Pleasing: This Mercedes 300SD is receiving its first wash in 18 years

Wash your car, perhaps weekly or even more often. In any case, you will not keep your car painted for as long as the owner of this Mercedes-Benz 300SD. After 18 years the car gets its first wash and that’s bad satisfactory to see.

The Mercedes-Benz W126 is the second generation S-Class. This 300SD, turbodiesel, was manufactured between 1981 and 1991. The owner has owned the car for 19 years and put it in the shed after a year of driving.

The Mercedes 300SD receives its first wash in 18 years

The WD Detailing team takes care of the Mercedes-Benz 300S. Aside from a few rust spots, it’s nice to see the old Benz looking neat again.

As shown in the video, it takes some time for a car to return to normal. First, the entire outside must be washed with a high-pressure cleaner. Everything is then cleaned in detail. For hard-to-reach areas and stubborn dirt, the detailers use a brush.

One of the most solid diesels ever

Even the powerful diesel engine is being overhauled. The well-known OM617 from Mercedes has five cylinders and a displacement of 3.0 liters. This engine is considered one of the best ever. Examples with a million kilometers on the clock are more common.

These engines are also very popular when using fuels other than diesel. Since the cars are old and in many cases the engine has outlived the carriage, you can sometimes buy the old S-Class for little money. If you then drive with cooking oil – even if it’s not allowed and isn’t really good for your engine – you’ll drive even cheaper.

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In some ways, driving on oil is a disgrace. The old Mercedes are real cult cars, a piece of moving history, and that should not be lost. We would love to see every old S-Class as well maintained as this 300SD.