Out of all your vehicles tim this is by far my favourite, please keep it in immaculate condition, because she is a fabulous old lady and deserves to be well looked after and cherished, and she definitely deserves a smee plate .got to love a 3 pointed star 🇩🇪
Stuff like this is every bit as interesting as the “latest and greatest” stuff. Anyone with enough money can buy new super cars. These more personal, older cars are great. Love it.
YESSSSSSSSSSSSS AN AMG WAGON IN THE GARAGE!!!!!!! YESSSSSSSSSS I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!! YESSSSSSSSSSSS :D :D D!!!!! The only car that I thought the Shmuseum was always missing - an amg wagon!!! And it's finally in the garage!!!!
There’s something about this generation of Mercedes that is so frickin special. Totally over engineered in many areas, but feel absolutely bombproof. I had a CLK Avantgarde a few years younger than this. It was pretty much faultless. A great purchase, Tim!!
So funny story, my parents had an American wagon from the 80s that had seats that folded up sideways, so the passengers would face each other, my siblings and I would argue over the backseat rather than shotgun, or front passenger…lol
I can’t stress enough how much I love these videos. It’s fantastic to see Tim being so natural in front of the camera and it really takes me into what it would be like to become part of the shmeam! Keep it up!
As E500 was your dad's car in your teenage times it needs some kind of dad joke as a numberplate, or at least one as a quote under a number :D A bit funny, that you haven't building the Shmuseum yet, and you already need a bigger one hahah
A lot of car for the money, yes it may need stuff freshened /replaced but overall old mercs just do their thing and usually more or less everything still works on them, cool car😎👍
As an ex-owner of an 2012 E500 4Matic with 408hp I can definitely recommend them. Mine was spec'ed crazy also. Now I'm rockin' an S500 4Matic with 455PS and maximum spec (there were no options unchecked). Some of us just don't want the AMG variant because comfort and quietness and > 400hp can be better than the harsh ride and loud exhaust of an AMG..
@@veemacks7255 Hello sir, you sound like you speak Benz well, so quick question for you: Does lack of comfort and annoying loudness apply for modern AMGs too? For example, the new C43, the upcoming GLC43 or even their 63 variants, can't they behave like normal Mercs with their adaptive suspensions and 4cyl engines? Or are they still giving you a headache after an hour of drive. Thanks!
nice one! gotta love a wagon. speaking of older Mercs.. 500E, a collaboration with Porsche made in the early 90's. V8, luxury, built like a tank but very fast. a favorite.
I like this video format with the others too! Good talking and the flow of conversations was refreshing. It's cool to see schmee getting excited over an older wagon that's just benign to most people! A true car nut through and through.
I’ve got the ClK500 with this engine too. Sounds amazing with a muffler delete. I’ve got coilovers and a tune also, and this really brings the car alive. Excellent purchase and so cool!
This is the most car shopping fun, I love road trips to buy cars of this vintage. Last two were to get a mk 4 Golf V6 4mo and a Saab 9000 Aero. So much fun. Made even better when having got it back, it gets a clean bill of health from the inspection. Look forward to seeing this wagon in future vids. :)
Had a W211 E500 and loved it - replaced with W212 E500, an even better car, mainly for the bigger V8 and way more oomph. Nice car to waft along in, but more than capable of getting up and going when needed. Oh, and mine had nappa leather and a pano roof with built in solar panels that would run the cooling when parked on hot days - so don't go on and on about the spec on this example! lol
I love that the team makes decision based on passion and nostalgia, it did not make sense until Tim explain the the history and now I am all for it. Could you please send it to Topaz and get it wrapped in a bright color?
This is awesome. Love the tiebacks to younger Shmee. 25 is a nice solid number for cars in ownership! They are all special and we all know they will get enjoyed! Can’t wait for the first multi car outing… maybe to Germany???? Thanks Tim!
The Shmuseum Great Video and Congratulations to Tim on getting his 2003 E500 Wagon and I can't wait to see what happens with it and Congratulations on getting 120k Subs
I saw your cars at GoodWood Tim. Apart from being dirty thanks to all that dust, an Aventador there looked like it hadn't been washed for years! They looked very good, you or your other half have great taste in colour. That wing on your AMG GT Black is just ridiculous though! Mind you the splitter plates on your Aston are equally silly I can see why you take them off to drive it! Your Zenvo looked awesome too. Thank you so much for bringing them allowing people to walk around them.
