Why S211 AMG Wagons Are So Desirable

[@AMGmeister]

I've made a new video with updated information on the E55 Wagon : kzbin.info/www/bejne/bWiTpYWQh7xgldU

[@DeenDesperado]

The W211's, no matter wagon or sedan are the best looking E class to date.

[@alexandrucosmin8644]

That's from a w212 owner i love w211 😍

[@simonwright6163]

@Rats of the rabbit ears Motel and blander

[@diablocls55]

@Rats of the rabbit ears Motel as a w211 owner (e500 and an e550) I actually like the w212. W213 is the worst E class design ever. Can’t even tell it from a w205 c class unless you’re up close

[@hellocar123]

@@diablocls55 why? they all look great. yes, they are hard to tell from each other but they dont look bad.

[@pensselisuti]

Wagon is s, not w. s211, s124 etc..

[@kramer26]

True story.

[@Bonbonbon739]

I have a Mercedes E320 wagon and it’s considered a W11

[@Chris_Wald]

This channel is an AMG fan’s dream; sir you are truly, the “AMG Meister” ! ;-)

[@SprayWayCustoms]

AMG 4 Life 🙏

[@kingofohio5689]

W124 amg hammer, one of my dream cars!

[@heelfan2010]

I own a 2004 / E55 Wagon / slightly modded it has 580 hp to the Wheels. It's not a 7 seater but very good and spacey Especially as I got 2 dogs. Greetings from Germany. Keep up the good work on your Channel 👍

[@AKars]

,,Slightly modded‘‘ with 580 whp? 😂💪

[@heelfan2010]

@@AKars yes, slightly. Smaller pulley and updated Supercharger and fitting Software Update to it. I think that's not too much Tuning for such a Result.

[@AKars]

Michael W sure, but 580 whp is quite much for a e55 👌

[@heelfan2010]

@@AKars Yes but it always stays solid. Pre Owner did a Vmax of 317 km/h with it. Autobahn 👍 If I do a kick down at 5,000 rpm "my Sleeper" goes Bezerk once more, with a decent sound of a Eisenmann Exhaust

[@AKars]

Michael W awesome mate, i love these cars 🤘🏽

[@tmanepic]

But wouldn't Japanese market cars be right hand drive?

[@MichaelSmith-ov1nf]

The ultimate sleeper all it needs is a tune and it will walk most sports cars today

[@AMGmeister]

In this video, I discuss the W211 AMG wagons. Unfortunately, I don't know of any in Canada to film but one day I'd like to do a more in-depth video on one of these cars.

[@BK-cx7il]

Are you German?

[@lenovoi1160]

Your stats are off. There were a total of 8 S211 E55 AMG Wagons sold in Canada, and 215 in the US.

[@AMGmeister]

Lenovo I 8 in Canada? Where did you find this? Also, 193 US E55s is the official number from Mercedes USA.

[@lenovoi1160]

@@AMGmeister There is a thread on MBWorld detailing the stats. The correct figure for the US is actually 215. It's even mentioned in some of the comments of the BaT cars you showed. I have personally seen 2 Canadian spec examples.

[@hank4279]

Rarity is rarity so there's no need to quibble over a couple of numbers. Where there may be a difference is that sometimes when a rare edition is announced with a planned production number it doesn't always match the exact number produced and sold.

[@kbcarroll]

I got incredibly lucky and snagged my E55 wagon seconds before their value skyrocketed. If you're ever in Nashville, you can do whatever you like with mine. There's another owner local who just picked up a great black E55 wagon, too. Mines silver with a few mods (63 front, tune, headers, pulley, cooling) and it's just stupid, stupid fun to drive.

[@PaulieFein]

@AMGmeister re-watched this because I just picked up a 63 Wagon. I see over, and over again the numbers you said were imported to North America but it just seems like those numbers are echoes of previous claims with no sources cited as proof. The only concrete numbers I could find was from the MB public archives, but that lists total models produced world wide. Can you share your source for those figures of 193 E55s, and 153 E63s?

