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1985 Mercedes Benz 380SL Convertible: Regular Car Reviews
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- čas přidán 27. 11. 2022
- If a 1985 Mercedes-Benz 380SL is a sports car, then I'm Michael McDonald circa 1976. Nothing says Monday like Regular Car Reviews and Mercedes-Benz in the 80s. Watch our other Regular Car Reviews videos on Mercedes-Benz:
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Conclusion: Only watch Regular's videos with headphones
That should have been learned after roughly 90 seconds of HOT DICKS
Looks at my gran across the room... Maybe I should get some headphones.
I recommend Mr Regular's 1994 Toyota Supra Turbo video.
The Hayabusa video too.
RegularASMR
"I drive my Mercedes to the bathroom"😂🤣😂🤣
The car for the man who sits on a squat toilet while drinking from the bidet simultaneously
And I have maritals with your police chiefffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffffff
@@AndrewJawsit sounds
Like thisssssssssssssss
@@themac6356 😂😂
I pleasure your wife for money
1985 Mercedes Benz 380SL: The official car of Boris Becker, Ivan Lendl, Steffi Graf, and every other Western European tennis player of that era. Now with extra headband storage!
These were a woman's car. But someone who liked to be seen. That's why you got a convertible. Not a 328gts, Jalpa or Targa type of car. This was a safe car and a someone who has someone else sort out their taxes. A woman who liked to show other women that she was smarter.
Boris Becker was 959 young boy
The official car of the killer in a Columbo episode.
The official car of people that say "What on earth are you doing here, Columbo?!"
And every woman having an affair on Dallas.
How do you eat yogurt while driving?
Spot on reference. "Just one more thing".
THAT’S IT!!!
In Europe we got these as quite proper sports cars. Thin bumpers and euro headlights made them look sporty and futuristic, and both twin cam M110 six cylinder and M116 V8 models were available with 4/5 speed manual transmissions. Engines were more powerful too due to less strict emission regulations, with the base model 280 SL pushing around 185 horses and the top of the line M117 V8 560 SL RUF (not the tuning company, factory code for catless) producing 300.
Correction: the r109 was only offered with the 230 hp 560 engine, not the 300 hp ECE/RUF version found in the 126 series. Top power in Europe in a 107 was 240 hp in the 500 SL, still more than US models.
It is 231 for the 560SL not 300!
You're right, the r107 was only offered with the restricted M117.967 which made less power than 560 models in the 126 series, and less even than the smaller displacement 500 SL models. My mistake.
Screw the US EPA.
I had a 500 SL for some moths and it was an incredibly beautiful car. Exactly the same color inside and outside as the one in the video, but of course euro spec. It looked phantastic and on a nice, cool to mid-warm day, open, it was a joy to ride. But even though it was the top of the line version of the car - Euro 500 even outperform US and Japanese 560s - it still was not really a sporty car. It was an incredibly smooth cruiser with a solid and really continuous power output, but it certainly was not a sports car.
One has to enjoy such cars for what they actually are and the R107 war a wonderfull car for a nice road trip, not a car to be thrown around corners.
old cats were restrictive
My friends and I took a 450SL on the Rustbelt Ramble Lemons Rally this year. The car was bought for sub $2000 and didn't have a single mechanical issue. It cruised well over 80 mph for hours with no overdrive and no problems. The most amazing part was the suspension. You can actually go over speed bumps, at the speed limit, and hardly feel a thing.
RCR slowly creating its own genre of "old Mercedes ASMR" is something I'm glad I'm around for :|
As the owner of a w123 I need more of this
I did an LS swap on a poor-running 560SL and I’ve never had such a pain in the ass experience.
Everything had dual purpose. So if you remove one thing, you’re deleting something else too. Good example was that the air conditioning piping was also the fuel return line via a chamber-in-pipe setup. The AC Freon was used to cool the fuel lines.
You really learn to appreciate the engineering that went into it.
Owned ONE MB in my life and the German experiance was so... German. Over engineered is the word your looking for.
@@seththomas9105 Lincoln Town Car: Have just a few parts to have a smooth ride.
