1988 MERCEDES-BENZ W124 300E AUTOMATIC 180HP TOP SPEED ON GERMAN AUTOBAHN❗️LOVELY 6 ZYL. SOUND 🏎

Mercedes-Benz W124 300E
- 180 PS @ 5700 rpm
- 2962 cm³
- 255 Nm @ 4400 rpm
- 0 - 100 km/h 8.5 s
- Topspeed: 220 km/h

[@zakzwijn8410]

Mercs of that era including the W123 series were the best ever made. Built to last longer than their owners.

[@nipafilms236]

Thats true I have 200E w124 :)

[@baltasaar]

HAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAA LMAOOO YE

[@EngiNetion]

Mercs till 1995 are awesome

[@BeastMK]

Got W124 1985 250d which Hopefully in Near Future to Add a Turbo and Climate or set Stronger Engine and new Transmission :)))

[@christophercolumbus8944]

what do you think of the 300E 5 speed manual?

[@deanjenkins4192]

Couldn't believe that 33 year old 3.0 300E accelerate that quick from 20 klms. Responds better accelerating than younger cars.

[@DrBeast100]

NA big engine, it is normal

[@mercow1242]

Chevk mg Chanel LOL. They are stilleri alive and ready to turbo on it.

[@louisjr7007]

20-100, 8 secs 🤷‍♂️

[@hassanhadi8325]

Younger cars consume less fuel....

[@zNoah]

@@hassanhadi8325 With less reliability

[@shadowalk]

That's a lovely 6 cylinder sound right there. Not too brash and not too muddy, just the right scream coming from it.

[@Grantelbart1996]

Den gleichen 300e Automatik nur in schwarz hatte ich damals mit 18 als ersten Wagen. Hab den von meinem Opa bekommen, damals hatte er schon 320 tausend auf der Uhr. Der tüv hat uns getrennt, als der Benziner 610.000 km gelaufen hat. Bereue bis heute, dass ich ihn verkauft habe

[@khojanoridinsedighi9997]

ث

[@JoniiiLibera]

Auf so einem Wagen lernt man das Autofahren richtig! Coole Kiste!

[@xxFobioxx]

Was ist denn passiert

[@Introgamer14]

Geil. Ich bevorzuge den Schalter aufgrund der Übersetzung

[@R73R]

Tolle Kiste. Champagner metallic geht mittlerweile auch - bin 48Jahre.

[@Hitr-yq6el]

0 talking , just riding! This is it!

[@FrancePhil44]

The M103 is one of the best engine Mercedes ever produce. It's extremely reliable

[@habsom1406]

And supremely smooth! Whisper quiet on idle.

[@Dr.TJ_Eckleburg]

@@habsom1406 I have an SL with the M104 and you cannot even tell when the car is on. The old Mercedes straight-sixes are legendary.

[@aigarskursitis2436]

KE-Jet and reliable?

[@FrancePhil44]

@@aigarskursitis2436 Yes it is as long as you feed the car with premium gas and you don't let it sit without running for a long period of time. My 300 SEL has over 522000 kms and the Kjet is original. It never created problems to me.

[@aigarskursitis2436]

@@FrancePhil44 Amazing! I have heard, that distributor sees ethanol as a contaminate and that degrades the membrane. I live in latvia, and we have only gasoline with added ethanol. I've had only bad experience with k-jets. Although it was on Audi's 😂 Maybe Mercedes owners take better care of their car...

[@2512MaTHias]

My father’s last car was a 1990 300 E in dark green metallic with tan interior. We had to give it away after his much too early death in 1993. Your video is a reminder of this wonderful car (and our sad familiar loss…) 😢 Thank you

[@butthead6051]

The speedo is like "c'mon C'MON! Lets go!" at the start.

[@nehuge]

Heh older ones do that around 10mph, needs oil on cable

[@christophercolumbus8944]

which mercedes do you have

[@antoniocalimero1173]

@@nehuge where put the oil?

[@stamy74]

When Mercedes was really "the best or nothing"

[@legioner9]

Soo trueee.

