yep, because a car, that is 100% the same with the usa variant minus a few details needs to be destroyed😂. That is idiotic and the fuckwiths that did this wanted to "protect domestic manufacturing" and "make a us car". The same idiots that made cars unreliable with emission standards that are unreasonable
@@DrRyan82994 thats the truth but for this car it’s being sent back due to fraud. Something like this they didnt do a federalization but got a letter from Mercedes’ confirming the c300 wagon meet us standards and was sold in the us. While the amg wagon was never sold so Mercedes will never issue a letter. Manufactures do this for individuals they will state things like the taillights need to be changed.
It’s nothing to do with emissions lol, all 50 states have the same rule on vehicles that are not certified for the US ( this car is euro spec not us spec) market if under 25 years old, this is very basic knowledge that even I as a Brit ( who lived in ms and tn for four years 10 yrs ago) knows ffs 😂
That's what I'm saying! The big wigs just don't see the value in some things. They just put whatever rules they want in place because "Hello! I like money!"
That's not the EPA's fault it's the person who lied while importing the vehicle. I love the way that you can literally be told someone lied about the identity of the vehicle yet somehow blame the EPA... pathetic
@@DaleDenton-ov5pgseriously like who gives a fuck about a car being imported here, you do know our laws on emissions are much worse than any other country 🥱🥱 europe actually cares about the air they breathe and have strict emission laws unlike the US 🥱🥱🥱 EPA should go crack down on those v8s and diesel trucks spitting black smoke out before they worry about a safe EU car 😂😂 but anyway yeah you sound like a goofy defended the epa. look in the mirror buddy, you are the pathetic one
@@Acepilot235 Explain that one genius? Maybe he lied because of safety compliance factor. Maybe he lied because he's just a liar? Love the way people can get caught red handed lying and still be excused because of the imaginary idea that some governmental agency 'caused' them to lie...
Because it digs into the government pockets when you get cars that aren't total dogsh*t like many American car brands are and it eats into their sales.
@@aa777flyer the problem was not the car the paperwork on the car was the problem the imports paper with a wrong model on it so the lied so problem was the company that fill up the paperwork for import, the car meet the us emissions and safety rules the question here is how i take so long to find out and why does give more options to the owner to change the car model on the title.
Okay that’s actually nuts. As someone in another country I thought all the emissions talk was just guys sooking about having a dpf on their 7 litre diesel, but to think anyone would suggest scrapping a functioning AMG of any sort is insane!!!
At this point, the EPA only exists as a corporate weapon to ensure people buy more cars, new ovens/stovetops, new fireplaces, new heating/cooling units, etc. Yet, they simultaneously are approving previously prohibited pesticides. Who are they really working for? The people and the environment, or fat greedy politicians and the donor class?
@@10Wk3y84R little brother. The US makes up what, 5% of the worlds population? Why the hell should we suffer and try to offset all the pollution that China and India are creating? Literally, look it up. The US could be wiped off the face of the earth and the global carbon emissions would barely be dented. Not to mention the average life expectancy of newer EPA controlled cars with dpfs and cats is significantly lower, turning them basically disposable.
@@masjuggalowhat?…. It was put in effect in 1988 and it exists in Canada too but just 15 years. It has nothing to do with bill gates he was literally barely 30 years old.
@@joshroi8610 Bill Gates was the major contributing factor to the exhibition exemption. It allows you to import the vehicle into the United States, but there are very strict guidelines on when and how you can use it. I think your limited to something like three to four thousand miles a year and I think there are caps on like how far you can drive the vehicle at any one point in time on a public road and it's crazy. It's because wanted to import a Porsche that was too expensive to crash test. I did have a neighborhood live near us when I was a kid who had an old Mercedes but she brought from Germany but because the car was available in the US they were able to upgrade things like the windshield and seat belts and emission systems. Two US standards to allow her to bring it in. Made finding parts for it difficult though
@@jochenkraus7016 Importing millions of illegal immigrants, government doesn't care. Import a few cars that don't meet emissions standards, it's the end of the world.
Iam 40 my entire life they have been at war somewhere in the world.if global warming was an issue we wouldn't spend trillions on our military so a few people can enrich themselves .stupid pointless wars
The reality is that the EPA has done a lot of good for the environment and pushing us towards more sustainable practices. The other side of reality, however, is that they've also missed the ball a lot with policy, they're not immune to politics or corruption, and have certainly misused a portion of our tax dollars. We'd probably be worse off without the EPA, but the EPA could still be a lot better. Know what I mean?
