$3000 European Roadtrip CHALLENGE! Part 1

[@themiddlelanelm]

PART 2 IS OUT NOW! kzbin.info/www/bejne/r4DJp6SXq553pNU

[@Alex_Obi15]

30:20 fun fact, next to that roundabout there is a sign that tells you that you are in the most central point in bucharest, you broke down LITERALLY in the center of the city

[@themiddlelanelm]

Lmfao you literally can’t script this stuff 🤣

[@Speedtv21]

@@themiddlelanelm didn't expect it lol. At first i was like WAIT this is luke??congrats brother nice channel or channels actually,love tech and cars ,Peace!

[@catalinux]

More greetings from Romania! Good luck!

[@dand5593]

​​@@themiddlelanelmquite near the point where is Km 0 of Romania there is a distance road indicator with marking Km 0 . 😅

[@SalComuna]

The way that this is edited like “The Grand Tour” makes me feel happy.

[@ConceptCentral]

This felt like I just watched my 236th top gear episode. Loved it

[@fabilan7123]

There are only 177 real ones. Everything past season 22 wasnt true TopGear anymore.

[@rollingtroll]

Luke, old cars; When they don't start, while starting, slowly, in 2-3 seconds, press the accelerator to halfway, and keep it there while you keep the start motor going. Do not pump, pumping does not work on any semi modern car. Really works miracles.

[@t20594]

Also full throttle on EFI should flood clear, no fuel full air

[@trainman665]

Makes no difference on Efi vehicles.

[@rollingtroll]

@@trainman665 You'd think so, but it does. I can't speak for ultra modern ones, but on my ford fusion it works.

[@trainman665]

@@rollingtroll Your throttle inputs are being ignored by the car during startup. It may help with poor idle once started, but that just means you have a fault that needs fixing. Mashing the accelerator isn’t going to fix it ;-).

[@rollingtroll]

@@trainman665 My car, and many cars with a similar engine (the 1.6 that's in many fiesta's and the fusion) has an issue when half warm, when not parked level. It will only start after a couple of attempts. If, when I hear that it's not going to start, I apply a little throttle, it starts right away. So it's apparently not that simple.

[@andreinedelcu8829]

the first time in decades a car show has top gear potential....nice to see how this will evolve

[@ThxrnTech]

As someone who normally watches your main tech channel, this was a great change for me, it had top gear (UK version for me) vibes all over, and I loved every moment, thank you for the laughs, and I can’t wait for the next episode!

[@themiddlelanelm]

Great to hear! You won’t be disappointed!

[@Jon.O]

Absolutely, just brilliant. More of this pls Luke.

[@dontcrossthemustard]

What is the main tech channel? This popped up and I really enjoyed it. Would love to check out the tech channel as well.

[@ThxrnTech]

@@dontcrossthemustard Luke Miani is the main tech channel, hope that helps :)

[@chiefdenis]

Love how you had to specify what's version of Top Gear, because we all know all the others are trash😂

[@GWagon63]

I genuinely enjoyed this more then any other KZbin top gear style series! Can't wait for part 2!

[@themiddlelanelm]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@stefanmachtsachen]

Hey Luke! I once took a road trip in this exact model from Berlin, Germany to Kayes, Mali in West Africa - about 6700 km of pure adventure! It was one of the most reliable cars I've ever driven. I ended up selling it there, but the memories still stick with me. Loved watching your video, it brought back so many great moments. If you ever pass through Ulm, Germany, hit me up! I'd be happy to host you.

[@007knick]

Wow this brought me back to original TG! What a cliff hanger to end on as well! Bring on part 2!!

[@mbee32k]

If Top-Gear and Hoovies Garage ever had a love child it would be e this channel! ABSOLUTELY LOVE IT!

[@m1rv]

W124 260E driver here! What a treat guys - great vibes from the best era of UK Top Gear. Can't wait for part 2!

[@angusnz7910]

No idea how you turned up in my KZbin feed but this was great. Always been a top gear freak (Clarkson and his mob) because it was a natural partnership with Hammond and may…you guys have that vibe. Honestly you’re way better than any of the updated top gear attempts….way way better

[@meowmochimeow]

This will be the longest week ever, I wanna see part 2 so badly!