Mercedes Sedan types: Too many parts to have a smooth ride.
@@spukersonmerlosk1661 clearly you've never driven an S Class. It spanks a Town Car all the way to Sunday service while not feeling as much of a boat as a Town Car.
@@RyanRoadReaper "Clearly you never driven an s class "
What a way to assume sht of what you don't know about
"It spanks the town car all the way"
It's not about speed idiot! It's about reliability and ease of maintenance and repair!
@@RyanRoadReaper Who tf cares about driving fast in a luxury car?????
What you're saying is what Chrysler did with their commercials a few years ago.....show how fast a Chrysler 300 is against the discountinued Lincoln Town Car......and we all know how that turned out later on.
If you bought one of these new then there's a good chance that you've flown Concorde without ever looking at the ticket price because your personnel 'assistant' takes care of that sort of thing.
Did you know that Executive Administrators (secretaries as they were once known) now make upwards of 6 figures at google and microsoft?
@@ivy_47 Well they're employees on and off the clock if you know what I mean. Gotta get paid for both legally somehow.
I would love to see RCR review more Mercedes-Benzes on this channel. They've only done like 3 so far and I think they have enough stereotypes about them for nearly endless RCR content.
Gonna watch the video now. I'm sure it's gonna be great! 😊
W126! W210! W202!
@@viscountslappy5085 w203
W140, or even a W124 Coupé
I'll submit my diesel w210
@@dieselgaint what engine does your w210 have? 3.0L I'm guessing?
Axel Foley: Gimme the key! I'm gonna follow 'em.
Jenny Summers: Have you ever driven a Mercedes before?
Axel Foley: No, but a car is a car. I drive my car every day.
Jenny Summers: I'm driving. I've seen your car.
Axel Foley: Oh, shit, that's cold.
This is the ideal car for cruising, and CRUISING.
My first boss owned one of these. He was a semi-eccentric pub landlord who never made a profit but had fun doing whatever it was he did. Cool car.
I hope that’s something that’s said about me after I’m gone.
Is this the same Toby Wood that’s been commenting on PhlyDaily for years
He didn't buy one of these while not making a profit. He lied to you buddy.
@@domenik8339 this wasn’t in the ‘80s, this was when you could get one of these for only a few grand
Car ASMR is something I didn't know I needed in life.
"Fernweh", translates to "distant pain" but actually means the longing for a journey into the distance...seeing new places, visiting old places and making those fond memories.
pronounced Fairnway
Can confirm, love driving my '84 500 SL in the fall when the leaves are turning/falling and enjoying the last gasp of "warm" weather before locking the car up for the winter.
" this a car for the men who doesn't empty his voice mail .. because if he doesn't answer the phone it's because you don't have anything important too tell him " so ... This is the car for me ...thanks RCR
i just showed my wife the first 40 seconds of the video and reminded her that this is in fact a car review. she loved it.
Still cant get enough of those 80s Mercedes
I’m convinced that Mr. Regular is always on the pursuit to review cars owned by men who look like a slightly different version of himself.
I was curious if this was his brother or something.
The reality is that most of his cars come from furries, though.
Thank you for putting this up. I have a 1981 380SLC... this perspective means a lot.
Ok, who else saw the intro & was SURE - "That's Mr. Regular ..in a WIG!"
The seats in these always smell good. I dunno why, they just do.
Buffalo leather and horse hair made up the seats, very premium materials.. the smell is a hallmark of these materials
Regular Bourgeois
German viewer here. The best way to pronounce "Fernweh" for an English speaker is probably something like "Fairnvay". That should sound pretty close.
Great video, always loved the R107. One of Mercedes's longest-running models, built from 1971 to 1989. Eighteen years with only minor visible changes. Would never happen today.
Me thinks of the 370z of longest running model until it got replaced recently
I'm learning German and I wad trying to figure out what the hell that word was supposed to be? I surmised it was spelled Fernwa which Google translate tells me is TV 😂 Dankeschön
This was indeed filmed in late October because Pennsylvania has since entered the cold, dark, long, and depressing winter were all in hibernation mode here for the time being
Oh, so you know winter in Iowa? LOL.
