@@pagegreer5081 I remember riding in old cars with vinyl seats in the 1980s New Zealand summers - NZ has scorcher summers too. Your thighs would literally fry as you plonked yourself down onto such seats.
This video brings back memories. In 2000 I bought a same age car from my local Mercedes dealer for £15,000 with a full Mercedes used car warranty. At ten years old the car had only covered a 1000 dry miles a year and came with bills showing it had been MB serviced every year. Beautiful spec -metallic black with cream leather. Couldn't understand why it took more fuel than the tank capacity until the dealer got me an options printout from MB. Car had a 90 litre long range petrol tank as a factory option. The new price on my car in 1990 was an eye watering £42000. A car from the era of proper Mercs
I love these collaborations with outfits such as Cambrian Classics. Two experts with terrific insights. Top video, and the car looks as if it will be a keeper.
Ah, yes. Fond memories of my dad having a very similar slightly earlier C-class, about 1997 reg. For a 4-door model, it had a surprisingly underpowered 1.8L automatic engine, but it was very nice with a walnut trim and that excellent front wiper! Just don't tow a caravan with them, as my dad found out when he blew the head gasket coming back off holiday...
I had a 320 coupe as my daily driver for nearly ten years, from 74,000 to 130,000miles. Sold it on in 2021 as rust was an issue. Fabulous car and very easy to live with if you accept the fuel consumption.
What a lovely car a 'proper' Merc. Always loved this era of Mercedes-Benz cars. It all started with my grandparents 1976 W114 240D. Back in the mid 90's my parents got a 190E after lots of badgering from me. I'd love to recreate this nostalgia with a W124. Looking forward to seeing more of this on on the channel.
I have a 1993 W124 300E (M104 engine), which I bought about a year ago in Bogota, Colombia at 100,000 miles - it was new for a few months in the US back in 1993. I trucked it back home to El Retiro near Medellin as I wasn't sure of the mechanicals and it is a very demanding drive. However, after sorting the usual things with a 30 yr old car, she is turning into a great daily driver. New coils, ALL hoses including brake hoses, steering parts which were worn, some bearings on belt driven fittings and she's good. One thing which was a bit of a problem was slight overheating and I am now driving it with the cable from a thermal switch which controls the 2 cooling fans - dusconnected. Strangely the fans now behave perfectly coming on when they should!! That is a bit of a mystery. I had 6 older MB's in NZ between 1978 and 2011 when I left to do some extended ocean sailing and now living in Colombia with number 7. I am certainly not regretting the decision to acquire my first 124.
Great little collection caper and what a beautiful looking Merc Tim has Bought and I bet when he gets to work on it, it will be even better. Agree that you have to get a review done when all the work is done.
HubNut your videos just keep on getting better and the quality of your videos is amazing especially considering you upload very frequently and your videos make my day better every time thank you and keep it up👍
Those XC70 are from a dying breed of proper estate cars. My wife's daily and our family runabout is a MY 2011 V70 we've been driving for 6 years now. It's so spacious and comfortable and indeed designed for Scandinavians: it has excellent heating (this one does even heat the rear seats) and takes an astonishing amount of IKEA flatpacks. 😅 It's a Ford Mondeo/S-Max underneath, which explains their excellent handling.
I don't know about these exactly, but Volvo's seat heating is generally not usable at maximum if you are sitting in the seat. You can use it to warm the seat while scraping ice off the windows, otherwise only suitable for people who like to feel the sweat running down their butt crack.
@@rudolphbondefangerer5513 the full setting (3 bars light up) is indeed to heat up, then push the seat heater button again for a lower setting. Perhaps the highest setting is for people in full ski gear? 😂 If you leave it on and switch off the ignition, it will be turned back on in the setting you left it when you start the engine again. Oh and there's excellent air conditioning too, but both condenser and compressor needed replacing after 8 years/100,000 miles.
I have an XC70 ,I think one of the last to be imported into the UK in 2016.I did not know it was based on an S Max .Its a great motorway car and much loved by the Swedish police I believe?
Had 2 300CE-24V's as company cars when I worked at Mercedes, one with Sportline and the other without, my personal preference out of the two I've had would be the one without the Sportline from a motorway cruiser point of view and pretty much the state of the roads these days. Don't skimp on parts for these, I've driven one fairly recently and you can tell its been done on the cheap. Hope Tim enjoys many miles of motoring in a very fine example.
The 124 in auto form never had particularly high gearing - around 23mph per 1000 revs. Whereas the manual had what was for the time v high gearing around 29mph/1000. It is only in the era of latest turbo diesels where gearing got to be stratospheric around 35-40mph/1000 as the Volvo would have. Great video. I nearly bought a 300ce about 15 years ago. Lovely car.
