This car is literally amazing, unbreakable. I bought recently a mb w124 250d here in Italy which was literally destroyed, it has never left me stranded. Slowly I am solving all the maintenance problems that the old owner never did
@@DexCode1337the turbo ones are also reliable too, the engine in this video is a turbo one, OM605 and is one of the best Diesel Mercedes turbo engines.The internals are reinforced from factory.
My jaw dropped dead on your mileage. The fact that a car can be trustworthy to drive even under such conditions after more than half a million Ks is incredible. Looks pristinely and religiously maintained. I wouldn't be surprised if the thermostat never opens in such weather :) Nice video, safe rides!
back in the days when they let engeneers build the cars. A modern mercedes would start beeping, the seat would move forward, locking you behind the wheele and the display show "error 283" and then the engine would shut off.
Old cars, especially diesels, are built to last. This car may even see 1000000 km. There's a Volvo, still rolling, after 5000000 km. And if you look at trucks, it's even longer lasting. An 80s Peterbilt clocked over 8000000 km, and even a 60s Kenworth clocked a whopping 17000000 km, destined to live into the 22nd century (with proper maintenance).
If you want to see crazy mileage in decently functionning cars, go to Morocco. White taxis operate between cities and do pretty long steady routes on the highway. I once rode in a taxi with 900k+ km and when I asked the driver he told me he's had the car for more than 15 years and the odometer had already stopped working. Some of these cars have multiple drivers so they run all day, who knows how many kilometers they have seen.
500 000km is completely OK for this generation of MB diesel. Just change oil and oilfilter often. As a matter of fact it is a taxi in Greece with more than 5 000 000km. Also a diesel. But that one is a W123, not a W124.
As a person who once stayed at a Holiday Inn Express, I feel that I'm qualified to give the following advice. -Use your washer fluid when you're sitting still, with the defroster on high heat- Move somewhere warmer.
Old Mercedes Diesel engines are just unbreakable. They are up there in reliability with the legendary 1.9 TDI. Great scenery, I wish I can visit there someday
💯 At those temps your windscreen doesn't get dirtier...you should have washed it while it was in the parkade...then left it until you arrive to the next warm parkade.
nah, the mistake is having anything beside some % alcohol and distilled water, as you can see whatever else is in there gets gel like at those temps, if it was only water and alcohol it would 100% be cleared away by heat and air
you should have a cardboard piece in front of the grill to prevent cold air to the radiator. makes winter driving much more better as your engine don't get cold and you can use all the heat generated to heat up the cabin
If the thermostat works properly, you don’t have to have a cardboard since the circuit always maintains 87°C for the engine and the cabin heating system, and only opens the refrigerator to the radiator if surpasses this temperature.
@@mickdiaz Helps the car to reach operating temperature faster. Even if there isn't much coolant flow when driving cold car, the freezing air will cool the engine block and the engine warms up slower.
@@mickdiaz you should probably first own and drive a car in the Nordic countries for one winter before giving advices - especially if your home region in Spain has a record low of -6°C… While the Nordics have lower than -50°C
@@Halinenorgsince when my country of origin defines my experience? I’ve driven through more than -25°C with a 300D W123 and nailed wheels… of course it had a 2nd battery in the trunk and an additional preheater for the fuel. We noted the thermostat had to be new and changed the one it had of 82°C to a brand new 87°C one and it was a big difference! but out of that Mercedes is Mercedes. We always ran it statically for ~15 minutes before depart… Best regards!
about the fluid: wind chill is different, so even when I drove at around -5C, my -40C rated fluid would freeze on the window if you spray it right away. It rather means that it won't freeze inside the watertank
I don't understand. If the temperature is -40c, it is -40c in engine bay too (a little bit warmer if engine is hot). When you spray it to windshield the temperature is still -40c in the windchill. It just reaches that temperature faster if the engine had warmed the fluid some amount.