[@AMGmeister]

This video is old and the number is slightly off. I believe it's actually 166 E63 wagons. Source: cimg4.ibsrv.net/gimg/www.mbworld.org-vbulletin/698x445/lbhabqx_3966447193e9e386cc3db3ad73342ba9e46fc65e.png

[@samspace81]

Would have loved a wagon, just low low production numbers. Happy with my 06 E55 AMG, its my sidekick! Did 600 miles in it yesterday, up to 211,000 now. I'm going to catch that 420,000 mile one one of these days.

[@rickyho2140]

W211 E55 wagon was sold in Canada officially. MSRP was $120,950 CAD in 2006. Cheers from a fellow AMG owner in Vancouver.

[@AMGmeister]

I have heard about this. I confirmed that three E55s were sold in total for 2006 in Canada. I have heard that one of those three was a wagon.

[@rickyho2140]

I have personally seen a silver Canadian spec W211 E55 wagon parked in downtown Vancouver in 07 or 08. Important part is they only made 1444 S211 E55 worldwide for the entire production run from 03-06, which makes it qualify for ICBC collector plates.

[@timzuhlke8723]

I have a s211 e63 amg from 2007 the best buy in my life .... greatings from Germany

[@thecrazeecow1682]

I’ve always liked the more subtle look of the e55 compared with the e63

[@andrewfraser8615]

Absolutely. I don’t like facelift bumper as much as the 03-05 bumpers

[@boneswtff]

i have a E320 Wagon so loud and beautiful

[@Eddie-gb3bn]

Awesome vid man, just subscribed. Keep up the awesome AMG vids!

[@aguafria9565]

It's called a Kombi

[@johnadamczyk6213]

facts

[@kidsstorytime7720]

3:03 That wagon came from Petaluma CA as I was 2nd to look at it only to lose out to a guy flipping it on BaT. Ended up with a ‘13 with a P30 option.

[@rg0]

what was it priced at when you were looking at it?

[@AshtonRbrts]

I️ love your videos and the amount of research you put into them! One often overlooked fact about Benz wagons is the letter before the generation number changes (C218 CLS63 becomes X218 CLS63 Shooting Brake and W211 E55 becomes S211 E55 Wagon). I️ assume it’s done for clarity but oddly the S204 C63 Touring shares the same letter with E class wagons.

[@highwaycruiser6486]

Hey, @AMGmeister, would you buy one of those e55 AMG wagons instead of your sedan or as an addition to your sedan?

[@TheDonYG]

I like the W211, but that air suspension is a no

[@TheM275]

Merc wagons in general are desirable

[@highwaycruiser6486]

awesome video my man, going to buy e55 wagon in Japan and bring it here to Vancouver BC

[@tonyandrews686]

Great video on the wagons, where do you get the production specs? I have a 2004 E500 wagon and was curious production for that vehicle 2004-2006. Thanks

[@brendancostello8464]

Yoooo e500 wagon gang

[@michaelshea669]

love your channel, please tell me how many W213 wagons were brought in, I have a 2021? thank you!

[@abdullahz4804]

Station wagon's without roof racks are ugly and whoever has that e55 without it is some weird creep

[@chatwithaninja]

That w124 AMG is owned by Jonathan who owns Blue Ridge Mercedes near me in GA. He is 100% MB fanatic and an awesome guy to work with. Pretty sure it is the only actual w124 AMG wagon.

[@keithbaker3405]

Mercs around and just before this model were junk! Paint so soft that it could have been poster paint and they rusted faster than a 1960's coke can! Some models had some brilliant mechanical designs... like no dip stick on the auto trans WTF!!!!!! Merc went to poop once Chrysler got hold of it.

[@AMGmeister]

keith baker I’m going to have to disagree with that. Yes, the w210 models in the mid to late 90s did have paint and rust issues, but that was partly before the Chrysler merger. By 2003, on cars such as the e-class the paint quality was excellent. For high performance AMG models, this period was actually really good. Mercedes AMG consistently won awards for engine design and produced some of the fastest cars available. Also, the no dipstick on the auto trans was near the end of this era, around 2006-2008, and was intended to prevent over-filled transmissions.

