mines arriving nxt week. 2012 s550 diamond white. driving a benz is way on another level than any japanese cars. trust me. i also own a 2009 e350 c207, never had a single problem, never had a visit to a mechanic for problems, not once!
I have driven 2007 S500 which is prefacelift of W221 it has NA 5.5 V8 which I prefer instead of facelifted 4.7biturbo V8, that 5.5 sounds a bit better, just sound incredible and it's smooth and powerful,it's amazing to drive, and I think the W221 sounds better with only engine (muffled exhaust) instead of straightpipe
You’ll spend at least $1,000 on these a year or more on maintenance costs a year. Catastrophic failures of anything are almost unheard of. Very reliable car and packs a heck of a punch. I’m 18 and bought one of these and can afford the maintenance costs. If I can you certainly can too. It’s not owning a Toyota by any means, but you’re getting what you pay for by all means. Go buy a new Corolla and you’re getting a 4 cyl econobox for $30k-$40k or buy these and spend $20k or less for average mileage ones. It’ll be about 5 years after owning this car or even more before maintenance costs match the price of a new Corolla to drive a car that had a sticker price of well over $100k when it was new. For me it’s a no brainer and it’s been working awesome for me. I get in it and never worry about it breaking on a normal commute or long trip to visit relatives.
Air matic to replace is 5k...The computer which goes out on every Mercedes after 100k costs 2700. Tires and oil change will run you 1.5k. You add that up and you are almost at the 1/2 price for a Corolla right there. The AC and air conditioned seats will also need fixing after 100k for about another 3k. There is a reason the car went from 100k+ to under 20k...
@@pete64041 Yeah of course if you go to a dealer, you gonna get raped. An indie shop will be 1/3 those prices so its still a bargain and you'll get a better service overall.
@@pete64041 I bought one of these during the pandemic for 9500 with a salvage title. At 127k miles. And spent about 5k in repairs the first years without including labor rates! The cars at the shop for the rear shocks and needs a transmission:(. The mechanic shop is currently looking for a refurbished transmission. I’m deabating wether I should repair the car after so much work put into it or letting it go as is. The problem is once you drive these cars it’s hard to go back. I got a second car to drive daily because I couldn’t keep up with the headache! Obviously I should of did my homework on these cars and should bought one with one owner and garage kept with better low mileage!
I've owned a 550 and the maintenance costs are about 15% more than any of my Volvos. Tires are $60 more each. An oil change is $100 vrs $70 in the Volvo. The Volvos have more comfortable seats. All the air ride shocks on my 550 were replaced over a 5 year 70-k mile period.
how do you get so bad cars had a 2008 model and drove it for 150k from 330k to 480k ish and absolutely zero problems the airmatic had been fully done at 200k and even then it was done just to be sure it was not broken from none of the corners
If I may ask, how's the maintenance? does it bother you (due to the V8)? or is it tough car? That specific car is my dream, and I wanna buy one soon. People are telling me to get a V6 (more efficient and durable), but I just found an S550 2012 for sale... Any advice? Thanks :)
Personally I love it no issues it’s a fast car it’s heavy, only thing that you’re gonna have to worry about is filling that gas tank up alot and with the highest octane that you can ( it will tell you in the gas tank what is recommended) personally in my area the highest octane that is made for that car is from Sunoco and it’s called ultra .. so you’re going to be paying more in gas for sure
It’s a beast though takes a ton of oil so also remember your oil changes are going to be more expensive as far as maintenance goes those are the only two things I can really mention
Thanks @@DebraMaasMakeup I will buy it as soon as I find a clean/well maintained one. I couldn't move to the newer S Class. Still in love with this one! lol So, at least I'll keep it for six months, then I'll move on to whatever next on my pocket list! Probably a 1960 Cadillac Coup Deville.
Thanks for sharing Buddy, did you end up buying it? awesome motor, good advice, got one same year, thirsty beast as you've found that biturbo is intoxicating to the senses and oh prone to Harman Kadron amplifier failure which costs a small fortune to replace. Nice video, keep up the good work.
Thank you! I did not buy it. I filmed the video for the dealership selling the car, as well as the fact I had never driven an S Class before, so I asked if I could come by and film it. It did eventually sell though!
If you did get into the maintenance cost, you could buy 2 Corollas maybe even a yaris and still pay less lol. That said I do love the S class. Amazing machine. If it doesn't break.
If u keep on maintaining everything they last long, surely a damper could leak and it could get expensive fast, but having some tools, a bit of knowledge and the sheets for repairs, u can fix 'em pretty cheap
It doesnt break unless u break it . So u decide . It has a bulletproof engine and gearbox. A great car and i own one of these. Maintenance is fairly acceptable of wut u get from this car.