[@user-tg2ol1nb9f]

Супер вообще!!!! Класс!! Вот это автомобиль созданный инженерами,а не маркетологами.

[@liss9014]

Привет, это лучший из меринов!!!!!!Мой любимый кузов

[@user-im6gr7du1z]

Главное. Это Ооочень старое ведро. Будьте осторожны прежде чем бездумно жать гашетку газа

[@user-jx5ee6mj7u]

​@@user-im6gr7du1zесли он обслуживается по уму то что может случиться?

[@LawnMowersThingsThatMakeNoise]

A Beautiful REAL Mercedes !!! I know of one with 400K miles and still strong

[@Theomba1]

This is amazing. I couldn't believe how quiet and relived the cruise is at those speeds.

[@Visionery1]

The W124 is increasingly proving to be among the best cars MB ever built. One of my friends has an '88 300E manual with over 600k kms on the clock. My '92 230E is still going strong at 218k kms.

[@DTTQ4L]

im in the process of boosting my 280k km auto '86 e300, ill tell you how it goes

[@wiemerdijkstra9134]

Het zijn vooral de dieselmotoren die oerdegelijk zijn, bij juist gebruik

[@brucemclaren-]

I have a 98 clk with 262k engine and suspension still mint

[@rodrigoaraujoei]

I have one 200D with 1.078Milion kms, and its manual, but I want to convert it to automatic for an daily drive car and for the family, but i dont know if that's possible :)

[@AaronRandolphChen]

Thank you for taking me back down memory lane. I had a 1987 W124 300E in exactly this color, Smoke Silver, but with Tan MB-tex interior. I loved this car so much. Back in 1987, it was the very best in this class, bar none. Even better than the 1986 BMW 535i I also owned at the same time. Now 33 years later, watching your video, I could almost feel like I was driving my old 300E again! Awesome video of an awesome car!

[@peterpataki4094]

I was a hitchiker from Hungary at that time without money. :-) Later I used a W124 for months and it is definitely mine all time favorite.

[@antonabramov5650]

Цвет беспонтовый..

[@robertamoyaw8812]

Did these come in the V6 format?

[@robertamoyaw8812]

Did these W124 models come also with V6 engines?

[@AaronRandolphChen]

@@robertamoyaw8812 no, the W124 used only straight six engines. V6 came in the following generation, I think

[@pzakp311]

Das schönste Brett, welches man vorm Kopf haben kann, das klassische Armaturenbrett von Mercedes Benz, vom 200 D Taxi bis zum Tourer wie hier immer der gleiche, übersichtliche Aufbau. In meinen Augen industrielle Kunst.

[@centrice12]

I really love old Mercedes of this era. Just cruising along with no fuss whatsoever. For an old inline 6 this thing gets up to speed so quickly!

[@BMWiE-lz3nu]

Back in the 90's I worked at Ford. Every once awhile we get an old 150 in with ford's straight 6 and a TON of miles,just getting some preventive maintenance done. The one time I asked "every i6 that comes in is high miles and still running smooth,why did they ever stop putting these motors into American cars" to which I was told that because they were so reliable and bulletproof was the reason. They didn't want people having cars that lasts forever.

[@user-su5xv9rp8s]

I love this model, W124. FOREVER CAR, MADE IN GERMANY. QUALITY 10\10. SAFETY 10\10. Who agree with me, like. And take care of yourself's, people. Take care of this cars. It is not too much in the present days

[@dickysaputra9005]

I have one until today

[@djrv3n423]

Just bought a 1995 300E DIESEL with 120k miles. Yes, could not agree more. Engineered perfection. .

[@juana8717]

@@djrv3n423 300e diesel does not exist, you have a 300d

[@djrv3n423]

@@juana8717 srry it’s an E300..

[@juana8717]

​@@djrv3n423 yep, fantastic car tho!!

[@user-ov3ic6yc9y]

124 это легендарный автомобиль. Обожаю его, за его комфорт и качество.