[@keithbaker3405]

@@AMGmeister I have had mercs in the past and was looking at some second hand mercs around 2010 and I can assure you that I have seen plenty of rust blister in the wheel arches and bottom of the doors...said to myself f*ck them and bought a jag! The best "modern" engine merc made was the 1800cc...as for the V8's they had chocolate cams, I have fitted new cam sets to at least 7 V8's. Like BMW mercs have a perceived level of quality that has little to do with actual quality! Never mind about how great AMG's are....If you don't believe me here is a KZbin video that backs up just how crap a merc can be!!! kzbin.info/www/bejne/iJ3NaGVracyCrdk

[@mattportnoyTLV]

I was just talking about these today. I guess google was spying on me again.

[@mrkhan2983]

W211s are the most beautiful design cars

[@maxwellrosenfeld8166]

S211 is one of the best looking cars of all time.

[@KRTLyfe]

Nice video! I was so lucky to get my hands on one! If you ever make it to my city come check mine out!

[@Atreid3s]

Are the Japanese wagons still left hand drive?

[@TheAlanFish]

One item that is worth noting for anyone considering an E55 Wagon. I've recently discovered that the wagon, while awesome in many ways, does have one rather annoying flaw. There is absolutely zero aftermarket suspension support for them, so you are stuck with the Airmatic system, seemingly permanently. I just started getting the dreaded "Visit Workshop!" message on the dash, and had originally planned to go to a BC coilver setup rather than repairing the Airmatic. Didn't realize that the rear suspension is different on the wagons, and as they are so rare, nobody has bothered to design an aftermarket suspension system for them, at least as far as I can tell. So, I'm stuck fixing the Airmatic system I guess.

[@andrewfraser8615]

How much was the fix. I just got a wagon, haven’t had any issues yet (knock on wood) but want to be ready with preventative knowledge if possible.

[@TheAlanFish]

@@andrewfraser8615 In the end I went a different direction, but I would not recommend it. I pulled all of the air suspension and went with BC racing, as I found out they could do a hybrid kit to fit the wagon. Unfortunately, the front dampers failed twice in the first year, 4 in total. Unfortunately the rear air springs crumbled when I pulled them off the car, so I was looking at quite a big bill to go back to factory airmatic as the car would have needed all new rear springs and dampers, and a new compressor. Repairing air suspension would have been about 1800 Euro if I did it myself from the start, as it needed rear dampers (600 euro each, only available from the dealership, and failure prone due to inadequate cooling) and a new compressor at 250. Throw in new shock mounts etc and 1800 is a good guess on what it would cost. Problem is any one of the air springs could go at any moment and they are nearly a grand per corner. In my case with 2 of them getting damaged coming off the car, I couldn't go back to factory without major expense. As a result of all of that, I am now in the middle of a rather unusual upgrade. I have a specialist building a custom one-off kit for the car based on Ohlins dampers. Fronts are done, but rears need finished up and unfortunately my guy has hit a wall of customer demand due to his only employee being called back to military service because of the Ukraine situation, and the motorsports season being in full swing at the Nürburgring where he's based. If I had to do it again I would repair the factory parts. However, that's mostly because unfortunately I won't be able to keep this car more than a few more years as I can't take it home to the states when I head back home. I'll be in a better handling and more reliable ending spot the way things worked out, but it wasn't cheap.

[@wanchalermowattragool1058]

I want to buy one of E55 and E63 wagon or sedan but I am not a mechanic and I’m afraid to pay a lot of money when it’s come to maintenance, my question is, is it worth to own and maintain in the next 5 years? I know it’s a great car and a fun car.

[@OM-jt9nk]

well, if u cant do any maintenance yourself, and you are visiting mercedes shop then yes, big bucks. maby you have some good connections? Its not needed to have everything on paper from mercedes themselves.

[@wanchalermowattragool1058]

O Matlo B thank you.

[@milnazachod]

Hi. I noticed it's the opposite in United Kingdom. I check E55's selection on autotrader and sedans get sold fairly quick, while same wagons keep appearing over and over :) too bad the steering wheel is different across the sea and EU , because so many cool cars could be imported/exporter between all countries.

[@E34Benzin]

I am from Spain and I drive a RHD S211 that was imported from the UK years ago. Because it has the steering wheel "on the wrong side" it cost me half of what they usually go for. I don't mind having the steering wheel on the passenger's side. lol It's really easy to get used to.

