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Mercedes-Benz E60 AMG review! Old-school AMG cars are all the rage right now, and this particular E60 AMG is tremendously special -- a Mercedes-Benz 500E that's been tuned by AMG. Today I'm going to show you the quirks and features of this E60 AMG, and I'll take you on a thorough tour of this special car. I'm also driving this E60 AMG, and I'll get behind the wheel and show you what it's like driving the E60 AMG.
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00:00 THIS...
00:35 CARS & BIDS!!!
01:17 History
02:16 Powertrain
05:03 Quirks & Features
06:39 Vroom Vroom
08:10 Interior
09:20 Controls & Switches
14:45 Back Seat
17:35 The Cargo Area
18:29 Driving Impressions
23:28 Outro & DougScore
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[@Missacek]

Doug: "E60 is unbelivably more fun than 500E" also Doug: *gives E60 same fun points as 500E*

[@mohaimenthammer9280]

What they didnt get the same points

[@MollyPopper]

@@mohaimenthammer9280 They both have a 4 for fun factor

[@aesa3628]

And more expensive and rare

[@Jako1987]

More fun but both rounds to 4

[@mart_en]

And acceleration is only 5 out of 10. In Doug's world that means it needs more than 5.0 sec from 0-60 ...

[@VideoAmericanStyle]

Back when Mercedes were truly built like tanks. And this happens to be a fairly fast tank!

[@acenigerian3356]

200 k miles on a single oil change

[@hellocar123]

@Brian Lee we know

[@witekki]

@@acenigerian3356 500k+ miles on one unopened engine :)

[@ackvig]

That's why there is a 1994 E320 in y driveway right now.

[@woodjohnn]

Now they are unreliable shit boxes (once off warranty)

[@alexbel3055]

The little screen under the speedometer is for both the outside temperature and oil temperature, that's what the second setting is for. The reason it's showing negative numbers is because the temperature sensor is shot, I suppose. This whole system looks like a Brabus Tempamatic, but with a different switch to operate it, on the original Tempamatic the two switches are located on the headlight bezel, right next to the steering wheel. Also, the steering wheel and pedals don't seem like genuine AMG units, same as the front grille, all W124s came with three horizontal slats in the grille. P.S: A little quirk regarding the folding rear headrests - you can't fold them if the sunshade is up, there's a microswitch that "senses" when the shade is extended, you have to lower the shade first in order to lower the headrests. Also, about the rear seat situation - the reason it has 3 ashtrays is that this seat combination (at least the lower part) was taken/copied from the coupe, which doesn't have side ashtrays, well... since it doesn't have rear doors. I guess they didn't bother deleting that when used in the sedans. I mean, more is better, right?

[@zibi1988pl]

I noticed all that too. And rear glass does not have thin wire heating between the two panels of glass.

[@ianzeitner9035]

Really great to finally find a comment regarding that temp button. I have been googling for half an hour trying to find out what it does and only found the Tempamatic system with the switch next to the headlight controls which just added to my confusion.

[@MatthewUrso]

I knew it would take all of a half and hour for someone to know what this was

[@audriusbaranauskas6227]

Thanks for the answer. I have seen a lot of 124s' (E500 and a few E60) but never seen this option. Is a a factory option or dealer installed? or in this case could it be aftermarket? The reason I'm asking is because that "temp" button seems to have a slightly different shade of black, slightly darker, as if it doesn't belong there.

[@W124performance]

@zibi1988pl, you are correct, this car had the rear glass replaced and the wrong type was installed. This was also noted on the 500Eboard forum thread on this car, along with a number of other observations. @Audrius Baranauskas, the Brabus Tempamatic display was an aftermarket accessory, and not very common. It was not installed by AMG and likely not installed by the MB dealer either, unless a customer purchased the kit and asked the dealer to install it post-delivery. The "Temp" button on the console is a custom aftermarket switch, not Mercedes.

[@pedrodaniellopesferreira2916]

The "temp" button shifts between exterior and engine oil temp. Typically the engine temp on the cluster is measuring the coolant temperature which is normal between 80ºc and 90cº, but the oil runs over 110ºc. That negative value means that the sensor circuit is open, possibly the sensor was removed.

[@InterstateRaziTV]

I love the old-school car reviews. Never stop doing them Doug!

[@HaRdBaSsMiKe]

Yeah just thought the same

[@ArthurZakaryan23]

Yeah, these rare(r) cars from the 80s/90s are enjoyable than your typical modern sports sedan or sports car reviews.