[@MP-Fin]

A car designed in the beginning of 1980's cruising comfortably at 200 kilometers per hour? The Best or Nothing

[@mattiagnagno757]

You mean “Engineered like no other car in the world”😉

[@mart_en]

I wouldn't call it crusing when your tachometer hits 5200 rpm ...

[@MP-Fin]

@@mart_en haha maybe so 😊

[@PatricioGarcia1973]

@@mart_en but it can stay at 5200rpm all day long. See the marks at the speedo: up to 60 in 1st, 100 on 2nd, 160 on 3rd, and doing 210 on 4th

[@djrv3n423]

@@PatricioGarcia1973 correct friend. diesel engines built to a much higher spec. and designed to withstand extreme compression. I own a 1995 E300 Diesel; There is no redline spec on the tach. This make me laugh every time i crank the motor..:D god i love german engineering. .

[@Gemini_0815]

Fantastisches Video! Danke dafür. Hatte einen 300E, Bj 1985. Das war 2006 und selbst heute, 10 Autos später, gehört er zu meinen top 3. Unfassbar gutes Auto.

[@AlexEssex8]

Why can’t interiors and fascia’s be as clean, unfussy and elegant nowadays! BMW E12, E28, E32 and E34 and Mercedes W124 and W126 had such lovely interiors!

[@eltiburon64]

Habe ich mir 2005 gekauft, das war eines meiner zuverlässigsten und besten Autos, hatte 188 PS.

[@OrnumCR]

I remember the mid 1980’s adverts for the W126 series here in Australia around surviving a crash. Look it up on YT…the MB slogan at that time was ‘Engineered like no other car…’ Not sure I’d say that applies to the Mercedes Benz of today. Back then, owning a Benz was something special, a privilege to be earned. If you saw one, it was exciting, as they weren’t everywhere. Now, here at least where I am, almost every man and his dog has one! Even I’ve got a C124 300CE coupe sitting in my back yard!

[@in66]

Мерс 👍🏽 просто летит Коробка 88 года листает передачи лучше чем я механику со стажем в 15 лет.

[@nadol11]

Miałem takiego. Kombi i już z szeroką listwa. 5 biegów w manuału. 1990r. Wersja sportline. Był świetny.

[@FilipMilenkovic01]

Damn is it just me or was that some unexpectedly fast acceleration?

[@McLaren765lt]

Same

[@Dr.TJ_Eckleburg]

That straight-six is a beast, and Mercedes made the best automatic transmissions in the world. The M103/M104 always gets overshadowed by the big V8 engines that Mercedes became known for in the modern era, but the straight-six was always their bread and butter historically, and they really knew how to do it right.

[@FilipMilenkovic01]

@@Dr.TJ_Eckleburg you said it, amen

[@cristhofer_elprincipal5974]

@@Dr.TJ_Eckleburg buen datacho 🤯👍

[@asmundmanengen4268]

I was surprised also... I owned a 91 300E 4matic stv for several years. It was a dog on the highway with no acceleration like this, but living in Norway at the time it was perfect. Like driving a tank thru the snow, wouldn’t stop for anything after throttle kick-down and the diff locks engaged. I miss that car

[@mustafacaliskan6961]

Sene olmuş 2021 biz halen bu muhteşem w124'lere binmeye devam ediyoruz.

[@mercow1242]

W124ler muhteşem ama ustalarımiz muhteşem mi? Sudan bahanelerle bu arabalara motor yapıp canlarını okudular.

[@ahmedislam2580]

@@mercow1242 reyis bu 124 kasaların dizel motorları çok sağlam oluyor ömürlük yani

[@mercow1242]

@@ahmedislam2580 arabayı çalıştır gazla, kıyıya çek radyatör hortumu şişikse bırak kaç. Çoğu şahinden beter. Ustalar üst kapak yapacağız diyip motor silindir çevresini traşlıyorlar. Sonrasında araçlar kompresyon kaçırıyor. 20 bin 30bin kmde bur üst kapak yapıyorsun. Çok temiz bir w124 e200üm vardı. Ustalar katletti. 45 derece sıcakta hararet yapmayan arabam , 20 derecede bile hararet yapmaya başladı. Alayının canı cehenneme. Birine değil hepsine yapıyorlar. İzmir ustaları komple dolandırıcı.