@@zen933 When you spray a thin layer on the windshield, the alcohol will instantly evaporate, leaving only the water mixed with detergents and whatever else is in the washer fluid, that is why it will instantly freeze.
Beautiful where you live:) I just picked myself up a 95 w124 with the om606, and here in the warm temperatures of Hawaii, I have no over heating, electrical or mechanical issues. Phenomenal car. I'm now in the process of installing a turbo on it.
Man, I LOVE this era of Mercedes and this is coming from someone who swears by Lexus. I really feel that in this era of German cars, they were showing off what they can do by bringing out products that were just bullet proof and would last forever. Nowadays, I feel like most car manufacturers show off what they can do by just loading up their car with as much tech as possible, regardless if you actually need it...and by the time the warranty expires it's ripe for the scrapheap
Excellent version of the Legend! I think that petrol M111 series engine is the top of small Mercedes engines as OM60x diesels. Best regards from Russian owner of 1994 W202 C180 almandin rot. 15 years together.☺️
What a legendary W124, truly reliable and elegant vehicle that can last for many years. Meanwhile, my dad’s new 2023 C300 shuts off for no reason due to ECU failure… 😢 Shame what happened to this brand. I will really miss you, Mercedes
Hope the w124 heater is doing a good job. I own a 1995 Opel Vectra A that had a clogged cooling system. It wouldn't make ANY heat at all. Got it all flushed now but Im 1000% sure at temps like -30 my Opel would be unable to heat up the inside. The outside air would be too cold for it to heat up. Meanwhile the 1999 VW Bora 1.6 from my grandma can heat up really fast and if you put the heater on max it gets like a sauna inside the car. Its incredible how well the heater works in that 1999 VW
Thanks for sharing, that’s also my understanding for most old cars they get like a sauna inside. This one gives the sauna heat even at these extreme cold days. Hope you get it sorted out with the Opel.
@@MB_124It's mainly because of the indirect injection diesels, they produce more heat and get to temperature faster, if you compare them for example to 1,9tdi or other direct injected diesel, modern diesels uses electric heaters along with the engine itself to heat up water for the cabin
2:44 haha, classic. Over here "winter" washer fluid goes to -20C, but we used to have -30C winters, so occasionally you would have this happening and no way around it short of pouring ethanol in the container. A few times my summer fluid froze solid when a cold snap arrived without warning.
I love the sun and the sea (Italy) but these places and these temperatures are fascinating, a trip in those conditions is very beautiful, even more so in the company of your little friend
I've started my journey into reviving one of these. I got ahold of a "Junk" 94 E320 Sedan that was essentially abused from what I can tell. It was considered "Junk" because of its transmission, the suspension bushings being heavily worn, and several electrical issues. I think all its issues are from a combination of abuse and lack of maintenance, someone dressed it up like the E500 AMG car and clearly thought they were very cool while they drove it into the ground. Regardless I picked it up for 3k, with only 180k miles, a stellar interior and decent options, while it still somehow was running and driving despite everything wrong. The transmission made it terrible and unsafe to drive however since the 4 speed auto would eventually just get stuck in 2nd gear after 10 minutes or so of driving. Right now I'm waiting to get the car back from a transmission specialty shop I took it to for a full rebuild, and after I get it back with a rebuilt transmission, it'll be onto steering and suspension problems, replacing rubber lines all around the brakes and cooling system just because those look sketchy and dry rotted, and then I have to sort out the electrical issues, some cosmetic stuff here and there, a door seal or two, probably the hood liner, and some new tires, then I pretty much have a refreshed E320 for probably in the range of 6k to 8k depending on how expensive the transmission actually ends up being.
@paparazzi8472 сам я из Татарстана. Но думаю, что бензин лучше по той простой причине, что он лучше греется, нежели дизель. В любом случае, любая машина в Сибири подвергается утеплению. И если нравится дизель, то без проблем адаптировать под условия климата можно. Главное, чтобы солярка не мёрзла
@@tattruckyt5522 przecież w oleju napędowym wytrąca się parafina przy w niskich temperaturach i zatyka układ paliwowy. Macie tam olej napędowy dostosowany do - 40 stopni?