Only a certain Yinzer screaming through a Blue yeti microphone “Stillers Gahnta Super Bowl” pierces through the galling winds.
Back when Benz was exactly what Benz was supposed to be. Relatively simple, VERY well-made, reliable, just QUALITY. Not fast, not well-handling, not efficient, just NICE. Heavy, comfortable, smooth, soft, with just fantastic leather, wood, aluminum, really, REALLY nice for people who can appreciate the difference. Kinda close to the end of the 'real' Mercedes era.
We get that same beautiful, perfect week here in the West Virginia mountains, and I enjoy it in my hot-rod G-body El Camino or my Fiesta ST (depending on how much time I have), but if I had money/space enough to have more than the four vehicles I own, I would 100% have either a '70s Benz or '60s Cadillac to do exactly what you describe.
Looking like quality and performance while not being either. As a 24 year old I had no idea Mercedes hadn't gotten worse, they were just always that disconnected from their price tag.
@@domenik8339 I disagree, that era of MB built REALLY solid, nice cars. It didn't translate well, but the video started with poking all the buttons and switches. That was to demonstrate the satisfying click/thunk on ALL of them. Most won't notice, but those of us that do are heartily rewarded.
@@The_sinner_Jim_Whitney My outback has nice buttons too (even nicer than this Mercedes frankly,) and it's a quarter of the price. 🤷 Mercedes has always been for people wanting to project an image of sophistication, ironically by owning a Mercedes they only project foolishness. But that's how it is with all "nice" cars are frankly, money traps for fools with ego issues. Get a workhorse and retire before ... death frankly.
@@domenik8339 No. No, it doesn't. Frankly...
@@domenik8339 The more I think about this, the more I feel sorry for you. Does a midlevel Subaru have decent switchgear? Of course! Is it on the level of '70s/'80s Benz? Of course not, not by a billion miles. My Buicks were WAY closer, and they weren't anything like the schlaussenpickle. I'm sorry to tell you, but Subarus areutilitarian shitboxes that run for EXACTLY 120,000 miles before detonating, their image gets them a pass on any kind of niceties in the cabin. The outback cars were the polar opposite, ironically, of what made Subaru competitive, hahahahahahaha! Oh, sorry. Dumbass.
Gosh, you guys are reviewing one of my dream cars. Thank you!!
“…having a nice car is the difference between looking like you have $ and looking you like you owe it to someone else.” Regular goes from that to the wooden bleachers😂 and I f-ing love it.
Spot on. I saw American Gigolo growing up and it factored in my decision to get an r107. Love it & could never part with it! So glad RCR did a vid on one!
I always found the 107 attractive in an unorthidox manner. The not-quite-70's, not-quite-80's aesthetic and thin roof and pillars with thick bumpers(here in the states) and squared, bulbous body didn't say "I'm euro chic" but said "I'm euro, which still means I'm better than you." While Japanese cars of the times embodied the future, with tech that was intelligently dressed up to look "techier" than it really was, and US cars were either aircraft carriers or worse looking JDM imports, the Euro cars of the time give a vibe of "We don't care."
It appeals to me in a non-logical way because it simply does more than you need, most of the time, and does exactly what you need during that 1% of the time where nothing else could possibly scratch that itch. I want a Rolls Royce.
A beautiful ending soliloquy. This is why the faithful come to listen to RCR.
German here. You meant „Fernweh“ didn’t you?😂 I had to listen a few times til I recognized it. It’s with the last e pronounced like in „ever“ (and extended because of the h), not like in „we“
More like Fairn-wae
"Furnwah" - Mr. Regular be like "meh, close enough, why check google translate?"
You could also say it like Fair'n'way
I first thought he was speaking french, but its definitely Fernweh
"Fairn-VAY." It's pronounced "Fairn-VAY".
Hey, it's not our fault that German is largely unpronounceable.
I watched this before going to bed and it felt like a lullaby. Thanks mr. Regular for your soothing narrating prowess.
