it really is a good looking car and honestly drives a step up over all the modern crap now.. this car is the closest thing to the Bentley i have reviewed! and that says a lot considering how cheap these are now
5:23 Its because in Germany there are many areas where you're only allowed to drive 60 or 30 kilometers per hour, so with those yellow/orange fields you're always gonna have it in the eye a little bit more.
If you dont know, dont answer and lie! Its because the car doesnt really have a economical gear for those given speeds. It is for you to try to not be in this speed. Google it 👍
I think at those points you would be at the red level limits of your rpm at the lowest gear possible. In other words, the gearbix will shift up at those points when at full throttle.
One of the finest Mercedes ever made! I love the W210 timeless style and the M113 is a bulletproof motor. I had E420 with old school M119 motor, one of best I ever had and I have had dozens of Mercedes..
Thanks for the review. I recently acquired a 2000 E55 AMG and I feel lucky to have found one in such great shape. I love the luxury and the on command high performance...says an american muscle car fanatic.
RaZing KaiNe nice pick up m8!🙌 they are really amazing cars and ones that seem to have been unfortunately mostly forgotten about.. but this will Change🧐 these cars will rise in value soon👌 they don’t make em like they used to.. glad you enjoyed the review 🙏
Remember my dad having a black e55 back in the day. I was way too young to understand what it was but now I look into them, they're an absolute gangsta of a car and I wish he still had it 😂
The W210 E55 was one of the most modern cars at the time. It had a built-in cell phone with voice controls. The only crap thing about it was the water based paint the factory used, which quickly rusted several sections of the body.
Missing the star on the engine cover, haha. They all crack. The W210 E55 would do 178 mph without the speed limiter. That car has the resonator deleted and is lowered. The stock E55 doesn't sound like that at all. Nice pins holding up the head liner.
I bought a very clean 2 owner 99 example with 141,000 miles for $4400 USD about 3 years ago before the internet started talking about them. It seems like the average price is around 9k nowadays. I'm still in love with it, slowly making it better and cleaner. Next buy will be an E46 M3 of sorts.
Nice coverage, I own a w210 1997 e230. A car and half. Imported from London to Nairobi Kenya in 2006 and I bought it in 2013 meaning I have had it for 9 years. In kenya 🇰🇪 you rarely find amgs and there's a rule that you can't import a car that's more than 8 years old. It's such a disservice since I won't be able to own a w210 amg in the streets of Nairobi. W210s are timeless beautiful cars that are reliable and cheap to maintain.
Tne 2000 year "facelift" had nearly 1800 changes to if I'm correctly advised, a lot of improvements to the suspension. Worth the premium if you are looking to buy.
@@RossReviewsau ..what's your 'opinion'. should i 'touch up'...paint spots on car...to keep it basically 'Original paint'? ...or if budget allows...should i get a 'professional' to re-paint the whole car??..... but yep...I'M 'KEEPING HER'! ( 212,000 KM's ). Cheers from Canada...
@@gungfuriceboy if the car is original i would leave it how it is.. maybe small stone chip touch ups could be ok.. but thats if you want to keep it as a investment.. if you plan to never sell her man just do what you want with it :)
@@RossReviewsau ...yep...you know the old saying Everything's for Sale .. for the 'Right Price'!...lol... But yep..usually when i purchase a Vehicle...i Want to Keep IT!!...
orange things are for easier maintaning of common speeds in germany. it blends with speedometer needle. they are not shift points (in older benzes it was). also, rear headrest are pneumatic, as well as central locking, alarm system, and seat cushions. they are all connceted to compressor under back seats.
The orange sectors of the speedo may be common suburban speed limits, makes it easy to check speed at a glance, good feature I reckon especially with school zones.
Not bad review you should have floored it from standstill and showed how much grunt the car has the wheels just spin. Recently sold mine on car and classic for £7000 it had 75k miles on it with full service history a 1999 also. 👍
thanks m8 glad you enjoyed it.. was a very cool car.. i would have floored it but the owner was with me n i didnt want to over step.. funny enough he actually did a bit of a burnout in it while the camera was off tho unfortunately haha
Great review. Thank you! My 2000 W210 E55 has 240k miles and drives and runs great. The M113 motor and tranny are a great match. Replace the conductor plate on the trans as preventative maintenance if you haven't already. Also really easy to work on. Oil changes with a Topsider are cake. Changing the serpentine belt and idler pulley is less than a 30 min job with the right tools. Shares a lot of parts as the other W210 E class of the era. Driving around town is quiet, comfy and inconspicuous. Open the throttle and you are in for a treat!
I have heard people bash the 1999 model but to be honest the car seemed absolutely rock solid! would be nice to have all 3 lined up together tho! W124, W210, + facelift and compare
@@RossReviewsau W210 model is quite solid car in isolation; it's when you compare the car to what the previous models were like, that's when it doesn't quite match them.
Beautifull car, if you are thinking of buying one be aware the W210 was notorious for rust, Australian delivered cars fare better but you need to inspect closely.