[@TheKDKCollector]

Me too, as an old car enthusiast! Really hope to see Doug review more of these, since it’s good to have a balance between old and new cars!

[@richgallagher725]

Agree! I know you don’t like to include 40+ yr old cars, particularly when you are not selling them on C&B, but I would love to see you get your hands on a W109 6.3, I’m sure you could get your hands on a pristine condition example, as rare & scarce as they are. I know they are not nearly as fast as modern day cars but they really did kick off the MB performance side-tuners.

[@HaRdBaSsMiKe]

@@TheKDKCollector 90s cars best era

[@zenjamin6262]

The w124 is a hidden gem .. build quality is just amazing ... its a car that just keeps growing on you once you own it

[@rickc303]

Hardly 'hidden' they were known all around the world and used as taxi cabs for that very reason

[@zenjamin6262]

@@rickc303 i have 400e and 500e maybe once a year sombody knows what it is ... never do I see another

[@rickc303]

@@zenjamin6262 those are only two sub models of the entire aforementioned W124. Plus I wouldn't expect a lot of people today to know it particularly, it's hayday is long past

[@zenjamin6262]

@@rickc303 the 1992 400e amg is one of my rarest cars .. soooooper rare it always gets people when I want to talk about the 400e these mark the end of real mercedes yes I own black series cars slr ect. But even better in my opinion is c126 amg widebody hammer love the style the raw awesomeness .. don't know why I'm telling you, sounds like you know just about everything. shure you own one impressive collection I know when I meet a real mercedes person when they know a real mercedes from start to the beginning of the end "daimler"

[@asmith7094]

Mono-wiper worked very well. Because of the piston action, it covered more of the windshield than a standard double blade

[@danmccarthy4700]

I'd imagine finding a replacement isn't easy though.

[@dmer-zy3rb]

@@danmccarthy4700 it is fairly easy. Mercedes parts are common atleast here in germany.

[@danmccarthy4700]

@@dmer-zy3rb True, but it's not something you can just walk into any auto parts store and buy, at least in the US.

[@mitchellsteindler]

This is something that is touted for the monowiper...except it leaves part of the windshield unwiped right in front of your face. Who cares about % wiped when it doesn't wipe in front of your face.

[@talosiv4927]

My W210 (1998) and if I remember correctly, my 2000 W210 E55 still had the mono-wiper. It functioned beautifully and was one of the things I liked the most about the cars.

[@Jacobk66]

Me in the 90’s thought headlight wipers were the ultimate sign of wealth.

[@pctshooter]

I worked at a company where there was a guy with a white monochrome Lincoln Mark VII LSC. He had custom headlight wipers put on. It looked pretty cool.

[@arthurwright255]

Everything about this car is just cool. Absolutely love an older Benz.

[@DR......]

Ugly wheels, exhaust too big

[@EngiNetion]

​@@DR......beauty is subjective you know

[@witekki]

@@DR...... the wheels are the best wheels to put on an old merc. yet to have seen any better wheels.

[@PaulTC777]

These cars have never been as good as a BMW's around the track... this is more like a muscle car.

[@ackvig]

@@DR...... It's not the wheels that are throwing your eye off, it's the tires. Sidewall WAY too big. Nothing the right sized Continental ContiProContacts wouldn't fix.

[@metacob]

My dad (German) always had a Mercedes since before I was born. That one huge windshield wiper, the interior design, the red buckle reminder... they all remind me of being a child in the 90s!

[@aphextwin5712]

Just as a comparison, the W124 E-Class was sold in Germany with a 2 l Diesel engine that produced a whopping 72 hp. Coupled with an automatic transmission, it took that model more than 20 seconds to reach 100 km/h (62 mph).

[@wowdogeful]

Yeah I remember these being super common back in the day, but I wonder who actually bought these? This was an option you had to pay extra for, you literally had to spend extra money to replace the default 2.0l petrol engine to get a 2.0l naturally aspirated diesel engine with 30 less horsepower. The best part is that it wasn't even that much cheaper to run since this car came out before the German government started aggressively subsidizing diesel fuel

[@aphextwin5712]

@@wowdogefulBack then Diesel cars were mostly bought by people who drove a lot. Lower fuel costs were one reason, the other was the higher reliability and longevity of Diesel engines. The story back then was that Diesel Mercedes could achieve 500’000 km without too much problems. Our neighbour had one of those. He was a sales agent who travelled a lot in his job. I remember him reporting that on steeper Autobahn stretches, he had to move over to the right lane, because the car couldn’t keep its speed. P.S.: One of those drive-a-lot groups were taxis. The sound of a (Mercedes) Diesel at taxi stands was a very frequent one (modern Diesel engines have a much more subdued sound).