@@BradChadley Thank you! There are so many missteps in policy that have caused automakers to push the industry in certain directions to keep making profit regardless of regulation, but when you look at pictures of cities in the '90s versus now there's a reason smog was way more prevalent. The difference the EPA has made is literally visual.
One of the most iconic cars of all time big 6.2 v8 in a c class. Also a wagon which gives as much room as a suv. The American market is sad now everyone wants a suv but wagons never caught on. People wagons are the car version of a suv
@@Sup_EvoxWho tf relies on a corporate ran conglomerate to produce over priced 'clean' water instead of simply holding municipalities to a drinkable standard. Seems pretty stupid to complain about having clean water to drink and air to breathe...
Wao!!!! Incredible how neglected that company is tell the customer to give the name of the company so we can avoid that company to import any car such a big mistake
State runs and tells EPA about this car about emissions but allows vehicles that I can guarantee have far worse ratings to continue to be driven it makes no sense to me. I glad yall were able to get it out of here because this car's far to nice to be crushed, my only question is what happened to the money the guy paid for this.
Yeah the story seems extremely odd unless this is why American automakers stopped making sedans. Instead they make just SUVs and trucks so maybe for sedans this car fails emissions standards. But if it were assessed as a pickup I bet it would be fine.
@@alistairblaire6001It’s not that it failed emissions, it’s the fact that it’s newer than 25 years old and as such can’t be legally imported to the US.
What a beauty of a station wagon, I can assure you that one of those has more effective space than a lot of pickup trucks and suvs and still being smaller on the outside.
Or yknow just don’t lie about what you’re doing to try to skirt regulations. Car could’ve been imported legally, but the owner went out of his way to try to pull a fast one.
Realistically what we need to do is abolish the 25 year import rule. This dude got caught because his emissions test but the reason it was illegal to have was the 25 year rule. No 25 year rule, no problem. Go spend a few days in Delhi India and tell me again about the EPA
Yeah because it really matters if someone is driving it in America or in Europe. We all live on the same planet so they should be able to bring the vehicle with them
@@RyanGiroux22 Spot on!! That stupid and useless law needs to go! A type of policy like this would be applied in an authoritarian country. This literally goes against our principles of freedom. Owning a car you want is freedom! What’s the harm in that???
@@scigh-on1355 let me interpret this comment for you. That’s very sad. Couldn’t you just wait with it in storage until it is over 25 years old and then have it be legal? Is what I believe he meant to say
Unfortunately, that’s not how it works the government says the vehicle needs to be crushed or gone that’s it you have no say it’s quite unfortunate but at least they give you the option to get it out of the country because in other countries you can find online they’ll just line them up in a row construction equipment ranging from McLaren to Bentley to Rolls-Royce to Lamborghini, Audi Mercedesit’s really sad
@@dohc16vturbo4g63where in the Constitution does it say we're allowed to import C63 AMGs from Europe? There's nothing unconstitutional about this until the Supreme Court decides there is. And domestic auto sales will always be protected by the federal government; see Chicken Tax as an example.
@@redbaron6805 Then tell me why the government is ok with people bringing in 25 (or older) year old cars that have high emissions? It should be the other way around if they truly cared lmao.
@@this_dude5307 The rule was intended for people to have the ability to bring in cars that lacked the emissions equipment in the first place, which is why the exemption was made. That rule is probably getting obsolete by now as 25 year cars today should have modern emissions equipment, vs they didn't a couple of decades ago.
First off, this story is 100% bullshit. First off, the EPA would never say that and secondly, that car is completely legal in the U.S. Why in the f would you make some bullshit lile this up?!?
Ordered to be destroyed over emissions? There are a lot of bigger sources of air pollution than a station wagon. Even if you had multiple copies of that car, it would pale in comparison to the pollution made by factories and industrial complexes. It’s so wasteful to destroy something like that!
Love how they don’t allow certain types of cars into the country but we getting millions of undocumented migrants from China, Africa, and Haiti through the southern border.
@BIGWojo68 It's the fact that the import company lied to the gov't about what model it is. Their lie was exposed when the car was taken for its emissions test, which is required very two years here in Illinois. I have no doubt that they severely undervalued the car as well. Do things honestly, or don't do them at all!