Good to see Perth RU-vidrs. I had a W210 sadly mine was not great. Also had a W124. W202 ( was smashed) Now i have a W211 and i had fords to. ( hence my name )
Nice one! thanks yes there are not many of us in Perth that do the youtube thing lol Nice to see you have Fords aswell :) the aussie fords are a fav of mine
@@RossReviewsau I was thinking that.... as it looks to par!!! Definitely unlike cloudy UK. But you don’t sound Australian, more so Canadian or American. Cheers mate
@@RossReviewsau IDK, but where I live, we get Vectras with a red mark on 30mph (which is built-up area limit) and 70mph (which is national speed limit)
scanspeak00 very soft steering! Really gave you that feeling of your floating almost 😅 everything about the car was soft feeling but in a luxurious way.. but still went like a bullet when you pinned it !🤣
Jack Williams was a blast to film m8 happy I could find one for ya! I reckon these would be a great investment! Just be sure to find one in good nick like this.. also think about going the facelift model from 2000 onward.. let me know what you decide! Wicked car non the less🙌😁
I’ve come back to this car after many years. The decision is made, as soon as I’ve saved up enough I’m gonna get one. To be fair, if I started putting money away 5 years ago then I’d be close now. So great to see you channel is healthy and you’re still having fun. Keep it up, brother!
Pieter G hey thanks for checking out the video! I really do think the W210s have hit the bottom of there depreciation.. if you can hold on to it for a bit longer I think it would be worth your while..
it is but thats the car haha mercedes was always more an old mans car back in the day.. only recently they have really youthened up there car range.. was a very luxurius cruiser this one.
You skipped allot of things that really make it AMG and ahead of it's time --like you skipped all the most important stuff. Edit: amazing camera angles, lighting, and camera work though! You really did compliment the car with those. And the engine rev... Yeah, despite missing all the reasons an actual enthusiast would buy this car, and what actually would make this into a classic, this still might be one of my favorite w210, or even AMG videos for that matter, just because of how good you guys did making this car look good for being on video and not in person
appreciate the compliments on the eiting :) to be honest i'm not a real mercedes/euro car guy so i really didn't know a hole lot about the car just tried to research it the best i could.. would love it if you could share some info with me just incase i ever film another one :)
@@RossReviewsau okay, just off the top of my head: The trim (side skirts and bumper) are different than any other w210). The car is amazing with electronics for that year. Just look at everything it has. Heated seats, headlight washers, the seats, headrests and steering wheel are fully electrically adjustable. Automatic windows that roll down without you having to hold down the button. Heating and AC in the back seats (just expand on how it's a 1999 with that) there are so many things this car has that most 2015 cars don't even have. Heck some 2020 cars don't have it. Okay, you mentioned the doors and how they look, but how could you not mention the fact that it's a freaking 90's car with airbags surrounding you? Door airbags? Some cars didn't even get that until 2004! Mercedes was of the upmost quality with car crash safety. They practically invented the airbag. The A & C pillars are reenforced for roll over, and some cars even today don't even do that. (But that might just be Mercedes stuff that's not AMG specific, but come on! This is why this car is gonna be a classic). It's a 1999 with traction control, and cruise control. This is the kinda stuff that make it a Mercedes-Benz which stands above all the other brands --like 6 disk CD changer. Theres a huge fan base for the engine in that car, because it has so much potential due to build quality and newer upgrades put into newer versions of the engine. You can tune that thing to have over 1k hp, and it has been done. The transmission is in so many Daimler Chrysler cars, and built for durability, so people like that. A rebuild on that transmission could probably handle over 700-800 torque. Here's a HUGE kicker: the last AMG to come out of the AMG factory was a modded 300 Mercedes (the one in this video). In a time (1999-2000) where everyone was staying away from classic car looks (I'm taking about the 4 round headlights and the shape of the front (bonnet [hood]) etcetera). Other manufacturers were trying to go for a modern new look. Mercedes-Benz decided to go with the 4 round headlights and body to eccentuate those front lights. This really makes the car stand out for that time line. Some say it's because Mercedes-Benz and AMG knew that 1999 was a special year, because AMG was no longer to be independent. Therefore, the 300 Mercedes-Benz of that year was designed just for AMG to work on in memory of the first AMG race car. The first AMG race car was a 300 with front fairings and a hood to eccentuate those round headlights. So, the last car to come out of the independent AMG factory was a newer version (a commemorative tribute remake if you will) of the first AMG ever made. You said that car was the end of an era, and your right in a sense. However, it's also the beginning of a new era. If you look at every Mercedes built after this generation of car, you'll see that they all keep this kind of look. If would nice of you if you could respond to let me know if you read this message.
-SMP- scientific method perspective appreciate all you impute m8 your right about it all in sure👍 it was a car that was ahead of its time for sure with all the tech and features.. n the drive is just like no other seriously not far off the Bentley feel! I drove a GT continental from a similar year and surprisingly shared a lot of similarity’s one the drive😁 Thanks for giving input and letting me know ways to improve means a lot 🙏
@@RossReviewsau that's awesome that you can share that's experience with us. That's for the amazing work and the awesome movie magic in the video. You really captured the essence of a car lover. It was my pleasure to help mate. Glad to know you got the info. Thanks for replying. Hope to see more awesome videos in the future. Cheers!
Nope,the E50 is a m119 engine The E55 is the m113 engine. 347 hp vs 354 hp Not much difference,but stull not the same. The E50 is based on the old w210 E420 engine,only amg gave it more power. No thanx duuwed,youre welcome🙄
@@Antonemachine you cant blame him.actually he is right.the E55 is the facelift with some better functions of the E50. but you are right also.the E50 is a E50 and a E55 is a E55