[@massive_eggo]

i love my e280 not a e55 but mint to drive

[@RadierGummiWars]

I have a w124 with the 3rd row seats

[@BeesonsCars]

It’s crazy to think someone in my small town of 10k has one. Silver E55 wagon. I have no idea if they know how rare it is.

[@kbcarroll]

What town?

[@lililiil244]

Everyone who owns an older RS, M or AMG car really does have an idea what they are driving and most of those people are real enthusiasts. Those people usually like the subtle look, the huge and muscular engines and the overall higher quality package.

[@bobsagit10]

E34 m5 wagon was in the US

[@epicuredeter157]

Doug Demuro has one

[@highwaycruiser6486]

it isn't definitely his favorite car

[@Parjesh888]

ooo shiiii, is the intro @ surrey central or the richmond walmart parkade?

[@AMGmeister]

Parjesh R haha good guess, it’s at the Hard Rock casino parkade in Coquitlam.

[@jaytovar1114]

If anybody cares the sample in the slow beat in the background is from a song called Snowfall by Robin Guthrie and Harold Budd from a soundtrack for a film called Mysterious Skin

[@TheDonYG]

What I want Mercedes to do is makeup for the fact that the US market didnt get the S210 E63 AMG by putting in the engine that the 2019 E63S wagon has in the S210 body and selling them for as a limited release about 500 to 1k for one yr. I love the s210 and the w210 body, Jesus Christ. Those are 2 of my dream Mercedes-Benz cars from the 90s.

[@SeamHead33]

there definitely were W210 E55 AMG wagons. rare but they existed. look it up

[@AMGmeister]

SeamHead33 Not for North America. Of course there were many in Asia and Europe.

[@SeamHead33]

@@AMGmeister roger that

[@OM-jt9nk]

yes, fairly common here in sweden, or they were, now most is rusted or high milage - driven too hard.

[@alexstromberg7696]

@@OM-jt9nk mercedes don't like our climate in Sweden, too rough for it. Salt and big temperature differences

[@jstdrv]

They did make a handful of 210 AMG wagons. A friend of mine ordered a special one with 4matic and the supercharged engine. One of 5 made I believe

[@TheYip12]

Technically this should be titled S211 not W211 as the W represents sedans and the S represents station wagons

[@lililiil244]

It really is a special car, especially if it's in a rare colour like green for exsample. But the E61 M5 (Sold in EU between 2007-2010) will always be even more special and appealing, because only 1025 were ever produced. They now go for around 50+ thousand euro.

[@KelvinHappyLife]

I enjoy mine. 2004 W211 E55 wagon with E63 kit imported to Taiwan used from Japan. Black. Not 7 seats but great for muscle camping

[@rickyho2140]

They sold E55 wagon for 2006 model year only officially in Canada. There were Usa imports and some Japanese imports are starting to show up.

[@kaddleman4294]

Whers is the best place for a mb pre-buy inspection in the Lower Mainland ? Thanks

[@mukusman]

we have plentiful of these here in dubai, as you said they are the japanese one's, although i want a w211 e55 like your's myself, but picked up a clean white w211 e500 with only 65K on the odometer for my wife. and man was it clean! took it for an oil change and was shown how pristine the oil was.

[@kramer26]

The other issue with JDM imports to North America is that they're right hand drive.

[@YUENFELIX1]

Sounds like you are in vancouver ?what are of the local amg clubs

[@Robputta]

What’s the difference between the American cars and the Japanese ones?

[@jacobmarianoguron9333]

Hmm what to do with my 4matic e500 wagon...

[@RyanV78665]

I didn't realize the m156 e63 wagons were just as rare than the e55's. Good video! Too bad c63 estate isn't in the NA market, that would be awesome.

[@alimehrozi2828]

Aren't they like 300 lbs heavier too?

[@yousef.al-assaf]

Yup

[@theCyte]

It's funny that I own exactly that 2005 E55 wagon (with lpg conversion)here in Germany and you still manage to gather all the information that are super interesting and still overexceed what I know about my own car. Thanks meister for your videos.

[@paulneate2349]

Where do you find importation numbers on specific models and years?

[@niwa957]

Great feature of a great car. S211 AMGs should definitely not be treated like at 0:12....Keep it, love it...Future classic.

