From Junkyard to Roadtrip, V12 Benz reigns supreme! $1800 Mercedes W220 S600 Rescue

[@leecaldwell1029]

W220 best car to own under warranty.. hahaha Great Video!

[@dovespring78744]

Hell...yea...

[@AutoAfflicted]

Absolutely… to bad the warranty expired 15 years ago

[@cckid78]

11-11:30... "We can rebuild all the lines with the 3/8" is amazing information it seems. Gotta let my mechanic know & hope he's willing to tackle the job. 2005 S600 here on the east coast with a slight rear drivers side sag when the car shuts off and I really appreciate the knowledge shared in this video. 🫡

[@AutoAfflicted]

Yes! Glad we can spread the knowledge and experience - let us know if you need more details on preparing your hydraulic hoses

[@waynec1968]

I did change pulleys and had an SRS issue, but that got fixed. Ill keep watching you guys, you make sense and I believe people can understand you because your not killin em with tech talk. Keep up the good work.

[@AutoAfflicted]

Did you change your pulleys due to age or the fact that now only 6 rib belts are available? Our ate a serpentine belt last week and the belt was new .. we may have a bad pulley

[@waynec1968]

@@AutoAfflicted Ageed out. Tensioner then waterpump.The parts that work the hardest go first lol

[@thenestaheapstv2447]

Awesome video, I’m Luca from the Facebook group, what I’ve done is taken that Y pipe off and true dualed the exhaust because of it being way restrictive, I totally recommend tuning the car with stage 2 or 3 if your willing to take the cat down pipes off and cutting out the pipes right before the cats, removing those pieces and replacing them with properly rounded pipe pieces

[@AutoAfflicted]

🙏🏼❤️🇩🇪 Yes! Full custom exhaust would be the way if we were keeping it, $60 in stainless pipe and some time in the welder was worth it… when I get a CL600 a full custom exhaust would go in and a nice tune

[@thenestaheapstv2447]

@@AutoAfflicted that sounds awesome, so you guys are gonna sell it eventually?

[@AutoAfflicted]

@thenestaheapstv2447 we traded it already, for the 1995 CL600 we showed at the end of the video

[@thenestaheapstv2447]

@@AutoAfflicted oooh gotcha, that’s awesome, the CL is a nice car

[@tm55555]

Great video, the W220 is my favorite Mercedes chassis, the newer ones feel too big and plasticky and the old ones feel "historic", it is truly the greatest sleeper road trip car. Like you said bring a fire extinguisher but you'll be riding like a king! Part of W220 ownership is accepting what you won't bother fixing. You're right about getting a used/driven version than a "clean" version because the maintenance is what makes these cars.

[@ackvig]

live with a W221 and you'll never look back! The true successor to the W140!

[@AutoAfflicted]

Yes, I will certainly have a c215 CL600 in the future, I really like these cars when they are working

[@tm55555]

@@ackvig you may have missed the big and plasticky comment. In my opinion W221 is terrible cut rate leather quality and horrendous plastic buttons and switch gear / trim. No thank you! W220 S65 is peak S class. W222/W223 isn't bad if being driven around in but let's wait and see how bad they are in 10 ish years

[@AutoAfflicted]

Yes, I’ve not experienced a W221 but the interior on these W220s is pretty nice, I do prefer the buttons of the earlier generation W 124 and W 140s

[@tm55555]

@@AutoAfflicted go for a test drive in a 221 65 and you'll know right away love or hate. For me it was definitely not love. Sure the voice command lever in a W220 is annoying but having a column mounted shifter is even worse! The window buttons in a W221 are horrible I must say and I hate the cluster. it's a shame because I loved watching it on top gear in Albania but maybe it's a vehicle for that area ... 😉

[@olikat8]

Inherited a D2 Audi A8L from my uncle. Ebony Effect Pearl, progressive-rate sport springs (28-30MM drop) with Bilsteins, Hypergram 18" x 8.5" wheels that match the paint, tinted windows, rear muffler replaced with dual in/out 2.25" stainless muffler & tips, little trunk lip spoiler...my older kid is now driving it and most all the consumable parts are replaced (whole list) and it is reliable. People really like the car, ask questions. In fact, two GSP troopers pulled us over (going from Barksdale AFB) just to check it out

[@AutoAfflicted]

I love a D2 Audi ! I’ve looked a few S8 but never was able to make a deal 🤝🏼 Enjoy that thing!