@@kwadrat23 да, у нас существуют зимние виды дизельного топлива. И даже арктические, способные сохранять свою способность фильтроваться до -52 градусов. ГОСТ 55475-2013
@@kwadrat23есть арктический дизель, заявлено что держит до -45. Обычный зимний дизель до -30. Прошлой зимой родственник попал с Freelander 2 2.2 после морозов -35 -37, топливо запарафинилось и даже новый аккумулятор и Webasto не помогли, пришлось везти на эвакуаторе в теплый сервис, отогревать всю машину, сливать топливо и менять фильтр.
The garage temperature will make me pee every 30 minutes. Stayed at the foot of Mount Kinabalu when I was 9 and can't shower at night, the water heater is too complex to understand. It was 14°C.
Cool dog and car! And lucky to live in such a cool place, is it Norway? My Mercedes 2014 313 Sprinter in the UK has 310,000 miles and runs like new! I have had mechanics look at it and say it's in amazing condition. Great video
Beautiful W 124 scenario in the arctic region of Sweden. Are you usually driving your W 124 with spike winter tyres...and this straight 5 Zylinder diesel engine is for sure unbreakable 🙂, with best regards also to your dog from the north of Germany ?!
Pt-Br:Dentro de uma garagem quente +12°C , aqui em São Paulo com essa temperatura é muito frio. Eu nem posso imaginar a sensação em -40℃. A propósito, que cachorrinho simpático e esse carro está um show à parte. En: Inside a hot garage +12°C, here in São Paulo with this temperature it is very cold. I can't even imagine what it feels like in -40℃. By the way, what a friendly puppy and this car is a show in itself.
You need to really heat up the windshield and spray the solution when stopped as crystalling cannot always be prevented. A healthy amount of isopropyl or ethanol to the washer fluid can help at least clewr the crystals faster (or get the green stuff). Done plenty of driving in -40 or lower on dirty snow/ice pack. Nice car though, especially for an extremely high mileage Mercedes diesel. There are many other tricks to extreme cold weather driving and setting up the car for extreme cold woth the right fluids in every system. If you get weather 'ice crystals' precipitation, try putting the car on a slick piece of road and letting off the clutch ... it may just very well get 'stuck' on the black ice if the tires are cold (not fun when this happens at a stop light).
back when mercedes was overengineered instead of overpriced like nowadays. The dead cold of winter here in my part of Canada hovers between -20 and -30 but some years we get a week or so of ~-40c. Sometimes school is cancelled when its that cold but if the skies and roads are clear everyone usually still goes to school/work. We have winter fuel though and winter batteries(like 800+ cold cranking amps) and winter fluids so cars more or less function as normal. Just takes longer to get heat out of them. EVs are completely out of commission though. Some don't even turn on, or go from 100% to 10% in just a few minutes if they have been sitting outside overnight. They aren't really fit for purpose when it comes to winter.
@@TopiasSalakka well they are very high on tax (this would be around 150 euro a month) and they aren't allowed in most cities so they gradually disappeared. Sometimes a really nice example will be imported but too expensive to justify the downsides :( so, basically illegal ;)
Oh I recognize that road! It's the route from Kiruna towards Narvik. I drove there when I went to Nordkapp in September 2024 and want to go again in the winter sometime. How do old cars handle really low temperatures? Any starting or power steering problems? Do they salt the roads in this sort of cold? I heard salt isn't very effective at these sort of temps. Are studded tires widely used?
Last time I drove on the highway at around -15 the brake fluid had shrunk from the cold and the brake indicator lit up. The car had become all white from the salt, gave it a good cleaning after that
The first winter as an adult in 2010-2011 was really cold. It was often 37 degrees below zero in the morning. That winter I had a W124 300D manual, 1987. But here is very beautiful views! I saw this is in Sweden but where?