I think you should make it a total sleeper! Twin-turbo charge and / or supercharge it and completely mod it out. Leave the exterior the way it is... I look forward to seeing what you do with it. 😁
Get the anti roll bar bushings done at the front. That noise will go away. Believe me. I had one and it was the front anti roll bar bushings that had gone and not the top & bottom ball joints. Great buy guys - fantastic motor.
What a nice car! Didn't see an e-class 211 in that good condition for years! Normally they have nowadays blind headlights and discoloured window frames.
The Clio V6 is 100% going to be sliver as a tribute to the original. Brilliant getting an E-Class! If you get trouble with the SBC pump in future (the most likely issue on these!) you can get the pump reset as they cause errors after X number of cycles. All pre-facelift W211s suffer. An X-Pipe will sort out the engine note :) That will do 400k miles easily. Great purchase!
Funny you bought that. Last month I said goodbye to a 2002 CL500 with the same engine and performance. I was shocked to see it with a tow hook. Imagine seeing an almost straight piped coupe towing a small trailer with windows down and no B pillar
Got the exact engine in a 2002 SL500, it's got the secondary cats and the resonators removed because they broke so it sounds like a muscle car, I've seen you can get a keyless push button start lever in the w211 e class which I think needs to go in, and I've seen you can get a supercharger kit for the 5.0L m113 engine, and the first gen Distronic can be retro fitted without any fancy programming
Smoked or tinted rear tail lights as well as front head lights also smoked , decrome all the crome strips , e500 badge ,front grill , tinted windows, exhaust, rear most seat deleat and last but not the least a small tune to increase powe 😆😅☺🤔🤔
Im more excited about this than some of the other cars you have. If i may suggest a scanner that reads all the modules. You dont need an expensive one, but considering the number of cars you have, it would go a long way in resetting some random warnings these older cars produce. Great purchase Tim!
i laughed so much when you Numbered all your cars and shmee been shocked ohh no that's gotten out of hand!! (28:30) i hope everything goes alright! soon you will need another Barn, i see it coming XDD
Amazing car for the money Tim. What a spec aswell! I think what I love is that sometime soon this will be parked next to a 1 of 4 TSR-S hypercar 🤣. Come along way since the days of the quicksilver R8, congrats!
2100kg towing limit. Get the lightest trailer you can. Aim for 500kg and then you'll be able to pull a car weighing up to 1600kg. The W211 does tow pretty well as it's got a decent length wheelbase, self levelling suspension and plenty of power/brakes. If you want to improve the towing stability even more, fit some high load rear tyres. They will flex less and give better stability at the 60mph towing speed limit.
@@scott214 i know its class the way it is, id still like to see it wrapped white with blacked out windows, love a good storm trooper vibe. which would be totally unexpected from shmee I can tell he's kinda embarrassed by it already, full send lmaoo
Bet you didn't see this one coming!
Nope 😁
No I didn't see this coming
@Shmee150 When are we going to see the GT500 in the Shmuseum?
Totally not!!!!
You need an intervention with your friends and family, you have a serious shopping addiction..
At this rate, I wouldn't be suprised if you get a 2nd shmuseum
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Announcement I’ve got planning permission to extend the shmuseum 🤣
Very much, the shopping spree he is in , i am doubting that he is a billionaire
@@ananyobrataroy6755 who ever said he's a billionaire??
@@cameronsmith2686 second row of stackers and they’re all triples.
This is a classic hoovies garage moment. More old cars are just the way to go
exactly! I think viewers seem to enjoy seeing older cars vs the latest supercar
This is pure Hoovie well said!
This is pure Hoovie well said!
This is pure Hoovie well said!
Never thought Tim would say it’s getting out of hand with the number of cars
Love to see the expansion of diversity in the collection. Great video. Also thanks Tim for signing my phone case last Thursday really appreciate it.
@freepieanchipsgarage yeah, a collection with crazy Ferraris, AMG and McLarens to Renault Clios and a 20 year old Mercedes estate is pretty diverse
@freepieanchipsgarage I said expanding, as in this is a starting point for more to come.
@freepieanchipsgarage Why so angry laddy?
@freepieanchipsgarage Did have a bad day Sir ? 🧐
@@lollypop9580 don't worry man is 77 yrs old
As the owner of an E55 I’m so surprised but so excited to see a W211 (or I guess I should say S211, because estate) on this channel, that’s so cool!
