The same price as THREE Land Cruisers in 1988!!

[@eyman67]

380SE owner here. I approve of this video (although please wash the windscreen!!!) lol

[@oldmercguy]

Indeed, I could barely see where I was going....

[@closehaulingSA]

Having bought 3 Mercs from you already, I really should stop watching your channel, cos I still want every one you show 🤣 Paul CPT.

[@oldmercguy]

lol! Thanks for watching Paul, glad you enjoy them.

[@charliecoco2115]

When I lived in Pretoria, South Africa mid 70-80s, people used to say if you seen a nice Mercedes, then only a farmer is rich enough to afford them.

[@oldmercguy]

They weren't cheap cars at all back then and you could get a higher spec BMW (with a bigger engine) for the same price. Where are those BM's today though?

[@friendlypiranha774]

You missed the best part of that car... it pulls away in second gear under normal driving conditions... BUT floor it hard from a standstill and it will drop down to first gear, lift the nose by 2 inches, and kick you in the back😀 V8 W126s are some of the most awesome cars EVER.

[@oldmercguy]

Yes indeed, all Mercs from the era pull away in 2nd. Neck snapping acceleration though when it comes to the v8's.

[@naeemsaley2197]

Oh I remember that 😊it was something else

[@vornamenachname5589]

You can pull away from standstill in first by switching the gear selector in B position and back to D. This preselects the first gear.

[@lynettesingh4667]

Had a 560sec w126. Beautiful car

[@oldmercguy]

Very nice!

[@buiteboeroutfiltrationist1269]

Nice ride along thanks! At some point in time I owned a silver 380SE w V8 engine, sunroof & wooden steering wheel - it was awesome... a UFO on 4 wheels

[@oldmercguy]

Thanks for watching! Awesome cars the v8 w126's

[@gollygosh40]

yup, most relaxing drive, just aim the three pointed star

[@davidihlenfeldt2726]

My first time now to see your channel ❤. Awesome. Looking at the old Mercedes brings back memories. My father used to work for Mercedes in East London factory in 1980. It was then called C.D.A.

[@oldmercguy]

Thank you!

[@AapVanDieKaap]

Looks very neat. Got all the features you could want too!

[@oldmercguy]

Beautiful interior in this one.

[@carfella7994]

Beautiful S ClassI was concerned for the safety of the person sat on the back of a pickup in front of you!! Wow

[@oldmercguy]

Living on the edge for sure...

[@nealyardy4602]

Now thats a proper merc. Safest car in the world at the time and probably still is. Never proven that an airbag has saved anyones life, but sure has injured people. Good solid strong engineering is whats required. Nice to see 1 that has been so well looked after. If that was myne 15' Bundts would be my style on it. Entertaining video, but you could have red lined it at least once for us.😂

[@oldmercguy]

Good point, but risky. Bella would have clobbered me on the noggin.

[@nealyardy4602]

😂

[@vornamenachname5589]

My dreamcar when i was a kid. Now i have one. 420SE from 1988. Seems they didn't sell the performance upgraded engines in south africa. This car doesn't have the second air intake like mine. How did they sell these 126 up until 1993? Here they discontinued the production in 1991 and replaced it with the W140. Or were they build there? Would be interested to know more about that.

[@oldmercguy]

Yes we only had the 160kw version that ran between the discontinuation of the 380se and the launch of the 500se. The w126 was manufactured her in South Africa and production only ended in 1993 here.

[@janniemostert4688]

Good video. A good microphone will make it even better. Love the 126es

[@oldmercguy]

Ive tried a couple of different ones with limited results. I used a new one in the latest video (MX6) and it seems a bit better.

[@Visionery1]

As years go by these become more and more appealing. 7:08, it seems a little low at the rear (particularly noticeable in the opening clip), possibly due to the self-levelling being deactivated. Get it going, it will improve the ride quality and stance substantially.

[@oldmercguy]

The self-leveling rear suspension in a w126 is inactive unless the car is loaded and makes no difference to ride quality, it merely serves to level the car. Having had a quick look at this particular car, it seems like the system was deactivated but the coils weren’t changed at the same time which would account for the lower ride. I believe Bella will be replacing the coils with a set out of a non self-leveling w126 which will resolve the right hight issue.

