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@420somewhereG

Жыл бұрын

👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

@catlee8064

Жыл бұрын

S600 4 man party/sleep over ......24hrs.

@ih8temoney

Жыл бұрын

Mad idea, what about an engine swap? Fix the engine and put the V12 from the mercedes into something....lighter? I'd watch that.

@kbaker96

Жыл бұрын

Really wish you would stop with the Carly Sponsorship or at least tell the truth that you have to pay for a yearly subscription in order to use any features at all. Not to mention the terrible/non existent customer service that Carly has. Many stories of trying to get the subscription cancelled and people getting ignored by Carly.

@clunkclickeverytrip

Жыл бұрын

Did you do this because of the video on Instagram of the s600 drifting

Alex, we all love your videos when you buy cars, but it would be cool af to see some more content of the million cars you already have! I’d like to see you set a lap time in each one!

@dzzope

Жыл бұрын

Yup yup yup.. even if not covering the upgrades/fixes, would be great to see you enjoy / abuse some of the stable.

@Audio178bpm

Жыл бұрын

Yea,getting a bit boring just buying cars week after week 🥱

@404maciek

Жыл бұрын

yep, there will always be some gem to pick up but gotta get some work done. Also maybe some Phil content

@samchisholm1250

Жыл бұрын

He literally went through each of his cars at the start of the video stating what he's waiting on and videos in the making 🤦

@cvwright

Жыл бұрын

@@samchisholm1250That’s just the projects though, he’s got more cars than that 😂

So many new car videos, be nice to see you do more with the ones you already have tbh

@AutoalexCars

Жыл бұрын

they're being fixed...sheesh 😅

@garyo4135

Жыл бұрын

Anyone would think he would put an update at the start of the video…. Hang on 😂

@ConorRobinson

Жыл бұрын

@@garyo4135 he has more cars than the ones at the start of the video 🤦🤦

@KartsAgainstHumanity

Жыл бұрын

@@AutoalexCars What happened with the M57 swap idea for that mx-5 you bought?

@garyo4135

Жыл бұрын

@@ConorRobinson Sure he will come back as an octopus next video and do them all at the same time 🤣

I really would love to see a Dyno test before and after maintenance! See how the usual filters, plugs/coils, and fuel cleaner treatment improves power on an older V12!

@Julian-do7bv

Жыл бұрын

Would be cool to see the difference

@UpsideDownFork

Жыл бұрын

Yeah, once you've stumped up the £3000 cost for new coils on the S600...

@ralmo9762

Жыл бұрын

@@UpsideDownFork 😳

@UpsideDownFork

Жыл бұрын

@@ralmo9762 exactly. And on that M137 engine, if they run the engine for too long with failing coil packs then it can kill the voltage transformer module as well...another 1500!

@ralmo9762

Жыл бұрын

@@UpsideDownFork Scary stuff

Huge fan of the new channel, i have to say i miss Ethan and all with you. You all had great chemistry on the videos. Love the new content all the time that you have been creating.

@Theferrariguy

Жыл бұрын

I miss them too and the variation of the channel

Love that you're reinvesting a good proportion of your new revenue into the channel and cranking loads of videos out. I feel car throttle didn't want to do that.

@legin3753

Жыл бұрын

more mouths to feed lol

@Emira_75

Жыл бұрын

@@legin3753 the less bloated YT channels are almost always better

@leeriddick7

Жыл бұрын

Once the boss got his cut there wasn't much left for the little people (that actually produce the content)

@legin3753

Жыл бұрын

@@leeriddick7 fax my man

@drunkenhobo5039

Жыл бұрын

@@Emira_75 Minutephysics is probably the worst I've seen. Ended up with more than 10 people working on a channel that would struggle to put out a three minute video every month. I have no idea what they were doing all that time.

I'd really love to see a "Guess the number of error codes" game on this one 😁 I'm thinking over 20

@Aleksander9003

Жыл бұрын

I'd triple that ;)

@williambrown319

Жыл бұрын

All of them

@UpsideDownFork

Жыл бұрын

I'd guess 30. These cars have dozens of modules that register a fault code every time the voltage drops too low, so pretty much every winter you get a large batch of fault codes after doing a cold start. AGM battery upgrade did help a little.