I have a w201 auto diesel, and the gearing is terrible, anything over 50mph seems like it's in third rather than fourth gear. Really needs a fifth gear. I wonder if the gearing is similar to the w124?
Love the collection capers - they’re brilliant. Would love to see the review on both cars. What is alarming is the cars that come with a fresh MOT where it’s so obviously not worthy of passing. Broken springs, brake lines, unsecured battery etc - just amazing how the Road worthiness test isn’t standardised by a third party like most European countries.
Had a series of 3 W124 saloons of 1986/89/90 vintage some 15 years ago - now have another 1989 260E in 2024! Cars in Singapore and Malaysia last longer.. because there is no salt on the roads... so no significant structural body rust on Mercedes. At the 40 year point (eg. on our 280SE) some minor welding will be needs at front, back and windscreen areas to stop water getting in. Nice to see the underside looking so familiar. prop-shaft flexi-rings are easy to replace (shown in your video). Our tyres would not last 20 years - they go rock hard and become unsafe, without grip, after 6 years. Our 260E is now deregistered in Malaysia and about to be re-registered as a classic car (35+ years old) in Singapore. It is an original UK car that spent 1989 to 1993 in UK before being shipped to Malaysia.
Love the Mercedes but please let's take a moment for the Volvo. My daily is a 5 cylinder v60 with now 195k on the clock and it has been by far the best car I've owned.. the first Volvo I've owned and it won't be the last, 12k covered since October 22 and it hasn't skipped a beat, half a litre of oil added in 12000 miles... love it.
@@HubNut I definitely think it's time for you and Miss Hubnut to buy a Volvo Ian. Perfect for those camping getaways in the summer, the best I've managed so far is 51.2mpg but normally float around 48-50mpg
Always enjoy a Hubnut collection caper featuring nice old motors. For thirty years old the Merc is very solid. Cars built to last with quality parts. Reliable as well. Nice buy as a classic luxury car.👌
Lovely old Merc , still looks sleek . Saw Foxanne today , sat fast asleep at her new home . She certainly stands out in the crowd lol , and no I won’t be saying where I saw her .
Ian, the battery is now a "minor defect" as it's not likely to fall from the battery tray or short out. DVSA did make a fail before 2018, but took it away again, it made us MOT testers very angry. Wow that tester was blind, i would of failed those springs, and at least advised those brake pipes, alas i didn't test it.
MoT testers do miss things. I use the local council's test station who are thorough but fair and was surprised to find a leaky front strut a couple of days after the last test that clearly hadn't just started. Mind you I'd missed it too and only noticed it as I had the wheel off.
Nice one Ian and Tim, I loved these cars back in the day but being 30 years younger I would never have been able to afford one. A tidy car this one that does not look like it's been yuppified. A nice comment Ian for Furiousdriving at 7:30 for the 'Heat Seaters'. Many thanks for sharing.
I'm in Northern Ireland and bought a 1992 300 d touring with 215k on it, bought it outside Manchester. Picked it up on Wednesday and drove to Cairnryan, never missed a beat! That one looks in great shape.
My current daily driver is a Mercedes W204 (2010 C Class) and there is something about the quality and feel of it that puts it above other marques. But then it did let me down on Sunday when it decided the best place for its coolant was all over the A3 (split plastic pipe).
Absolutely love the CE. I had dreams of getting one and stuffing a supercharged V8 M113 engine in it with some older AMG embellishments. Such a great looking car still.
When the Car Wizard in Kansas checks over any Benz of the 90s / 2000s he always finds collapsed “motor” and transmission mounts. Nice camber on that LH front wheel at the end !
I had a 300E-24V sportline back when they were new cars, one of the best cars I've ever had. With their multi link rear suspension and double wishbone fron the handling and grip were immense. Couple of tips you may not be aware of, the ride and handling are very dependant on the condition of all the rubber bushes, especially the rear end. Don't fit pattern exhausts, the OEM system is of vastly superior quality and well worth the expense. They are quite fussy about the type of engine oil, make sure whatever you choose complies with Mercs spec. They tend to eat distributor caps, this adversly affects fuel economy. Finally, the bonnet has a service position which allows it to open full vertical, there is a button on each of the hinges which allow this, but DON'T use it outside if there is ANY wind! Oh yes, one final thing I recall, change the auto box oil at least twice as frequently as advised in the service data, they are hard on their oil.
I will say both vehicles are very, very nice! I would have thought the Volvo would have had a seven speed automatic, the Mercedes ECC. And hopefully both have cruise control. The Mercedes-Benz is an excellent classic, and would love to see how Tim repairs all of its issues.