[@jonathandupisanie2095]

Brilliant, very stoked to see the chanell #GQLocal

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[@rmariu]

Love the older cars with the indicator on the correct side of the steering wheel. Shame that they stopped in the 90's

[@oldmercguy]

Yes its horrible, especially if you drive cars with both, I'm constantly putting the wipers on when overtaking.

[@rmariu]

@@oldmercguy It seems like only Toyota bothers to flip them onto the correct side. Here in NZ anyway.

[@ryann2222]

Awesome cars. Will love to own 1 but the problem is where to take it for repairs? No 1 knowns how to fix them anymore. Enjoy your channel

[@oldmercguy]

Thank you for watching, much appreciated! I'd suggest a good old school local mechanic. They aren't hard to work on and most parts are still freely available. It just stumps those mechanics that are over dependent on their diagnostic machines.

[@AUTOHAUSEUROPA]

180.000 km ?

[@rodneyemmerich8828]

A stunning car indeed

[@oldmercguy]

One of the nicest W126 interiors Ive seen.

[@molemomokoena6791]

Would love to see the sec models from the late 1980s

[@oldmercguy]

I'll definitely take one for a drive if someone offers.

[@rayborg7378]

With all due honesty Mercedes never really managed to replace this model.The last of those over engineered cars , which look good too.

[@oldmercguy]

I agree!

[@gulfstream7235]

And one Land Cruiser today in comparable condition and millage would fetch a great deal more...

[@oldmercguy]

Crazy hey

[@DawidHuman]

WOW Keyan, what's the price?

[@oldmercguy]

I think its going up at around R130k but have a chat to Bella, 0780933024

[@Enoch940]

8.8 million

[@dawoodparuk6944]

I had only 1 problem with this car, every car after doesn't feel as comfortable as a w126

[@oldmercguy]

😂 it is indeed better to never have a sip of that really good, really expensive whisky.

[@stevibhoy1]

Question: did all 420s have self levelling rear axle?

[@oldmercguy]

South African manufactured ones did yes.

[@vornamenachname5589]

Here in Germany this was an option. Only 560SE/SEL/SEC had SLS as standard.

[@AUTOHAUSEUROPA]

What country is this registered in ?

[@oldmercguy]

We are based in South Africa

[@YacobParak]

Hi. Awesome vehicle. Price

[@Enoch940]

6.7 million

[@friendlypiranha774]

In January 1991, the 560 SEL cost FIVE times what we were paying for a 3 bedroom house.

[@oldmercguy]

It did indeed.

[@andreweasson6653]

What was the model range here whete there straight 6s

[@oldmercguy]

Here in South Africa we had the 280se from 81 to 86 and the 300se from 86 to 93.

[@andreweasson6653]

@@oldmercguy thanks my bosses at time must have had 300 se the one guy use to put all sorts stuff in the boot including bags of cement wheel barrows my ithr boss before these cars had what i sermise was a big v8 from the 70s use to ho up to Swaziland regulary company was doing a job there one of the truck drivers broke down simewhere passed matubatuba when he heard this growl coming saw a blue shape it was the boss took awhike fir him to slow down and turn around

[@jastern949]

not to detract, but i'm hearing a lit of creaking on the drive. where are those sounds coming from??

[@oldmercguy]

Left front door card, I believe its been sorted subsequent to the video being filmed.

[@tshepomotau4354]

Much improved than W116 predecessor. W116 was ugly and fragile.

[@monk3yboy69]

It is a massive improvement, but what do you mean by the w116 was fragile?

[@w124250d1992]

Nice car, but the interior noises are really horrible for such a otherwise very silent car. That is the most annoying about a w126 and most of them have it to some degree.

[@oldmercguy]

In this case it was the left front door card, I believe it was sorted subsequent to the video being filmed.

[@neelsswierstra4603]

Good cars but if you bought a Land Cruiser then you will get more money for it now. The 108 body style were better cars that 280 twin cam were rubbish

[@oldmercguy]

Yeah perhaps but that would mean you would have to have driven that thing for the last 30 years…