Heater doing really good more or less like a normal -10 day! Yess if car brake down is not good, but usually you can stop some other driver and they help if that’s the case.
I think you should try to put styrofoam in front of radiator to keep engine warm while driving. Sometimes it drops under 80 degrees, but in these conditions would be better to keep it warm.
that dog is so sweet
what breed is it?
@@9to5high Looks like a border collie pup to me
Yeah, looks hella friendly and loveable :)
" City is not to cold " -23ºC .....
The difference between -23 and -40 is about 2 minutes of your life.
-9.4F vs -40F. Unbearably cold
Opened video for Mercedes, stayed for doggo. Wow -40 is just mind blowing. Very nice w124 too, we have in family w124 200e
This car is literally amazing, unbreakable. I bought recently a mb w124 250d here in Italy which was literally destroyed, it has never left me stranded. Slowly I am solving all the maintenance problems that the old owner never did
113 HP?
@@vivi3576 90 HP, Diesel from 1988
@@DexCode1337 ok, so it's the same one almost, just mine is newer model. Yours has no turbo, too right?
@@vivi3576 Yep, no turbo! Turbo versions unfortunatly arent reliable as non turbo ones!
@@DexCode1337the turbo ones are also reliable too, the engine in this video is a turbo one, OM605 and is one of the best Diesel Mercedes turbo engines.The internals are reinforced from factory.
My jaw dropped dead on your mileage. The fact that a car can be trustworthy to drive even under such conditions after more than half a million Ks is incredible. Looks pristinely and religiously maintained. I wouldn't be surprised if the thermostat never opens in such weather :) Nice video, safe rides!
back in the days when they let engeneers build the cars. A modern mercedes would start beeping, the seat would move forward, locking you behind the wheele and the display show "error 283" and then the engine would shut off.
Old cars, especially diesels, are built to last. This car may even see 1000000 km.
There's a Volvo, still rolling, after 5000000 km. And if you look at trucks, it's even longer lasting. An 80s Peterbilt clocked over 8000000 km, and even a 60s Kenworth clocked a whopping 17000000 km, destined to live into the 22nd century (with proper maintenance).
If you want to see crazy mileage in decently functionning cars, go to Morocco.
White taxis operate between cities and do pretty long steady routes on the highway.
I once rode in a taxi with 900k+ km and when I asked the driver he told me he's had the car for more than 15 years and the odometer had already stopped working.
Some of these cars have multiple drivers so they run all day, who knows how many kilometers they have seen.
500 000km is completely OK for this generation of MB diesel. Just change oil and oilfilter often. As a matter of fact it is a taxi in Greece with more than 5 000 000km. Also a diesel. But that one is a W123, not a W124.
Wow, that light pink sky and that snowy suroundings looks soo beautiful 😮
540000 km. Be careful, you're haven't finished the break in period yet 😂
😬😬😬
Time for the first oil change😊
@@bastiankurwamueller4943most cars at that mileage you would keep the oil and change the engine ! 🇬🇧
As a person who once stayed at a Holiday Inn Express, I feel that I'm qualified to give the following advice. -Use your washer fluid when you're sitting still, with the defroster on high heat- Move somewhere warmer.
Finally another video 🎉
Of beautiful winter Sweden with nice Benz!🙈
Old Mercedes Diesel engines are just unbreakable. They are up there in reliability with the legendary 1.9 TDI.
Great scenery, I wish I can visit there someday
Nice editing and cute dog🙌🐶
Spraying washer fluid was maybe mistake in those conditions :D
💯
At those temps your windscreen doesn't get dirtier...you should have washed it while it was in the parkade...then left it until you arrive to the next warm parkade.
THAT WAS FOR SCIENCE. FOR US.
@@namegoeshere2903 That's true
nah, the mistake is having anything beside some % alcohol and distilled water, as you can see whatever else is in there gets gel like at those temps, if it was only water and alcohol it would 100% be cleared away by heat and air
@@q1337 You mean regular windshield washer fluid? They're just water and ethanol.
