"DerW220" (w220)
09/22/2015 at 21:51 • Filed to: Classic car ads, W220, Mercedes-Benz, S-Class, Classic car ad watch, Pioneer
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"DerW220" (w220)
09/22/2015 at 21:51 • Filed to: Classic car ads, W220, Mercedes-Benz, S-Class, Classic car ad watch, Pioneer | 3
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While Volvo’s marketing was busy consuming various “natural” plants and promoting whales, then Daimler-Benz was promoting the newly completed 220-series S-Class sedan late 1998. This is what that promo looked like (and it’s very German):
For added kicks, here’s the 1999 VHS owners’ walkthrough all of us W220 owners received after taking delivery of our modern marvels:
Whether it’s standard satellite navigation and tri-zone climate control, radar cruise control, the world’s first smart-key, heated and cooled massaging seats, rain-sensing wipers, the structural engineering needed for a less massive aluminum flagship sedan, ventilated and cross-drilled brake rotors, voice recognition, airmatic, parktronic, 8 airbags, or the most advanced computer systems in a car yet created, the W220 was a PIONEER for the luxury segment. Some vehicles have yet to adopt its technology! I can sit here and talk all day long about the innovation (and patents).
This was a spaceship in 1999 and that one first impression its Brilliant Silver body made on me will forever remain. Isn’t it interesting to see a 1990’s take on the future of technology?
Daimler-Benz was spot-on.
pjhusa
> DerW220
09/22/2015 at 21:57 |
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Ok, you have your W220 stuff.
Where da W163 stuff at
VHS Tape, cuz first owner, yo
Literally watched the dang tape over and over again. It was entertaining.
Though now my VHS Player doesn’t work, so there's that.
Vicente Esteve
> DerW220
09/22/2015 at 22:03 |
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What a cool find.
Do you own a W220? If so, how has ownership been? I love these cars.
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DerW220
> pjhusa
09/22/2015 at 22:05 |
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If you find it online, post it! I remember seeing promo stuff all over the place for it.
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pjhusa
> DerW220
09/22/2015 at 22:08 |
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Hahaha
Just posted some goodies that the dealer gave us when new
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DerW220
> Vicente Esteve
09/22/2015 at 22:09 |
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Yes, I have had the pleasure of owning one (as I said above).
It’s an intimate learning experience but after you educate yourself about how to take care of a 220, then it’s all fine. They basically don’t like to be abused. 220s are very special to me.
Mine turns 16 years old next month. It was delivered in November 1999.
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Vicente Esteve
> DerW220
09/22/2015 at 22:26 |
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Nice! I would love to take advantage of the depreciation one day.
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DerW220
> Vicente Esteve
09/22/2015 at 22:30 |
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Older ones hit the bottom of their depreciation a couple years ago. They will stay there a while but years from now the value will probably increase greatly as people begin to realize how monumental this car was in automotive history.
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Vicente Esteve
> DerW220
09/22/2015 at 23:27 |
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Just enough time to snatch one up!
I would love a V12 in my life.
V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches
> Vicente Esteve
10/24/2016 at 00:47 |
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I’ve got a V12 220. You must get one. It’s s intoxicatingly wonderful to own. Expensive, but wonderful.
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Vicente Esteve
> V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches
10/24/2016 at 07:30 |
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Finding a V12 one in Mexico is hard as hell. Close to no one owned S-Classes here, and the ones who do are keeping them.
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V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches
> Vicente Esteve
10/24/2016 at 08:01 |
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Is importing them an option?
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Vicente Esteve
> V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches
10/24/2016 at 10:05 |
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The only cars you can import have to be 8 years old and have a VIN starting with a number. So only the cars built in Canada, US Mexico or Latin America apply unfortunately.
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V12 Jake- Hittin' Switches
> Vicente Esteve
10/24/2016 at 10:06 |
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Oh. That sucks man.