@@nikolasgunadi765 this is not ideal especially when you get other makes and models which will by comparison have their powertrain last the life of the car. I owned a Lexus with over 300,000 km's and probably aside from basic wear and tear parts only spend close to 1k on other repairs compared to over 6k
Corolla will still be around for the next 20 years tho...A 2012 will not...So factor in you will need another car and the value keeps getting worse and worse outside of the much more expensive repairs. There is a reason so many people lease Mercedes/BMW, they pass the headaches on to the people who can't really afford these cars, but want to look "rich"
“If things were to go wrong it might be more expensive than your base Toyota Camry….” Dude, you have no idea. Just one of the ABC suspension shocks will cost over $2k with labor. These fail on every Merc and there are 4 of them! Just maintenance like oil service will be several hundred dollars and you can’t do it by yourself, in your garage, it requires a service tablet and a pump that sucks the oil out of the engine. Labor will run $200+ and $100+ for a German specialty independent.
Its really not that bad yes not a same cost as accord but its manageable unless engine or transmission mfunction then its same cost to fix the for the cars whole worth of price
I got my 2012 S550 for $15,000 with 63,000 miles on it. Absolute beast of a car, love it so much.
What dealership?
how long ago
mines arriving nxt week. 2012 s550 diamond white. driving a benz is way on another level than any japanese cars. trust me. i also own a 2009 e350 c207, never had a single problem, never had a visit to a mechanic for problems, not once!
I have driven 2007 S500 which is prefacelift of W221 it has NA 5.5 V8 which I prefer instead of facelifted 4.7biturbo V8, that 5.5 sounds a bit better, just sound incredible and it's smooth and powerful,it's amazing to drive, and I think the W221 sounds better with only engine (muffled exhaust) instead of straightpipe
You’ll spend at least $1,000 on these a year or more on maintenance costs a year. Catastrophic failures of anything are almost unheard of. Very reliable car and packs a heck of a punch. I’m 18 and bought one of these and can afford the maintenance costs. If I can you certainly can too. It’s not owning a Toyota by any means, but you’re getting what you pay for by all means. Go buy a new Corolla and you’re getting a 4 cyl econobox for $30k-$40k or buy these and spend $20k or less for average mileage ones. It’ll be about 5 years after owning this car or even more before maintenance costs match the price of a new Corolla to drive a car that had a sticker price of well over $100k when it was new. For me it’s a no brainer and it’s been working awesome for me. I get in it and never worry about it breaking on a normal commute or long trip to visit relatives.
Air matic to replace is 5k...The computer which goes out on every Mercedes after 100k costs 2700. Tires and oil change will run you 1.5k. You add that up and you are almost at the 1/2 price for a Corolla right there. The AC and air conditioned seats will also need fixing after 100k for about another 3k. There is a reason the car went from 100k+ to under 20k...
@@pete64041 Yeah of course if you go to a dealer, you gonna get raped. An indie shop will be 1/3 those prices so its still a bargain and you'll get a better service overall.
@@pete64041 I bought one of these during the pandemic for 9500 with a salvage title. At 127k miles. And spent about 5k in repairs the first years without including labor rates! The cars at the shop for the rear shocks and needs a transmission:(. The mechanic shop is currently looking for a refurbished transmission. I’m deabating wether I should repair the car after so much work put into it or letting it go as is. The problem is once you drive these cars it’s hard to go back. I got a second car to drive daily because I couldn’t keep up with the headache! Obviously I should of did my homework on these cars and should bought one with one owner and garage kept with better low mileage!
@@emilioestevez3469 first mistake was buying it with over 100k miles
@@omarramirez952 I agree 1000%
I've owned a 550 and the maintenance costs are about 15% more than any of my Volvos. Tires are $60 more each. An oil change is $100 vrs $70 in the Volvo. The Volvos have more comfortable seats. All the air ride shocks on my 550 were replaced over a 5 year 70-k mile period.
How much you end up paying each shock?
@@Manuel-ho1ts between $1000-1150
Or the aftermarket $500
how do you get so bad cars had a 2008 model and drove it for 150k from 330k to 480k ish and absolutely zero problems the airmatic had been fully done at 200k and even then it was done just to be sure it was not broken from none of the corners
i love my 2012 s550 BEST CAR
If I may ask, how's the maintenance? does it bother you (due to the V8)? or is it tough car?
That specific car is my dream, and I wanna buy one soon. People are telling me to get a V6 (more efficient and durable), but I just found an S550 2012 for sale...
Any advice?