[@pandras8312]

The E and S for the gearbox stand for Economy and Standard mode, not Sport. The only difference is that E won't let it kick down into first gear while S will. Another interesting thing is that the snowchain button adjusts the ASR and allows for a bit more wheel spin before traction control kicks on. As for the rear headrests, fun fact about them: they only drop by the press of the button if the engine is running as it's vacuum-operated. Just a few seconds after turning the engine off you can't drop them anymore. The center sunvisor is an extremely rare option in the 124 series, only few thousand cars were specced with it probably. I have only seen a single 124 (surprisingly a base model 200 E) in my life with this option. The interior is definitely the weak spot of the 124 series. Material quality was declining after the 123 series, the last really durable and refined interior was that of the 126 series S-class. You can see the headliner is giving way in a number of spots and the wood cracking all along in this car too, some plastics have also seen better days. The 124 is a reliable car but its reality is that it was just never that nice. Edit: Maybe the center visor was not an option, I might be wrong about it or it could have changed between the early rubber-stripe and later Sacco-board cars. Just don't take it as a personal insult if I got something wrong.

[@fonz-su6xb]

Thank you for this info!

[@maximilianboost8498]

My turbodiesel also has the same centre sunvisor and It’s a sport line ☺

[@pandras8312]

@@fonz-su6xb Any time, I'm happy you found it interesting!

[@thjn23]

Was the center sunvisor really an option? At least I've never seen an E-class (92/93-->) without one.

[@BaasYT]

@@thjn23 I think it was not an option, but standard equipment; at least in Europe. I also have never seen one without the centre visor!

[@Driver20418]

That seatbealt warning the way its positioned is something you'd find on an Airplane anyways timeless classic as always

[@jbinmd]

Maybe so the Polizei can see if your belt is buckled

[@BaasYT]

@@jbinmd It’s lit up regardless of actually wearing your seatbelts! It runs for some time after opening the door and or turning the ignition on.

[@afshars5791]

Similar to the rear passenger reading lights, very airplane-inspired

[@Ghettochappy]

​@@jbinmdactually this is true!

[@witekki]

@@Ghettochappy no that is not true. or even if it is, its stupid. As someone already said they are on always when you open the door and turn the key. They blink for a while and go away. at least this is the case in normal w124, i dont know about the e60 or 500e, but they are special cars, and were probably not the main focus of design for the chassis.

[@IDontKnowWhatImDoingDIY]

I bought a cheap 300E as a winter beater and quickly realized that compared to it, every other car was the beater. The only thing that superceded it was the W140 S Class I got next. If you get the opportunity to drive one it's a unique experience. True luxury.

[@nadk8886]

The 140 was the last true Mercedes

[@malcolmjcullen]

I love these old W124-era Merc's. The nostalgia his is so hard, seeing all the buttons, the seat leather, and immediately remembering exactly how it felt. My dad used to have a couple of these, a 300 TD Turbo 4Matic estate (in gold, urgh) when we were kids. After my older brother and I were old enough to buy our own cars, he got himself an E320 coupe.

[@nadk8886]

And the smell!

[@memento.moritz]

About the gear selector: the S stands for Standard not Sport, this is the normal mode and E stands for economy

[@08DJTUNING]

Steering wheel is in my opinion not from AMG but aftermarket one made by Victor. Other thing that is worth to mention are fog lights which are also aftermarket. This car should have same ones in bumper like prefacelift SL R129 or any other 500E / E500. I'm suprised that someone took rear ashtrays from doors...

[@user-xm3mn6ld1n]

By the way, does it have fog lights both in front bumper and inner headlights sections? Do they work at the same time or how?

[@giorgio.]

Agreed, the steering wheel stands out as being out of place, in my opinion. Looks aftermarket.

[@KaisaNero]

The steering wheel is definitely aftermarket. I wouldn't be surprised, if the whole car isn't an E60. Many engines have been opened to reveal the sad truth here in Germany. But if it is an authentic one, it is a really nice car!

[@thealzp]

pedal pads are not original .....

[@thesilent9872]

@@user-xm3mn6ld1n Simple answer no. They use the regular fog lights in the headlights as extra highbeams. Some say the e500/500e have diffrent fog light lenses that provide a different light picture. Others say it is because of different headlight glass. Not 100% sure what is correct as I haven't had the chance to disect and compare myself.