[@olikat8]

@@AutoAfflicted It's jokingly called "The Slav Mafia Machine" by the younger one (who is half via momma)because it is exactly the stereotypical car for them...

[@AutoAfflicted]

That’s funny ! These guys hired my car for what they called a Slavic gangster short - kzbin.info/www/bejne/parZdIGGntJqntEsi=aF7wC3olrkfJrkmC

[@olikat8]

@@AutoAfflicted funny thing? One kid looks nothing Slavic, but is a military analyst working with groups in DC. Other one? It's painful how Eastern European they look-

[@AutoAfflicted]

@olikat8 🤣🤣🤣 the BMW driver was the only one that qualified

[@ANDERZENAMG]

crushed the video format, much love to you guys! Keep on Benz'n! Sharing ideas is the quintessential component to this community that makes the love for these cars that much more possible... cheers

[@AutoAfflicted]

🙏🏼 preach ! Can’t wait till we work together on the CLK 55 solution, your are the M113 wizard 🧙🏼‍♂️

[@ANDERZENAMG]

@@AutoAfflicted was thinking the whole time watching would be so fun to work on these things together, one day a wizard maybe!

[@AutoAfflicted]

@ANDERZENAMG watching the BOB 10 right now, panther fur!

[@ANDERZENAMG]

@@AutoAfflicted 😂🤙🏼 I’m trying to get the seats finished up rn!

[@mattryeland]

Great to see the big girl riding how she's supposed to. Hope you keep the ABC and not get coil overs, the ABC makes the cars. I'm riding the ABC time bomb on mine, will be replacing the accumulators in mine in the next few months. And yes I'm broken, being in an abusive relationship with two of them, the S600 for interstate and highway trips, the S430 for daily duties.

[@AutoAfflicted]

Yes I couldn’t agree more ABC makes these cars even if it is a pain to maintain. I understand why people go to coils but for my personal car I would never

[@mattryeland]

@@AutoAfflicted and it makes the car much smaller than it appears to be. Took a mate for a run in my barge up our local mountain road and he was very impressed with how it handles and the torque just pulled it out of corners. He was even more impressed when I tossed him the keys. He reckons for handling and fun on a twisty road it was as good as a Tesla 3 dual motor performance

[@AutoAfflicted]

So true - it eats train tracks for breakfast, stays flat in the corners and shortens the straights

[@Maybe1Someday]

Car sounds respectable, nice. I guess the headers are the things that really give these V12s the loud sound. I like this sound better

[@AutoAfflicted]

Yes you need a naturally aspirated V12 and $12,000 exhaust to get the crazy V12 zing .. hard to get more sound out of these twin turbo version even with mid exhaust megaphones 📢

[@WesleyClouden]

bistine coils on this is awseome fun and clean

[@timothythegreat6294]

u guys are doing what WE wish we could do 🎉 cheers and bless

[@AutoAfflicted]

🙏🏼 thank you, we’re just trying to bring the fun to everyone. It’s a blessing to have a shop space, a retired guy and a guy who’s convinced the universe to provide cheap and interesting cars.

[@solidgoldshayne]

Congrats on the v12 best of luck with the w220

[@AutoAfflicted]

Thank you 🙏🏼

[@Tonyclifton-q4f]

new subscriber glad to be here,ive just bought my 1st Mercedes ,a W126 280SEL straight six i love the car its cool,lookin forward to watching previous videos

[@AutoAfflicted]

Thank you 🙏🏼 for the sub! W126 is such a great chassis, I have a couple videos on my past C126 SEC.. enjoy that classic!

[@loganlefley1616]

I didn’t realize the 600 biturbos could be had so cheap until I saw your vid. Got a 04 CL600 now with a bunch of fun issues 😁

[@AutoAfflicted]

I see a Fairmount of 600 by turbo around $5000 in decent condition. We couldn’t resist going to look at this one that was listed as still running condition at our local salvage yard. We actually got it for $1400 even though they had it for sale for 18, because the junkyard was kind to us. Really fun cars if you can just get around some of the little issues.

[@loganlefley1616]

@@AutoAfflicted Wow that’s an awesome deal.