I like these no talk videos. Kinda cozy.
you should have a cardboard piece in front of the grill to prevent cold air to the radiator. makes winter driving much more better as your engine don't get cold and you can use all the heat generated to heat up the cabin
If the thermostat works properly, you don’t have to have a cardboard since the circuit always maintains 87°C for the engine and the cabin heating system, and only opens the refrigerator to the radiator if surpasses this temperature.
@@mickdiaz Helps the car to reach operating temperature faster. Even if there isn't much coolant flow when driving cold car, the freezing air will cool the engine block and the engine warms up slower.
@@mickdiaz you should probably first own and drive a car in the Nordic countries for one winter before giving advices - especially if your home region in Spain has a record low of -6°C… While the Nordics have lower than -50°C
@@mickdiaz i bet you never run the diesel in -30. I do)
@@Halinenorgsince when my country of origin defines my experience? I’ve driven through more than -25°C with a 300D W123 and nailed wheels… of course it had a 2nd battery in the trunk and an additional preheater for the fuel. We noted the thermostat had to be new and changed the one it had of 82°C to a brand new 87°C one and it was a big difference! but out of that Mercedes is Mercedes. We always ran it statically for ~15 minutes before depart… Best regards!
Kind of "comforting" video. Love it
Best car ever. Had seven of them years ago. I wish I could find a good one again some day.
that was Mercedes in the nineties....but what a landscape and what a light...😇 best wishes from Germany
Interesting what gems YT pushes into my timeline sometimes. Thx for this marvellous impressions.
Loved it! The light is so beautiful there
warmest day in northern scandinavia
about the fluid: wind chill is different, so even when I drove at around -5C, my -40C rated fluid would freeze on the window if you spray it right away. It rather means that it won't freeze inside the watertank
Exactly, i used -30 rated in -15 weather and it froze becaude of windchill. It's a pain to remove it and you must stop.
I don't understand. If the temperature is -40c, it is -40c in engine bay too (a little bit warmer if engine is hot). When you spray it to windshield the temperature is still -40c in the windchill. It just reaches that temperature faster if the engine had warmed the fluid some amount.
@@zen933 When you spray a thin layer on the windshield, the alcohol will instantly evaporate, leaving only the water mixed with detergents and whatever else is in the washer fluid, that is why it will instantly freeze.
@@roborovsky6950 Okay that's good to know. Thank you for the explanation
W124 had heated fluidtank so it didnt freeze
Beautiful where you live:) I just picked myself up a 95 w124 with the om606, and here in the warm temperatures of Hawaii, I have no over heating, electrical or mechanical issues. Phenomenal car. I'm now in the process of installing a turbo on it.
Man, I LOVE this era of Mercedes and this is coming from someone who swears by Lexus. I really feel that in this era of German cars, they were showing off what they can do by bringing out products that were just bullet proof and would last forever. Nowadays, I feel like most car manufacturers show off what they can do by just loading up their car with as much tech as possible, regardless if you actually need it...and by the time the warranty expires it's ripe for the scrapheap
Oh my, it brings me back to my golden years of living in Ylivieska! Welcome to the nostalgy feel train. Great video, really enjoyed it!
These conditions require some advance preparation and proper fluids in the car. Gloves, boots, warm clothing and an emergency warming kit.
Best car ever made!
I do miss my 220CE built in 1994.
💯💯💯
Excellent version of the Legend! I think that petrol M111 series engine is the top of small Mercedes engines as OM60x diesels.
Best regards from Russian owner of 1994 W202 C180 almandin rot. 15 years together.☺️
you cant risk having your car breakdown totally and staying at -40 waiting for someone to help you out, its amazing car
I lost my border collie 2 weeks ago 😢. Almost cried seeing the little one
What a machine that car is .
Clean engine bay, beautiful.