@@crazyfvckthey lied because you can’t legally import a vehicle that’s less than 25 years old, unless of course, you have a ton of money and are willing to jump through the legal loopholes. they should’ve registered it somewhere without emissions, and they would’ve been perfectly fine. Otherwise they wouldn’t have been able to get that car in the states for at least another 10-15 years.
I can remember the top gear episode where Jermey Clarkson is driving this down the runway at Manchester Airport along with an M5 saloon. Such a shame these muscle wagons never made it state side.
That's owner should get it back! Illinois emissions are very tough to pass. Even my 2000's Honda crv required thousands in repairs to pass over the years. That's a bummer.
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15 year old car looking better than most cars today
Nah it looks dated
@@joost6994it looks stunning
@@joost6994like your mom
15 years olds? Could be imported in Canada...
@@FonicsSuck violation😂
Shows how wasteful the government is
Why is that wasteful?
Yes recycling is wasteful
i always understood the 25 year import rule to be more about automakers not wanting to compete than anything actually emissions related
yep, because a car, that is 100% the same with the usa variant minus a few details needs to be destroyed😂. That is idiotic and the fuckwiths that did this wanted to "protect domestic manufacturing" and "make a us car". The same idiots that made cars unreliable with emission standards that are unreasonable
@@DrRyan82994 thats the truth but for this car it’s being sent back due to fraud. Something like this they didnt do a federalization but got a letter from Mercedes’ confirming the c300 wagon meet us standards and was sold in the us. While the amg wagon was never sold so Mercedes will never issue a letter. Manufactures do this for individuals they will state things like the taillights need to be changed.
If he had it registered in a state that doesn't require emission, they would've never figured it out
mound city Illinois doesnt have emissions test... neither does kansas smh
It has nothing to do with emissions it's all because the 5-0 cant keep up with this beast so they won't allow it here in the USA too much power
@@goldie260 Or Tennessee
It’s nothing to do with emissions lol, all 50 states have the same rule on vehicles that are not certified for the US ( this car is euro spec not us spec) market if under 25 years old, this is very basic knowledge that even I as a Brit ( who lived in ms and tn for four years 10 yrs ago) knows ffs 😂
The Benz is a diesel. Real power.
Man that car went right into his garage
Hold onto it, drive it occasionally, and in 10 years, it’ll be legal and worth some money!
It would be pretty difficult with that junk certificate
@@ryanelliott2626 track day car until you can buy a salvage 240 and swap everything over.
Can this be considered a total loss insurance claim?
Obviously, not legally 😅😅@ryanelliott2626
shoutout to you guys for keeping this thing alive
Real bro i thought it was gonna get crushed i hate seeing good cars go to waste especially old years that aren’t in production anymore
🕶️🫰🏻 real ones
Definitely 💯
Heck yah you guys are awesome thanks for saving that car
Thank you for not letting that ride get crushed
Illinois will let crime go crazy in chicago but crush a car that was payed by a working honest man. Crazy.
Thank you for saving this car. What a damn shame for it to be Junked. Some people have no idea what this kind of car means to someone else
"Some people" is government and they hate you and everything you love btw
That's what I'm saying! The big wigs just don't see the value in some things. They just put whatever rules they want in place because "Hello! I like money!"
Welcome to the government they don't care about your feelings and do as they please with impunity because you can't stop them.
Yup I have a w204 same color and amg too this video broke my heart
💯💪
The epa can piss off.
They emission banned defeat devices for all off road vehicles and told eBay to stop selling everything that bypasses emissions.
That's not the EPA's fault it's the person who lied while importing the vehicle. I love the way that you can literally be told someone lied about the identity of the vehicle yet somehow blame the EPA... pathetic
@@DaleDenton-ov5pgseriously like who gives a fuck about a car being imported here, you do know our laws on emissions are much worse than any other country 🥱🥱 europe actually cares about the air they breathe and have strict emission laws unlike the US 🥱🥱🥱 EPA should go crack down on those v8s and diesel trucks spitting black smoke out before they worry about a safe EU car 😂😂 but anyway yeah you sound like a goofy defended the epa. look in the mirror buddy, you are the pathetic one
@@DaleDenton-ov5pgLied because of the epa....
@@Acepilot235 Explain that one genius? Maybe he lied because of safety compliance factor. Maybe he lied because he's just a liar? Love the way people can get caught red handed lying and still be excused because of the imaginary idea that some governmental agency 'caused' them to lie...