@nikolakurjakovic2188

Жыл бұрын

had like 50 errors on my old 2000 c class.so manny modules and electronics

That was my mates old car a few years back. He bought it to run for a laugh for a while. We took it to Goodwood FOS and hammered it all weekend on the run down and run back up north. A beast S600 PRC. Have fond memories of racing an A8L on the A27 in it

Really looking forward to seeing more on this car - I occasionally have moments of weakness when I think about just getting an older car with a honking great engine. It'll be worth having a poke about to see why the passenger side doors don't line up, hopefully the hinge brackets just need adjusting and it's not a tweaked frame!

Remember its the same v12 as in the pagani zonda, so do the famous f1 system and make it sound like the pagani. Not just straight pipe.

For someone that hates personalised plates you sure do have a fair few of them 😅

The seats are dynamic multi contour - they massage (pulse) and you can adjust the bolsters from the D Pad looking Controller on the front of the sears 😊

I suggest fixing some of the issues and that oil/petrol issue, and maybe consider wrapping/painting it to go with the wheels! I loved watching this video.

Glad you are finally are updating us on the other cars but I'd like to see something actually done with them. It's sorta seems like you are just blowing money to buy as many cars as you can at this point. Let's see something done with all of these cars, flip them, go to a fancier cars etc? I don't know, just seems every Alex video is just buying another car at this point. Ready to see something done with them. More road trips would be epic. Many of us are from America and have never seen or been to places like Norway, Sweden, and other places in Europe. Great content with these cheap cars!! Just some ideas. Oh well, just my 2 cents.

@S.ASmith

Жыл бұрын

You think Alex would be able to take his shit boxes to Norway or Sweden??? lol It's taking me MONTHS of planning to do my Northern European tour just to see a few friends!

Alex's new years resolution finish a project 🤣

Alex, with all due respect, love and admiration... you Sir are an absolute madman.

Good find. The fact that all electronics seems to be working is amazing. Keep it

Hoovies Garage bought a car like this 5 years ago. That video on his channel is his most watched at the moment. It was when I discovered Hoovie and car you tube in general!! It has led to many great moments of entertainment from you as well, Alex!

@ethancampion5931

Жыл бұрын

It’s come full circle now so

@Jay0346

Жыл бұрын

I have the same thing! Cartube started rolling after that video from Hoovie

@Xfd960

Жыл бұрын

Hoovie had a w221

@RWL2012

Жыл бұрын

Jeremy Clarkson got one of these for the same price as a Nissan Pixo on Top Gear in 2011 :P

RIP KEN BLOCK , ALWAYS IN OUR HEARTS

Great purchase mate, and actually surprised that most of the things work in it. Not surprised by the air suspension, that can be refurbished for not a lot. Prop shaft wouldn't be expensive either buuuut when you get to fixing the engine bits and bobs thats when your going to splash out as most of the sensors for example are stupidly expensive. I've seen these not really straight piped but fitter with sport exhausts and they sound like old V12 F1 cars which is amazing, hope you can achieve that!

@hsrperformance55

Жыл бұрын

It’s actually abc suspension unfortunately

Hello Alex, I really like the content you're posting here, more from the one in car throttle I might say . I have a suggestion, why don't you drive the cars you already have in a track and do some challenges, that would be fun. Or, my favourite, some garage time fixing everything that's wrong and getting your hands greasy. Cheers man

Another great video. Although I do wish, when doing the 'living with...' series, that you would cover tax and maybe even insurance groups too. It's all good and well picking up old bangers with fun engines but when it's £600/yr to tax, the costs quickly rack up. And these costs are NEVER discussed 😢. It was a highlight of your picks in the xtrail/jimny video - these two are some of the cheapest 4x4s to tax with the jimny having a tiny engine and the xtrail being predominantly fwd (most off roaders or rwd biased). Missed opportunity!

@AutoalexCars

Жыл бұрын

Great shout 👏

@eefjuh5533

Жыл бұрын

Only for the UK-viewers? No, also for the whole world! But best would be for the Netherlands. So i even dont have to google for it! I'll applaude myself!👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻💪🏻💪🏻💪🏻👍🏻

@_Jester_

Жыл бұрын

You do realize not everyone lives in the UK?

