I BOUGHT A V12 LUXURY CAR FOR £3000!
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S600 4 man party/sleep over ......24hrs.
Mad idea, what about an engine swap? Fix the engine and put the V12 from the mercedes into something....lighter? I'd watch that.
Really wish you would stop with the Carly Sponsorship or at least tell the truth that you have to pay for a yearly subscription in order to use any features at all. Not to mention the terrible/non existent customer service that Carly has. Many stories of trying to get the subscription cancelled and people getting ignored by Carly.
Did you do this because of the video on Instagram of the s600 drifting
Alex, we all love your videos when you buy cars, but it would be cool af to see some more content of the million cars you already have! I’d like to see you set a lap time in each one!
Yup yup yup.. even if not covering the upgrades/fixes, would be great to see you enjoy / abuse some of the stable.
Yea,getting a bit boring just buying cars week after week 🥱
yep, there will always be some gem to pick up but gotta get some work done. Also maybe some Phil content
He literally went through each of his cars at the start of the video stating what he's waiting on and videos in the making 🤦
@@samchisholm1250That’s just the projects though, he’s got more cars than that 😂
I really would love to see a Dyno test before and after maintenance! See how the usual filters, plugs/coils, and fuel cleaner treatment improves power on an older V12!
Would be cool to see the difference
Yeah, once you've stumped up the £3000 cost for new coils on the S600...
@@UpsideDownFork 😳
@@ralmo9762 exactly. And on that M137 engine, if they run the engine for too long with failing coil packs then it can kill the voltage transformer module as well...another 1500!
@@UpsideDownFork Scary stuff
Huge fan of the new channel, i have to say i miss Ethan and all with you. You all had great chemistry on the videos. Love the new content all the time that you have been creating.
I miss them too and the variation of the channel
That was my mates old car a few years back. He bought it to run for a laugh for a while. We took it to Goodwood FOS and hammered it all weekend on the run down and run back up north. A beast S600 PRC. Have fond memories of racing an A8L on the A27 in it
So many new car videos, be nice to see you do more with the ones you already have tbh
they're being fixed...sheesh 😅
Anyone would think he would put an update at the start of the video…. Hang on 😂
@@garyo4135 he has more cars than the ones at the start of the video 🤦🤦
@@AutoalexCars What happened with the M57 swap idea for that mx-5 you bought?
@@ConorRobinson Sure he will come back as an octopus next video and do them all at the same time 🤣
Love that you're reinvesting a good proportion of your new revenue into the channel and cranking loads of videos out. I feel car throttle didn't want to do that.
more mouths to feed lol
@@legin3753 the less bloated YT channels are almost always better
Once the boss got his cut there wasn't much left for the little people (that actually produce the content)
@@leeriddick7 fax my man
@@Emira_75 Minutephysics is probably the worst I've seen. Ended up with more than 10 people working on a channel that would struggle to put out a three minute video every month. I have no idea what they were doing all that time.
Really looking forward to seeing more on this car - I occasionally have moments of weakness when I think about just getting an older car with a honking great engine.
It'll be worth having a poke about to see why the passenger side doors don't line up, hopefully the hinge brackets just need adjusting and it's not a tweaked frame!
The seats are dynamic multi contour - they massage (pulse) and you can adjust the bolsters from the D Pad looking Controller on the front of the sears 😊
I'd really love to see a "Guess the number of error codes" game on this one 😁
I'm thinking over 20
I'd triple that ;)
All of them
I'd guess 30. These cars have dozens of modules that register a fault code every time the voltage drops too low, so pretty much every winter you get a large batch of fault codes after doing a cold start. AGM battery upgrade did help a little.
had like 50 errors on my old 2000 c class.so manny modules and electronics
Remember its the same v12 as in the pagani zonda, so do the famous f1 system and make it sound like the pagani. Not just straight pipe.
Good find. The fact that all electronics seems to be working is amazing. Keep it
I suggest fixing some of the issues and that oil/petrol issue, and maybe consider wrapping/painting it to go with the wheels! I loved watching this video.
For someone that hates personalised plates you sure do have a fair few of them 😅
Alex's new years resolution finish a project 🤣
Great purchase mate, and actually surprised that most of the things work in it. Not surprised by the air suspension, that can be refurbished for not a lot. Prop shaft wouldn't be expensive either buuuut when you get to fixing the engine bits and bobs thats when your going to splash out as most of the sensors for example are stupidly expensive.
I've seen these not really straight piped but fitter with sport exhausts and they sound like old V12 F1 cars which is amazing, hope you can achieve that!
It’s actually abc suspension unfortunately
Really looking forward to hearing this with straight pipes, and top speed run.