[@samyharper5260]

Something is really magical about this car with this timeless design ,, every detail and every line is perfect ,, nothing too much ,, nothing exaggerated ,, bottom line its just the most beautiful car of all times

[@johnshellenberg1383]

I haven't seen a dyno plot for this car, but word back in the day was that the 375hp rating was a huge sandbag and the cars had considerably more power than that. Driving impressions usually noted how much faster the E60 felt over the E500 and that the extra 60hp were "very strong, well-fed horses..."

[@griffins750]

Not necessarily a sandbag, personally I’ve heard that it has to do with how hard they’ve been driven, journalist I know used to sell cars (lots of them Mercedes back in the early 2000s) and would race 500SLs when they had multiple with his friends, from stop light to stoplight, and what they realized was that the cars that had been driven harder (evidently they knew the customers well enough to know this, again I’m just recounting the story) but they realized that the cars, specifically one 500sl that was owned by a German man who drove the piss out of it, were WAY faster than the ones that had been babied… How any of this works I don’t know, I would imagine with the hard driving the engine gets cleaned out of carbon and any gunk that would get stuck when it’s just sitting a low rpm’s all the time, but I don’t know 🤷

[@stefanbursac9780]

@@griffins750 I had friend who got 1.2 Renault Clio he drove it hard and that car was 100 percent faster than others.

[@petermuller2583]

Some of the most gangster stock rims ever

[@macbook802]

Didn't you watch the video? It's not stock. It's modified

[@ehlani6677]

@@macbook802 okay dweeb

[@TheMainCore]

​@@macbook802it's stock to the AMG.....

[@macbook802]

@@TheMainCore which is aftermarket

[@macbook802]

@@TheMainCore fuel wheels are my favorite stock wheels

[@LorenzoWood]

Also, in typically pragmatic fashion, the seatbelt warning light does not bother with a sensor to figure out whether you've put your seatbelt on. It just flashes for a few seconds when you start: what you do is up to you.

[@audriusbaranauskas6227]

This, being a European spec, has the “manual climate control system”. Yep, you read that right. Notice the EC button between the fan speed and fan position knobs. The prior 124 models had the regular AC button, but this EC meant that you can manually adjust the fan speed and fan position, but it will automatically adjust the air temperature blowing from the vents accordingly to maintain the cabin temp that you set. I had this system and…it works! Very unusual, I don’t know any other car that has this, because all the US spec cars had the automatic climate control (the row of buttons). Also, all the 500e/E500/E60 had different headlights from regular 124s’. They had stronger high beams to give you better visibility when driving at high speeds at night. Notice that the fog lights in the 500e/E500/E60 have been moved to the bumper, and the high beams have been moved to where the fog lights would have been in the regular 124 - the inner side of the headlight. Also, back in the day if you bought the E500 you could later on convert it to the E60 for…50 000 deutchmarks witch was crazy money back then.

[@rv9990]

Non-American headlights, aftermarket steering wheel ,no longer has the AMG exhaust, chrome deep dish wheels and ali-express padelcovers. This 100% is a import car out of Japan.

[@ES-qe1nh]

yeah

[@SynthiaVan]

As rare as it is, it would be so much cooler in original MB/AMG spec.

[@Drpeppersmigglrr]

I saw this bad boy at the NYC auto show a couple weeks back…. gorgeous!! The owner had nothing but nice things to say about Doug.

[@WarriorsPhoto]

The W124 was a wonderful chassis. I had one and it is still one of my favorite cars. I'd buy another one for the nostalgia. Reliable is true as well. Mine never broke and thankfully so.

[@talosiv4927]

Just stunning. The W124 was such a classic MB design. I've loved them for many years. I had the pleasure of driving an E500/500E years back and absolutely loved the old world solidity, comfort, and gorgous high-end interior. Would sure love to drive ths E60, to explore Doug's enthusiasm for it for myself.

[@AdamG1983]

I'm so glad Doug hasn't abandoned reviewing old cars like he's hinted at in the past

[@camerontyler5565]

You know however the same situation of dealership note post- it's bin binge of watching car factory blueprints and learn to find parts for engine by discernment.

[@kurkant]

I think TEMP button shows outside and inside temperature, it’s just one of the sensors doesn’t work, so it shows minus smthg. My old bimmer used to show minus 40 celcius when sensor was broken.

[@anya3027]

Agree

[@joeklopp4842]

I agree as well. Probably bad interior sensor.