What a legendary W124, truly reliable and elegant vehicle that can last for many years. Meanwhile, my dad’s new 2023 C300 shuts off for no reason due to ECU failure… 😢 Shame what happened to this brand.
I will really miss you, Mercedes
Amazing engine and well maintained by the owner !!
Wow that’s beautiful! ❄️🥶
Little Dog is adorable, reminds me of our Border Collie Dexter when he was a Pup
Hope the w124 heater is doing a good job. I own a 1995 Opel Vectra A that had a clogged cooling system. It wouldn't make ANY heat at all. Got it all flushed now but Im 1000% sure at temps like -30 my Opel would be unable to heat up the inside. The outside air would be too cold for it to heat up. Meanwhile the 1999 VW Bora 1.6 from my grandma can heat up really fast and if you put the heater on max it gets like a sauna inside the car. Its incredible how well the heater works in that 1999 VW
Thanks for sharing, that’s also my understanding for most old cars they get like a sauna inside. This one gives the sauna heat even at these extreme cold days. Hope you get it sorted out with the Opel.
@@MB_124It's mainly because of the indirect injection diesels, they produce more heat and get to temperature faster, if you compare them for example to 1,9tdi or other direct injected diesel, modern diesels uses electric heaters along with the engine itself to heat up water for the cabin
2:44 haha, classic. Over here "winter" washer fluid goes to -20C, but we used to have -30C winters, so occasionally you would have this happening and no way around it short of pouring ethanol in the container. A few times my summer fluid froze solid when a cold snap arrived without warning.
I love the sun and the sea (Italy) but these places and these temperatures are fascinating, a trip in those conditions is very beautiful, even more so in the company of your little friend
yeah but believe me, when its -30 and your car doesnt start and you have to walk 3 km to work, its a different story.
W124, literally the best "normal" car ever made.
Какая красота у вас, я обожаю зиму и снег 💥💫
The dog is so sweet! What breed it is?
I've started my journey into reviving one of these.
I got ahold of a "Junk" 94 E320 Sedan that was essentially abused from what I can tell. It was considered "Junk" because of its transmission, the suspension bushings being heavily worn, and several electrical issues. I think all its issues are from a combination of abuse and lack of maintenance, someone dressed it up like the E500 AMG car and clearly thought they were very cool while they drove it into the ground.
Regardless I picked it up for 3k, with only 180k miles, a stellar interior and decent options, while it still somehow was running and driving despite everything wrong. The transmission made it terrible and unsafe to drive however since the 4 speed auto would eventually just get stuck in 2nd gear after 10 minutes or so of driving.
Right now I'm waiting to get the car back from a transmission specialty shop I took it to for a full rebuild, and after I get it back with a rebuilt transmission, it'll be onto steering and suspension problems, replacing rubber lines all around the brakes and cooling system just because those look sketchy and dry rotted, and then I have to sort out the electrical issues, some cosmetic stuff here and there, a door seal or two, probably the hood liner, and some new tires, then I pretty much have a refreshed E320 for probably in the range of 6k to 8k depending on how expensive the transmission actually ends up being.
Nice video brother!
Upload more video! :)
Awesome place, awesome car and awesome puppy
I love your dog, he's so cute❤👍🏼👍🏼.
This video has three things I like! Winter, W124 Mercedes, and doggo!
that dog is the best companion
Wow ! Good to have one of the best quality cars ever build.
Amazing car, amazing drive! Greetings from another German
My favorite Swede!!
*_В Сибири при -40 автоодеяло, брезенты используют. Даже с закрытым термостатом двиган быстро остывает_*
Выбор в пользу бензина или дизеля зимой в Сибири? Привет из Луцка.
@paparazzi8472 сам я из Татарстана. Но думаю, что бензин лучше по той простой причине, что он лучше греется, нежели дизель.