RIP KEN BLOCK , ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS
Glad you are finally are updating us on the other cars but I'd like to see something actually done with them. It's sorta seems like you are just blowing money to buy as many cars as you can at this point. Let's see something done with all of these cars, flip them, go to a fancier cars etc? I don't know, just seems every Alex video is just buying another car at this point. Ready to see something done with them. More road trips would be epic. Many of us are from America and have never seen or been to places like Norway, Sweden, and other places in Europe. Great content with these cheap cars!! Just some ideas. Oh well, just my 2 cents.
You think Alex would be able to take his shit boxes to Norway or Sweden??? lol
It's taking me MONTHS of planning to do my Northern European tour just to see a few friends!
Alex, with all due respect, love and admiration... you Sir are an absolute madman.
Hello Alex,
I really like the content you're posting here, more from the one in car throttle I might say .
I have a suggestion, why don't you drive the cars you already have in a track and do some challenges, that would be fun. Or, my favourite, some garage time fixing everything that's wrong and getting your hands greasy.
Cheers man
Hoovies Garage bought a car like this 5 years ago. That video on his channel is his most watched at the moment. It was when I discovered Hoovie and car you tube in general!! It has led to many great moments of entertainment from you as well, Alex!
It’s come full circle now so
I have the same thing! Cartube started rolling after that video from Hoovie
Hoovie had a w221
Jeremy Clarkson got one of these for the same price as a Nissan Pixo on Top Gear in 2011 :P
Another great video. Although I do wish, when doing the 'living with...' series, that you would cover tax and maybe even insurance groups too. It's all good and well picking up old bangers with fun engines but when it's £600/yr to tax, the costs quickly rack up. And these costs are NEVER discussed 😢. It was a highlight of your picks in the xtrail/jimny video - these two are some of the cheapest 4x4s to tax with the jimny having a tiny engine and the xtrail being predominantly fwd (most off roaders or rwd biased). Missed opportunity!
Great shout 👏
Only for the UK-viewers? No, also for the whole world! But best would be for the Netherlands. So i even dont have to google for it! I'll applaude myself!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻👍🏻
You do realize not everyone lives in the UK?
@@_Jester_ There is a comment just below this one stating that an equivalent model is 10x the price in Australia. To the extent that these "buying a cheap old luxury car" videos can provide useful advice , the financial aspect is only ever relevant in the country where the car was bought and driven.
@@joelambert7128 well said!
Well done and loving the content. You are single handedly keeping the scrap trade alive........ would love to see this Mad Maxed and rallied
I just bought a w210 E series, 1996. Can confirm, even if you get a deal, plan on an extra 2k-3k in baseline repairs and maintenance! But worth it. They don't make cars like these anymore and that's a damn shame!
Alex thanks for this Series. I am seriously looking at getting one of these W220 S600s too. It seems you have the ABC hydraulic suspension and if it only sags after a few days it is no reason for concern really. Excited to see a review of this and how efficient you can get it if you really want to. I drove my 2000 CL 500 with the M113 V8 with 30 MPG!
Having owned a W220 S600 from nearly new I’d recommend getting a later one. The NA V12s are notorious for oil leaks and general other reliability issues. Get yourself a 2004-2006 one that has the twin turbo V12…it’ll also have the updated interior and lights which make it look a lot less dated, IMO. Although it’s been a long time since I had mine it was an excellent car…Good luck, they can be very costly endeavours!
Great garage update in this. That’s how it should be done. Where others string out 30 minutes whilst telling us nothing, we know everything within a minute🎉
I drove my 2001 W220 S600 for a good 3-4 years before everything started falling to bits, and ultimately scrapping it (even with only 65,000 miles!). The rust is absolutely awful on the early W220 models, another invasion of Kuwait is needed for the fuel efficiency, and any mechanical work completed outside of what you can do at home requires a second mortgage (mainly suspension)! However, the shear power and torque of the thing, coupled with the ride is wonderful - it's basically like driving a mattress down the road. Not to mention the cool internal features. I look forward to hearing the awesome V12 with a new exhaust, something I really wanted to do on mine!
Love this channel more and more. Keep it up guys!
So glad for this channel. Way more enjoy this than CT now! Keep it up Alex
CT is basically dead at this point. Alex left and it fell apart.
The quick update on the builds is a great addition to the video, i wish more car channels did the same thing. Great job on the channel Alex, it gets better and better with each video 👍🏻
I believe the suspension on these is the ABC system which is hydraulic and the sag is due to fluid flowing back past the front valve block.
I always forget cooled front seats _weren’t_ standard in certain markets…like the UK. It’s hard to say an S600 is “low” spec but … this is essentially what a standard equipment S600 was in the UK with the addition of keyless go. Still a *very* lovely car, don’t get me wrong! I see it has tray tables, that is nice.
Anyone else notice the brilliant videography/editing in each video? Top notch stuff.