[@richardnavratil9661]

I was thinking perhaps a coolant temp, 81 C would be 177F, but I guess the (-) is perplexing

[@HoyaSaxaSD]

@One Issue Voter someone in comments said second number is oil temperature (with the sensor being broken, hence the negative number). I have no way of knowing if that’s true.

[@marcarsenault7585]

@@HoyaSaxaSD Interior seems more logical. It would be a weird place to put oil temp.

[@chevyltu]

Pinnacle of German engineering! Truly a masterpiece.

[@cmarko964]

I love how he talked crap about the pre merger cars being overpriced and overrated in the video with hoovie about regrets not buying cars when they were cheap, but now he is thrilled and talks like he should be talking about it

[@BaasYT]

One thing regarding the gearbox; the S is for Standard, not Sport! E will shift earlier, kickdown later, and not kick into 1st gear. The gearbox will always start in second gear on the w124, maybe the AMG version has the modified FGS (First Gear Start) valvebody in the transmission. For normal auto w124’s, you can put the box in “2” for a second, and then shift back to D. Like this, the car will start in 1st gear! Great for launches, not so great for smoothness ;)

[@mikul644]

Excellent video, Doug! Glad to see the "forgotten" E60 AMG shine into light again.

[@afrousel4731]

Perhaps my favourite car along with the 500 E. Didn't think you'd review this as well. Thank you!

[@siraryx]

I owned a 1986 w124 300E with a I6 engine. One of the most comfortable cars I've ever driven. It had been used as a taxi and had over 400.000 km on it. The only mechanical things I changed on the car, was the differential because of grinding noise, and the automatic transmission oil+filter for smoother gear change. Everything else worked like a charm.

[@johnm1008]

My 92 Civic Si had a little center sun visor. That was my sister's favourite thing about that car, she said that when she bought a car she was going to make sure it had one of those. She then learned how rare it was for a car to have that center visor.

[@DavidDatura]

I didn’t even know this model existed until I watched this video! I’m particularly fond of the S124 estate/station wagon (in American 😏) version of this E-Class generation…I wish AMG had made an E60 version of that!

[@agamemnom]

the germans were definitely the leaders in the market of fast fun sedans etc, although it took the tuners like AMG and alpina to lead the way for the OEM's to take notice

[@qalba3016]

That button with chain on it is the Traction control, later described as ASR , pushing it turns of traction and wheels rear will spin

[@rahimi4762]

I miss these Benzes. It was about engineering and quality back then. This was the image and the prestige. Not the same 😢

[@ackvig]

I don't. Never left them.I've owned 4 of them, (and one w208... siiighh...)

[@bryanmckeithen899]

I always thought it was funny that the gear level numbered all the gears EXCEPT for the first gear which was listed as B, for "bottom" gear of course...

[@ahemgee9542]

As this was originally designed for a single airbag, the dual airbag later cars lost the glovebox- same as on the R129. That car did also get a single zone digital climate control, but the W124 only got the analogue AC with the rollers afaik. The reason for 2 individual back seats, is the beefed up 2.65 rear diff from the R129 took up more space in the centre rear area, so the bench was dumped. Regarding the power of the 6.0 version of the M119, they downrated it on paper as to maintain the heirarchy of the 6.0 M120. When Dyno'd they actually make well over 400 hp, there is a Dutch channel who have dyno'd an SL60 with almost the dame engine and it made 427 hp This is why it feels much faster to you than the E500 did .

[@gotham61]

All US specification W124s came with single zone climate control as standard.

[@cenciende9401]

You just repeated what he already said about the airbags...

[@vornamenachname5589]

the single zone Auto AC was an option. Dual Zone manual was standard in Europe. This is an original in germany delivered car, that's why it has the dual zone. Tbh. we here in germany prefer the dual zone manual AC.

[@davidvarga4619]

My first car was a Audi A4 from 1996 and it also had the small extra sun visor above the rear view mirror. It was actually quite useful!

[@MrSirViking]

My stepdads parents had a Mercedes from this era. It wasent an AMG but it was still a top model of some sort. And i always loved how the gauge cluster looked and all the wood panelling. And i remember the big red seatbelt sign. It was a cool car. Would love to own one.

[@richardprice7763]

I miss quality and special interiors like this... I saw a mint Lotus Carlton today, wonder if there's any in the US that Doug could review?

