SAVED FROM SCRAP! Delightful Old Man Spec Car Rescued After Owner Passed Away

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

Great save! These deserve to be a future classic.

[@timothysimpkins6229]

That paperwork is goldust of history of that Mercedes C class!

[@FRFRANKIE]

Thanks!

[@Baskingshark]

This is the bargain of the century!

[@McGrumpyMan]

That's a great buy, got to be saved as it's for charisma!

[@DaveBaker-vb3jg]

....old man spec, yes that's me!!, 67 and a lovely car....have an E Class E350 Coupe. For your information James, when you collected a car from the Mercedes Benz factory in Germany, it would typically be fitted with temporary German export plates. These plates are usually valid for a short period, allowing you to drive the car back to the UK. Once you arrived in the UK, you would then need to register the car with the DVLA and get UK plates.... Useless info probably, but you did touch on it in the video!!...was really envious of you with the Rover, mate, i wanted that one!!..... keep em coming!.....

[@Road2Rust]

I didn’t know that you could get export plates, so thanks for that information!!! Glad you like what I’m doing on the channel and thanks for sticking around too! And enjoy your old man car too mate! Remember when you hit 70 you have to get wood inlays. It’s the law.

[@DaveBaker-vb3jg]

@@Road2Rust 🤣☝

[@rustino666]

That's a beauty! My old Volvo S80 has a button that makes the rear headrests pop down like that. Also a shade of red with light grey interior, another old man car in amazing condition.

[@FRFRANKIE]

Hi James. Hope your doing good. That's one beautiful car. I absolutely love the color inside and out. I lived the video. Take care and stay safe.

[@Road2Rust]

Thanks Frank! Can’t beat a bit of old man red !!!

[@FRFRANKIE]

@@Road2Rust Your welcome James.

[@jackrussel853]

Nice old girl and definitely a bargain imho, its shocking the reasons why some cars get scrapped, my sister thinks a cars knackered once its around six years old, i don't think i've ever had anything that new 🤣 I might see you around if you keep it for a while as i'm not too far away.

[@iancolePRD129G]

Beautiful car, would love to find something like this

[@philtucker1224]

I also love the colour and trim combination and find myself fitting perfectly into your suggested profile. 😁

[@paulmoore6345]

That’s lovely. Super condition. Quality materials used in the interior

[@ianbutler8776]

What a great save!!

[@Wiltshire-observer]

Looks wonderful ! - my favourite colour too.

[@Jay-B1750]

That's wild that someone would be willing to scrap that! I've been in a modern CLA and it's all show and NO substance, it's so cheap inside!

[@ijbailey]

Well done for saving this on. what a beaut car, I love it!

[@therichardwilliams]

Absolutely love it! My own daily driver is a slightly newer C180K. It's such a nice old car and I'm planning on driving it for years yet. Look after them and they'll go forever!

[@therichardwilliams]

Oh yeah mine also had the ABS light issue. A £12 wheel speed sensor fixed it.

[@danielsiminski5878]

That is just beautiful!❤

[@davidmiddlewick5799]

Wow whzt a great find. Wish i could find one like that to cherish forevermore well while i still can as im in my mid 60s still enjoying car fetling! Not far from You but without the same contacts. Let me know when you want to move her on! She would sit beautifully on my drive.

[@petersimpson8386]

Fantastic video keep it going very interesting. If I had the extra garage space I'd snatch from you today. Love the colour.

[@habsom1406]

Beautiful! Cheap at twice the price with all that provenance and in such amazing condition, even has the drop down rear seats option. I bought an S202 estate for even less money over ten years ago and it's never missed a beat, still smooth, powerful and refined at 170k.

[@garycollard1981]

Ah, so you're the chap with the Citroëns near me. Probably the only BX estate i've seen in many years. A local car youtuber def deserves a sub.

[@Road2Rust]

Thank you mate! Yes it probably will be me lol

[@99AmethystZJ]

That's is an amazing buy for that price 😮, love the history paper trail and dealer servicing is a huge plus, what a thing❤ looks like it's only done 30k miles! I'd be tempted if i didn't have too many cars already😔 it needs garaging.👌

[@scotty6346]

What a gem! Mercs of that era were still put together very well but is was rust issues that killed them apparently due to Merc going over to water based paint and not doing it very well.

[@ukman9797]

Beautiful car.

[@victory2115]

As a delightful old man, I would love to own that. 😀

[@roubaix3843]

Very nice. I once picked up a new car in Germany (believe it or not it was cheaper buying it over there than here in the UK - a Landrover Freelander!!) and they put on what they call "Export licence plates". These are designed to get the car across the border, mine were valid for 6 months and then I had to register it in the UK.

[@mikes747]

My friend had one of these with the 2.8 V6 engine in it. He bought it with 65000 miles on the clock and took it it to 310000 before the rust finally took it. The only fault it had in that time was an abs light which it had to go back to Mercedes to rectify. Even when it was at its highest mileage it was still smooth, quiet and refined!

[@philtucker1224]

Mileage typos?

[@mikes747]

Oops! Thanks!

[@AB-C1]

WHY would they SCRAP THAT!?!? 🤦🏻 102k is nothing on that car!