"A Cheap Mercedes is an Expensive Mercedes". Looking forward to all of your videos for this V12.
I would like to see everything that's been mentioned in the comments section and a mechanical inspection...
Great video 👍
Great car, love it! That era of S-class has aged well styling wise. I think the dark wheels give it a cool, thuggish vibe, hinting at the evil power beneath, but maybe paint them a very dark metallic grey to look a bit classier. I've owned an old Merc,, guaranteed once this one is fixed, you will enjoy driving it.
cant beat a skodia fabia. im looking at those as my first car. witch i have my second lesson next week. first lesson went superb
Once you get it all sorted out you should do a London to Glasgow run and see what it is really like on fuel and if your taking off the limiter you should go on the Autobahn and see if it will do 178mph
My Father has one of these, drove it from Middlesbrough (up north) to Stansted airport (work) and back everyday, great car remember it well, ultimately failed on air suspension modules, sensors and the rest. Had around 350k on the clock by the end
Love the videos, after seeing how good miles is I brought a 64 plate Octavia on 97000 miles and it be rude not to get a Carly odm scanner to make sure Olivia is running tip top looking forward to the next vid 😁
You need to make equal length headers for the V12, costly but the sound is worth it!
Effspot styleeee
I think you should make it a VIP type build. Would be so cool
Definitely do a lap round the 'Ring with that thing! Before and after fixes perhaps. But first...what would Taylor say about that!?
Great video alex, would love to see you do a grand tour with one of these to the famous chippy in Anstruther, Scotland. Would be a good way to see how the mpg is & if it can make it
This is such a gem. Love the sound of these things 🤟
Alex when I saw what you bought I nearly died laughing, I've been contemplating getting one of these myself but hell that would be a bottomless pit of repairs😂😂😂
Almost a grand for an ignition coil from dealers, imagine if you need to change all 12😬😬
💰 endless bags of 💰
@@Dalbayob69 not how the coils work, there’s only 4 coils each one does 6 plugs so only 4k instead of 12k
@Harry Hayward only 4k for some coils oh that's alright then 🤣🤣
@@emootikoah8156 the downfalls of buying a car that was over 100k new
OMG you absolute nutter! i`m going more fault codes than you can count? bearings shot all round incl prop shaft? and portable fuel station needed! other than that......me feels a drag race coming up? brings a smile every vid you do keep em coming ...cheers!
Looking forward to seeing what you'll be doing with this, oh and also your other cars.... eventually 😉
very nice, but some content related to working on cars instead of buying them would be even nicer.
DJ Another one in the house! We love the content ngl, but please do up some of the ones you have 😂 I want to see the VRS and the Volvo personally!
vRS is tuned and fixed up, Volvo is on the ramp as we speak. All takes time!
@@AutoalexCars seen the discord, mega work my dude! Can't wait, being a BrickHead myself, can't wait!
Full maintenance - plugs, intake manifold gasket, pcv, etc...then new airbox, exhaust, intercooler pump, ECU/TCU tune :D
We need some big trips in the fleet.
S600 to Sicily and back or somewhere equally ridiculous would be an epic watch
I would be so invested if you went around Western Europe with this car, and trying all the country's chocolate milk. As an also avid, chocolate drinker, I would feel like you would share the same passion and would compare them all! Nothing like chocolate with a V12 engine.
I read that you can get a custom manifold and make these sound like an F1 car. Do it!
Its 12k
Omg PART TWOO enjoyed this video so much wanna see how how this project goes ☀️🥳
Love your videos since years! If you guys when speak about pound feet of torque and miles per hour can show newton meters and kilometers per hour respectively, would be great!
Cheers from Bulgaria
Please start showing us some more work on the cars you already have. I want to see continued work rather than a new project every video
You guys should do what effspot did and get an exhaust fitted that makes it sound like an F1 car (but for a lot less than $12,000 though lol).
Bet the bloke on the last vid could make one
The engine in this car sounds like garbage compared to the m120 on the old S600.
Love from Canada!!! Love your videos! Keep up the great work!
I used to drive an E55 AMG and she flew!! It was always fun pulling up next to boy racers in their Saxos or Clios who seemed to think they could get the burn on me at the lights!!!!
Would be nice to see you actually do some work on these cars yourself alongside Gareth, we miss him 😢, nice restoration would be nice now rather than destroying every car you own 😂
Definitely want to see an MPG challenge 🤣 but top speed run etc will be fun
It's probably going to need refuelling mid Top Speed Challenge 😂😂
@@markwalton8644 Yep, while still accelerating. 🤣
The seats are actually heated and cooled. It will show a blue or red led, blue being cold and red is well, you fill it in ;)
Get the lowering links in it, cheap and easy to do for air ride 😊
Alex, Go to a official Mercedes dealership for an appraisal to fix all the problems and do a health check. Would be cool to see I think
Some nice wheels, a good wash and a polish (including the headlights) and it'll definitely look baller!