[@cenciende9401]

There's nothing that special about the interior. What we really need again is interior COLOURS, black is disgustingly boring and I refuse to purchase a car with a black interior

[@catinthehat5140]

We need to get back to the quality of cars in the 80s and 90s. Like when cars didn't make it to 100k miles

[@camerontyler5565]

The subliminal torch for luxury vehicles is guided to provide a sedimentary thing of binge watching the log of office is all inbesled from countless deals with quite buy.

[@jamesrobert4106]

Every respectable drug dealer had a Lotus Carlton 😂

[@christianharris4800]

Doug is the type of guy to tell you how much more fun a car is to drive compared to it's non-AMG counterpart and still give it the same Fun Factor score... 4 as the NON-AMG car... In all seriousness though, I'm long time viewer and love your channel Doug. This is a just an odd inconsistency. Keep up the good work ❤

[@12pagani]

I agree but I feel the amg’s increased fun factor is brought down by the fear of sheer maintenance costs vs a 500e. Try finding an AMG dohc engine and it’s the cost of a very nice 500e. Cams, differentials, body parts (scary if you actually drive it) and those wheels are very easy to crack if you torqued the lugs over 65 to 70 ft-lbs. stock they are at 85 so many a shop has cracked these amg oz wheels

[@christianharris4800]

I'm totally with you on fear of things breaking limiting potential fun, but reliability should be mostly if not completely covered in the practicality and value parts of the Doug Score... And Fun Factor is in the Weekend Category and at least to me weekend(as opposed to daily drivers) cars don't have to be reliable to be fun... Still though imagining trying to find parts for that car sounds like a headache to say the least.

[@cailu2555]

Those revs just made me fall in love with this car even more 😍 absolutely gorgeous beast

[@VideoGamerExpert5]

I saw this very car at the New York International Auto show I learned so much about this car it's soo cool to see Doug reviewing this car

[@TheNaeKu]

I love this guy. Another great review.

[@cli5h]

Hey Doug, the temp button should toggle between external temperature and engine oil temperature. The second one is obviously damaged 😊

[@patdry]

Such a gorgeous design, my favorite wheels for it too. Thanks Doug!

[@andymerc190E]

This reminds me of when I had my first Benz. A 89 300E with AMG kit. It was quite the hooptie, but man did put a smile on my face every time I drove it. Ran it to ground being naive at the time thinking I could easily get another seeing how easily I got this one 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@straightbusta2609]

At one point in time, these were worth in the 20s in Japanese auctions. Then 500E values started climbing and these took off

[@muhammadrayyan7783]

Another reason why the 90s was the golden era of cars

[@tomorrowsdream_007]

Thanks Doug, as always impressive. The 500 E was a great car. Saw a lot in the 90s and early 2000s in Germany. Now the remaining good ones are in collector hands. I have never seen a E60. Was also quite rare in Germany.

[@Rom3_29]

7:25 - headlight wipers were mandatory in many European countries. Especially nordic countries. Real headache to maintain in the winter time. That’s why they are not required in modern cars. W124 design was built driver and passenger safety first. First car built with recycle all materials and biodegradable wiring harness that was made to last 15 years. Mercedes was surprised how popular this model became. Last great Mercedes model line up.

[@danmccarthy4700]

I'd love to see Doug get his hands on one of the AMG Mitsubishis at some point.

[@lorenzomaillard3650]

Great review as always !!! 👏🏻 Little quirk, the S on the gearbox mode is not for “sport” but “standard”. Ive a vintage w124 booklet mentioning it 👌🏻

[@novocaine223]

I had this car as a kid. A hot wheel mines was green with gold rims and trim. I loved that car which in term I love this car

[@emmedigi89]

Another detail that qualifies this car as imported is, other than the triangle, the fact that the third brake light is missing. If I am not mistaken, in 1994 it was already mandatory for cars sold new in the US.

[@JesseG085]

That single wiper could soak a drive-thru worker in a heavy rain. I got in the habit of turning them off while rolling up to the window. 😂

[@slowboiracer1611]

I absolutely love my E320 W124. Sure its no AMG but its super smooth on the freeway. 120mph feels like you're doing 70.

[@ackvig]

^^^^THIS. Love mine, too.

[@gotham61]

Love my 250D Turbo. Not fast, but eats the miles all day.

[@antoniusfilipus7855]

Bring back memories 😊, used to ride together with my father in the E320 W124. Gotta love the W124

[@Neggs2000]

One of my new favorite episodes! I knew nothing about this car. Thanks!

[@antoniocavalli5474]

My rest in peace father had same one, only a diesel engine... Brings back the feels..