[@themiddlelanelm]

It will be worth the wait!

[@IvenChaqueco]

What a way to end the episode!

[@dr.leftfield9566]

I worked for MB in the 80's and 90's. The lighter blue is Nautic blue the darker is Midnight blue.

[@thusmarshal8815]

I started watching you on your luke miani channel years ago more than 10 years back and clicked immediately when i saw my country's plates and than saw it was you and stayed Amazing cars suit ya .

[@teodorbogdanovic2635]

22:25. Is a perfect sowing how the Balkan mornings are. Everything is beautiful and in the 7 am u hear someone starting the old car

[@koskan]

this is simply awesome! it deserves way more views than it's gotten. great content! I can't wait for part 2. keep up the great work Luke!

[@themiddlelanelm]

Thanks a ton! Part 2 coming tomorrow :)

[@MIDO2802]

Dude you’re doing so many things! I started watching your tech chanel in the beginning, you were just making videos in your apartment. Evolving that much that fast is impressing!

[@liambreuner4821]

You probably could make a series with comparable success to top gear on KZbin. Doing this for years. The people need this kind of content.

[@chiefdenis]

I had a 300e that rarely overheated, but whenever it overheated you just had to wait 30minutes and it'll start right back up like nothing happened, such a reliable fuскеr 😂.

[@Cairol58]

Now what a surprising fun video Luke made here featuring two of the old style classics Mercedes Benz W124! 😎 I even have a friend here in the country where these two classics come from, who has one of them as a very comfortable, reliable "daily driver", as they say. He bought his Mercedes Benz W124 3.0 litre 6 cylinder (all available extras were fitted when the car was built in 1991) 2 years ago and the car has just this week passed the mandatory 2 yearly safety inspection for roadworthiness and technical suitability without any problems! He drives it to and from work 5 or 6 times a week and consumes 8.5 litres of petrol per 100 km, which is very good for such a car. And there is an Apple iPhone SE, which is not only used in its original function as a mobile phone, but also runs Google Maps, which is attached to the dashboard just like in Luke's car and supplied with power in case someone gets lost on the roads ... Greetings from Germany!

[@europeanmappin]

one of them is a w201 edit: mb i got confused by the headlights, hadnt seen the taillights yet

[@Jdmboi-gh6di]

I love this so much. Others channels have tried to recreate top gear and imo have failed. You guys seriously made me feel like I was watching old top gear again. Please make more of these types of videos!

[@themiddlelanelm]

Will do! Thanks for the review :)

[@demogaming8895]

I swear every friend group dreams of going on a long road trip in cheap cars. This is a dream of mine too, so I hope someday these dreams may make it out of the group chat and become reality

[@danielfl.9347]

This is so well done guys. Thank you so much. Big top gear vibes. This deserved many more views than auto Alex! Great chemistry between the two hosts. Thanks from Denmark !

[@keith.s7139]

This definitely felt like the old top gear challenges (which is difficult to pull off). Amazing video and cant wait for part two. 🎉

[@sk8rboy509]

Bro, this is too fire. From Mac's to Merc's, who woulda guessed 🔥🔥🔥

[@tinybartini]

Great, really engaging. There's so many channels trying all sorts of car adventures and trying to achieve what the holy trio did, but not many are actually interesting nor original. You guys, IMO not trying so hard to be like someone else, therefore you're watchable. I'm enjoying it.

[@metaljodler]

I'm not into cars, but this video was very entertaining, almost like a roadmovie. Instantly subscribed. Long time subscriber of your main channel from Germany here btw. Can't wait for part two!

[@Alex_Obi15]

crazyy coincidence, but yesterday i left thessaloniki, stopped in veilko tarnovo for the night (the town in bulgaria) and now I’ve just arrived home, in bucharest (romania). This video was exactly like my journey 💀💀

[@imho4990]

poor guy.

[@dragutintheslav-veliki790]

The beginning is literally my dream, to do what Top Gear trio did back in the days, but I need only my best friend.