[@loganlefley1616]

@@AutoAfflicted Mine was $3500 with 240,000km. Was running good up till a few days ago. Only had it for a week

[@AutoAfflicted]

@loganlefley1616 check out our other s600 video from us buying it - linked in description “worst v12 Benz and I want it”

[@v12mercedes-benz72]

@@loganlefley1616what is the issues

[@waynec1968]

My s600 is in perfect condition, do appreciate the vids. Not the worst, just needs maintained. Mine is a 2004 and loves Hellcats...... Just sayin

[@AutoAfflicted]

Haha yes, the faces on hellcat and challenger drivers 🤣💀

[@waynec1968]

@@AutoAfflicted I love it, especially when they realize Im in my mid 50's...

[@WhitexFeatherx]

So far so good on the content These cars are a death by 1000 cuts, due to a lot of deferred maintenance by previous owners. You would be better off addressing what needs to be fixed as you discover it, even being proactive with the common issues like hoses and replacing the accumulators. Also, grab as many M120 parts you can get there was parts we couldn’t even get at Mercedes Benz when I worked for them. The parts were “unobtainium”

[@AutoAfflicted]

That’s a good call on the m120, there was a one at the local salvage

[@dovespring78744]

Bad ass video guys ..i lik how the st8 pipe still sounded not to loud.

[@AutoAfflicted]

Yes and no drone inside - even at over 100

[@CL500MBZ]

Great video!

[@AutoAfflicted]

🙏🏼 thank you very much ❤️🇩🇪

[@defjodor1]

I love the w203 but that is very good and cheap to fix, living in europe parts are stil availeble new.

[@miketyler4536]

Good to see some fellow Utah peeps. Cant wait to meet you in the wild. You all are like Utah's own, Monkey Wrench Mike and his affliction with Mercs as well.

[@AutoAfflicted]

Haha yes, come by the shop sometime - address is the description

[@miketyler4536]

@@AutoAfflicted I definitely will, thx

[@WhitexFeatherx]

Wait. What’s the inner diameter of the hose? What is it rated for?

[@AutoAfflicted]

I don’t recall the inner diameter but we were referring to the Mercedes hose which has to hold 3000psi. We capped off our “dead end” hose which had failed at the crimp. The cap we used was rated to like 13,000 psi or more I think

[@timothythegreat6294]

is beard dude gonna drive ?

[@AutoAfflicted]

🤣 Wayne drives sometimes. I don’t know why he always just defers to me being the pilot.

[@AlbertManiscalco]

love that generation...shame to hear they arent too reliable :/

[@AutoAfflicted]

The facelift versions are better than their predecessors but you definitely need two cars if you’re going to have a w220

[@J1385-x6w]

If it was the worst chassie ever, why are you buying and reaping it?

[@AutoAfflicted]

Because it’s a good cheap way to have fun with a twin turbo, V12 of course

[@bugnautica-lo9ng]

I love my W211 E55 the cars don’t prefer 30% throttle they don’t care they are just machines and therefore have zero preference. However if you do exceed ~30% throttle in a V8 Kompressor or 65 bi turbo for more than a second or 2 you are in very illegal territory. I don’t know if the s600’s are this punchy tho. Not to say my car isn’t driven lightly.

[@AutoAfflicted]

The S600 goes straight to felony speeds if you floor it, you’re up peoples ass so fast it’s scary, needing much bigger brakes

[@carlosr1060]

The Best or Nothing ! Blahhhhhh !!!!!!!

[@AutoAfflicted]

Hahahahah!

[@carlosr1060]

@@AutoAfflicted I would know, I own an 05 cl 65 amg along with the AAA membership. 😂

[@AutoAfflicted]

Yes! AAA and a two car strategy

[@elisal4984]

Whata he is talking about lol have had roughly seven w220 from s430 up to s600 face-lift the most reliable is s500 pre face-lift 2000to2002 lol try and buy w221 for 1800 and drive it or w126 or even w140 what a bs as I personally owned w126 w140 w220 and w221 the most reliable the most cheap to maintain s class would be w220 the best performance and fuel milage with low cost maintenance is 2002 s430 models pre face-lift less glitches lol with stereo system 😅 just a joke how they negatively saying w220 not good siting in 200k vehicle bought for 1800$ and complaining 😅 just a joke

[@AutoAfflicted]

Clearly we’ve attended you, we like the car, we enjoyed it, you’re just not getting our sense of humor 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@elisal4984]

Oh yeah if you can't afford 200k new vehicle why would you judge the suspension lol just a joke if you are bottomfeader type just get coil springs all around for like 600$ set of four lol I just got brand new second hand for 300$ set of four and about 2hrs of labour's after zero issues with suspension what a joke those people