Out of all your vehicles tim this is by far my favourite, please keep it in immaculate condition, because she is a fabulous old lady and deserves to be well looked after and cherished, and she definitely deserves a smee plate .got to love a 3 pointed star 🇩🇪
I own a CLS 500 and I couldn’t be happier to see a Mercedes’ with an M113 5.0 v8 join the team! What a wonderful estate!
Stuff like this is every bit as interesting as the “latest and greatest” stuff. Anyone with enough money can buy new super cars. These more personal, older cars are great. Love it.
Is it bad I'm more excited about this kinda car on the channel than the supercars? 😅
no not at all
No mate ,it makes sense as you can relate to this car more than million dollar cars you will ( probably) never own
Same mate ✌🏻
Fell the same way...
i think its just because you understand nothing about cars
Quick correction. The most spontaneous car buy was when you went to service the Aston Martin and came back with the DBS
YESSSSSSSSSSSSS AN AMG WAGON IN THE GARAGE!!!!!!! YESSSSSSSSSS I LOVE IT!!!!!!!!!! YESSSSSSSSSSSS :D :D D!!!!! The only car that I thought the Shmuseum was always missing - an amg wagon!!! And it's finally in the garage!!!!
There’s something about this generation of Mercedes that is so frickin special. Totally over engineered in many areas, but feel absolutely bombproof. I had a CLK Avantgarde a few years younger than this. It was pretty much faultless. A great purchase, Tim!!
After the 296 GTB was announced to be the next Shmeemobile, i wasn't expecting you bought something random after that haha
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Yo guys! Congrats on the 'new' car! Love the cars and the channel!❤️🔥
Really appreciate it!
@@TheShmuseum as estates go have you not thought about a Volvo 850R. Loved the btcc one
Oh wow! My parents had an E240 Avantgarde from that generation. Brought back so many memories, especially those rear seats!
You should put the F1 pace car livery and add the roof emergency lights, have some fun with it.
This needs to happen
So funny story, my parents had an American wagon from the 80s that had seats that folded up sideways, so the passengers would face each other, my siblings and I would argue over the backseat rather than shotgun, or front passenger…lol
No towing experience, no big deal. Welcome to America! Haha nice find and shmeemobile!
Absolutely Love this era of Benz…
Them headlights are to die for…
This circa of E Class(03-09) Estate’s are just so fudging Kool…
Now that is an impressive looking car for it's age. A big surprise, but a very pleasant addition.
Nothing better than buying or experiencing vehicles you wanted to own or drive growing up. New cars cannot compete with those feelings
That V8 is known for its longevity too. Well purchased!
I can’t stress enough how much I love these videos. It’s fantastic to see Tim being so natural in front of the camera and it really takes me into what it would be like to become part of the shmeam! Keep it up!
Fantastic! Great to relive childhood motoring memories, far nicer than the ruinous E55 Hoovie bought!
The ending was Top Gear-esque “ And on that bombshell” 😂😂😂 I like this car tho ❤️
As E500 was your dad's car in your teenage times it needs some kind of dad joke as a numberplate, or at least one as a quote under a number :D
A bit funny, that you haven't building the Shmuseum yet, and you already need a bigger one hahah
Fun vlog. Hopefully it will not be a pain to get fixed. A rag car for the channel would be great. Nice video. Keep up the good work.
A lot of car for the money, yes it may need stuff freshened /replaced but overall old mercs just do their thing and usually more or less everything still works on them, cool car😎👍
As an ex-owner of an 2012 E500 4Matic with 408hp I can definitely recommend them. Mine was spec'ed crazy also. Now I'm rockin' an S500 4Matic with 455PS and maximum spec (there were no options unchecked). Some of us just don't want the AMG variant because comfort and quietness and > 400hp can be better than the harsh ride and loud exhaust of an AMG..
If you don't mind me asking, how much did you pay for your S500, and what year is it?
@@aaronghale5948 It's a 2016 and was €50,000 to me. The original new price was €157,000. The dealer told me most S63's weren't spec'ed up that high.
@@veemacks7255 Hello sir, you sound like you speak Benz well, so quick question for you: Does lack of comfort and annoying loudness apply for modern AMGs too? For example, the new C43, the upcoming GLC43 or even their 63 variants, can't they behave like normal Mercs with their adaptive suspensions and 4cyl engines? Or are they still giving you a headache after an hour of drive. Thanks!
Any mods on that s class?