[@ShadiusFU2]

Northern Greece, especially Macedonia, has some really beautifull landscape to drive, especially in the winter with the snow at the sides of the road! And, the "Bulgarian" cheese snack, it's made in Thessaloniki. Really enjoyed the video, it was awesome! Bulgarian and Romanian countryside is beautifull!

[@nikopila1992]

That's was a Very nice video. That's great that you came here and pick cars from Greece. We re waiting for part 2. You must do again from another car from Greece and that time you must go from another way. From Albania to Croatia Italy and other countries. By the way excellent video.

[@TheTellybou]

Kudos on a fantastic production, done on a likely shoe string budget. I live in Athens & darn close to where you were filming', and, I also own a W201 used as a daily. Both 201's and 124's are work horses dressed in tank attire with uber thick paint. Shame I didn''t catch your Athens filming. Looking fwd to Part 2- oh and to the reaction of the Germans when seeing their Panzers with Greek tags.

[@GWagon63]

Yay! Old Mercedes content! Love it!!!

[@louise-w54md]

The banter reminds me so much of TG and TGT specials. I'll really miss those three.

[@georgehayvanciftligi]

young guys with beautiful cars, all the best from Istanbul

[@ke6319]

Quite a fine job gentlemen. You captured good old top gear challenges. Next time, bring a third friend to make it perfect

[@D0wNhiLL]

So happy you visited Balkans!

[@emweissman]

This was so well done Luke. It’s like you and your buddy commandeered an episode of Top Gear from Jeremy and James May (I won’t say who is who 😉). Everything from the planning, to the shot selection, the music, and the dialogue is so on point. Really impressive; you should be super proud of this work of art and I’m all in for more.

[@themiddlelanelm]

Thanks so much for your review! It means a lot!

[@denissfenea5508]

The most underrated cartuber on the platform at the moment

[@aliihotii]

As someone with a daily w201 190D, this was super fun to watch!

[@TiptronicSS]

The inside smells "aromatic" 🤣🤣🤣 I love the roadtrip. And even though I just did it 2 months ago in the same region. I didn't enjoy it as much with all the potholes destroying my project car 😅

[@UlrichWrangel]

This was very, very good.

[@AeNPe101]

Digging into presumably "cheap" vintage cars, especially those built between the mid 80s and early 90s, you'll find that they are mostly astonishingly reliable - they were 'built to last'! Depending on the condition, they only rarely develop some kind of fault. If they do, replacement parts are mostly dirt cheap and easy to come by. And in most cases, those faults can be fixed by yourself with just a standard tool kit and a 'do-it-yourself' repair guide. I've got myself an Audi 80 B3 (1990) two years ago (with "only" 120.000km on the clock), and apart from minor fixes it hasn't let me down once yet!

[@edgar_nistor]

Greetings from Bucharest Luke, hope that you like it here. Looking forward for part 2 :) PS: good luck with your new channel!

[@jamesblackett1267]

Major Top Gear vibes. Great video! - We need more 🚙🚙

[@vlad_nn99]

Hello from Romania, guys 👋. As a kid, I have always dreamed of a E class like this. Awesome cars 😎

[@beansandsausages]

Great video Luke, felt like I was along for the ride - looked like a blast, well done gents great content

[@kajunkat72]

Love the content boys! Zero sympathy for you over heating for not stopping sooner and letting it cool off 😂

[@stefanNT_1008]

Great adventure, i can't wait for the next episode!

[@netmanswe]

This is truly great content. Please give us mooore 🎉

[@themiddlelanelm]

You got it 🫡

[@ChristerByklum]

Love this video, first time I see something you made. Probably as I search for Mercedes video’s all the time, and especially 80’s Mercedes, meaning the ones that were in the 80’s and either came into it (R107 and W123), went through it (W126), or came in the 80’s, (W124). Some of my absolutely favourite cars. Just one thing, I own several of these. If you have cooling issues, turn on all the heat you can in the car, that will give you several minutes more, but do stop. Quickly. Faulty thermostats, radiators partially blocked and so forth has killed many of these engines, as they can run very well for years on bad thermostat and/or radiators without you ever knowing it, until you hit traffic on a warm day, or even a cold day. The engines cool down relatively quickly, and hopefully the traffic has gotten less severe as well in that say half an hour you need. That is way quicker than any repairs. Or even worse, blown head gaskets. That said, I absolutely loved this video, absolutely loved your chemistry between you two, loved to see those two cars on the road, and boy are they cheap in Greece! Great Top Gear inspiration, great choice of cars! And very cool that you have more or less the same car. No “same” used cars are the same. Can’t wait to the next video!