For loudness straight pipe and decat. Delimiter? excellent!!
Always wondered how good are these old luxury cars, guess I'm gonna find out thanks to you Alex
They don't cost too much if you never drive them. LoL
Good isn't exactly a word one would use to describe them.
Alex, 16 minutes of video where 1/5 is an add, we need so much more content from you 🙈
Can’t make content if he doesn’t have any money
And I Love Yours, Taylor’s and Rory’s work Bro, keep up the Great work up and coming for 2023!🙌🏿🙏🏿👏🏿⭐️🌟💫✨❤️
Hey Alex!! We're almost reaching 500k subs and will be there soon.. Firstly Congratulations for that 🎉.. So as a special, since you love trying out unique stuff and we love watching them, how about a W8 engine Passat for your next unique project or as an addition to your garage?
How do the headlights on such a luxury car get so buggered so quickly? My w211 are still like new, the s class lights of this era are, invariably, fogged.
UV fogs the plastic lens, it's easily polished out, my E55 is 22 years old and has over a quarter million miles on it, headlights still look like new, was probably garaged.
I am glad the seat goes forward
I you are already talking about exhaust and sound then there is only one thing that is a MUST - headers!
Happy New Year Alex. Any news on your Jag Project. I am rooting for you to smash DriveTribe
I kinda miss my old 2005 S-Class when seeing this, but when he starts listing the usual problems they tend to get later on - I'm glad I sold it at a top 😅
Ive just yesterday saw this car here in Croatia on the way to the south of the country. Nice to see it going strong.
Hi Alex, really like to see you demist the headlights, simples.....
Really excited to see more on this as every now and then I consider going out and buying a cheap old luxury car
I want to see you do a basic service.
Oil filter
Air filter
Plugs
Taylor can be present. But is sat on a tennis umpire chair with support provided only as verbal instructions.
Then at some point EQUAL LENGTH HEADERS...
We need more MX530d videos! Really wanna see how that one comes out
The jagg wouldn’t have worked with side pipes but the merc would be sick with them
Skiing in La clusaz , good MPG challenge and to test a V12 in the snow! But take Taylor !
Make a track hawk from it. Stiff suspention, sporty drivers seat, crazy exhaust. Fookin beast.
Nice winterbeater man, keep up the good work!
Man I'm excited for where this channel goes in 2023
Wide body kit, bolt on arches are needed
How about a lpg conversion with lap times,dyno and full tank distance before and after
Oh boy, these early W220s with the NA V12 are a handful of the Maintenon side 😂
The tray tables is a very rare option though. My father ordered his with them and when he got rid of the car was told it was one of the rarest options.
Hi Autoalex, nice car review by the way. For modifying the car, could you try to update its entertainment system adding apple carplay, making your own version of headsup display, also tryfitting front and rear dash cams with a link to an decent entertainment screen which you might get when installing applecarplay, that way you can get camera pictures in the car. Also make sure you upgrade its headlights bulbs to xeon or something. Basically just giving a challenge to see, what budget luxur friendly kit you can install to make the car to have similar features to a new sclass. Most car revies focus on improving performance, wanted to see if you can add some more budget luxury fit options instead. If the car doesn't have heated front windscreen is there a cheap way to manually install that. Also if you get some cheap old ipads, you can add entertainment on the backside of the front passenger and driver seats.
Could you track it I wonder, firm up the suspension etc, see how it does after 2/5/10 laps, see what disasters occur (boil brake fluid, warp brake discs, any small fires start in the engine bay).
I like to drive my W220 often in the "off-road"/raised position.I like to sit high,and the car kind of feels bigger and more luxurious in that way.
Alex I’ve always wanted to take one of those older Mercedes and throw an apple car play system in with new speakers and see what it’s like to live with. Throw a new exhaust on it, limiter off, and possibly an intake and road trip it to the autobahn!
The M120 and M137 sound like the proper F1 cars when straight piped properly. Aim for that with this and you won't go wrong 😉
The vibration is from the transmision mount! Don't mess whit berings or other ruber parts.
Chrome wrap the hideous wood trim would be a good start.
I bought a BMW 750i a few years back for £1400. Fantastic car. Same shape as the James Bond one
This car will be very interesting! I remember hearing somewhere that the "most expensive Mercedes is a cheap Mercedes". I think a youtuber called 'Number 27' bought the 5L V8 version for 900 quid and when he took it to the main dealer it came to 5 grand odd to fix, which he said was amazing.
Challenge: Since it has the offroad ride height setting, compare it to the 1-wd Jimny. 😛 Maybe a grass slope or something.