Thanks :)
Personally I love it no issues it’s a fast car it’s heavy, only thing that you’re gonna have to worry about is filling that gas tank up alot and with the highest octane that you can ( it will tell you in the gas tank what is recommended) personally in my area the highest octane that is made for that car is from Sunoco and it’s called ultra .. so you’re going to be paying more in gas for sure
It’s a beast though takes a ton of oil so also remember your oil changes are going to be more expensive as far as maintenance goes those are the only two things I can really mention
Thanks @@DebraMaasMakeup
I will buy it as soon as I find a clean/well maintained one. I couldn't move to the newer S Class. Still in love with this one! lol
So, at least I'll keep it for six months, then I'll move on to whatever next on my pocket list! Probably a 1960 Cadillac Coup Deville.
I swear, it is crazy how much cars have changed in the last 10 years.
Prime Subaru, your #1 stop for Mercedes :-P
It is my opinion that the guy who does this review goes to car dealer, takes the S-550 for a test drive and makes a video. Interesting.
Never can go wrong with a Benz
There's reason for so much depreciation! And for many people to lease them! Full of headache!
BTW is it stock exhaust or modified(any part of exhaust removed)
Brilliant!
Thanks for sharing Buddy, did you end up buying it? awesome motor, good advice, got one same year, thirsty beast as you've found that biturbo is intoxicating to the senses and oh prone to Harman Kadron amplifier failure which costs a small fortune to replace. Nice video, keep up the good work.
Thank you! I did not buy it. I filmed the video for the dealership selling the car, as well as the fact I had never driven an S Class before, so I asked if I could come by and film it. It did eventually sell though!
I would love to have a car like this but the maintenance omg!
I see near-perfect low miles examples of these on Mecum Auctions sell for pennies on the dollar from the sticker price
😲🤔
But it's not fully loaded
Thank u so much
The price of this car is great especially for the engine and quality of the car
If you did get into the maintenance cost, you could buy 2 Corollas maybe even a yaris and still pay less lol.
That said I do love the S class. Amazing machine. If it doesn't break.
If u keep on maintaining everything they last long, surely a damper could leak and it could get expensive fast, but having some tools, a bit of knowledge and the sheets for repairs, u can fix 'em pretty cheap
It doesnt break unless u break it . So u decide . It has a bulletproof engine and gearbox. A great car and i own one of these. Maintenance is fairly acceptable of wut u get from this car.
no way most you will spend on maintenance on these cars are 6500 for a new drivetrain / trans
@@nikolasgunadi765 this is not ideal especially when you get other makes and models which will by comparison have their powertrain last the life of the car. I owned a Lexus with over 300,000 km's and probably aside from basic wear and tear parts only spend close to 1k on other repairs compared to over 6k
The question is, am I going to spend less on the maintenance on the W221 than I would be on W222 and newer?
Can you open the door and start it with the key in your pocket?
Nothing like a benz!
Hopefully I can find a low mile 1 owner. I would pay in the 30 thousand range.
Would have been extreme heaven while driving this on such a nice road😳
Very nice car
were you born in 1999? we're the same age then :D
Not if I was born December 28th 1999
I'm confused. Thought it only came with A n/a v8?
Only biturbo v8
This one is a 2012, 2011 and before are na 5.5
It dont got a turbo just a Naturally Aspirated v8
2012 & 2013 models of the W221 got a 4.6L Twin Turbo V8
It has two turbos actually
was it rear wheel drive?
The one he was is is 4Matic. Rear is standard.
Corolla will still be around for the next 20 years tho...A 2012 will not...So factor in you will need another car and the value keeps getting worse and worse outside of the much more expensive repairs. There is a reason so many people lease Mercedes/BMW, they pass the headaches on to the people who can't really afford these cars, but want to look "rich"
“If things were to go wrong it might be more expensive than your base Toyota Camry….” Dude, you have no idea. Just one of the ABC suspension shocks will cost over $2k with labor. These fail on every Merc and there are 4 of them! Just maintenance like oil service will be several hundred dollars and you can’t do it by yourself, in your garage, it requires a service tablet and a pump that sucks the oil out of the engine. Labor will run $200+ and $100+ for a German specialty independent.
Unfortunately you didn’t talk about the service and the price of its parts when you wanna replace it, it’s very expensive
Its really not that bad yes not a same cost as accord but its manageable unless engine or transmission mfunction then its same cost to fix the for the cars whole worth of price
stock exhaust?
Yes stock exhaust. I own one of these.
Wait until you put some miles on a merc you be out of money real quick
if you keep up with maintenance and do the work yourself it shouldn't be too bad. Still not as cheap as a toyota though
do your own brake pads, rotors, disc, oil changes, fluid top ups
@@dikkodikko6262 man you sure need to have a lot of money to drive a nice car. This is why I never get to know what it like to drive Mercedes-Benz car
@@nikolasgunadi765 Sounds like a lot of work to be a brookie
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