[@Spulber_KL]

A top gear road trip vibe

[@e7234]

This was amazing! Thank you for sharing info about your car channel over the main one. I love the w124 and your humor. This is the closest to cheap car challenges in top gear i've seen.

[@tonkativanov2976]

I own a w124 250D and I can't wait to see how the W124 holds up to Berlin. Greeting from Bulgaria!!

[@AppleTrack]

what a beautiful piece of cinema

[@Tacosmix]

Admire your enthousiasm and sharing your love for older cars. But a car of $3000 does not feel like a real challenge to me to get you that far. Good luck with the next episodes!

[@T3CHGY007]

Wow! What a crazy adventure! Can't wait to see how it will end!

[@themiddlelanelm]

It’ll be worth the wait!

[@G500expedition]

Thanks for keeping the spirit of old top gear alive !

[@yordyords]

A Bulgarian here. The fact that Veliko Tarnovo was mentioned as a "small town" was kinda offensive. The place is actually one of the biggest cities in the middle of the country full of historical places. So, it is not a small place.

[@imleri]

Hey Luke, a small correction - the "Bulgarian" snack you mentioned was actually in Greek. As a Bulgarian myself, I've never seen this snack.

[@ricardoferreira2038]

As a bulgarian i see this snack daily

[@chiefdenis]

The writings looked Cyrillic, not greek

[@yzyszn3774]

the writing is greek. you can also see a greek flag on the packaging

[@chiefdenis]

@@yzyszn3774 ahh, ok

[@elegantpiplup]

Great video. Looks like a lot of fun, all things considered. I am looking forward to part 2.

[@pierceT77]

Luke, this was really well done! The video was so engaging and fun to watch, keep up the great work, I’m looking forward to episode 2!

[@lukeandre1]

Gorgeous cars! Are you going to bring it back to the US?

[@themiddlelanelm]

Hopefully yes!

[@tailscape]

luke is giving major clarkson vibes - love it!

[@MartyTheGamer]

"And now it's time to try a delicious Bulgarian cheese snack" *holds up package with Greek branding*

[@scldvi]

I can't wait to watch the rest of it! I'm a big fan of those old mercs, so exiting!

[@respect.oldcars]

Nice project, nice cars, I've watched the first episode.The best thing on old cars is that you kinda know that they'll break. Keep going!

[@julianstechsation]

First of all - I was like is that Luke Miani (it’s like two of your biggest interest meeting each other) and then I was like this feels like an old school Top Gear episode - you definitely nailed it 🔥

[@marcelcovaci9922]

W124 was the first car that I drove after I got my license, instant crush 😅. A friend had one, gas with the 2.6 liter engine. For Romania, that was a big engine. That was 23 years ago. I still want one to this day…I’ll buy one soon…maybe😁😁

[@stylius]

It is true, you can’t honk at Bulgarians, because we honk back. It becomes violent honk off.

[@ettcha]

Tavarish's new (half) Porsche had me thinking about this channel! Great timing!

[@raduuu123]

keep it up :) love this kind of content

[@pablochorizo9038]

having never seen you guys before i appreciate yall converting everything into USA units, and the cars look fun i would like to do something like this.

[@a_antw]

This year I drove a part of your road trip, from athens to thessaloniki in a w208 clk, old mercs really are great roadtrip cars, I cant wait for part 2, keep up the content

[@rickybobby5950]

I love these cars! I own a W210 E430 and a W211 E55 from the early 2000’s and they are great cars but there’s ALWAYS something minor broken like a seat switch or a washer motor but the drivetrains just run forever. The E55 is modded and has 118k miles and the E430 has 171k miles and I do all my own maintenance and repairs to keep cost of ownership down ($300 a year each typically) and I recently drove the E430 4000 miles in about 2 weeks to attend my mothers funeral and averaged 26.8 mpg at an average speed of 68 mph over the entire trip. I had the charge the AC on both of them this summer but even in 90-100 deg in the desert the old systems still cool just fine and my temp never got more than a tick above the 80c mark. Old Mercedes are great as long as they are driven and maintained regularly but letting them sit is a death sentence. Save and drive these cars every chance you get!