Those C63 wagons are one of the rarest AMG
Maybe in the US but not overall
I have a facelift 63 wagon and you don’t see them often in the uk tbh, not ultra rare but cool nonetheless
It isn’t a wagon , it’s an estate
@@h-xe9cg the V5 and build sheet states station wagon / estate car. It’s both in the UK
@@h-xe9cg originally it’s a called a T-Modell
Arkansas is the dream place to register a car like that. No emissions tests
the whole police department also drives Chargers and has lots of high speed chases lol
You're correct ✅
@@Killbaynesounds like alberta 😅
Michigan too. Plenty of stuff like this floating around in collections around here. Probably could have got a "show and display" exemption.
Same in Ohio 😂
The government treating cars like it’s food contaminated with foot and mouth disease is wild to me😂
Exactly 😂
Because it digs into the government pockets when you get cars that aren't total dogsh*t like many American car brands are and it eats into their sales.
Don't lie on the import paperwork 🤷
Not difficult to understand. Dude lied, they got caught. End of story.
Government shouldn't have a say
If it does not meet US emissions and safety standards it cant be here. Its a lot of work to bring it to US standards.
@@aa777flyer the problem was not the car the paperwork on the car was the problem the imports paper with a wrong model on it so the lied so problem was the company that fill up the paperwork for import, the car meet the us emissions and safety rules the question here is how i take so long to find out and why does give more options to the owner to change the car model on the title.
@@aa777flyerEuropean cars are often safer than cars produced by American companies the EU crash test are much more stricter than the USA ones
@@aa777flyerdoesn’t matter. That shouldn’t be a thing. They should have less control over
They DON'T have a say. Unconstitutional acts are not law
Crushing one of those, would be like crushing your favourite pet. It would make you cry.
it's just an object. get over it
@GewelReal ur not a car enthusiast.u probz think new is better
@@GewelRealbro STFU you don’t know about cars he’s speaking the truth
Okay that’s actually nuts. As someone in another country I thought all the emissions talk was just guys sooking about having a dpf on their 7 litre diesel, but to think anyone would suggest scrapping a functioning AMG of any sort is insane!!!
the revs at the end!!! worth saving that beast!
So good to see this man saving the wagon like that. Would hate to have seen it get crushed
Snuck it right out of the country..
Right to his house.😂
You can still use it as a track and drag car
I heard that shit and immediately hit the side eye
Yes. Road legal and being able to just own it, very different
EXACTLY, WTF DOES HE THINK HES BS😂😂😂😂😂😂!!!!!! CAUSE THATS WHAT I'D DO FTEPA!!!!!!
@@Oh2x He leaves it inthe usa ?
Massive respect to you guys for saving this car
I could never do a job like this. Every car, even a very old and rusty one, deserves a new life, and not be crushed like trash.😢
F the EPA
At this point, the EPA only exists as a corporate weapon to ensure people buy more cars, new ovens/stovetops, new fireplaces, new heating/cooling units, etc. Yet, they simultaneously are approving previously prohibited pesticides. Who are they really working for? The people and the environment, or fat greedy politicians and the donor class?
Yeah they come after our cars, stoves, and beef but let the major corporations destroy the earth 100 times faster
And the government
Yeah screw the guys that*checks notes* makes sure our air isn't polluted and our water isn't poisoned...moron
@@10Wk3y84R little brother. The US makes up what, 5% of the worlds population? Why the hell should we suffer and try to offset all the pollution that China and India are creating? Literally, look it up. The US could be wiped off the face of the earth and the global carbon emissions would barely be dented.
Not to mention the average life expectancy of newer EPA controlled cars with dpfs and cats is significantly lower, turning them basically disposable.
I really despise the 25 year old import. And ironically it was damn Mercedes Benz that started it.
Bill gates's Porsche is what created the exemption for exhibition purposes?
@@masjuggalowhat?…. It was put in effect in 1988 and it exists in Canada too but just 15 years. It has nothing to do with bill gates he was literally barely 30 years old.