@joelambert7128

Жыл бұрын

@@_Jester_ There is a comment just below this one stating that an equivalent model is 10x the price in Australia. To the extent that these "buying a cheap old luxury car" videos can provide useful advice , the financial aspect is only ever relevant in the country where the car was bought and driven.

@triggerking135

Жыл бұрын

@@joelambert7128 well said!

Really looking forward to hearing this with straight pipes, and top speed run.

Love this channel more and more. Keep it up guys!

Great garage update in this. That’s how it should be done. Where others string out 30 minutes whilst telling us nothing, we know everything within a minute🎉

Anyone else notice the brilliant videography/editing in each video? Top notch stuff.

Great car, love it! That era of S-class has aged well styling wise. I think the dark wheels give it a cool, thuggish vibe, hinting at the evil power beneath, but maybe paint them a very dark metallic grey to look a bit classier. I've owned an old Merc,, guaranteed once this one is fixed, you will enjoy driving it.

I just bought a w210 E series, 1996. Can confirm, even if you get a deal, plan on an extra 2k-3k in baseline repairs and maintenance! But worth it. They don't make cars like these anymore and that's a damn shame!

"A Cheap Mercedes is an Expensive Mercedes". Looking forward to all of your videos for this V12.

Alex thanks for this Series. I am seriously looking at getting one of these W220 S600s too. It seems you have the ABC hydraulic suspension and if it only sags after a few days it is no reason for concern really. Excited to see a review of this and how efficient you can get it if you really want to. I drove my 2000 CL 500 with the M113 V8 with 30 MPG!

@fraserdavidson278

Жыл бұрын

Having owned a W220 S600 from nearly new I’d recommend getting a later one. The NA V12s are notorious for oil leaks and general other reliability issues. Get yourself a 2004-2006 one that has the twin turbo V12…it’ll also have the updated interior and lights which make it look a lot less dated, IMO. Although it’s been a long time since I had mine it was an excellent car…Good luck, they can be very costly endeavours!

OMG you absolute nutter! i`m going more fault codes than you can count? bearings shot all round incl prop shaft? and portable fuel station needed! other than that......me feels a drag race coming up? brings a smile every vid you do keep em coming ...cheers!

Looking forward to seeing what you'll be doing with this, oh and also your other cars.... eventually 😉

cant beat a skodia fabia. im looking at those as my first car. witch i have my second lesson next week. first lesson went superb

very nice, but some content related to working on cars instead of buying them would be even nicer.

You need to make equal length headers for the V12, costly but the sound is worth it!

@robertdavies922

Жыл бұрын

Effspot styleeee

Well done and loving the content. You are single handedly keeping the scrap trade alive........ would love to see this Mad Maxed and rallied

I think you should make it a VIP type build. Would be so cool

So glad for this channel. Way more enjoy this than CT now! Keep it up Alex

@Acc0rd79

Жыл бұрын

CT is basically dead at this point. Alex left and it fell apart.

Love the videos, after seeing how good miles is I brought a 64 plate Octavia on 97000 miles and it be rude not to get a Carly odm scanner to make sure Olivia is running tip top looking forward to the next vid 😁

I would like to see everything that's been mentioned in the comments section and a mechanical inspection... Great video 👍

The quick update on the builds is a great addition to the video, i wish more car channels did the same thing. Great job on the channel Alex, it gets better and better with each video 👍🏻

I read that you can get a custom manifold and make these sound like an F1 car. Do it!

@bulleto8192

Жыл бұрын

Its 12k

I always forget cooled front seats _weren’t_ standard in certain markets…like the UK. It’s hard to say an S600 is “low” spec but … this is essentially what a standard equipment S600 was in the UK with the addition of keyless go. Still a *very* lovely car, don’t get me wrong! I see it has tray tables, that is nice.