[@Toofargonetosave]

Money, greed!!!!!

[@Mouse2113]

That's very nice

[@carljohnson1997]

Good for you mate

[@Millennial_Manc]

That is real burr walnut but there is a reason it is so glossy. It’s a safety feature. In the event of a collision, some wooden veneers, especially the more attractive woods, become detached from the doors or dash and risk impaling someone because they would remain rigid but one end flapping around the cabin. Mercedes started layering multiple thin layers of wood and aluminium, bonding it together with a glossy resin. In the event of a crash, the wood sandwich can easily bend like a thin strip of aluminium, therefore has a good chance of remaining fully attached to the door cards / dash etc even if the car is heavily crumpled.

[@Road2Rust]

I had no idea about that. Love it! Thanks for sharing the knowledge!

[@Millennial_Manc]

@@Road2Rust I’ve just bought an A124 cabrio which I’m collecting at the weekend, so I’ve been watching hours of Mercedes internal videos for dealers and engineers. I’m amazed at the amount of features in 80s/90s era Mercs that are invisible.

[@Wiltshire-observer]

You could buy a vehicle in Europe pre-Brexit and re-register them here. The manufacturer would supply a ‘conformity of construction’ certificate which met UK requirements. This was routine for right hand drive cars exported to the UK. You could then register them via a local DVLA office (most now defunct) and have the V5 with a UK reg number on it.

[@davidbarnsley8486]

There is no way that should be scrapped That is such a nice car can you send it to me in Australia

[@dadcars]

Nice grandad car 👏

[@Road2Rust]

One for your audience!

[@Huntsman420a]

That’s a lovely old Merc. If you decide to sell it please give me a chance it. Just retired and would love an old girl like this to run around in.

[@JamieCameron-Mackintosh-z7c]

It looks very nice but with the sunroof it is worth having a very good look at the bottom of the parcel shelf in the boot as the water draining down from the sunroof can rot out the shelf, which is a structural item on these, if the drains are blocked, say by having been parked under a tree and collecting debris, as can also happen with the sills too...

[@Andypanda19733]

Good buy buddy

[@michaeltutty1540]

I was forced to give up on my mom's last car. Terminal rot after 34 Ontario, Canada winters rendered Arthur the 1990 Volvo 240DL Estate financially unviable. Bringing the car back would have been the price of a brand new car. At slightly over 400,000 miles it wasn't worth it. I got the news 5 days after Ma died. Arthur was like Granddad's clock. I ended up saving "Granny's Car". Ma's nextdoor neighbour was forced to stop driving. Betty was 75 when she bought her last new car, a 2004 Toyota Corolla CE in red with the grey interior. At just barely 100,000 miles, Yoda was just nicely run in. I've learned to be afraid of extremely low mileage cars. They have a habit of breaking. That Mercedes is truly beautiful. Just enough miles for the age. A simple car to work on, too. Whoever was going to scrap that needs to ne haunted by the old man!

[@christaylor5332]

I bought a 1998 c180 for a thousand pound after it was px’d I owned it for 7 years it failed one MOT on corroded brake lines in all that time. Had to change the alternator and radiator in my ownership, it’s still going strong now

[@freddiemaller]

Nice car

[@Qmark78]

I’ve also owned a CLS your comment was interesting as mine was a pile of shit. Never out the garage.

[@MrPitzey]

Yeah I am interested mate would love to own it

[@JamieCameron-Mackintosh-z7c]

The car would have had to be issued with a temporary registration to be driven out of Germany and across Europe which would expire when the car was inspected and registered in the UK.

[@AK.2425]

11:27 Germany has temporary and export plates which allow you to drive for a certain time. They usually have a expiration date on them and by that date the car must have left Germany

[@alansorbie4038]

That’s a tidy example. The parents chose to collect their new Mercedes from the factory back in 2000. Nice excuse for a European road trip! It was issued with a temporary registration plate in Germany so they could drive it home to the UK and then it was uk registered by their local dealer.

[@Rick-sl7iw]

Amazing car try and find another one as good as that if I had the space I’d have it tomorrow

[@matsujarvinen]

These 90´s MBs are the best you can get and with little money.We are told the quality went down after W124,but it´s not true.Rust was an unexpected issue for a decade,but otherwise these cars like W202,W210 and W220 were the pinnacle of MB,if you consider everything.Others tell you otherwise,but unlike them, I have owned these cars for years and years and I know what I´m talking about.

[@roryhazlie753]

I would buy that from u instantly. The number plate backgrounds r illegal coz of the honeycomb. That mileage is nothing to that it’s just been run in and to scrap it coz of an abs light is a joke. That is when mercs were built properly and class. Build quality now is an absolute joke and they don’t have any luxury feeling anymore

[@danielsiminski5878]

Older Mercedes are SOOO much classier than the new HIGH TECH ones!

[@jamesellis3535]

Was expecting a Rover.

[@Road2Rust]

Maybe next week lol

[@rallycrosscraig]

@@Road2Rustsee if you can find a BRG rover 800 Vitesse that would be nice !

