FORGOTTEN 1992 Mercedes S-Class. Will It Run And Drive?

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  @NotEconomicallyViable · 2 years ago (edited) · pinned

  I just want to say thanks for all the great comments and the well wishes. The channel is getting to the point where I can no longer respond to most of the comments like I used to, but I just want you to know that I read and appreciate them all!

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  @fd4639 · 2 years ago

  We all have to make this channel economically viable for this family. Love it!!!

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  @batlin · 2 years ago

  <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3OAL9IPnqeU&amp;t=120">2:00</a> that shed scene cracked me up. Glad it&apos;s not just me who lives like that.

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  @Howcans · 2 years ago

  Not going to lie, When i saw the new shop and you dancing and being so excited it brought a tear to my eye. Congratulations !

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  @Total_LegendXbox · 2 years ago

  Sell wheels and kit, use it to buy a lift for the workshop and it&apos;ll speed everything along and help you get content out faster and easier. Great watching your channel grow

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  @1520189pga · 2 years ago

  You’ve got to restore it. I had a 123 restored and kept it for 15 years changed it for a 124 also restored but personal issues forced me to give it up. These old classics deserve a new life. They were built at the end of a golden era because current mercs are not built to the same standard. <br>Pleased to see you in a dedicated unit too. You will go from strength to strength and I love the fact that you are resorting old cars, there are millions of them waiting in barns and sheds all over the world awaiting your to sate your addiction! ¡Buena suerte !

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  @JamesPink-j2k · 2 years ago (edited)

  Sunroof drain pipes blocked, hence water in footy wells, blow them out from underneath. 186,000 miles is officially &quot;Run-in!, rest will be relatively straightforward to sort with your commitment! The proper battery will be a biggun&apos;. Haynes manual maybe??? My friend had one of this model at 480,000 miles, still absolutely fine. Built when quality was important at MB, the fact that it only needed a distributor cap and rotor is a testament to it&apos;s inherent reliability and build quality. Congratulations on the workshop. Brilliant! James

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  @christopherheritage5651 · 2 years ago

  What I absolutely love about your channel is that we all feel included as if we are next to you. It always gives me a smile when you get the motors to turn over. Also, welcome to the big wide world to your little man. Glad mrs and little one are doing well.

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  @PauloLima-bm3eo · 2 years ago

  Congratulations on your first workshop, mate

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  @cheekibreeki6321 · 2 years ago

  I know it wouldn’t be very economically viable to do so, but what I will tell you as a 20 year old who’s dream car is is practically exactly one of those. An old Mercedes with the AMG body kit and wheels with a hearty engine. I would never let one of those go and in your specific case that car has christened your new workshop. <br><br>Naturally welding and cutting that whole car to get it back to a good standard would be expensive but I think that would be my dream for it.<br><br>Now I’m destined to drive a 2009 Cat N astra 1.4 as my first car so I’ll watch for hopefully this car to have a long and expensive life. For perhaps a lucky man like myself to drive a similar beast in the future.<br><br>Fantastic video and I’ll look forward for the next one as I always have.

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  @LastChanceFossil · 2 years ago

  This channel, M539 Restorations and Day Off DIY are the realest most relatable Restoration channels going 🙌

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  @Philip.Magnusson · 2 years ago

  This is painfully close to what I went through with my -69 w108 280SE, but I tried on and off for 3 years to get it running, until an expert showed up to look at it, poked his head under the bonnet and said &quot;your linkages are out of alignment&quot;. He could just see that, and it had been done such long time ago that the threads were sort of rusted/corroded back the way they were so you couldn&apos;t tell otherwise. He fiddled for a sec to get it adjusted and it fired up and ran immediately, I had done EVERYTHING from changing pumps and everything in the ignition, read hundreds of forums and no one knew what to do, even several skilled mechanics. I even gave up and redid all the brakes instead. <br>But then I could get it inspected and road legal for the first time in 20 years. What a car those old Mercs are! Imagine my relief once it fired, I almost cried 😅

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