@@joshroi8610 Bill Gates was the major contributing factor to the exhibition exemption. It allows you to import the vehicle into the United States, but there are very strict guidelines on when and how you can use it. I think your limited to something like three to four thousand miles a year and I think there are caps on like how far you can drive the vehicle at any one point in time on a public road and it's crazy. It's because wanted to import a Porsche that was too expensive to crash test. I did have a neighborhood live near us when I was a kid who had an old Mercedes but she brought from Germany but because the car was available in the US they were able to upgrade things like the windshield and seat belts and emission systems. Two US standards to allow her to bring it in. Made finding parts for it difficult though
Send that sucker up to Canada!!
@masjuggalo ahhhh the good ole Porsche 959 story with bill gates. A true car classic
I was quite nervous until the end. Thank you for keeping that beast alive fellas!!
Id love a wagon like this.
Thank you for saving a very special car. The EPA is out of control
It was the fault of the people who told the shipping company to bring it in as a 240. Not the government.
No, if the vehicle type was deliberately wrong on the form, it's "people who think laws don't apply to them are out of control".
@@jochenkraus7016 Importing millions of illegal immigrants, government doesn't care. Import a few cars that don't meet emissions standards, it's the end of the world.
@@stus2159shhhh "is it for your own good"😂😂😂😂
@@stus2159 Not that the GVT doesn't care. They even pay them to come here.
The EPA is here to protect us from experiencing joy, oh and, save the environment somehow, like charging magical fees for carbon emissions to go away.
The money soaks up CO2 and bad stuffs. Do some research
Iam 40 my entire life they have been at war somewhere in the world.if global warming was an issue we wouldn't spend trillions on our military so a few people can enrich themselves .stupid pointless wars
The reality is that the EPA has done a lot of good for the environment and pushing us towards more sustainable practices. The other side of reality, however, is that they've also missed the ball a lot with policy, they're not immune to politics or corruption, and have certainly misused a portion of our tax dollars. We'd probably be worse off without the EPA, but the EPA could still be a lot better. Know what I mean?
@@BradChadley Thank you! There are so many missteps in policy that have caused automakers to push the industry in certain directions to keep making profit regardless of regulation, but when you look at pictures of cities in the '90s versus now there's a reason smog was way more prevalent. The difference the EPA has made is literally visual.
Yeah the EPA is for hippies. And I do not want to have anything to do with them.
One of the most iconic cars of all time big 6.2 v8 in a c class. Also a wagon which gives as much room as a suv. The American market is sad now everyone wants a suv but wagons never caught on. People wagons are the car version of a suv
We need more guys like you who understand the value of cars like this
Respect to a true car guy.
The car community thanks you for saving some history.
Mad respect to you guys for finding a way to preserve this car instead of taking the easy way out.
Doing Gods work keeping another special car alive, respect!
GOD?
@CAPSLOCK87 that's what he said. Go on tell us how atheist you are like all you folk do lmfao. 😅
Epa is like the atf
the dumbass lied to smuggle a car into the country illegally. blame him, they gave em two options, he CHOSE to crush it
Drink flint tap water then
@@niki698 who tf drinks straight out the tap anyways?
@@Sup_Evox people with environment protection agencies and clean water.
@@Sup_EvoxWho tf relies on a corporate ran conglomerate to produce over priced 'clean' water instead of simply holding municipalities to a drinkable standard. Seems pretty stupid to complain about having clean water to drink and air to breathe...
Can you imagine a beauty like this getting crushed? A C63 - AMG wagon, I'd love to own that vehicle.
I'm really proud of you dude. Thank God for enthusiasts like you 🎉
Thank you for not crushing a beautiful car that is perfectly fine 👏👍 wasting resources is absolutely stupid!!
Welcome to the world, buddy.
Wao!!!! Incredible how neglected that company is tell the customer to give the name of the company so we can avoid that company to import any car such a big mistake
This is one of the best sounding engine ever.
We really need more people like you, so many older late 2000’s-early 2010’s performance cars going to waste or being wasted over stupid stuff.
Thank God you saved her thats one sexy beast ❤
Reason#6,269 on "Why Illinois sucks."
The EPA rule that was enforced was a FEDERAL law, which had NOTHING to do with Illinois, but that's for letting us all know how stupid you are...
#1: chicago
You're saying there's no way it can be modd'ed to meet US specs? Seriously??!!
Got to be 25 years old. I hate that about the US that rule is so stupid, but other countries can import brand new US cars
"You will own nothing, and be happy"
these tyrants are psychopaths
State runs and tells EPA about this car about emissions but allows vehicles that I can guarantee have far worse ratings to continue to be driven it makes no sense to me.
