Is the w220 Mercedes S-Class a Luxury Nightmare? UNBIASED Review of the S600 v12!

Solid drivetrain with an awesome interior. The old mercedes smell instantly brings back memories. Only shortcoming is the abc system. Never knew the s600 had a twin turbo like the s65.

It's completely timeless design and still very beautiful car. If you didn't know, this would still look like a $150.000 car. And hey, it's a Mercedes-Benz. I love it.

Enjoyed this video...

And nice suit

Great paint job on this one

Yes my 94 w140 had soft close doors

Your wrong my guy. Those are the S600 wheels. I had the brochure hanging on my bedroom wall from day one! Everyone wanted the S55... i wanted the S600

Man, that is one of the nicest W220 I've seen in 2024. Amazing condition. 👍💯🌟

“Why would you be bothered by those who voted for you” 🤣 Man, you’re hilarious. Excellent job reviewing this car!

Great video great car thankyou

I talked my boss into buying an S420. The ABC suspension failed and the day after she bought it (brand new) she went to the garage to go to work and the car was sitting on the floor and had to be towed in. The dealer had it for 2 weeks. Then after 6 months it started to rust at the bottoms of the doors. Mercedes repaired it (under warranty) but it started again a year later. Comand failed regularly and the power steering pump failed twice. She turned it in when the lease was up and bought a Lexus that she kept for ten years.

The fact that I didn’t get fired tells me what a great boss she was

I have a 2006 S55. I absolutely love this car. You couldn't make me an even trade for a brand new Mercedes.

I own 03 S600 its literally an amazing car and very underrated. M275 is a brilliant motor and the most reliable v12 you will find on the open market. The car looks and feels amazing.

I have been loving this car since i was little

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Love your review ... I've owned three W220's and every time I swear 'Never again' ... when working they are simply outstanding ... the design IMO is timeless and has aged well ... if you are prepared to work on them yourself and have a high end scanner they can be maintained for a reasonable (in s class terms) cost 🤔

I think that the W220 Sonderklasse is a sleek elegant stylish design. It was so much curvier than the boxy W140 Sonderklasse which I love the most. Daimler was forced to do some serious cost cutting on the W220 Sonderklasse due to the high R&D cost of the previous W140 Sonderklasse. Supposedly the Daimler CEO at the time thought that Mercedes were over engineered and started increasing profit margins too much beginning with the W210 E-Class which would explain the horrible reliability until around 2006 when they began returning to reliability and higher build quality. The rule of thumb for modern Mercedes-Benz models is to stay away from any Mercedes-Benz built while George W. Bush was president 😂.

W220 after the facelift is completely different car, i mean almost all parts are different from interior, electronics, exterior and it becomes really reliable. I bought one few years ago (facelift) - it is over 20 years old now, got maybe 1000 000kms and it is still on the road and it is perfect. Today it is very old car, so ofc there are issues with gaskets and rubber elements, but beside that i dont see any other brand from this era on the road (7 series, A8s), but i still see a lot of W220s.For me W140 was iconic, but it is very old looking and for young person it doesn't look good, w220 is the best option - timeless design, cheap to maintain (tons of aftermarket parts), good options and everything. W221 currently is super expensive to maintain for such an old car, 7g tronic sux, engines (especially diesels) are nightmare to maintain and unreliable. So if you find to buy w220 s500 under 150k kms facelift i guarantee you will have awesome time with this car!

If I could afford the maintenance and repairs....that'd be my dream car. Car yes, maintenance would probably eat me unless I did most of the work which I'm sure I can. Some things you need special equipment...like having to flush and refill the trans fluid under a particular temperature. Definitely a rare gem! 💎

I have the s430 from 06 and still looks and drives like a 100,000 car. Bought it for 3500 with only 116000 miles, no lights on the dash.

In terms of automobiles, German luxury and sport models are wonderful and probably the best in the world...when newish. Later, the reliability and maintenance woes begin piling up and ruin the overall ownership experience. It's the same with aircraft, but the difference is that automobiles don't have to follow rigorous maintenance schedules.

Thats clean!!

I just got a 2003 Mercedes s430 it not slow but not fast and it only has 100k miles

The S-Class of this era makes me feel like a lawyer in New York or San Francisco

Pretty cool 😍
Buddy pls share your insta handle I need talk to you about this car 🙏🏻

Im having this but S65 and it is fantastic - if you can afford maintaining it. And maintainance is the key.

Everytime when Renntech is mentioned - it kills the product. Bad quality work and value drops. For example Renntech parts for M156 sucks bad. Airflow is better on stock m156 ...

Fk the haters.

The car has Comfort and Sport mode, you might have been driving in comfort mode that's why it was limited. I have a W220 S320 CDI 2005.

W220 s320 cdi owner, cost me £2000 and I just can’t believe what I’m driving for the money, every drive is a special occasion and has been incredible reliability wise