[@saebica]

Greetings from Constanta, Romania! What a wonderful caroooo

[@weeraanmelden]

Amazon should pick this up, Grand Tour stopped and this looks a good replacement team :)

[@GOVNO007]

this is soo cool guys!!!!! thank you, CINEMA PURE C I N E M A!!!!

[@thomthom3420]

Love this adventure. Great idea! Great choice! In fact, these cars are still to be seen daily in Europe, especially here in Germany. We still have some taxis with 7-digit kilometers on their clock. It,s a special kick buying these cars in Greece - one of the countries known for their not so meticulous maintenance habits. Can‘t wait to see part 2

[@chrisxa1222]

That's not true depends on the person

[@GamerGabbar]

I DID NOT KNOW YOU WERE INTO CARS TOO! WOW!!!! LOVE THIS!!!!

[@tomherc8431]

Good stuff guys!!! The lost "top gear" episode through the balkans that we never got to see

[@MillerCorner]

6:40 Mercedes gauge illumination of that era is adjusted by spinning the trip reset knob, ask me how I know...

[@AnDrEw17876]

oh believe me i spun that knob daily for 2,000 miles to no avail haha

[@KAREEMGRIO]

22:02 Very Top Gear-ey editing right there

[@zenmoto369]

OK that's something I did not expect to watch, Luke who lives in California and does Apple videos to be driving a W124 in my home country of Bulgaria on the "other side of the globe". KZbin life is wild :D Your trip in Bulgaria is hilarious and drinking rakia ahhaha. I feel you, this is why I left and not planning to go back :D

[@niratsirackod1]

I like trips like this. Reminds me of the summer of 2017. Boy that was terrifying and terrific at the same time

[@SilviuGabriel1997]

Hi guys, I am from Romania Buc , you can find many Mecanic’s in Bucuresti who can speak English… I’m looking forward for part 2 , good luck 👌

[@SkyLineR34GT-R]

Clarkson Hammond May Wilman legacy lives on!

[@GeorgeTsolakis-k6w]

Greetings from Greece!

[@gntse919]

Thank you for this! Great w124s,love them. Ευχαριστω❤ Subbed.

[@dereinegreg]

The W124 was ahead of its time. My 1996 S124 E250 TD is the best car I‘ve ever had.

[@Patrikch100]

I hope that You really liked and enjoyed Europe and I hope one day You will can back here. In our beautiful continent.

[@okodreams5285]

My dad had 1992 Mercedes Benz 200E in Burgundy red. 10 years ago It was my dream to drive that car across the Europe from Georgia. He sold the car 5 years ago and I still cant find the new owner. You just lived my childhood dream.

[@Mercmad]

The W124,like all Mercedes from the 1930's onwards,has built in fog lamps. It would have made driving through the forest easier if you turned them on,Pull the headlight switch out and turn clockwise two clicks. . You can also adjust the headlights to tip the beam up or down (load compensation) which would have driving in the dark easier. 😎😎😊😊 The W124 200, has a typical odo fault which happens around 200,000 kms, the stearing wheel disintergrating happens here around 250,000 kms so I'd say it's done a few clicks more than the odo states.

[@MuhKuh9ft13]

This is such a cute hommage to the Grandtour / TopGear

[@dand5829]

Great video. I’d love to do this with my best friend. Sadly the reality of kids and careers means I can only love vicariously for now.

[@cycloopnl]

Great channel. 😊 👍🏻

[@dragomirstefan2131]

17:50 Oh no, you're not off the beaten trail, that's just how we roll in the East. No motorways, no city by-passing roads. People drive the good old way: town to town.

[@calinnilie]

Hey Luke, lovely to see that you enjoyed Romania!