[@thomasshepard6030]

The last of the good Mercedes I had a 2.8 one blue in colour with black interior

[@PeterMitchell-s5t]

Well that's french cars for you ( yuk) now you won't go far wrong with a German car. I drive an old 1996 volvo 850 t5 estate. It's been to the moon and back. Goes like the wind,and everything still works. 230 k and is quiet as a mouse.😊

[@lucythemoggy1970]

thought it might be a wheel speed sensor

[@b-timeproductions176]

In The Gambia they use C Class like these for taxis 🚕

[@garethbird4259]

Buys Mercedes, instantly looks down nose at other lesser road users 😂❤

[@philtucker1224]

Also in Boulogne !

[@newblackdog7827]

Not a fan of Mercs at all, but this generation is the very last of the real Mercs. The death of Mercedes was them buying Chrysler, where they discovered that you could make a car that looked cool, but was total crap made of the cheapest components they could source. Look at the C Class that replaced this. You haven’t seen one in years-because they’ve all been scrapped (thank God)!

[@iandennis7836]

Ah yes, the famous - or should I say infamous - accountant led coup of MB......prior to this, the engineers were in charge. The vehicles they produced after this time would rust! Or horror of horrors...break down ......

[@bobbyrayofthefamilysmith24]

Actually this generation had a lot of problems. The previous generation ie W201, W124 and W126 models were the last generation before bean counters took over from engineers. The chrysler era was a low point of awful quality. After ditching chrysler quality improved alot for the W212 generation but is still not as good as the 80s models

I’ve got 9 vehicles too, nothing wrong with that……is there?

[@garycollard1981]

Variety is the spice of life :)

[@memphis959]

I would be interested in this car when you come to sell it. I am in Chichester

[@In_memory_of_Dad]

I would absolutely love to add your beautiful Mercedes to my private collection. I would certainly have all work that needs doing done by the Mercedes service centre in Cheltenham as that's the nearest one to me. I think it's an excellent example of its class and would really like to own it. Please, what's your price? 👍🤔

[@richardwright5223]

Add me to the list of potential buyers for this one. Would make a great daily. Work in near Portsmouth

[@Road2Rust]

You’re on!

[@Fidzs]

Hay how much is the Mercedes my be interested I've had one of those great car we'll engineered call I'm Andy,

[@kimmohietala5359]

Great but not as great as the mighty Xantia and I'm serious when saying that.

[@Road2Rust]

They are lovely and different ways. I much prefer the refinement of the Mercedes. But the Xantia comfort is leagues ahead

[@lesklower7281]

Who would scrap a car like and another thing is it a 1990s built car the best decade for vehicles they are the best in Australia most people don't usually scrap unless it's a pile of junk like we did with our 2005 Ford Fiesta bought brand new turned me totally off European cars well it was the only European car we bought lesson learnt and l do own a 1997 vehicle a Toyota Hilux bought it 5 years ago bas now done 439000 kilometres and once l found out how really good it is through research the Hilux is a keeper and the Hilux has appreciated and lights on the dashboard would also be a rego check failure in N.S.W but fortunately my Hilux doesn't have any of those electronic components that cause lights to come on very basic and simple which adds to its reliability

[@Road2Rust]

All Toyotas (especially the hilux are bomb proof. Such a solid car

[@lesklower7281]

@@Road2Rust Don't forget the W123 with the OM617 engine was also very reliable still around today and going down the road there is another you tuber who owns one and a station wagon but they had one Achilles heel boy did they rust but not so much in Australia l do see one at a mechanical workshop its unregistered but still drives and the W123 appears to have no rust and probably the best Mercedes-Benz ever made and the OM617 makes many most reliable engine list along with the Toyota 22R on Google l can't understand why Mercedes-Benz couldn't continue building reliable vehicles were Toyota did and still today they build reliable vehicles they have had a couple of hick ups over the years but have rectified the issues and continued to improve

[@petergrinnell2500]

You have a problem of hoarding cars which need need work on how many i have one ford focus 2004 full service history 29000 miles and it good condition thats enough for me to keep maintaining and look after as im a mechanic and a welder fabricatior buy trade but health issues has stopped me working but i do enjoy working on it myself the only time it goes to a garage for mot and tyres but it does look like a good merc any newer vehicle are built cheap and not to last and you can't work on it

[@chriswarren2599]

Compare this to a modern Mercedes, especially a shitty EV. I know what I would have. I have been fixing cars for 40 years. People ask ‘what car should I buy?’ I advise something older with simple mechanics.

[@keithnewton8981]

Mercedes uk will not sell the classic grille cars in the uk europe yes rest if the world yes uk no they say uk drivers only wants sports grille so we dont get the bonnet mascot and chome grille. Thats why we stopped by new mercedes we used to buy a new e class every 2 years we went order the new car after visiting factory in Germany came back to UK said we want new e class with traditional grille the sale tried to order mb uk said no they want sell that look in the uk

[@Issam_Gamer2]

Bro what a junk you bought a junker 😂😂😂

[@Suffolkman1961]

They just don’t make it like them anymore, the best £600 spent in a long time! I would’ve bought it in a heartbeat 14:44 14:44