Wow what a fantastic find by Tim from Cambrian Classics. You certainly don't see many of those great Mercedes Benz Coupé out & about. I look forward to seeing the next episode when Tim has fixed the Mercedes Benz.
I do love the C124 - and they are quite nicely priced at the moment. I'd love to see a review on this one please, Mr Hubnut and also if there is anything one should keep an eye out for mechanically as well as where rot likes to hide from prospective buyers, that would be awesome to know.
Slapping an MOT on a car that's been off the road for a while and giving it an oil change doesn't mean you have recomissioned it IMO. I'd be pretty annoyed tyres were not replaced and propshaft rubber has aged out and the MOT tester seemed suspect not to spot the broken shocks. Still it's a lovely car and hope you enjoy it.
I absolutely recognise that interior. I had a 2014 XC70 D5 AWD. Bloody marvellous, could tow a loaded trailer up the side of a house. And the rozzers were in an XC90. I did 100,000 miles in a bit over 5 years. Mondo under the skin, but a Volvo 5-pot (6 speeds, Ian) and an interior that looks IKEA but proper materials. At 100k, mine was spotless.
How the heck did that merc get a fresh MoT with two busted springs, duff ball joints and rusted brake lines??? Mind you I’d take the XC70 any day. Love those Volvos.
Lovely natural video thank you Ian and Tim . I would love to see you both on the big screen with these beautiful hubnut cars . Thank you Tim for letting us into your new project ❤
Still drive my A124 E320 Sportline Cabriolet, replaced the front wings, half engine wiring loom, and gearbox refurb in '09, and that's it in >200,000 miles since I purchased it from the Main Dealer at 8 months old in Jan '97. 5 speed box is a useful lock-up for sure.
Wonky headlamp wiper needs sorting before anything else.. 🤣 Seriously though, I'm glad it's in the hands of someone competent enough to restore/revive it to it's former glory.
It does depend a lot on where and how the car was stored. I have a car that was laid up for sixteen years in a cool, dry and dark garage with the car on blocks. The tyres have stll only done about 5k miles and they are as good as new, with absolutely no signs of ageing.
@@davidjones332 "I have a car that was laid up for sixteen years (the tyres) are as good as new" No they are not. Please inform yourself before making stupid decisions that could kill another innocent road user. If you can't afford to run a car safely stick to pushbikes.
I was looking for a cheap tyre as a spare for my daily about a year ago. The car runs staggered 17 inch wheels and the spare was a 15 inch rim. I was after a tyre which would be a good compromise for either axle. I considered a part worn. Went to a local tyre place and they tried to sell me an ancient Pirelli (the same type had been OE fitment on the 1991 Granada Cosworth I used to have), to give you an idea of it's age. "New tyre. New tyre. Good tread. £30." - English was not his first language. It was as hard as a rock, plus I noticed they had ground out the date code on the sidewall. It was probably at least 30 years old. No thanks. I bought a cheap new tyre (elsewhere).
@@cogboy302 There's no excuses these days when you can buy a perfectly decent brand like Imperial Allweathers and have all four brand new on an average car for about 200 quid. It's just people being tight and thinking it's a giggle to gamble on someone elses life
I owned 2 W124 in my life and those are absolutely best cars I experienced. Very robust / forgiving ;) and comfy. Not to mention the styling. For me ultimate classic daily * 2.0 diesel ( less is more , rush humiliates 😄)
Between my wife and me we've had 5 Volvos, including two XC70s, a 2.5L five cylinder Turbo and 3.2L straight six. Those XCs are amazing cars for getting through a Canadian winter, but there are two caveats: 1) the 2.5 turbo developed several electronic issues that caused the instruments to die and the indicator to remain in D or R even though the transmission was in Park, which meant if you turned the engine off, it wouldn't restart because the computer thought you were in gear. 2) That cladding on the side can hide some troubling issues. On our 3.2 the rocker panels (sills to our British friends) were completely rotten through even though you could never tell just looking at the car with the cladding in place. In fairness, it was 15 years old when this happened. It has now been replaced with a second generation Mercedes ML which features a pantograph passenger wiper.
Absolutely brilliant video Ian ❤️ 👍 what a beautiful car I've noticed you buy a new car from some garages and they've not actually been mot d they just fill the slip on like today on my car been mot January and the tyre was on the threads brilliant
Road test please. I had an ‘end of life’ 300E saloon 10 years ago - it cost £800 and I absolutely adored it. Alas it’s no more but I WILL have another one day.
Used to sell MB new (Clover Leaf Cars - Odiham) This is a lovely spec'd car. V expensive new. V informative and enjoyable vid, thank you. You need to report the MOT Test Station to the DVSA. They will take your request seriously and would not divulge the origin of the info.
