Its heart breaking but this is how it is Remember, never complain about potholes and bad roads etc we are living in heaven if you compare that to this, always be grateful
A car is as good as it's engine... This is an Ol' Merc' A real mercedes build from cast high quality materials, build to last not like what is available currently... I totally understand why the owner trusts this machine,despite of beeing beaten up' it brings him home every time and food in the family table... Respect! Full respect!!!
@@jeromeglickMechanic labour costs in rich countries are so much higher than here that the result of that equation is much different. It can make more sense to keep the vehicles going than to replace.
Amazing Kinshasa. Got to see a lot of great vehicles while I was there, MB Rundhauber, Magirus-Deutz 7500, MAN 630... I was told that there are FAUN L912 trucks operating up in Kananga, but I sadly never got to visit.
many of this in Berlin In the 70s 80s 90s and they started dissapearing after 2000 wish we could get them back 😭 i don't like the plastic Sprinter 😭😭😭😭😭 of today
@recycleman 97 I hope so m8 , because I'm living in mine as I'm about to drive Sydney, Melbourne, and the to Perth , 5,000 k's in total . Luckily mine was an ex old folks home minibus rather than a parcel delivery van . My only concern is it has an automatic transmission . I'm going to service it before I leave . Flush , change filter and new ATF . Because of the dry climate her in Sydney, there's not one patch of rust anywhere on the chassis or body .
A why should I do anything about it attitude will be rife. But hey, their country has been rinsed by the rich world leaders for decades, and they have been given huge debt in return.
Is there a lot of road accidents in your country, considering the conditions of roads and just overall lack of lanes or road signs? Looks very dangerous to even cross the street there.
In Europe, people sometimes complain that we're hurting african countries by only sending them our older cars that are environmentally unfriendly. While the environmental aspect is absolutely true - these old diesels aren't clean - those people just don't realize the reality of maintaining a modern, clean car in countries where you have less money. Hell, even in Europe, maintaining a car is already pretty expensive and a service bill can be a couple weeks' wage.
Building new cars costs more to the environment than scrapping old but working cars. At least some of these were put to good use by being sent abroad. Our emissions and safety inspections won't allow vehicles like this to keep running anyway
While watching the video, I felt like I was playing Far Cry. For a moment, it seemed as if the screen said: "Out of gas, look for gas cans in enemy camps." sentence appeared.
Eu nao tb, esse "Kombi" deservar mais cuidado, mais pq ele ganhar dinheiros com essa "burro de carga..., tb tem parece...que o dono vendou/jougou fora muitas partes ..., um vehicula desse precisar um pouco cuidado....mesmo que uma mulher...demonstrar gradiaou,...nao accabar tudo no jeito do escravar... !
UK an Europe mainly. I sold cars for a long time and from about early 2000s Ford transits from the 80s which where rotten (bodywork) started being exported to Pakistan and Africa. The engines still had hundreds of thousands of miles left in them but mot tests made them impossible to keep on the road. Also 4 door Toyota cars especially corolla, all used as taxis over there
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let's take a moment to appreciate his driving skills
Driving straight forward in 1st and second gear at walking speed. Impressive!
@@mantelmann13 and look closely, speeding while pedestrians crossing thats hard
@@mantelmann13 with a big vehicle through a narrow road, yes very impressive
This car will soon be 50 years old. Just impressive
Yeah impressive that cars in this country end up in this state… being 50yo is really no excuse
yes a new cr will never reach that because of Planned obsolescence
and will be out there for more than 50 years
Pure German quality 🇩🇪🇩🇪
@@V.G.F. yep
I just cant believe the conditions other people live in. Just incredible
It's called poverty....
Its heart breaking but this is how it is
Remember, never complain about potholes and bad roads etc we are living in heaven if you compare that to this, always be grateful
@@MrCarguy2 mane people are poor and they dont have trash around them :)
This video is message to all of u that livin with mcdonald everywhere but still complain everything
@@wu-tangmember5072 whos complaining?
the steering is a story on its own
I feel like the steering wheel suggests vehicle where to go rather than controlling it xD
@@turkishdelightpiano9336 it has a mind on its own but I love it 😅unpredictable
This channel is exactly like its cars showing, it gets better with age
yep the older the vehicle gets it shows how strong it keeps being each year
Verdade amigos 😅
A car is as good as it's engine...
This is an Ol' Merc'
A real mercedes build from cast high quality materials, build to last not like what is available currently...
I totally understand why the owner trusts this machine,despite of beeing beaten up' it brings him home every time and food in the family table...
Respect!
Full respect!!!