[@banjemine4150]

You must've experienced a lot of emotions whilst watching this review. May your old boy rest in peace.

[@antoniocavalli5474]

@Banjemine thank you. Yes. A lot. Especially when he start showing inside. The wood trim and window control buttons. Remember i used to clean that dashboard as a kid.

[@believeinmatter]

With how much the Hammer’s have blown up in the last few years, I would guess this model would also gain popularity in the near future. Still a really nice car imo

[@KingofInterns]

This is a saloon hammer

[@Danse_Macabre_125]

​@KingofInterns Hammer came as a saloon. This isn't it, this is an E60.

[@jbinmd]

Did he go the whole video w/o mentioning the Hammer?

[@KingofInterns]

I stand corrected! Hammer is 8 years older with heavily modified M117 engine.

[@CaseTheCorvetteMan]

No one else reviews a car like Doug, even boring cars (which this monster certainly is not) are great to watch!

[@bobkaiser8782]

I love the AMG wheels from this era. They're timeless. I can easily see installing a set of Aero III's on most current models.

[@kubas84]

Hey Doug! Great show and always enjoying watching. Thank you!!

[@luiselapostolfeliz2421]

Nice Mercedes E60 AMG looks good but not a 2023 model.

[@ninjaskillzyt]

bot

[@luiselapostolfeliz2421]

@@ninjaskillzyt True.

[@thebulgarianguy8461]

@@ninjaskillzyt not a bot. That’s probably Doug’s secret account and he’s praising himself.

[@petrus3801]

The w124 was just so damn good

[@mauwalker]

As the owner of a W206 C43, I can tell you that the interior is the standard W206 C-class other than AMG branding on the steering wheel and instrument cluster and an upgraded steering wheel. Some things don’t change. The electronics are different (AMG Dynamics and Track Pace), and it has the M193L motor with the huge Garrett EL turbo. I like it very much, it’s a performance bargain at the price.

[@EmpireLosAngeles]

Growing up, my family had a 1987 300E, ours had a glove box, but the center armrest was just an armrest with no compartment if I can recall correctly. This brought back memories, I would use the child switch to bother my little brother, so he could not open the window lol!

[@Gio-011]

Just a little correction, E stands for Economy and S stands for Standard. When you have your gear in E mode, it starts in 2nd gear and in S it starts in 1st.

[@chartreux1532]

Love these! And they got quite the Mark-Up in recent Years. Last Time i checked on the German Market a decent one sold for 60k Euros (Around 65k USD). But the US Market of course is different regarding Prices of Cars, curious to see what this one is gonna fetch on the US Market! Great Car over all! Prost & Cheers from Berchtesgaden in the Bavarian Alps

[@theodor12]

I know another person who had a house in Berchtesgaden and was a big fan of Mercedes-Benz... if you know what I mean😅

[@chartreux1532]

@@theodor12 Oh you mean that Austrian Guy? But true, haha

[@rv9990]

These are at least 150k euro in Europe at the moment. Implying gyou can find a rough one. The 500e's are alrady over 40-50k at the moment.

[@chartreux1532]

@@rv9990 That's crazy! As i said, last time i checked it was around 60k and about 4 were for sale, but that was last December

[@premonemo]

@@chartreux1532 Must have been a kitted 500e, they been over 100k for almost three years, I regularly check since I been interested for sometime, one of those “I wish I had the chance”

[@WilkoLV]

My first car was a UK 'L Reg' Jan 1994 Ford Escort Estate LX with Ford Performance Suspension 1.8l petrol with 110bhp. Only had one month of production. That had SRS Airbags in the steering wheel and the passenger side above the very large passenger side glovebox. That E60 is a Merc/AMG thing that it doesn't have a glovebox quirk..

[@VanilIli]

The snowtire / chain button allows the ASR to have higher tolerance, therfore regulating later. If you want to spin it out on dry/wet streets you could also use that so ASR wont regulate as much

[@hlynurstefansson9947]

About the steering: The model you are driving looks like "Sportline" interior (small badges on the front doors will also say Sportline), Sportline models have lowered suspension (ok, this one has AMG springs) but the most important thing different steering box, different ratio - steering feels heavier and gives loads more feedback than the standard models do.

[@Cars.]

This Model of Mercedes E class lasts FOREVER ♾️

[@IReapZz95]

all these square cars with flaired fenders from the 90s are SO cool!