We have a 2012 V70 on the fleet it's very Hubnut with it's hilarious little 1.6 diesel engine 😂 but she makes a good cruiser with 1000+ miles to a tank.
Is it me or did Ian just go all German car driver and plow through the stop signs at the exit to the services?😂 Great video as always. I like these videos with Tim. He adds a lot of value to the videos.
looking forward to Hub Nuts thoughts on the XC70. I have one of the last ones a 2016 D5 SELux AWD with only 65,000 miles which I have owned for 6 years and 55,000 miles which was precedded by a 2007 V70 which I had for 8 years and is still going strong. As with many cars regular maintenance and frequent oil changes prolongs a reliable life. A very comforable cruiser with oddles of torque
I used to have a 116 280SE and I had a flex disc suddenly let go. It wrapped itself around the handbrake cable and I came to an abrupt stop. fortunately it was not too costly to have repaired. It is well worth replacing them if in any doubt at all.
Although I've got a c124 (base spec 220ce) - it'd be great if you and Tim could do a key things to look for type video. Not quite a buyers guide, but similar. Would definitely help me and my ongoing work on mine.
Indeed a better driving car than it looks. For a so said sporty coupe, they really never were especially when compared to an E24 or even an Audi 80 coupe. Back when Mercedes were overengineered. You can tilt the bonnet in “service mode” and it makes it tilt further open so that overall access is better.
My 2003 XC90 has the same D5 engine as Tim's XC90. Tim's Merc was a well built car but they need to be kept up to. My W204 has a few issues but I'm working through them all gradually so I'm in a similar situation.
I hope he has the correct spring compressors the springs are a nightmare to do with ordinary compressors, the Mercedes ones go up the middle not on the outside. My XC70 is 2004 and has only done 80k bit more life left in it yet.
Fabulous video, got a real soft spot for the 124 series Mercs having had a few back when they were around for pocket money. An engineering masterpiece and a very classy looking car. Surprised that someone as PC as you left in Tim's comment about being inoculated crossing into England. That comment made the other way round and the xenophobic drum would be banged. Ironically he sounds about as welsh as me, and despite his snide little swipe at England, he was happy enough to buy a car from there, or did he have no choice? Maybe all the examples in the Principality were rotten as a pear , been run on a shoestring budget or priced way over the odds?
Does Tim have a RUclips channel??
He doesn't, but he is starting to do little video updates on the Cambrian Classics Ltd Facebook page.
@@HubNut got to check that out 👍
He really knows his stuff. Very impressed. And what a lovely car!
I do now! @CambrianClassicsLtd
@@CambrianClassicsLtd let's have a look 👍
Heat seaters, the way forward.
Why? in Australia and Arizona we need seat Coolers
You beat me to it…!
@@pagegreer5081 I remember riding in old cars with vinyl seats in the 1980s New Zealand summers - NZ has scorcher summers too. Your thighs would literally fry as you plonked yourself down onto such seats.
This video brings back memories. In 2000 I bought a same age car from my local Mercedes dealer for £15,000 with a full Mercedes used car warranty. At ten years old the car had only covered a 1000 dry miles a year and came with bills showing it had been MB serviced every year. Beautiful spec -metallic black with cream leather. Couldn't understand why it took more fuel than the tank capacity until the dealer got me an options printout from MB. Car had a 90 litre long range petrol tank as a factory option. The new price on my car in 1990 was an eye watering £42000. A car from the era of proper Mercs
Nothing but respect for the engineers and designers behind this pillar of a vehicle
Thirty years old, I still think of them as fairly new mercs.
I love these collaborations with outfits such as Cambrian Classics. Two experts with terrific insights. Top video, and the car looks as if it will be a keeper.
Ah, yes. Fond memories of my dad having a very similar slightly earlier C-class, about 1997 reg. For a 4-door model, it had a surprisingly underpowered 1.8L automatic engine, but it was very nice with a walnut trim and that excellent front wiper! Just don't tow a caravan with them, as my dad found out when he blew the head gasket coming back off holiday...
I had a 320 coupe as my daily driver for nearly ten years, from 74,000 to 130,000miles. Sold it on in 2021 as rust was an issue. Fabulous car and very easy to live with if you accept the fuel consumption.
I’ve always loved the 124 series Mercs. I bought a 1989 300E saloon about 10 years ago, just the most lovely, capable, smooth car ever.
What a lovely car a 'proper' Merc. Always loved this era of Mercedes-Benz cars. It all started with my grandparents 1976 W114 240D. Back in the mid 90's my parents got a 190E after lots of badgering from me. I'd love to recreate this nostalgia with a W124.
Looking forward to seeing more of this on on the channel.