@@myringains they’re not uncomfortable he’s just making himself feel better about not getting an AMG 🤣
Tim, Tom and brad i love your effort your the best ever you know alot about cars and you three are so funny
So refreshing to see something like a 211 on a channel usually flooded with million dollar exotics 👍🏻
nice one! gotta love a wagon.
speaking of older Mercs.. 500E, a collaboration with Porsche made in the early 90's. V8, luxury, built like a tank but very fast. a favorite.
Love it, let's HOT ROD it up for towing BRISKLY.
I like this video format with the others too! Good talking and the flow of conversations was refreshing. It's cool to see schmee getting excited over an older wagon that's just benign to most people! A true car nut through and through.
Pretty good idea to get a towing workhorse without going crazy
Great choice of this understated estate, looks amazing and hopefully a more reliable one than the competitor in the same era
I’ve got the ClK500 with this engine too. Sounds amazing with a muffler delete. I’ve got coilovers and a tune also, and this really brings the car alive. Excellent purchase and so cool!
Brilliant purchase Tim! Totally suited for purpose, classy looks and for sheer tonnage it can't be beat. Bravo
This is the most car shopping fun, I love road trips to buy cars of this vintage. Last two were to get a mk 4 Golf V6 4mo and a Saab 9000 Aero. So much fun. Made even better when having got it back, it gets a clean bill of health from the inspection. Look forward to seeing this wagon in future vids. :)
When I saw the thumbnail, I immediately thinking about your old Subaru estate haha. I knew that from your website way long ago.
Had a W211 E500 and loved it - replaced with W212 E500, an even better car, mainly for the bigger V8 and way more oomph. Nice car to waft along in, but more than capable of getting up and going when needed. Oh, and mine had nappa leather and a pano roof with built in solar panels that would run the cooling when parked on hot days - so don't go on and on about the spec on this example! lol
I had a sedan version of that Mercedes I loved it. Especially that V8 with an exhaust. Same color and everything. My very first luxury car.
Great video, love the snoopy in the background
I love that the team makes decision based on passion and nostalgia, it did not make sense until Tim explain the the history and now I am all for it. Could you please send it to Topaz and get it wrapped in a bright color?
This is awesome. Love the tiebacks to younger Shmee. 25 is a nice solid number for cars in ownership! They are all special and we all know they will get enjoyed!
Can’t wait for the first multi car outing… maybe to Germany????
Thanks Tim!
Great to see a regular car in the garage..and a wagon at that.🎉
The Shmuseum Great Video and Congratulations to Tim on getting his 2003 E500 Wagon and I can't wait to see what happens with it and Congratulations on getting 120k Subs
I saw your cars at GoodWood Tim. Apart from being dirty thanks to all that dust, an Aventador there looked like it hadn't been washed for years! They looked very good, you or your other half have great taste in colour. That wing on your AMG GT Black is just ridiculous though! Mind you the splitter plates on your Aston are equally silly I can see why you take them off to drive it! Your Zenvo looked awesome too. Thank you so much for bringing them allowing people to walk around them.
I think you should make it a total sleeper! Twin-turbo charge and / or supercharge it and completely mod it out. Leave the exterior the way it is... I look forward to seeing what you do with it. 😁
Nice and real Tim right there. Love it!
A real classic. Such a nice looking car and they drive so smooth and effortlessly. Great choice
Always nice to buy some good memories.
You should put the spare gt black series or the old gtr wheels on it because it would look really nice because it's sort of a G63 replacement
Nice choice. My Dad's C220 of the same era still works and everything works on it.
Good job you had an E class estate to fit that Clio pulley in.
Getting some major carthrottle vibes from this video. Always full of surprises
Get the anti roll bar bushings done at the front. That noise will go away. Believe me. I had one and it was the front anti roll bar bushings that had gone and not the top & bottom ball joints. Great buy guys - fantastic motor.
What a nice car!
Didn't see an e-class 211 in that good condition for years!
Normally they have nowadays blind headlights and discoloured window frames.
Wow I did not expect that. Great to see. Can’t wait to see what happens
Very cool car! I learned to drive in an “estate car” - a huge 1957 Chevrolet station wagon. Enjoy yours!
Absolutely love the S211 specially with the V8! Such an amazing car!! Love it!!!
Now that's a rocking sleeper! ❤️🔥
Certainly a random buy. A great car for the trip to IKEA.
The Clio V6 is 100% going to be sliver as a tribute to the original.
Brilliant getting an E-Class! If you get trouble with the SBC pump in future (the most likely issue on these!) you can get the pump reset as they cause errors after X number of cycles. All pre-facelift W211s suffer. An X-Pipe will sort out the engine note :)
That will do 400k miles easily. Great purchase!