[@mercow1242]

@@ahmedislam2580 mercddes motorları ciddi sağlam ustalar mahvediyor. Dikkatsizce alırsan sinir hastası olursun.

[@alibayr3424]

​@@mercow1242kesinlikle haklısınız afrikada adamlar 2 milyon km yapmış tıkır tıkır gitmeye devam ediyorlar bizdekiler 300bini yeni devirmiş arabalara hurda gözüyle bakıyor

[@BITTYBOY121]

This reminds me so much of a 1997 W202 C36 AMG I once had, I guess the W124 was where it all started for modern Mercs...Great video !

[@azziachi7478]

soo nice, a absolute lovely car. keep them alive

[@patrickpdgdemolition3030]

Mijn witte 300E uit 87 waar ik helaas een zwaar ongeluk mee heb gehad, was de fijnste auto die ik ooit gehad heb.

[@somethingstrange8927]

Sound of the engine is so pleasant. It is the only car i have driven for no reason. Modern cars have no soul.

[@emaadalooo1726]

اجمل سيار في عالم كل مرسيدس فقط لا غير انها قوي جدا

[@angelomelis9464]

Fantastic, I have had a CE 300, unforgettable.

[@davisor7116]

I have the same model but 1986 and with double the km then yours but still drives like a dream. Never going to sell it.

[@omostim2385]

This is the car that made me a Benz fan😍. It’s almost weird to think that it was considered a luxury car back then(heck my mom and dad drove this thing everywhere). The W124 had such a hard edge to it, it seems like more of an enthusiast car.

[@the_wave_wizard]

WOW!!! This car is a classic and stylish for its time, which with the interior is unlikely to pass soon. After a few decades, we will only remember such cars and watch videos on the sofa, while telling nostalgic stories about them to our children!

[@MrBahrain12345]

Love the M103 , I have a 300SE with M103 and it's so adorable engine

[@topspeedautobahn6881]

Yes! Very smooth and reliable :)

[@dntr8639]

Whats the prize of m103 these days...can they be found at all?

[@forzer45]

@@dntr8639 i sold one mostly intact M103 3.0 for 300 euros 2 years ago. Bought it as a spare 4 years ago for 200e :Dd

[@mapkoacimovic007]

Yes they are, i have 2 M102 (2.0) and 1 M103 (2.6) ..best engines ever made

[@dunkelecicek569]

Wie viele emotionen uns durch diese Autos verbinden ist unglaublich

[@keabot]

Best Mercedes era. 🇩🇪

[@omarfarooq9105]

Beautiful! Phenomenal how it sounds and goes at this age.

[@torben707]

Hi driver, you dont have to force the turn signal arm in the fixed position, when just passing another car. FEEL the arm - its subtle ergonomics will help you with few blinks in its "passing position". Fantastic well-engineered turnsignal arm (the best there ever was in any car!) I enjoyed it every day for 10 years in my W123.

[@stefanstefan2105]

Was your a diesel one

[@torben707]

@@stefanstefan2105 no it was a 230E aut.

[@stefanstefan2105]

@@torben707 now I am 16 after 2 years I am going to get my license and I am thinking of getting w124 I really like the design I am thinking of getting diesel one like 250d or 300d

[@torben707]

@@stefanstefan2105 The W124 is a very good car. Maybe the best Benz? It is extremely well built. However as you are a young man, i would suggest, that you go for a petrol engine. I can fully recommend the 230E (2.3, 4 cylinder, apprx. 136 hp and 215 nm). Its a very solid and fairly economical engine. The 6 cylinder 300E is a great performing engine and lift the car to a higher (driving) level. But there is also the "small" 6 cylinder - 260E (2.6, apprx. 160 hp) which is a very good engine also. You're about to get your driving license and therefore i think the petrol will be more fun for you. However the diesels are great, solid engines, but to the "slow" side in terms driving dynamic. Its just to different ways to drive. If you go for diesel, then i would take the 300d (3.0 6 cylinder, preferably the turbo version, apprx. 150 hp and 275 nm) for instance the 1993-1995 models. Really great, solid cars and great performing and agile and fairly economical diesel engines.