I have a 1993 W124 300E (M104 engine), which I bought about a year ago in Bogota, Colombia at 100,000 miles - it was new for a few months in the US back in 1993. I trucked it back home to El Retiro near Medellin as I wasn't sure of the mechanicals and it is a very demanding drive.
However, after sorting the usual things with a 30 yr old car, she is turning into a great daily driver. New coils, ALL hoses including brake hoses, steering parts which were worn, some bearings on belt driven fittings and she's good.
One thing which was a bit of a problem was slight overheating and I am now driving it with the cable from a thermal switch which controls the 2 cooling fans - dusconnected. Strangely the fans now behave perfectly coming on when they should!! That is a bit of a mystery.
I had 6 older MB's in NZ between 1978 and 2011 when I left to do some extended ocean sailing and now living in Colombia with number 7. I am certainly not regretting the decision to acquire my first 124.
Great little collection caper and what a beautiful looking Merc Tim has Bought and I bet when he gets to work on it, it will be even better.
Agree that you have to get a review done when all the work is done.
HubNut your videos just keep on getting better and the quality of your videos is amazing especially considering you upload very frequently and your videos make my day better every time thank you and keep it up👍
I do love these Mercs. I remember a director where I worked in the early 90's having the coupe version 👍
Those XC70 are from a dying breed of proper estate cars. My wife's daily and our family runabout is a MY 2011 V70 we've been driving for 6 years now. It's so spacious and comfortable and indeed designed for Scandinavians: it has excellent heating (this one does even heat the rear seats) and takes an astonishing amount of IKEA flatpacks. 😅 It's a Ford Mondeo/S-Max underneath, which explains their excellent handling.
I don't know about these exactly, but Volvo's seat heating is generally not usable at maximum if you are sitting in the seat. You can use it to warm the seat while scraping ice off the windows, otherwise only suitable for people who like to feel the sweat running down their butt crack.
@@rudolphbondefangerer5513 the full setting (3 bars light up) is indeed to heat up, then push the seat heater button again for a lower setting. Perhaps the highest setting is for people in full ski gear? 😂 If you leave it on and switch off the ignition, it will be turned back on in the setting you left it when you start the engine again.
Oh and there's excellent air conditioning too, but both condenser and compressor needed replacing after 8 years/100,000 miles.
I have an XC70 ,I think one of the last to be imported into the UK in 2016.I did not know it was based on an S Max .Its a great motorway car and much loved by the Swedish police I believe?
Had 2 300CE-24V's as company cars when I worked at Mercedes, one with Sportline and the other without, my personal preference out of the two I've had would be the one without the Sportline from a motorway cruiser point of view and pretty much the state of the roads these days. Don't skimp on parts for these, I've driven one fairly recently and you can tell its been done on the cheap.
Hope Tim enjoys many miles of motoring in a very fine example.
Mercedes stuff is always appreciated! Thanks for this episode, guys. See you next time - Martin
I'd definitely love to see a proper test drive video of this wonderful Mercedes!
The 124 in auto form never had particularly high gearing - around 23mph per 1000 revs. Whereas the manual had what was for the time v high gearing around 29mph/1000. It is only in the era of latest turbo diesels where gearing got to be stratospheric around 35-40mph/1000 as the Volvo would have.
Great video. I nearly bought a 300ce about 15 years ago. Lovely car.
I have a w201 auto diesel, and the gearing is terrible, anything over 50mph seems like it's in third rather than fourth gear. Really needs a fifth gear. I wonder if the gearing is similar to the w124?
@@andrevanderwalt69 I have a 89 w124 230E - 70mph is just under 3000rpm
Two really lovely cars. Look like a joy to drive.
If your issues are mechanical they can easily be fixed. Looks like a great project.
7:30 Oh i love those heat seaters :)
Yes please ! Do a roadtest on the Merc and the Volvo!
Love the collection capers - they’re brilliant. Would love to see the review on both cars. What is alarming is the cars that come with a fresh MOT where it’s so obviously not worthy of passing. Broken springs, brake lines, unsecured battery etc - just amazing how the Road worthiness test isn’t standardised by a third party like most European countries.
Had a series of 3 W124 saloons of 1986/89/90 vintage some 15 years ago - now have another 1989 260E in 2024! Cars in Singapore and Malaysia last longer.. because there is no salt on the roads... so no significant structural body rust on Mercedes. At the 40 year point (eg. on our 280SE) some minor welding will be needs at front, back and windscreen areas to stop water getting in. Nice to see the underside looking so familiar. prop-shaft flexi-rings are easy to replace (shown in your video). Our tyres would not last 20 years - they go rock hard and become unsafe, without grip, after 6 years. Our 260E is now deregistered in Malaysia and about to be re-registered as a classic car (35+ years old) in Singapore. It is an original UK car that spent 1989 to 1993 in UK before being shipped to Malaysia.
