Here Is What Stranded My Mercedes ML320 On The Trail! 

Right? Lol

*Transfer case* no matter which car it is, is going to be an expensive fix. That's just common sense.

Yeah, selling it is the cheap fix.

When Mercedes breaks you sell it off real quick.

@@ATX_Engineer If I were to break the xfer case in my Blazer, I literally have a spare sitting on a shelf that I got with a $100 transmission. Old expensive, low-volume cars are always going to be expensive to fix, but cheap plentiful cars are usually really cheap to fix. That's not "common sense;" it's economies of scale.

add a bunch of Subarus outside :)

And Subarus

GTX

He crazy

He's going to fix it

Yeah you would think that since they knew they were going to be off-roading this thing they would have serviced the transfer case before something broke.

Yep set themselves up for failure

@@Nikephorus one of the reasons I watch their videos for entertainment value but don't get much other than that out of it. They are only drivers AND nowhere near mechanically inclined. That's why I watch other specialized channels.

Ive bought 20 year old Wranglers without trying any maintenance and wheeled them No Problem. It’s just a difference between an off-roader and a soft roader

I have a 92 explorer.... I take it to much worse places than these tools

Ivor Dripatmenose. But in this case the Landy not only made it back; it towed the ML. Toyota not required 🙂

If theres any people i will listen to about offroading its the Australians.

@@thefamilyrobbo The Landy didn't have to travel thousands of kilometres in some of the harshest terrain on earth 😉🇦🇺✌🏻

@@halflife103 Smart man!! 👌😉 Toyota has done their 4WD testing in the Australian outback for decades. They bring new models down here & beat the hell out of 'em in the name of research & development. When Aussies "go bush" we prefer to do it in diesel Toyotas (& definitely not Land Rovers)!! 🤣🇦🇺✌🏻

@@IanSR1970 I've no idea who first said it but the comment about taking a Toyota if you want to come back is typical Aussie humour. But it's now used to imply a Landrover won't make it off a garage forecourt without breaking down - which is obviously crap. My remark was simply a dig at all those negative comments and not intended to be taken too literally. 😀 If I lived in Australia or Africa, Toyota would probably be my first choice also but here in the UK there are thousands of Landrovers that get to their destination .... And back. Love your off-road channels on RU-vid and your stunning country. I watch them for hours 🙂 PS. Scott H and Defender90Orkney do ok 😉 And no, I don't own a Landy. Can't afford the maintenance!!! 😀😀

I mostly agree. To be fair the ML was billed as the G replacement, body on frame, & debuted in a jurrasic park movie doing unbelievable things so I can understand them wanting to test its true capabilities. The t-case never being maintained didnt help. New fluid when they got it *might* have prevented failure, but who knows. I replaced the 1.5" oversize westlake SL369's on my forester a while back with .75" undersized falcon wildpeaks to go a little easier on the not so robust drivetrain.

Did you not hear what the mechanic said? It had probably never seen an oil change, the oil got too hot and one of the gears broke.

@@1QKGLH lack of oil or an expired oil can also make the piston rods blow up.

@@1QKGLH not related to oil? But related to friction and heat which the oils protective qualities could.

@@theo_7212 Their mechanic gives me a bit of the sketch-artist feel. Not the worst, but I probably wouldn't go back to him.

I Agree I have one

Didn’t look like it was in its low range either

@@melmelcorvette yeah I was thinking the traction control was doing a garbage job

'65 or '66. If I recall correctly, '67's and up had side markers.

I think everyone is waiting for the Treg to break and it soldiers on 😝. Love the Treg!!

I think the Touareg has endured more abuse and has been on more trails than any other TFL fleet car at this point... And it never seems to let them down, usually ends up surprising everyone how good it goes.

dzelpwr idk their old lr2 did a lot considering it was always the camera car and the recovery car so I think that it has endured at least the same amount of abuse and it also never broke

Rule when buying a used 4x4. Change and service all the oil. 👍

@@lbnewell23 The LR2 had a blown head gasket the whole time they owned it. It just wasn't bad enough to bother replacing it.

They changed the split to 49/51 in 2000.

@@SPW812 Actually they did it sooner and it is 48/52

@@larionpolacsek2695which year they changed it?

The shitty American build quality is DEFINITELY the culprit.

I have a 2002 ML320 I love mechanically. I hate the marriage with crappy Chrysler tho. The interior stuff breaks easily but over all happy with my 20 year old car

it's a 22 year old car so...

Warriors too

Good to know

I paid $500 for crank shaft sensor.

66 coronet

That's a cheap fix !

not only was it in the movie it was specifically in it to be product placement before the ML was officially released and the ones in the Lost World were stick shift and 4x4

Jeff Goldblum was given one for an ad he did when the film was released. He still drives it today

I thought it was a film in the Jurassic Park franchise. I also remember Jeep Wranglers and Ford Exploders (with Plexiglass roofs).

@@natewagner3165 You're correct, but all W163 MLs had 4x4 (full-time all wheel drive) & high/low range transfer case. 5-speed manual gearboxes were available in some European markets, as was a 2.3 litre 4 cylinder petrol engine (ML230) & a 4 litre V8 turbodiesel (ML400 CDI) 🇦🇺✌🏻

Phone # in the description!

Can’t believe I missed that, Thanks!

seems legit.......

tried calling the shop multiple times, please reach out to me if the ML is still available

I recently acquired and repaired a less than pristine 1999 ML320 for my wife. It is mostly in good shape but I had to fix a transmission issue and an EGR issue. I do all my own repairs (and maintenance). Battery is up high, by the right side hood (bonnet) hinge, not underneath like your GL. Not a stranger to German vehicles. 5 VWs previously and this is our 2nd 'Benz, sequentially. It is not shifting down to 4-low, but my wife is a city girl. Her idea of "roughing it" is a hotel without room service. I'm an Assistant Scoutmaster and my idea of a good weekend involves unzipping my tent and watching (& maybe photographing) the sunrise many, many miles away from any mall. I will fix the transfer case issue at some point...

Meth mouth

Same year and model ?

😂😂😂😂😂

@Linkavich Chamofskee I know! There's videos in Hoovies Garage... But I still like the X models. But Mercedes is a better car.

If you own the car it is a toe rag!

Seems like you missed that white SWB G class

I just acquired a 1999 ML320 for my wife. It didn't move under its own power when I first saw it. I am my own mechanic and I've fixed several things, including a transmission issue or two (I normally avoid transmission problems like the Plague). Now my better half daily drives it to/from work. Maintenance and repair costs don't scare me - well, at least the labor doesn't scare me. We don't get snow and ice very much here in Texas, but when we do, everything shuts down (often with good reason). Good to know that, well maintained, the ML320 will be boss in the snow and ice. Maybe a little bit less so, since we don't get enough snow/ice to justify a 2nd set of tires, so we'll be on all-seasons instead of snow/ice tires. Some years there is no hard freeze, some years just a day or two. Once in a blue moon it is white for an entire week.

Roof - tires - roof - tires -roof - tires .. yep, that's the ML rolling around alright.

Mine has oversized.

Why try to denigrate someone because they have mannerisms that don’t conform to your view of what a man or woman should be? Come on, you are better than that!