В любом случае, любая машина в Сибири подвергается утеплению. И если нравится дизель, то без проблем адаптировать под условия климата можно. Главное, чтобы солярка не мёрзла
@@tattruckyt5522 przecież w oleju napędowym wytrąca się parafina przy w niskich temperaturach i zatyka układ paliwowy. Macie tam olej napędowy dostosowany do - 40 stopni?
@@kwadrat23 да, у нас существуют зимние виды дизельного топлива. И даже арктические, способные сохранять свою способность фильтроваться до -52 градусов.
ГОСТ 55475-2013
@@kwadrat23есть арктический дизель, заявлено что держит до -45. Обычный зимний дизель до -30. Прошлой зимой родственник попал с Freelander 2 2.2 после морозов -35 -37, топливо запарафинилось и даже новый аккумулятор и Webasto не помогли, пришлось везти на эвакуаторе в теплый сервис, отогревать всю машину, сливать топливо и менять фильтр.
5:19 you need to put hidraulic steering fluid that suports really cold temps
I may have to have a check for that fluid, but usually I drive at -25 at most and then is good. But occasionally -40 days.
We can't even bare the 20-18 °C in the highland here in Malaysia. Can't even imagine below 0 😅
The garage temperature will make me pee every 30 minutes.
Stayed at the foot of Mount Kinabalu when I was 9 and can't shower at night, the water heater is too complex to understand. It was 14°C.
Эту машину (как и многие в те годы) делали ИНЖЕНЕРЫ, а не маркетологи.... Они ездят и по сей день!!
Cool dog and car! And lucky to live in such a cool place, is it Norway? My Mercedes 2014 313 Sprinter in the UK has 310,000 miles and runs like new! I have had mechanics look at it and say it's in amazing condition. Great video
My dad have a w124 1989 250D Malachite … i miss this car …
Beautiful Finland
Sweden, Kiruna and road towards the Norwegian border.
It is from Sweden. The car is an MB diesel and is most likely THE best car ever built in the history of cars.
Great video. Thank you for showing us.
Beautiful W 124 scenario in the arctic region of Sweden. Are you usually driving your W 124 with spike winter tyres...and this straight 5 Zylinder diesel engine is for sure unbreakable 🙂, with best regards also to your dog from the north of Germany ?!
Thanks! Studded tires is the way over here, more or less every car has them at the winter. W124 is my favorite for the older models also have a W212.
I see that this is Kiruna in northern Sweden, very beautiful!
Pt-Br:Dentro de uma garagem quente +12°C , aqui em São Paulo com essa temperatura é muito frio. Eu nem posso imaginar a sensação em -40℃. A propósito, que cachorrinho simpático e esse carro está um show à parte.
En: Inside a hot garage +12°C, here in São Paulo with this temperature it is very cold. I can't even imagine what it feels like in -40℃. By the way, what a friendly puppy and this car is a show in itself.
素晴らしい景色です！
Perfect machine 🎉
beautiful places...just a little cold :)
The winter looks so beautiful wow
Winter wonderland!
You need to really heat up the windshield and spray the solution when stopped as crystalling cannot always be prevented. A healthy amount of isopropyl or ethanol to the washer fluid can help at least clewr the crystals faster (or get the green stuff). Done plenty of driving in -40 or lower on dirty snow/ice pack. Nice car though, especially for an extremely high mileage Mercedes diesel. There are many other tricks to extreme cold weather driving and setting up the car for extreme cold woth the right fluids in every system. If you get weather 'ice crystals' precipitation, try putting the car on a slick piece of road and letting off the clutch ... it may just very well get 'stuck' on the black ice if the tires are cold (not fun when this happens at a stop light).
Beautiful and great car. What engine oil do you use in that weather, bro?
back when mercedes was overengineered instead of overpriced like nowadays.