That’s a lovely car - a proper Merc! Looks like a great buy!
Love the Mercedes but please let's take a moment for the Volvo. My daily is a 5 cylinder v60 with now 195k on the clock and it has been by far the best car I've owned.. the first Volvo I've owned and it won't be the last, 12k covered since October 22 and it hasn't skipped a beat, half a litre of oil added in 12000 miles... love it.
I really liked the Volvo. Wonderful way to cover distance. Which is good, as we covered over 500 miles in it that day.
@@HubNut
I definitely think it's time for you and Miss Hubnut to buy a Volvo Ian. Perfect for those camping getaways in the summer, the best I've managed so far is 51.2mpg but normally float around 48-50mpg
Always enjoy a Hubnut collection caper featuring nice old motors. For thirty years old the Merc is very solid. Cars built to last with quality parts. Reliable as well. Nice buy as a classic luxury car.👌
Lovely old Merc , still looks sleek . Saw Foxanne today , sat fast asleep at her new home . She certainly stands out in the crowd lol , and no I won’t be saying where I saw her .
Ian, the battery is now a "minor defect" as it's not likely to fall from the battery tray or short out. DVSA did make a fail before 2018, but took it away again, it made us MOT testers very angry. Wow that tester was blind, i would of failed those springs, and at least advised those brake pipes, alas i didn't test it.
MoT testers do miss things. I use the local council's test station who are thorough but fair and was surprised to find a leaky front strut a couple of days after the last test that clearly hadn't just started. Mind you I'd missed it too and only noticed it as I had the wheel off.
Nice one Ian and Tim, I loved these cars back in the day but being 30 years younger I would never have been able to afford one. A tidy car this one that does not look like it's been yuppified. A nice comment Ian for Furiousdriving at 7:30 for the 'Heat Seaters'. Many thanks for sharing.
I'm in Northern Ireland and bought a 1992 300 d touring with 215k on it, bought it outside Manchester. Picked it up on Wednesday and drove to Cairnryan, never missed a beat! That one looks in great shape.
A 300CE-24 is one of my dream garage choices. A car that just screams proper Mercedes.
stunning Mercedes reminds me of my late W124 200E rust in peace old girl
The good old days when Mercedes were still built to last and made of granite, look forward to seeing work in progress now Mr HubNut.
My current daily driver is a Mercedes W204 (2010 C Class) and there is something about the quality and feel of it that puts it above other marques. But then it did let me down on Sunday when it decided the best place for its coolant was all over the A3 (split plastic pipe).
Oh no!
Absolutely love the CE. I had dreams of getting one and stuffing a supercharged V8 M113 engine in it with some older AMG embellishments. Such a great looking car still.
@5:55 Yes, they can. The white block might be not as reliable as a redblock or as in theory but is still very reliable, indeed.
When the Car Wizard in Kansas checks over any Benz of the 90s / 2000s he always finds collapsed “motor” and transmission mounts.
Nice camber on that LH front wheel at the end !
I had a 300E-24V sportline back when they were new cars, one of the best cars I've ever had. With their multi link rear suspension and double wishbone fron the handling and grip were immense. Couple of tips you may not be aware of, the ride and handling are very dependant on the condition of all the rubber bushes, especially the rear end. Don't fit pattern exhausts, the OEM system is of vastly superior quality and well worth the expense. They are quite fussy about the type of engine oil, make sure whatever you choose complies with Mercs spec. They tend to eat distributor caps, this adversly affects fuel economy. Finally, the bonnet has a service position which allows it to open full vertical, there is a button on each of the hinges which allow this, but DON'T use it outside if there is ANY wind! Oh yes, one final thing I recall, change the auto box oil at least twice as frequently as advised in the service data, they are hard on their oil.
I will say both vehicles are very, very nice!
I would have thought the Volvo would have had a seven speed automatic, the Mercedes ECC. And hopefully both have cruise control.
The Mercedes-Benz is an excellent classic, and would love to see how Tim repairs all of its issues.
Wow what a fantastic find by Tim from Cambrian Classics. You certainly don't see many of those great Mercedes Benz Coupé out & about. I look forward to seeing the next episode when Tim has fixed the Mercedes Benz.
I do love the C124 - and they are quite nicely priced at the moment. I'd love to see a review on this one please, Mr Hubnut and also if there is anything one should keep an eye out for mechanically as well as where rot likes to hide from prospective buyers, that would be awesome to know.