Did definitely not see this coming, I love it and I can't wait to see what you are going to be doing
You should have fun with it and go ham on it like for example put a supercharger or something! Great video, love the shmuseum channel!
It will be fun watching the e500 towing one of the supercars😂. Nice addition!
Congratulations on your new acquisition!
And having the snoopy on the shmezzanine is a nice touch!😂
by far your best looking shmeemobile!
Tim you need to do some V8 Vantage restoration content 😁
And Some more 675LT please 😁
Funny you bought that. Last month I said goodbye to a 2002 CL500 with the same engine and performance. I was shocked to see it with a tow hook. Imagine seeing an almost straight piped coupe towing a small trailer with windows down and no B pillar
Great choice with the W211 fitted with a M113. Bomb proof engines.
Very cool car. My dad still owns an E320. Very cool car and in my opinion they were ahead of its time and keeping up well!
You can never go wrong with a wagon! Very nice!
Ha! I knew it would be an estate. I had a Volvo XC70 and loved it. Those Mercedes estates are also great. Congrats!
I always wait for a new addition to your collection 😆
Same!
Best buy you've made. I love it (can I have it when your done) must be good to get back to the Shmuseum. Stay safe J.
Got the exact engine in a 2002 SL500, it's got the secondary cats and the resonators removed because they broke so it sounds like a muscle car, I've seen you can get a keyless push button start lever in the w211 e class which I think needs to go in, and I've seen you can get a supercharger kit for the 5.0L m113 engine, and the first gen Distronic can be retro fitted without any fancy programming
Really like the new car, remember them coming out when I was 15 or 16
What a diverse collection it is now
Love the giant Snoopy on the walkway!
Smoked or tinted rear tail lights as well as front head lights also smoked , decrome all the crome strips , e500 badge ,front grill , tinted windows, exhaust, rear most seat deleat and last but not the least a small tune to increase powe 😆😅☺🤔🤔
Im more excited about this than some of the other cars you have. If i may suggest a scanner that reads all the modules. You dont need an expensive one, but considering the number of cars you have, it would go a long way in resetting some random warnings these older cars produce.
Great purchase Tim!
Congrats on ur new Merc E500 estate
I actually kinda hoped for you to get the Subaru. But an E500 is pretty cool too.
@Shmee150 watching from New Zealand and waiting for you to come back and do a tour. 🙂
Me too
i laughed so much when you Numbered all your cars and shmee been shocked ohh no that's gotten out of hand!! (28:30)
i hope everything goes alright! soon you will need another Barn, i see it coming XDD
This is getting an instant like!! What an awesome car!
I have a C230 Kompressor Coupè and a lot of the features are similar! So cool to see Shmee has a Mercedes of this era
Amazing car for the money Tim. What a spec aswell! I think what I love is that sometime soon this will be parked next to a 1 of 4 TSR-S hypercar 🤣. Come along way since the days of the quicksilver R8, congrats!
I believe the Shmueseum will be cramped for space in the near future.
Need to buy a bigger shmuesum
You, Brad and Tom should do a UK car Trek series. 😂😂 £1500 British sports cars.
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@@TheShmuseum or use the old Clio, then get 2 more £500 hatchbacks.
Congrats! Never seen or knew this had 2 seats in the back! Cool specs!
So nice to see the new Shme(E)-Class
Did not see it coming but it is a bloody brilliant specimen. Excellent buy in my opinion.
This Mercedes is one the best cars in the world, I totally love it.
Shmee just buys cars daily at this point :) Wow
2100kg towing limit. Get the lightest trailer you can. Aim for 500kg and then you'll be able to pull a car weighing up to 1600kg.
The W211 does tow pretty well as it's got a decent length wheelbase, self levelling suspension and plenty of power/brakes.
If you want to improve the towing stability even more, fit some high load rear tyres. They will flex less and give better stability at the 60mph towing speed limit.
While your NZ based Subaru might be long gone, you still have people watching from there! Love hearing the country name drop! 🇳🇿
tints, wheels, and an exhaust! love the new shmeemobile
Avantgarde spec comes with blue tinted glass from factory which suits it more
@@scott214 i know its class the way it is, id still like to see it wrapped white with blacked out windows, love a good storm trooper vibe. which would be totally unexpected from shmee I can tell he's kinda embarrassed by it already, full send lmaoo