[@12daysaway52]

An awesome car for sure, I couldn’t believe the Massive houses 🏡 along the route !! Wow, that must be some expensive area, very cool 😃 great review Doug 🎉

[@patrickbateman4148]

Timeless design!

[@dth2brny121]

So in more basic terms, this is a W124 500E...on steroids. Got it! Always a good day when an older Mercedes gets reviewed! I love the W124 to death

[@rajeshkadam4089]

Videos like these are what I subscribed for

[@dj_paultuk7052]

@Doug. If you think those rear seats were bolstered, you should look at the rear seats of a 1993 SAAB 9000 Aero 2.3T. They were also 2 rear passengers only due to the performance front and rear Recaro seats.

[@sylwesterchmura7802]

love w124, had one with 3 liter turbo diesel, most reliable thing i've ever owned

[@bryanmckeithen899]

I had the E300D, which was a non turbo 6 cylinder. When it went to the turbo engine it was a 2.5 liter. Edit there was a turbo 3.0 as well. It only made 153hp though...

[@Majko420]

Still got my w124 300d turbo

[@GLH8]

@@bryanmckeithen899 you’ll probably know, the OM606 is massively tuneable with little effort.

[@Rupakka]

​@@GLH8 exactly, it's also fairly easy and easy to get the hang of. We call them Superturbos (1L = 100kw). Been a passenger in one with 500+ hp and 900+ nm.

[@tayzonday]

Doug was so 5head to make Cars&Bids, now he never runs out of cars. True 3D chess 😳😳

[@TheCourtanderson]

3D chess is just chess

[@Atombender]

You are everywhere.

[@tayzonday]

@@TheCourtanderson Star Trek made a 3D chess with multiple levels of boards and its own rules.

[@JaredConnell]

​@@TheCourtanderson normal chess is 2d chess. Don't insult Mr. Chocolate Rain like that.

[@tedschmitt178]

@@TheCourtanderson Says the person who’s never actually played chess.

[@Andrewlikesguns]

I used to have a 1988 300CE. This video brought back some memories. The coupes were rare, but not as rare as the 500.

[@SkippyPB.]

Love this. One of my favorite Mercedes chassis.

[@willemduijff9449]

'So you have child mode, and you have regular mode.' Never change, Doug

[@camerontyler5565]

I've been trying to interview the lap of luxury in depending warranty tickets from outermost worlds that speak to the depending on variety of mp3 downloader the pack is believable.

[@camerontyler5565]

Proven due to update of the shown inside of the company is SS energy from tintage told in order to relax growth in vice versa.

[@godzillaxred]

I love those wheels so much, looks good on any VIP-esque car

[@antesosic1600]

W124 is the most perfecf car ever made! I love this review so much!!

[@Talisker40]

Hello Doug, I have the solution for the Temp switch. I own one myself. Due to the modded E60 (there are some modifications that aren’t OEM by AMG) this temp switch is a Brabus invention that shows the Motor oil temperature. Brabus said” Full throttle after 80° Celsius, NOT before 😎) AMG didn’t have that back in these days but Brabus did have that. The problem with this temperature diode is it didn’t work properly because the diode was a bit wobbly and not very precise because the place where the diode takes place is in the sump and sometimes it touched the metal of the sump so the temperature was too low. Cave ⚡️ on the speedo you can only see Oil pressure and the cooling water temperature but NOT the Oil temperature.

[@EngiNetion]

W124 was peak E-Class.

[@LilnormieX]

Imo it's w210 More powerful, reliable and luxurious

[@EngiNetion]

@@LilnormieX I love the W210, but quality wise it's inferior to W124.

[@a1phamalestud]

@@EngiNetion both are top tier hell even the w212 are great, definitely a underrated car in general

[@EngiNetion]

@@a1phamalestud hell yes! love me some good W212 E63 AMG

[@brrrrr9999]

Yay! Back to the car reviews! Happy to have these on the main channel. lol

[@Mustangsenuka15]

What a lovely review ❤

[@chaseteter]

Doug those monoblock wheels are among the most beautiful oem wheels ever made! Not just period correct, they are always correct!

[@blzebub2]

It's E for economy and S for standard, not sport

[@collective-addiction]

We were thrilled to have this at the NYIAS!

[@DctorSkillz1]

Not as thrilled as me.

[@Vin80_]

I love that rim design so much.

[@andyamg1245]

Great video, legendary car 👏👏👏

[@arthurdardalis]

The S mode on the gearbox, means STANDARD not Sport

[@paulie-Gualtieri.]

Absolutely right