Slapping an MOT on a car that's been off the road for a while and giving it an oil change doesn't mean you have recomissioned it IMO. I'd be pretty annoyed tyres were not replaced and propshaft rubber has aged out and the MOT tester seemed suspect not to spot the broken shocks. Still it's a lovely car and hope you enjoy it.
Great video, - Cambrian Classics Ltd defo needs his own channel
I absolutely recognise that interior. I had a 2014 XC70 D5 AWD. Bloody marvellous, could tow a loaded trailer up the side of a house. And the rozzers were in an XC90. I did 100,000 miles in a bit over 5 years. Mondo under the skin, but a Volvo 5-pot (6 speeds, Ian) and an interior that looks IKEA but proper materials. At 100k, mine was spotless.
How the heck did that merc get a fresh MoT with two busted springs, duff ball joints and rusted brake lines??? Mind you I’d take the XC70 any day. Love those Volvos.
Love the old 124's, and 123's too. Never had the chance to drive either, but I have owned 2 W210's previously.
Lovely looking Merc indeed 👍🇬🇧🏴
Saved for Sunday morning, what a treat lovely lovely cars. Definitely needs a proper HN test drive when all sorted.
Body is looks good and backround T2 is tha cool van one of the best van ever made.
Big Mercs are a real driving pleasure.
Yes, more 90’s Merc reviews please!
Love these cars. Wish I still had my 260E.
Lovely natural video thank you Ian and Tim . I would love to see you both on the big screen with these beautiful hubnut cars .
Thank you Tim for letting us into your new project ❤
Still drive my A124 E320 Sportline Cabriolet, replaced the front wings, half engine wiring loom, and gearbox refurb in '09, and that's it in >200,000 miles since I purchased it from the Main Dealer at 8 months old in Jan '97. 5 speed box is a useful lock-up for sure.
That Merc is stunning.
Wonky headlamp wiper needs sorting before anything else.. 🤣 Seriously though, I'm glad it's in the hands of someone competent enough to restore/revive it to it's former glory.
Loving it Mercedes cars were so must nicer than the modern day cars
Nice, thank you both. Those Merc alloy wheels are really handsome.
Full test on this and the volvo please 🙏 Ian and just renewed my membership after my gifted one
Nice big car and inspection. Cambrian Classics Tim + HubNut + Whiteland Restorations crossover content. 👍👍👍
Funnily enough, we've all been together today!
I've got the same engine in my W126. You're right about the auto box, they could do with overdrive or 5th gear
Nice Merc 👍 always loved the single wiper they are very hypnotic Lol
Yes please a test would be appreciated.
I love the 80s and 90s Mercedes. Crazy that 20+ year old tyres can pass an MOT, there really should be an age limit on car tyres like on commercials.
Let's face it, that "MOT" was bent.
It does depend a lot on where and how the car was stored. I have a car that was laid up for sixteen years in a cool, dry and dark garage with the car on blocks. The tyres have stll only done about 5k miles and they are as good as new, with absolutely no signs of ageing.
@@davidjones332 "I have a car that was laid up for sixteen years (the tyres) are as good as new"
No they are not.
Please inform yourself before making stupid decisions that could kill another innocent road user.
If you can't afford to run a car safely stick to pushbikes.
I was looking for a cheap tyre as a spare for my daily about a year ago. The car runs staggered 17 inch wheels and the spare was a 15 inch rim. I was after a tyre which would be a good compromise for either axle. I considered a part worn. Went to a local tyre place and they tried to sell me an ancient Pirelli (the same type had been OE fitment on the 1991 Granada Cosworth I used to have), to give you an idea of it's age.
"New tyre. New tyre. Good tread. £30." - English was not his first language.
It was as hard as a rock, plus I noticed they had ground out the date code on the sidewall. It was probably at least 30 years old. No thanks.
I bought a cheap new tyre (elsewhere).
@@cogboy302 There's no excuses these days when you can buy a perfectly decent brand like Imperial Allweathers and have all four brand new on an average car for about 200 quid.
It's just people being tight and thinking it's a giggle to gamble on someone elses life
I owned 2 W124 in my life and those are absolutely best cars I experienced. Very robust / forgiving ;) and comfy. Not to mention the styling. For me ultimate classic daily * 2.0 diesel ( less is more , rush humiliates 😄)
I wouldn't say the car was recomissioned as such. Clearly it had a bent MOT or else the tester should have gone to Specsavers.