I glad yall were able to get it out of here because this car's far to nice to be crushed, my only question is what happened to the money the guy paid for this.
Yeah the story seems extremely odd unless this is why American automakers stopped making sedans. Instead they make just SUVs and trucks so maybe for sedans this car fails emissions standards. But if it were assessed as a pickup I bet it would be fine.
@@alistairblaire6001It’s not that it failed emissions, it’s the fact that it’s newer than 25 years old and as such can’t be legally imported to the US.
@@Teddingtinnot entirely true since they sold these in the US. You see imported Canadian trucks here that are newer all the time
I was a tech at the local M-B dealer. That model and the E55 wagons were my favorite to work on and drive.
I heard Sarah McLachlan’s “In the arms of an angel” playing in my head. Who in their right mind would ever destroy this beauty?
People simping for agencies here is nuts 😂
Im just glad it didn't got destroyed
I bought over a Volvo 240 and after spending nearly $18,000 on upgrades California let me register it
Allowing you to engage in your Constitutional right to travel. How benevolent of them.
@@turkeyssrI smell a sovereign citizen
When I was down in so cal in the military I drove a 68 Impala & didn't have to deal with the b.s. - classics rule!!
“Upgrades”
@@turkeyssr “constitutional right to travel” lmao
Glad you decided not to crush this car, I was nervous for a second
What a beauty of a station wagon, I can assure you that one of those has more effective space than a lot of pickup trucks and suvs and still being smaller on the outside.
Wtf?????? Thank you guys for saving this car! Its a awesome car which has to live.
We need to abolish the EPA
Or yknow just don’t lie about what you’re doing to try to skirt regulations. Car could’ve been imported legally, but the owner went out of his way to try to pull a fast one.
Realistically what we need to do is abolish the 25 year import rule. This dude got caught because his emissions test but the reason it was illegal to have was the 25 year rule. No 25 year rule, no problem.
Go spend a few days in Delhi India and tell me again about the EPA
@@ShapeshiftedCow hows thats boot taste?
Yeah because it really matters if someone is driving it in America or in Europe. We all live on the same planet so they should be able to bring the vehicle with them
@@RyanGiroux22 Spot on!! That stupid and useless law needs to go! A type of policy like this would be applied in an authoritarian country. This literally goes against our principles of freedom. Owning a car you want is freedom! What’s the harm in that???
Junking a whole car due to emissions is wildly ironic
As European I thank you for giving us back what US clearly don't recognize as car.
You saved a nice wagon.
Thats a damn shame. Couldn't even register it after the 25 year import rule?
its a 2009. its only 14 years old.
@@scigh-on1355 let me interpret this comment for you. That’s very sad. Couldn’t you just wait with it in storage until it is over 25 years old and then have it be legal?
Is what I believe he meant to say
Unfortunately, that’s not how it works the government says the vehicle needs to be crushed or gone that’s it you have no say it’s quite unfortunate but at least they give you the option to get it out of the country because in other countries you can find online they’ll just line them up in a row construction equipment ranging from McLaren to Bentley to Rolls-Royce to Lamborghini, Audi Mercedesit’s really sad
Government no authority. Unconstitutional acts are not law
@@dohc16vturbo4g63where in the Constitution does it say we're allowed to import C63 AMGs from Europe?
There's nothing unconstitutional about this until the Supreme Court decides there is. And domestic auto sales will always be protected by the federal government; see Chicken Tax as an example.
An absurdity of epic proportions. Never vote stupid people into offices, because that is what you get...
Yeah, it is not like thousands of people die from air pollution annually Nimrod...
@@redbaron6805 Then tell me why the government is ok with people bringing in 25 (or older) year old cars that have high emissions? It should be the other way around if they truly cared lmao.
@@this_dude5307 The rule was intended for people to have the ability to bring in cars that lacked the emissions equipment in the first place, which is why the exemption was made.
That rule is probably getting obsolete by now as 25 year cars today should have modern emissions equipment, vs they didn't a couple of decades ago.
If a car could say thank you this one for sure would of. Good on you man no need to put a good beast down.
Damn, I love station wagons and I need that the key is to register it under a different Mercedes-Benz illegally switch out the Vin tags
It's great that this one didn't get crushed
I don't think this has to do with emissions. This has to do with automotive protectionism.