[@tramptruck4859]

Interesting comment about the turn signal control. it is very similar to the one in an MAN truck of the same era.

[@waliggokasim7421]

Old models in Mercedes Benz are always the best ,mine is 1990 model but I really enjoy it

[@onajtamo4651]

Ich hatte den selben Motor aber als Coupe 300ce. Super Auto zuverlässiger Motor, ein Auto für Genießer. Das war eine geile Zeit.

[@mohammedjamal8603]

The Perfect video. Thank you for this.

[@FL-es8lw]

Isso é qualidade construtiva. 33 anos de pista e esse rodar maravilhoso.

[@marry1321]

Mercedes, né

[@simonsafi7589]

I had when I was 18 as my first car a 1989 300E , I still remember that car was pretty fast , enjoyable driving and extreme engineered vehicle. I regret selling it.

[@vinay19889]

Love these classic classy boxy Mercedes

[@MakkfejuHD]

The Porsche at 2:21 is like : WTF is goin on

[@Grantelbart1996]

Was my First car got it from my grandfather. Loved her ❤️

[@toekkababy5329]

Just bought 1 last week,best classic car

[@user-kk6ne2fu7p]

Парень можно оккуратно открывать дверь?! Это старые машины заслужили уважения.

[@adamperkins3125]

Wow that shifts big time, amazing.

[@Addy81aka]

Mein 2. Auto! Meiner war aber ein Schalter.... Vielen Dank, für die Zeitreise❤

[@vohraautos6713]

LOVE THIS MACHINE

[@katewhite2465]

Loved my '86 300e and still driving my '94 e420 (V8 w/over 309k mi)...mostly pampered with occassional bat out of hell driving...tee hee hee.. Key to keeping these cars in pristine shape, a great mechanic and detailer.

[@normanski7041]

So old and still so quick and quiet. This is build like a tank.

[@indotube8125]

THE SOUND SMOOTH...AND THE LOOK ELEGANT... WOW

[@mkaestn]

Owned two 1987 W 124s over the years, and parts got to be an issue. Best Mercedes made, and best car in the world, at the time. Quick up to 60 for its time, but took a long time to get to 135, but had the best brakes. Only 22 MPG.

[@janispeterson]

Perfect old car!

[@danielbausch273]

Mega Video. Dankeschön dafür. Kein Gerede und keine Musik. Mein Vater hatte einen 300 E im Jahr 1987. Der Wagen im Video läuft sauber 😊.

[@romanjaspe4172]

amazing, thanks for the video

[@generalvoltage1821]

That's my car. Mine is an '87 300E. These videos always make me hold my breath.

[@gokturk232]

3:15 The kickdowwn at high speed a dream. Great car from great time.

[@paolo-px9gm]

Cool. Seems like being there, flying on the highway with a firm steering wheel in the hands. I'm still driving nowadays my 4cyl. W124

[@compu85]

Looks like this 300E is in really good shape. The engine makes good power and the transmission shifts quickly.

[@pistonburner6448]

Sounds like a wheel bearing is gone though, or something else is giving a pretty loud non-healthy low booming sound.

[@baginatora]

Old Merc's are something else. Truly the best!

[@mrkring1526]

Love your videos! Please do a W210 E320 V6 kombi!!

[@agussubagio3013]

M103 single cam, KE fuel sistem,long live engine....,.👍🔥

[@kosiekoos9408]

Whoa it pulls beautifully. Prima!

[@l.r8226]

This is why i love these cars

[@pp187]

Bergisches Land :), love the landscapes.

