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Benny Christensen is Broom’s car expert. IN “Ask Benny” section on broom.no he answers everything that has to do with a car.

Here is one of the questions from the last web meeting:

Hey Benny!

I took a look at used Mercedes S-Class (1999-2005 models) this weekend.

The idea is that it could be a “Sunday car”. There are more than I thought for sale, some also with the V8 engine.

Many of these seem well maintained.

The question to you is whether or not I should let it go, because of possible problems and expenses. Or if this can actually be a nice and nice car for sunny days this summer?

Benny replies:

Hi!

The Mercedes S-Class has always fascinated me. It is one of the world’s most ambitious car models – an innovator in both comfort and technology.

But the price makes us mortals have to settle for the dream. At least like new. In the second hand market, however, there are many opportunities.

The model you have looked at is the one called the W220. It came in 1999 and was a part of 2006. On this model finds some of the slightly sporty elegance of the second generation (W126) S-class. It’s my personal S-Class favorite.

After the unsuccessful effort with the slightly bulky third generation (W140), the S-Class was now back in a brand new and significantly slimmer version. With the BMW 7 Series and Audi A8 as the closest competitors, they really had no choice.

The more – the better

Here we really talk car you can fool next door. The lines have withstood the tooth of time well. If it is well kept and glossy in the paintwork, there are hardly as many non-car experts as you think you will get in a 20 year old car for 30,000 kroner …

Because that’s where the prices start. It should be said that then it is certainly not the best copies you get.

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A fully equipped S-Class is a real equipment bomb, but you can also see that it has been a few years since it was new.

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But if you put NOK 100,000 – 150,000 in such a car, then it starts to help. There is also a large selection here. Whether you want petrol, diesel, short or long version, there are cars. The most expensive ones cost over NOK 300,000 and probably won’t be sold the first week, so to speak …

My impression is that the condition of the cars varies more than the prices of these. Here it is guaranteed smart to spend time getting a good idea of what you actually get for your money. To me, it looks like some salespeople are overly optimistic about what the car is worth.

The old tire stays in price better than many luxury cars

But if you are looking for a whole, nice and well maintained car in good technical condition, this is still a great and comfortable car for the money. It can be used for more than just “fine driving” in the summer.

When it comes to equipment and engine, the more – the better, the more. But do not be completely blind on equipment and engine. Focus on the overall picture and not least this with technical condition, which is very important.

The cars are basically solid, but expensive to repair if something breaks.

innovations

As I mentioned at the outset, the S-Class was out early with innovations. So too with this one, which could, among other things, offer the following news:

New 7-speed automatic transmission, 8 full airbags, new LED brake lights that light up faster than regular bulbs.

Active Cylinder control – in short, a system that cuts out cylinders when needed to save fuel and reduce emissions on the S600 and S500 models.

It also had Distronic, what we today call adaptive cruise control, which regulates the speed of the car in front. Automatic rain sensor and Bi-xenon headlights were also in place.

You could also get it with voice recognition. You can use this voice command to control navigation, stereo and telephone. That this worked just so well, we need not talk so highly about …

I still think these are cool cars and am not afraid to recommend this as a “sunshine car” and hobby car, if you are looking for a good copy.

Good luck!

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