[@andrewfraser8615]

Already a classic

[@MrSnowford]

Great video as always. I'd love to have a W211 E55 Wagon.......but would have to sell my 63k original mile 1995 Audi S6 Avant. I'd NEVER find another one in this condition and the fact the Audi has a manual 5-spd and now 385whp prevents me from parting with it. Not enough time/space for all the great cars to own. Keep up the vids!!

[@MrSnowford]

@@BlagoP Yeah, the build quality is something we'll never see again. Feels like a vault closing the door when compared to modern cars. The I5 at redline is quite a sound too.

[@iviw211motor3]

Los mejores coches sin ninguna duda 😍

[@wolftaint5941]

Just bought one! Excited to get it!

[@keijokojootti7790]

From Japan? Those are RHD. Not very desirable IMO.

[@michu6777]

I think most European cars sold in Japan are LHD actually, look closely at 4:55 and you'll see that particular E55 is LHD. Not sure why the European manufacturers don't just send British spec cars to Japan, but that's the way it is...

[@theil6]

Great Content as usual, I am a fan of all the Mercedes Wagon larger Motor Cars.

[@ralphbelzy7494]

GOTTA BUY ONE FOR ......🥵

[@martinpuentesjimenez1025]

me encantan las rancheras homy!

[@redriver15262]

Theres one for sale near me for $28,000 with over 100,000 miles

[@dermancanitez7976]

28K dollars??? Wtf in Germany u can find very good ones around 10-15K euro

[@lawn2learn]

Awesome video 🤙🏼

[@johndevenny6723]

Thanks again for a very informative video. Is there any chance that you could do a vid on the Arimatic shocks? Im wondering if the sturts can be disassembled and just the airbag part renewed? I'm in Ireland. Thanks again for the great videos. I do my own servicing and i/c pump thanks to you.

[@peterhert9350]

There are some Videos on KZbin .Type Mercedes Airmatic. The struts can not be disassembled. The next days i have to change the Ventilblock of Airmatic from our E55. I do it at Home.

[@johndevenny6723]

@@peterhert9350 Hi Peter. Thank you very much getting back to me. I've been told that I can replace the airbag part keeping the original strut and revised amg settings. Got air suspension UK looking into it for me . It would be a whole lot cheaper than buying oem shock or aerosus /arnott shocks

[@jakabukovnik8876]

Name a more perfect car...

[@rickd8979]

E39 M5 wagon with a manual. I love benzes but the E39 is just sex

[@alexstromberg7696]

@@rickd8979 there is no e39 m5 wagon. You have to make your own then

[@rickd8979]

@@alexstromberg7696 Yeah that's what I meant. S62 swap with the M5 diff and suspension on a 540i. Someone here has one and it'd pretty damn perfect

[@ELWIN225]

Not sure about Canada, but I think importing cars into the USA is not possible

[@oririona5462]

ELWIN225 it is possible but customs have to check and clear it in but sometimes when they suspect you have contraband in the car they would mess it up and take most parts apart

[@ELWIN225]

@@oririona5462 I believe the car should meet US standards, such as emissions, license plate size, headlight projectors, etc. in order to be imported in the US.

[@hygrometer]

my fav car

[@Xtremcookie]

The wagons is cool, but the first gen R-class AMG is cooler. i mean.. who in the world has build a high performance minivan? AMG, as the only performance wing i know of. the only other ones i know of is Aftermarket tuners.

[@peterhert9350]

😁 Very special Car-Design.

[@Xtremcookie]

@@peterhert9350 It sure is, but with 500+ horsepower, stock, in a minivan, who cares.

[@AKars]

❤️

[@focalnicko9822]

I love your videos. Do some more, But the nicest wagon is the 300c wagon especially 300c wagon Srt.

[@theofficialstig]

I've been thinking about one for a little while my main concern is the reliability/cost of ownership then i guess handling compared to a c5 rs6 or c6 s6

[@advancelast1740]

FFS! the aren’t “uniquely rare” they are either unique or rare . They don’t weigh “forty five hundred pounds” (whatever pounds are) they weigh , if you must, four thousand five hundred pounds or in English 2041kg or just over two tonnes and they aren’t “wagons” they are estates. Other than that a good video

[@cpaaretrofit]

They are not desirable😑

[@porfiriogacrcia]

A1 video