[@shakrasel2933]

I really enjoy your driving, I think you have a long experience, good job

[@binioholownik3709]

Coś pięknego

[@Daness74]

this car was/is such a smooth glider, realy a special behavin ! one of my best cars I driven - twice the back in time !! 😘🥰👍🏁🤞🍀

[@klausheinrich9016]

Ich liebe eure Videos

[@topspeedautobahn6881]

Dankeschön 🙏

[@williamgeorges5761]

Viva mercedes benz el mejor coche del mundo viva mercedes ❤❤❤❤

[@NinjAsaya]

That interior color is so sick

[@GRANADAS666]

Yeah it was my first W124 300E automatic 180 HP grey sedan from the 1986 with the M103E30 12V this engine is hard like stone if you care about him Changes from 8000km to max. 10000km oil,plug spark,filters itc.

[@buddylucas_8208]

So, nothing to envy New cars, this car last forever if you do a good maintenance and take care overall

[@claaspeters9786]

My father had a 300E and later a 300CE. After more than 30 years I still like the design of the dashboard and the instrument panel. But the steering wheel could have been smaller.

[@cino4919]

I hope he still owns those cars?

[@liplup833]

Это не спортивный тип машины, чтобы руль был меньше ! На спортивном варианте у Мерседеса руль бывает меньше.

[@Meonthemove12]

Damn this thing shifts smoother than my E55!

[@7850855]

Legendary car! One of the best ever made!

[@EYEONEVENTS]

Stable as rock Speed as rocket Beautiful as W124 ❤

[@nehuge]

That door shut sound!

[@kyrgyzstanbishkek5664]

Легендарная Машина ❗ Это факт ❗❗❗

[@desmondmitchell5387]

I had a 92 300E in Germany. It was quick as heck. Top speed was 236km/h. It handled perfect

[@KootBear]

My uncle had 300 E in Sweden, topspeed 235 kmh on the speedometer, back in 1990 that was quite fast

[@emaadalooo1726]

احسن سيار في عالم كل مرسيدس

[@user-wp5gr3pt2e]

КРАСАВА👌

[@willingdoc]

Smooth.

[@mlgsty8880]

Extremely rare to see pre 2000s mercedes in my country without it falling apart from rust. Tbh that is all pre 2000s cars almost. Volvos and Saabs are usually in best condition from that time period here. Gotta love these late 80s and early 90s cars though, so simple and yet so reliable (as long as the rust has been kept in check).

[@forzer45]

Got my old 300E stick shift up to 230 indicated once, around 220kmh GPS

[@meezymarx1755]

Are they reliable? I'm gunning for a 300ce from 88'

[@forzer45]

@@meezymarx1755 factory top speed was 225kmh according to the handbook, mine was a 1985 catless (141kw) and had the 5 speed with a long rear diff ratio, technically the top speed could be reached in 4th, but on a slight downhill it had around 4700rpm on 5th with 230 indicated speed. If you are going to attempt, i would suggest checking the play and grease on the wheel bearings before, just to be sure :)

[@forzer45]

@@meezymarx1755 and the reliability is very dependent on the previous owners. Rustproofing is a must if you live in a place where there's winter. Ke-jetronic is a reliable unit if the filters have been changed regularly and the wiring is ok. Some of rhe early model M103's had a problem with camshaft wear, but i reckon all of them have been replaced in a recall when the vehicle was under warranty.

[@kiliumearth4063]

Not even a shudder. Damn beautiful car🤘

[@user-hn9hm6hj5m]

Legend 👏☺️

[@kewlbean]

Love this!

[@lucas1996GTALover]

35 years old and still incredible smooth and fast.

[@Mohamed6069]

My dream car I love it

[@topspeedautobahn6881]

It really is a dream car!

[@flyingarn1]

Liegt gut der Wagen. Schönes Video. Mit GPS Anzeige wäre es noch interessanter.

[@mohammadalinejad_oni]

This is a legend

[@dan.9734]

A proper Benz 👌

[@Vril-pp1pn]

läuft richtig gut der 300er. top wagen.

[@GetBruno]

So smoothbfor that time