Kudos to the mechanics that keep these things running
In the states old cars only run for like 20 years until they start breaking apart. They have so much talent in africa
Exato
The thing is, they break down weekly, but those cheap crappy fixes will keep them going another week until they must be fixed again
You can keep anything running but at some point it costs more to keep fixing it than to buy a new one.
@@jeromeglickMechanic labour costs in rich countries are so much higher than here that the result of that equation is much different. It can make more sense to keep the vehicles going than to replace.
There must be a lot of slack in that steering box as he seems to be turning the steering wheel quite a lot but the van stays in a straight line 😄
Couldn't eat your chips at that wheel
I simply love this channel.
same
Me 2
I love the engine sound 🙂
This minibus is also still in service in iran very good minibus👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Gosto desses modelos da Mercedes-Benz 👍
its not a minibus ...the minibus is the 207 208 MODEL and also the MB100 this was a cargo model also available in different performances
I love how at no point during the video does the truck exceed 20mph
Yeah you'd probably hit something or someone, or break something on the truck due to the crap roads
Wouldn't be a great idea seeing how he turns the wheel 360° and it barely moves to the side
more of these wrecks, I'm happy every time you post a video
Все правильно говоришь) На таком можно ездить по любой грязи и воде и не думать о том, что что-то дорогое сломается
машина полностью готова к шумке и покраске
@@artserg965 не бит не крашен бабушка по пыстыне ездила
@@andreyborchev1882 съездить пенсию получить, не более
Хорошая тачка, но я лучше на паз ездил, паз будет по практичней
Imagine putting this car on a Dyno.. I wonder how much power will make compared to the original spec.
horses that are left will escape for sure 🙃
I guess most of them are still there. She sounds healthy. Like a sewing machine.
@@basvanbeers3515 they usually roll without air filter, so that's like +10hp...........
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It is called the T2, the Düsseldorfer. Great video as always.
Yeah the T2 O709D
I love your videos, they have such a great vibe.
Dude is awesome! I wanna see him drive nice cars on a nice road lol
He already tried nice cars
I love these buses.
Amazing Kinshasa. Got to see a lot of great vehicles while I was there, MB Rundhauber, Magirus-Deutz 7500, MAN 630... I was told that there are FAUN L912 trucks operating up in Kananga, but I sadly never got to visit.
It's the first time that I watch a video from Congo Democratic, I loved the old bus, Huges from Brazil
damn i love those old cars
This steering wheel will help you to have big muscles
Um ótimo veículo. No brasil lembra os caminhões 608 que aqui tbm resistem . Parabéns pelo vídeo.
Concordo plenamente.
Cool video man and good info speaking ! More vieos !
There is a little Turning Wheel in your arm moves 🤣
Driver: turns steering wheel 100 times
Car wheels: turn about 2 degree
Каждому видео радуюсь)
Eu gosto muito desses veículos 👏👏👏
Рулевой люфт идеальный
Great video man. I don't think I could handle driving there 😅
OMG Amazing skills ❤
Muito massa continue postando top mesmo mano vlw por compartilhar
44:8
I love this truck ...and skills drive very pro ...nice
Are there many of them in your country? In my country this car still works..it's really powerful 👍🏼❤️
many of this in Berlin In the 70s 80s 90s and they started dissapearing after 2000 wish we could get them back 😭 i don't like the plastic Sprinter 😭😭😭😭😭 of today
still many in Athens
@@recycleman975 that's good
I recently bought a 2000 312 sprinter with 290,000 kilometres here in Sydney, Australia . 2.9 ltr 5 cylinder OM 602 . It runs like a Swiss watch .
@@johnniethepom7545 i drove a 2001 Sprinter some years ago and a 2013 last year rock solid trucks
@recycleman 97 I hope so m8 , because I'm living in mine as I'm about to drive Sydney, Melbourne, and the to Perth , 5,000 k's in total . Luckily mine was an ex old folks home minibus rather than a parcel delivery van . My only concern is it has an automatic transmission . I'm going to service it before I leave . Flush , change filter and new ATF . Because of the dry climate her in Sydney, there's not one patch of rust anywhere on the chassis or body .
Awesome
Driving that in a small space where people just carelessly walk around in... Impressive
Лучшая машина для езды по таким улицам👍👍👍
Legendary
This car is held together by rust, its stories and good hopes
Good old Mercedes, thanks to Hanomag too!
Quite interesting drive here, i would like drive in africa some day.
Ich glaube deine Lenkung ist leicht ausgeschlagen. Aber ich denke, einen Burn Out kannst du uns wohl eben zeigen. Das wäre mal was tolles.
Man! Look at this steering gap!
I see in these videos the results of everyone tolerating the bad things and is focused on their own life. No team work happening.