The dead cold of winter here in my part of Canada hovers between -20 and -30 but some years we get a week or so of ~-40c. Sometimes school is cancelled when its that cold but if the skies and roads are clear everyone usually still goes to school/work. We have winter fuel though and winter batteries(like 800+ cold cranking amps) and winter fluids so cars more or less function as normal. Just takes longer to get heat out of them. EVs are completely out of commission though. Some don't even turn on, or go from 100% to 10% in just a few minutes if they have been sitting outside overnight. They aren't really fit for purpose when it comes to winter.
Wow nice. Which planet is this ?
Best car ever… law here made sure they all disappeared 😢 nothing will ever live up to this.
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Good cars were made illegal there?
@@TopiasSalakka well they are very high on tax (this would be around 150 euro a month) and they aren't allowed in most cities so they gradually disappeared. Sometimes a really nice example will be imported but too expensive to justify the downsides :( so, basically illegal ;)
Oh I recognize that road! It's the route from Kiruna towards Narvik. I drove there when I went to Nordkapp in September 2024 and want to go again in the winter sometime.
How do old cars handle really low temperatures? Any starting or power steering problems? Do they salt the roads in this sort of cold? I heard salt isn't very effective at these sort of temps. Are studded tires widely used?
Below -12°C salt can't be used on the roads.
Would be nice to see cold start of this Merc in -40C 😅
I wanna know how is that our ancestors arrived to such places and though, oh yeah this weather is lovely to settle in.
Cute doggy :3
Great video. The dog is so cute. 😊 what a great car. I wonder about is it better to have a patrol engine in winter conditions or diesel
Last time I drove on the highway at around -15 the brake fluid had shrunk from the cold and the brake indicator lit up. The car had become all white from the salt, gave it a good cleaning after that
How did you manage to save it from rust all these decades, given the amount of salt they sprinkle on the roads?
What I like to do is Covering the grill of the motor so the cold wind does not cool the engine that much it helps
For sure is quite common here especially for modern cars.
What kind of dog is that? Are those bred for winter weather? He's cute! Also that car is a tank!
The inside feels similar to my 1990 Saab 900, I bet this is a pleasure to drive
probably confy seats as well
auto gearbox though🥲
-40 is not extreme. In Yakutia -60, here is the extreme. Your eyes may stick together from the cold.
best Mercedes ever made.
you will maybe have to change your cabin air fan soon, same sqeaking in my w202, but not a shame at this mileage. mine went out roughly at 140000km
This is probably the only time I've seen the temp gauge go down as the car is driving, especially on an old merc
If Mercedes would build these titans nowadays, they would sell like fresh bread from a bakery.
I usually hate cold weather. But its views like this 1:52 when the sun comes up that you can forgive the cold weather.
I'm surprised that the engine gets warm without a plate in front of the oil cooler. at -40 degrees :D
Nice video. What engine is that ?
Ha ha, I have exactly the same noise coming from the ventilation!!
Seems to have been standard Mercedes noise at least since 1995 every other W212 and so on I had share it also during could season 😁
Norway is very nice, I very like.
I like your car
What viskosity do you use for motoroil in Winter? Thank you. Great car, great dog!👍🐶
5W-40 full synthetic 365 for this ride. Thanks!
The first winter as an adult in 2010-2011 was really cold. It was often 37 degrees below zero in the morning. That winter I had a W124 300D manual, 1987. But here is very beautiful views! I saw this is in Sweden but where?
They doing good in the cold weather for sure! 300D is a good one. Sweden Kiruna!
@@MB_124 Я имел опыт с авто из Швеции и могу утверждать, что в вашей стране много хорошо сохранившихся авто 80-90-х годов.
Great car
God I really need to move to Sweden in the future
your video is super cool... literally:)
Very cool and interesting video!
Heater must work well, if you got stuck you may be in danger ...? maybe? Dunno how that works.
Heater doing really good more or less like a normal -10 day! Yess if car brake down is not good, but usually you can stop some other driver and they help if that’s the case.
Nice video!
I think you should try to put styrofoam in front of radiator to keep engine warm while driving. Sometimes it drops under 80 degrees, but in these conditions would be better to keep it warm.