The 1989 Mercedes Benz 420SEL is the Coolest S Class Ever Made

[@MBW323]

One should never review 1989 MB 420 SEL wearing that kind of outfit.

[@sonny1234thebig]

proud owner of a 1986 420sel myself! 7 years strong. I am so happy someone did a review on the 420SEL. thank you! what a beautiful car.

[@papyruspappy2987]

Same here man!

[@shimafaisal9612]

Me too!

[@mattstrainroom]

My grandfather had one of those...he drove it for about 20 years before giving it away to someone that took care of his place in Florida. What a car that was - this is exactly how it was, phone and all. His was in phenomenal condition, just like this one. Wish we still had it...great memories. What a car that was...

[@RyanHooshmand]

Thank you for sharing your story and the kind words!

[@rodneypratt4324]

He must have really liked that person who took good care of his place.

[@davidlis6709]

I owned a 1990 for 25 years. I called it my Star Cruser. It was the best car I ever owned.

[@Sokx41]

I owned two 420-SELs between 2003 and 2017. Both were bought second (or third or more) hand. Both were very expensive to maintain. Contrary to your observation about them being slow, the silent ride very often caused me to drive too fast, and when I gunned the accelerator, the car jumped very quickly into high speed mode. I recall driving in a snow storm in westernmost Washington and Oregon and never felt frightened. I was in a armored tank. I once accidentally hit another car. My bumper didn't even have a scratch but the other sedan had its left door severely dented. My insurance rate however did suffer for while. In 1957, I learned to drive in my Father's 190SL And I briefly owned a 1967 220S; briefly because it was a lemon.

[@MichaelLee-gb7hb]

I have seen these cars when they were new at the Mercedes Benz showroom in Monterey California during that time. The cost of the Mercedes Benz 420SEL and 560SEL was the price of a home in the late 80s. To own these high end W126 S-Class during that time the buyers income had to be substantial and affluent. During that time, the Mercedes-Benz 300E W124 was my league and the 300E had a huge price tag of $48,000 lots of money that time where I leased it. Great cars though and ahead of its time. Today's new Mercedes are awesome too. Thanks for sharing. My Best, M.L.

[@BEUSA42]

You eat in the kitchen and drink You don’t eat in the car You drive the car and enjoy it

[@michaelbmw1931]

Nice video!

[@TimTimm830]

You sold me at “when you wanna look like the boss or when you are the boss lol

[@Baldwinthefourth-1176]

Solid video - thank you

[@RyanHooshmand]

Thank you for your kind words

[@ozelot250]

Thanks for posting. I owned two of these the 420sel and the 560sel. Great cars. If you purchase do your research on maintenance issues, these cars are over 30 years old now and will require some attention. Lots of little plastic pieces that break due to age and heat. Many parts are hard to find or longer produced. Most importantly, these cars had plastic timing chain guides that will need to replaced because of age. Great cruising sedans. Not particularly quick off the line but great highway driving.

[@mehatestaxes]

Very glad to see a young man reviewing this car. Great job too. Your W126 looks phenomenal.

[@RyanHooshmand]

Much appreciated! Thank you for your kind words.

[@vornamenachname5589]

This one has 204hp. European models got a performance upgrade around 87/88 which incresed the hp to 224 for the 420. I have one of those and its pretty agile. Pulls good up to 190 km/h, after that it tkes a while to reach like 220/230 which is VMax

[@ShervinsGarage]

Nice to see a fellow Persian who’s into these W126s. Loved your humor! “Very nice!”

[@RyanHooshmand]

Likewise and thank you!

[@jimmurray2965]

The most lovely of all the S-class generations!

[@meetbhuller6324]

cool video man. Just subscribed

[@eriks9417]

Best body style ever produced!

[@hamzamoheet7]

Ryan your car selection is just awesome, the car is really used by each and every gangsta and businessman. great video.

[@RyanHooshmand]

Thank you!

[@cpscps2679]

In 05 I had a 1988 420SEL. GREAT car.