And I Love Yours, Taylor’s and Rory’s work Bro, keep up the Great work up and coming for 2023!🙌🏿🙏🏿👏🏿⭐️🌟💫✨❤️

Please start showing us some more work on the cars you already have. I want to see continued work rather than a new project every video

Alex when I saw what you bought I nearly died laughing, I've been contemplating getting one of these myself but hell that would be a bottomless pit of repairs😂😂😂

@Dalbayob69

Жыл бұрын

Almost a grand for an ignition coil from dealers, imagine if you need to change all 12😬😬

@James-oo1yq

Жыл бұрын

💰 endless bags of 💰

@harryhayward7481

Жыл бұрын

@@Dalbayob69 not how the coils work, there’s only 4 coils each one does 6 plugs so only 4k instead of 12k

@emootikoah8156

Жыл бұрын

​@Harry Hayward only 4k for some coils oh that's alright then 🤣🤣

@harryhayward7481

Жыл бұрын

@@emootikoah8156 the downfalls of buying a car that was over 100k new

I believe the suspension on these is the ABC system which is hydraulic and the sag is due to fluid flowing back past the front valve block.

I drove my 2001 W220 S600 for a good 3-4 years before everything started falling to bits, and ultimately scrapping it (even with only 65,000 miles!). The rust is absolutely awful on the early W220 models, another invasion of Kuwait is needed for the fuel efficiency, and any mechanical work completed outside of what you can do at home requires a second mortgage (mainly suspension)! However, the shear power and torque of the thing, coupled with the ride is wonderful - it's basically like driving a mattress down the road. Not to mention the cool internal features. I look forward to hearing the awesome V12 with a new exhaust, something I really wanted to do on mine!

Would be nice to see you actually do some work on these cars yourself alongside Gareth, we miss him 😢, nice restoration would be nice now rather than destroying every car you own 😂

DJ Another one in the house! We love the content ngl, but please do up some of the ones you have 😂 I want to see the VRS and the Volvo personally!

@AutoalexCars

Жыл бұрын

vRS is tuned and fixed up, Volvo is on the ramp as we speak. All takes time!

@Dunkelzeitgeist

Жыл бұрын

@@AutoalexCars seen the discord, mega work my dude! Can't wait, being a BrickHead myself, can't wait!

Some nice wheels, a good wash and a polish (including the headlights) and it'll definitely look baller!

Love from Canada!!! Love your videos! Keep up the great work!

This is such a gem. Love the sound of these things 🤟

You guys should do what effspot did and get an exhaust fitted that makes it sound like an F1 car (but for a lot less than $12,000 though lol).

@georgel3657

Жыл бұрын

Bet the bloke on the last vid could make one

@forzer45

Жыл бұрын

The engine in this car sounds like garbage compared to the m120 on the old S600.

Omg PART TWOO enjoyed this video so much wanna see how how this project goes ☀️🥳

Great video alex, would love to see you do a grand tour with one of these to the famous chippy in Anstruther, Scotland. Would be a good way to see how the mpg is & if it can make it

Once you get it all sorted out you should do a London to Glasgow run and see what it is really like on fuel and if your taking off the limiter you should go on the Autobahn and see if it will do 178mph

I would be so invested if you went around Western Europe with this car, and trying all the country's chocolate milk. As an also avid, chocolate drinker, I would feel like you would share the same passion and would compare them all! Nothing like chocolate with a V12 engine.

Definitely do a lap round the 'Ring with that thing! Before and after fixes perhaps. But first...what would Taylor say about that!?

I kinda miss my old 2005 S-Class when seeing this, but when he starts listing the usual problems they tend to get later on - I'm glad I sold it at a top 😅

Alex, Go to a official Mercedes dealership for an appraisal to fix all the problems and do a health check. Would be cool to see I think

Alex, 16 minutes of video where 1/5 is an add, we need so much more content from you 🙈

@maxreece2402

Жыл бұрын

Can’t make content if he doesn’t have any money

Happy New Year Alex. Any news on your Jag Project. I am rooting for you to smash DriveTribe

My Father has one of these, drove it from Middlesbrough (up north) to Stansted airport (work) and back everyday, great car remember it well, ultimately failed on air suspension modules, sensors and the rest. Had around 350k on the clock by the end

Definitely want to see an MPG challenge 🤣 but top speed run etc will be fun

@markwalton8644

Жыл бұрын

It's probably going to need refuelling mid Top Speed Challenge 😂😂

@_Jester_

Жыл бұрын

@@markwalton8644 Yep, while still accelerating. 🤣

Always wondered how good are these old luxury cars, guess I'm gonna find out thanks to you Alex

@edwardfletcher7790

Жыл бұрын

They don't cost too much if you never drive them. LoL

@TheRealCatof

Жыл бұрын

Good isn't exactly a word one would use to describe them.

