facelift 5 speed 722.6 trans can have catastrophic failure, just like any early 722.6 trans can, also found in early E55 for example. Later 722.6 (1999+) were revised internally to fix this. Owned 8 of these things inc. all the engines and a coupe as well. Good job on the vid, quite accurate info.
No classic Benz owner:
"This is the last great Mercedes".
The best car ever build💪💪💪
These Mercedes Benz w140 are truly the last real Mercedes Benzes. Every thing after this car from MB are junk. Depending on the engine model, for example the OM603 were very fuel efficient, and had nice power.
Man, I love the W140!
I bought an S420 in average to below average condition about 12 years ago.
Used it as a daily for a few years and then began bringing it back to good condition which as mentioned in the video can be expensive but I have never driven anything that feels as good as one of these and Ive owned various different S Class models and E and C class models along with Australian and Japanese cars.
After falling in love with the W140 I went all in and have spent the past 8 years working on mine with a Mercedes mechanic.
I won't go in to detail about everything we have done but the major part is the sourcing of a 5 litre version of the M119 engine that we turned in to a 6.0 litre.
Currently we are in the process of having all the wiring redone which includes lots of custom stuff.
After that a new exhaust and dyno tune and she will return to the road after several years in the shop.
If you buy one of these you will become addicted they are a special car!!
Queen Diana car😂
I wonder if there have ever been people butthurt about the iconic “smoking is disgusting” line 😂
the best buy ist the one with the om 606 diesel engine or the one with the 6 cyl petrol engine.
The w140 ist the last mercedes with the good build quality
@ 1:58, when you say "this last update released in mid-'96"…I know some updates were different by a year or so in other countries, then not everywhere got the same….but in the U.S., the car here is the 1st update for '95…key is the lower cladding had the belt line around it, but it's still grey…US '95 & '96 only, '97 got the last update of additional to this one. The front and rear turn signals were clear, the lower cladding no longer grey and mono-tone of the same as the upper body color, SO NO MORE GREY LOWER PANELS IN '97 (and '98/'99), and got aggressive 6-hole alum wheels that had a 1 or 2" depth and not flush to the surface edge. I think the 5-spd came in '96, but '97 also had rain sensing wipers and Xenons.
Ive two white cars; 1999 S500 (52K miles) and 2024 GT3RS. Usually take the merc.
Having owned a used one I can say it's still the most amazing car I ever owned. Having said that, repairs are a nightmare. The temperature sensor for controlling the heating was broken, a tiny, cheap part, but as you mention for the HVAC, you'd have to take apart the entire dashboard to exchange it. I found a mechanic who did it once for his father in law and he said that no amount of money I could offer him would be enough for him to do it again and Mercedes estimated it at 24 billable work-hours.
Oh and to open the front ashtray you need to push a little bit harder, it will then do a soft opening..