Between my wife and me we've had 5 Volvos, including two XC70s, a 2.5L five cylinder Turbo and 3.2L straight six. Those XCs are amazing cars for getting through a Canadian winter, but there are two caveats: 1) the 2.5 turbo developed several electronic issues that caused the instruments to die and the indicator to remain in D or R even though the transmission was in Park, which meant if you turned the engine off, it wouldn't restart because the computer thought you were in gear. 2) That cladding on the side can hide some troubling issues. On our 3.2 the rocker panels (sills to our British friends) were completely rotten through even though you could never tell just looking at the car with the cladding in place. In fairness, it was 15 years old when this happened. It has now been replaced with a second generation Mercedes ML which features a pantograph passenger wiper.
Yes please to the road test 😊
Absolutely brilliant video Ian ❤️ 👍 what a beautiful car I've noticed you buy a new car from some garages and they've not actually been mot d they just fill the slip on like today on my car been mot January and the tyre was on the threads brilliant
oh wow. heat seaters. 😁😁
What a lovely thing 💗
Heat seaters are essential in a cold English winter!
In my C140, I finessed to a fine art the need to JUST squeeze the wiper control in a little in order to activate a wipe without the wash running…
Two road tests for the price of one. You are spoiling us! 😀
Yes test please Ian & Tim
That looksone good buy Tim. Love my old Mercedes
Road test please. I had an ‘end of life’ 300E saloon 10 years ago - it cost £800 and I absolutely adored it. Alas it’s no more but I WILL have another one day.
A friend of mine has a 5-litre C140. I envy my friend. BMW seem to be very supportive of their older cars too.
Yes, I'd envy anyone who owns an oil well too!
Used to sell MB new (Clover Leaf Cars - Odiham) This is a lovely spec'd car. V expensive new. V informative and enjoyable vid, thank you. You need to report the MOT Test Station to the DVSA. They will take your request seriously and would not divulge the origin of the info.
We have a 2012 V70 on the fleet it's very Hubnut with it's hilarious little 1.6 diesel engine 😂 but she makes a good cruiser with 1000+ miles to a tank.
Just seen a 190E 2.6 in notts was very clean and tidy
You're spot on Motor Food is now miserable, it wasn't long ago when they all had a decent choice like a cafeteria. Anyhow beautiful C126!
another great video has always Ian and miss hubnut and hublets and hubmutts 👍
Is it me or did Ian just go all German car driver and plow through the stop signs at the exit to the services?😂
Great video as always. I like these videos with Tim. He adds a lot of value to the videos.
COMING THROUGH!
Great content. Look forward to the progress
What an absolutely beauty!😍
looking forward to Hub Nuts thoughts on the XC70. I have one of the last ones a 2016 D5 SELux AWD with only 65,000 miles which I have owned for 6 years and 55,000 miles which was precedded by a 2007 V70 which I had for 8 years and is still going strong. As with many cars regular maintenance and frequent oil changes prolongs a reliable life. A very comforable cruiser with oddles of torque
Loved the Volvo XC70 I had, 2.5T petrol, 210bhp but less than 20mpg and top road tax band.
Cheaper tax if you get an older one from before 2006 though
I used to have a 116 280SE and I had a flex disc suddenly let go. It wrapped itself around the handbrake cable and I came to an abrupt stop. fortunately it was not too costly to have repaired. It is well worth replacing them if in any doubt at all.
Although I've got a c124 (base spec 220ce) - it'd be great if you and Tim could do a key things to look for type video. Not quite a buyers guide, but similar. Would definitely help me and my ongoing work on mine.
Indeed a better driving car than it looks.
For a so said sporty coupe, they really never were especially when compared to an E24 or even an Audi 80 coupe.
Back when Mercedes were overengineered. You can tilt the bonnet in “service mode” and it makes it tilt further open so that overall access is better.
I have been looking at used XC70's and a lot of them are in great condition including the older high milage versions.
Great cars. I woule love a 300TE estate. Very nice.
My 2003 XC90 has the same D5 engine as Tim's XC90. Tim's Merc was a well built car but they need to be kept up to. My W204 has a few issues but I'm working through them all gradually so I'm in a similar situation.
XC70
Of course we'd like to see a road test of the Merc
I hope he has the correct spring compressors the springs are a nightmare to do with ordinary compressors, the Mercedes ones go up the middle not on the outside. My XC70 is 2004 and has only done 80k bit more life left in it yet.
Fabulous video, got a real soft spot for the 124 series Mercs having had a few back when they were around for pocket money.
An engineering masterpiece and a very classy looking car.
Surprised that someone as PC as you left in Tim's comment about being inoculated crossing into England. That comment made the other way round and the xenophobic drum would be banged.
Ironically he sounds about as welsh as me, and despite his snide little swipe at England, he was happy enough to buy a car from there, or did he have no choice? Maybe all the examples in the Principality were rotten as a pear , been run on a shoestring budget or priced way over the odds?
Its going to be a lovely classic once its done. Nice car.
I like the old Volvo aswell.