[@kenwoodburn5244]

My new fav w126 video on KZbin

[@RyanHooshmand]

❤️

[@duncanmcleod4459]

That car set the standard back then .

[@Mesopotamia64]

I own a 1991 420sel it drives a little rough but I still love the car

[@VineV-Dutch]

420 slow?? Wrong! US model only. The European was about 85 bhp more, which keeps pulling until about 190-200 km/h. The torque and quietness on those speeds is simply impressive

[@joserasak]

W126 have the best design ever.

[@ianmwaura5601]

fugget about it...haha fantastic video

[@DIYManiacJohnP]

You sound so much like Jackie Aprile Jr. Beautiful car

[@deanenwright6142]

560 sel was just a bit cooler though. My Opa had one in 2 tone like the 420 in the video….was a heavy but very well built car

[@AngelDlamini-g3k]

Very correct the 420 8s the best

[@graphene1487]

Bad ass video.

[@RyanHooshmand]

Thanks!

[@cervantestheherbalist1291]

My dream car I claim it

[@duskfall_777]

The fact that Germans don't eat or drink in their car would make a great seinfeld joke.

[@b4aftermatch257]

lol nice job

[@RyanHooshmand]

Thank you!

[@Genome69420]

holy shake cam but good review overall.

[@TheBrando609]

"the ride is aboslutely fantastic" *Camera shaking to it's death*

[@RyanHooshmand]

Lolll, I see your point. But my camera setup was very poor, otherwise it wouldn’t have been so bad

[@KingENDLESS]

This guy looks like he holds spawns pretty nice

[@RyanHooshmand]

Classic 😂

[@markusdecimus4732]

Try 560 sel armored, If u want fast stuff

[@BB-ux9px]

If I become mab, I definitely buy this.

[@BB-ux9px]

the camera did 80s dance on whole drive.

[@OneShotAF]

Sigma Grindset LMFAO

[@RyanHooshmand]

Stay hydrated.

[@immobilien]

Is this car for sale?

[@RyanHooshmand]

Unfortunately no

[@immobilien]

@@RyanHooshmand I had a black 1984 300 SD with gray leather back in the day. Then I purchased a 1991 300 SE Black Pearl with gray leather. I still have that car. I love the W 126.

[@immobilien]

I wasn't a gangsta.........I am a commercial real estate developer.....lol

[@RyanHooshmand]

@@immobilien falls under business man 😂

[@RyanHooshmand]

@@immobilien great choice of cars!

[@شاهرحسين-ض3ع]

How many

[@ashleypatterson4053]

U didn't talk about the head rest

[@ngangavictor5556]

John Gotti had a W126.

[@SterneBlog]

Cool Clip, but let me give you a small correction, directly from germany (as you ca see at my poor schoolenglish). No Cupholder ? Germans never drink and eat in their cars ? Open the glove box ! Sure a very small cupholder, but germans also can drink, but only during the car's are parking.

[@RyanHooshmand]

Thanks for the comment! This car has an airbag in place of the glove box

[@bobbbobb4663]

IIRC the passenger airbag was an option on the U.S. W126’s in 1988 and 1989. It might have been standard around 1990 but I would have to dig up my old dealer brochures to confirm. In terms of the cup holder on previous cars, it is laughably shallow and backs up the point that it is only to be used for parking.

[@egsgarage]

Great success! By the way that mileage....super low

[@lupe8302]

Young man, next time wear a suit.

[@greglinarelli9401]

You do not know what you are talking about. M y 420SEL had a ton of power. Oh and by the way, these cars were only around $65,000 back then

[@RyanHooshmand]

They don’t have much power and I stated adjusted for inflation when discussing MSRP. Thanks for your viewership Greg

[@RyanHooshmand]

That would place these around $150,000 in today’s dollar

[@RuggedBrotha]

Same color qnd year..

[@puseate821]

420th like

[@SeamHead33]

2 cup holders when you flip down the glovebox door

[@RyanHooshmand]

This car has no glove box. Only trays to put small items and change

[@شاهرحسين-ض3ع]

How many