The jagg wouldn’t have worked with side pipes but the merc would be sick with them

We need some big trips in the fleet. S600 to Sicily and back or somewhere equally ridiculous would be an epic watch

How do the headlights on such a luxury car get so buggered so quickly? My w211 are still like new, the s class lights of this era are, invariably, fogged.

@popuptoaster

Жыл бұрын

UV fogs the plastic lens, it's easily polished out, my E55 is 22 years old and has over a quarter million miles on it, headlights still look like new, was probably garaged.

Hey Alex! Love your vids 🤩 Can you please use metric measurments on torque and speed in the subtitles? Just like Doug Demuro 😂 Greetings from Norway 🇳🇴⭐️

The seats are actually heated and cooled. It will show a blue or red led, blue being cold and red is well, you fill it in ;)

Happy new year🥳 Awsome car and video😎🔥👌

I bought a BMW 750i a few years back for £1400. Fantastic car. Same shape as the James Bond one

The M120 and M137 sound like the proper F1 cars when straight piped properly. Aim for that with this and you won't go wrong 😉

Where is Taylor? Its like watching Morcambe without Wise. You guys reviewing or modifying a car together is much more watchable.

Love your videos since years! If you guys when speak about pound feet of torque and miles per hour can show newton meters and kilometers per hour respectively, would be great! Cheers from Bulgaria

Full maintenance - plugs, intake manifold gasket, pcv, etc...then new airbox, exhaust, intercooler pump, ECU/TCU tune :D

Oh boy, these early W220s with the NA V12 are a handful of the Maintenon side 😂 The tray tables is a very rare option though. My father ordered his with them and when he got rid of the car was told it was one of the rarest options.

I used to drive an E55 AMG and she flew!! It was always fun pulling up next to boy racers in their Saxos or Clios who seemed to think they could get the burn on me at the lights!!!!

Ive just yesterday saw this car here in Croatia on the way to the south of the country. Nice to see it going strong.

Nice winterbeater man, keep up the good work!

Really excited to see more on this as every now and then I consider going out and buying a cheap old luxury car

Hi Alex, really like to see you demist the headlights, simples.....

Interior on that car would be so much better then most modern cars, quality leather

Get the lowering links in it, cheap and easy to do for air ride 😊

Alex I’ve always wanted to take one of those older Mercedes and throw an apple car play system in with new speakers and see what it’s like to live with. Throw a new exhaust on it, limiter off, and possibly an intake and road trip it to the autobahn!

I like to drive my W220 often in the "off-road"/raised position.I like to sit high,and the car kind of feels bigger and more luxurious in that way.

Hey Alex!! We're almost reaching 500k subs and will be there soon.. Firstly Congratulations for that 🎉.. So as a special, since you love trying out unique stuff and we love watching them, how about a W8 engine Passat for your next unique project or as an addition to your garage?

This car will be very interesting! I remember hearing somewhere that the "most expensive Mercedes is a cheap Mercedes". I think a youtuber called 'Number 27' bought the 5L V8 version for 900 quid and when he took it to the main dealer it came to 5 grand odd to fix, which he said was amazing.

For loudness straight pipe and decat. Delimiter? excellent!!

Man I'm excited for where this channel goes in 2023

Make a track hawk from it. Stiff suspention, sporty drivers seat, crazy exhaust. Fookin beast.

Love it, Alex trying to be the English Hoovies Garage! Keep it up!

How about a lpg conversion with lap times,dyno and full tank distance before and after

We need more MX530d videos! Really wanna see how that one comes out

Challenge: Since it has the offroad ride height setting, compare it to the 1-wd Jimny. 😛 Maybe a grass slope or something.

Skiing in La clusaz , good MPG challenge and to test a V12 in the snow! But take Taylor !

I you are already talking about exhaust and sound then there is only one thing that is a MUST - headers!

I am really looking forward to Alex and Taylor’s wedding! I know of no two other people that would be better joined in matrimony, until death do we part or rust and fail an MOT! I’m soooooooo proud to give you both away, quickly!

Go on a camping trip with it! Sleeping in those back seats sounds fun :)