A why should I do anything about it attitude will be rife. But hey, their country has been rinsed by the rich world leaders for decades, and they have been given huge debt in return.
@@lloyds053 Thats what government is, its men who work together to solve problems. Then women join later when everything is built and comfortable.
Ваще пушка!
Looks like the steering wheel is not attached to the wheels. Not a lot of speed in this video, but I love the talks!
Look at how much dead play the steering has. This is insane 😧
Even the steering wheel is falling apart but still she keeps on going !
Bro is whippin the Benz 💀
i appreciate living in europe. These roads make my head go bald
Это маршрутка из Омска?
Bro got it brand new
i see you from México
Говорят, производитель Mercedes после просмотра этого видео решил подарить водителю ... пожалуй ничего
Is this in Portland?
rework for cod mw3 looks great lol❤
Almost like a new car
How many rpm can this steering-wheel make?
I noticed a tad bit of play in the steering...
What language does he speak? And thanks for the content, Passy!
I believe it's french, that's what they speak in congo
Some French creole, that can’t only be French
it's Ligala, the language spoken in the Congo
Lingala
Ai eu vejo os motores de tantas tecnologia onde um sensor para ja para tudo
the way he start engine
today i was in a cuuban airport and i saw this same model in brand new condition it was really weird
Is there a lot of road accidents in your country, considering the conditions of roads and just overall lack of lanes or road signs? Looks very dangerous to even cross the street there.
Yes, can answer that without checking, I’m sure that they have really serious crashes
most in the world
@@fb1000000 idk man everyone seems to pay attention here, half the people i see on the road in america have there faces glued to their phones
Where in the DRC is this?
Im gonna guess Kinshasa or lubumbashi or kisangani.
How's the gas mialage
I wanna move to DR Congo!
Why do you have to turnthe steering wheel like 5 times
Does it even go beyond 10kph?
What does a bus like this cost to buy, living there?
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Mercedes-Benz T1’s are around
It looks like turning the steering wheel not changing anything 😅
А вы, ещё жалуетесь, что живите в полной оппе? 🤣
En qué país se filmó el vídeo ?
Congo
@@curiousmind_ gracias por responder !!!
Like new
In Europe, people sometimes complain that we're hurting african countries by only sending them our older cars that are environmentally unfriendly.
While the environmental aspect is absolutely true - these old diesels aren't clean - those people just don't realize the reality of maintaining a modern, clean car in countries where you have less money.
Hell, even in Europe, maintaining a car is already pretty expensive and a service bill can be a couple weeks' wage.
Building new cars costs more to the environment than scrapping old but working cars. At least some of these were put to good use by being sent abroad. Our emissions and safety inspections won't allow vehicles like this to keep running anyway
@@peter7582ignore that upper guy comment he just live in very glamour life to think about what these guys always been through
electric cars are worse
@@peter7582 also producing electric cars makes atmosphere cancerous
I wonder how this vehicle looked like when it was new.
Take away the rust, dust and there you go
Probably the best truck countries like this can afford. Sad
While watching the video, I felt like I was playing Far Cry. For a moment, it seemed as if the screen said: "Out of gas, look for gas cans in enemy camps." sentence appeared.
The engine is ok
Older German cars are very strong and long living.
Tiene un poco de juego el volante o no?
Most modern truck in Africa
😂
So many likes
Whats this guy mean electronic car it is nowdays car with electronic stuff?
i drive 407D
lucky you !!!! and you do a tough job but Mercedes is your partner in this
@@epiccarguy892 yes
this is a real bus now they are toys on wheels
yep
Where is the horn?
on the sides there is a button
Hi
hi(sorry for bad englis)
Hi
Have few if you're interested to buy it - can drove them from Europe for you 😊
10 cyle streering wheel.
6:57 Wigeon
hahahahahaha
Pigeon
xe này bán sắt vụn được rôig
metro exodus vibe
Eu não consigo entender como um ser humano consegue destruir um veículo desse jeito 😕
Eu nao tb, esse "Kombi" deservar mais cuidado, mais pq ele ganhar dinheiros com essa "burro de carga..., tb tem parece...que o dono vendou/jougou fora muitas partes ..., um vehicula desse precisar um pouco cuidado....mesmo que uma mulher...demonstrar gradiaou,...nao accabar tudo no jeito do escravar... !
I want to see where the cars are imported into africa
UK an Europe mainly. I sold cars for a long time and from about early 2000s Ford transits from the 80s which where rotten (bodywork) started being exported to Pakistan and Africa. The engines still had hundreds of thousands of miles left in them but mot tests made them impossible to keep on the road. Also 4 door Toyota cars especially corolla, all used as taxis over there
Strong vehicle capable of lot of abuse