Extremely rare C-63 wagon. Worth all the money on wholesale level if you can find one in America plus 2009 Gen was the best Gen for 63 AMG models
Thank you for saving this car as this is one of my dream cars
Damn EPA, such a waste of
First off, this story is 100% bullshit. First off, the EPA would never say that and secondly, that car is completely legal in the U.S. Why in the f would you make some bullshit lile this up?!?
Ordered to be destroyed over emissions? There are a lot of bigger sources of air pollution than a station wagon. Even if you had multiple copies of that car, it would pale in comparison to the pollution made by factories and industrial complexes. It’s so wasteful to destroy something like that!
It’s the government, they don’t have any sort of sense lmao. They have backwards ideology
thank you for your service!!
This would've never happened if it was registered in a red state, especially in a state like Idaho or Montana
As they say: “Save the wagons.”
But really, that one is worth.
That’s sad. I love that car
The EPA, the same agency that incentivizes manufacturers to build huge trucks rather than cars.
Thank god for people like you. Precious cars must be saved.
Love how they don’t allow certain types of cars into the country but we getting millions of undocumented migrants from China, Africa, and Haiti through the southern border.
Lmfao. This statement should be headline on every newspaper in the country. Truth!
If they are allowed, why are they called illegal migrants?
That is such a rare spec, like beyond rare
Shame on whoever snitched out this car, snitches get stitches
I dont think I've ever seen a W204 63 wagon.
Emissions are a damn joke.
yeah this is not road legal! but that rusted out 80's Cadillac leaking fuel and oil all over the road is perfectly fine!
@BIGWojo68 It's the fact that the import company lied to the gov't about what model it is. Their lie was exposed when the car was taken for its emissions test, which is required very two years here in Illinois. I have no doubt that they severely undervalued the car as well. Do things honestly, or don't do them at all!
@@crazyfvckthey lied because you can’t legally import a vehicle that’s less than 25 years old, unless of course, you have a ton of money and are willing to jump through the legal loopholes.
they should’ve registered it somewhere without emissions, and they would’ve been perfectly fine.
Otherwise they wouldn’t have been able to get that car in the states for at least another 10-15 years.
had nothing to do with emissions, everything to do with the government not getting the cut of the foreign sells profits
@@realiizeit meets emissions because it literally was sold in the US with a sedan body
Another criminal action by big brother 😂
Hopefully Trump can end this EPA madness.
He won't
he had 4 years to do it and nothing happened
I don't care much for modern Mercedes. But I love wagons.
it looks way nicer that any commercial car in 2024
Thanks Biden. Land of the free 🤡
Has been a long time before Biden 🤦
I never thought in all my years that people in this country could’ve been so illiterate & ignorant
Braindead
@@MegaGyalisabout cars, yeah tell that to ur stupid epa
Trump told you himself, he loves the uneducated.
Maybe you’ll wake up someday
He could get the Ecu mapped to U.S the car is so similar to US models crash test should apply.
Just because it was labeled wrong during the importation? Crazy
These and CTS-V wagon would be crazy wagons line up
Real man! Car lover, not just a “worker”! Props to him
That car is definitely still in this country
Thats absolutely ridiculous, glad it was saved
Oh thank goodness you saved this car. Not saying I'm a fan of Mercedes, I'm just happy to there wasn't a waste of a perfectly good car.
Dude should’ve put it in storage until it turns 25 years old in 10 years.
I can remember the top gear episode where Jermey Clarkson is driving this down the runway at Manchester Airport along with an M5 saloon. Such a shame these muscle wagons never made it state side.
There should be a law in place that prohibits cars with a certain low production number to be junked/crushed by the goverment.
THANK YOU FOR SAVING THIS ABSOLUTE MASTERPIECE OF OUTDATED ENGINEERING
That’s a collectors item. Engine is a work of art. Like putting a Rembrandt through a crusher
Talk about anxiety 😅!
You had me trippin out that I was going to see it crushed!
THANK YOU 🙏 for NOT CRUSHING THIS INCREDIBLE CAR!
That thing is clean af for a 09!
Thank you for saving this one from being crushed.
The us government is just salty they can't build a piece of art like this 😂
Thank you for saving this beautiful machine
That's owner should get it back! Illinois emissions are very tough to pass. Even my 2000's Honda crv required thousands in repairs to pass over the years. That's a bummer.
“Snuck it out of the country” haha I love y’all for saving that car