Your ode to autumn in Pennsylvania is spot on. When I went to Penn State I had a 1964 Cadillac De Ville convertible (given to me by my best friend after he moved into his own place and his parents wanted out from in front of their house). Loved driving around Happy Valley with the top down! Didn't look great (think of the Caddy in 48 Hours) but it was a fun drive and always had friends eager to come along. I live in SE Alaska now. Fall is nonexistent here. You really made me miss a crisp yet sunny Fall day in Pennsylvania! Great review!
As a kid I did some yardwork for a gentleman who owned one of these and he had exactly the same above-it-all disposition that Mr. Regular portrayed here. The glovebox was full of Sade casettes. He always filled it up with Premium gas just because he could.
Funny part is the US spec 380SL and 450SL only required 87 octane because they ran a lower compression ratio.
Never imagined Existentialism and car reviews would be weaved together in such poetry...6 years later, here we are..🤷👍
one of my old air force mates had a 77 CL when we were stationed over near Ramstein. everything was green. green on green on green on green. 23k kms on it, it was beautiful. gutless, slow, but it was so quiet and smooth. a lovely old car. and it had that same exact seat squeak haha
I've got a '78 450SL and it's blue on blue on blue. The seat squeak is quite charming
I loved this car when I was a kid, I still do!
When I was a kid I had a neighbor that had a car exactly like this one. As a result I've always thought of them as old man's sports cars.
Decent review. I was really looking forward to it, because the 380 SL was a real beer-fart of a car.
My experience, growing up in the 70s and 80s, was that the 380 SL was primarily a women's car. This was a car that was not an uncommon sight at the country club, usually driven by moms who were slightly older, not as sporty as the moms driving 944s, but definitely enjoyed their cocktails and were most likely cheating on their husbands. I rarely saw a man driving an SL back then, except back and forth to the dealership.
For me, the quintessential movie scene with the 380 SL as in Fletch, where Chevy Chase accidentally hits the car with his tennis racket when walking through the parking lot of the country club on his way to chatting up Mrs. Stanwyck.
It's like Ted Underhill's wife's car.
I drive a 82 w123 and I'm a huge fan of this era of mercedes. Yes it was a lot of money for what doesn't feel like a lot of car these days but man, how many cars from any era can hold up like a time capsule with regular use like an 80s Mercedes? I dare say that original sticker price seems more fair now than it ever did.
that fernweh was so far off that i needed the definition to get what you just said lol
That autumn leaves falling in PA was perfect, thank you, it makes me want to drive from California to Pennsylvania.
i’ve been waiting years to see a 380 on this channel! it seems silly to say this of a car, but mine has brought me so much joy over the years. still the best looking car i’ve ever seen.
Excellent commentary, perfect description. A car for “those to whom the answer is always yes”…
I like how everything came full circle there at the end.
Not having Roman make a remix of “Call Me” by Blondie is a fucking crime and you should be ashamed of yourself for wasting such a beautiful opportunity!
In all seriousness though amazing video such a unique car glad to see you giving it the spotlight it deserves!
Thanks, just watched the intro to American Gigolo, no need to watch the whole movie.
Is Mr. Regular going to do a car asmr segment in every classic Mercedes Benz review? Because that is something I can get behind 100%!
You HAVE to review a 560 SEC with a Road House theme!... .Do it!
I can't tell what is better looking: the SL or its owner. That long flowing hair though.
Loved the shot of the Weiss at the beginning.
I've ridden in one of those that my friend's dad restored. It's an interesting car. It doesn't necessarily lack for power, but it isn't going to abuse you with it. The engine has an interesting and pleasant sound without being overbearing. The ride is quite nice, too. The only problem is that the seats are just weird. The way they're sprung makes it feel like they simultaneously want to collapse but also want to throw you out of them.
4:04 Look at those vacuum lines. Nice.
Gotta love that metric coolant temp gauge.
oh dang a 107! that's a great thumbnail 👌
Had a 1983 just like that one. Gold was great, because it would camouflage the yellow pine pollen in the Deep South. A terrific car.
This feels like a classic RCR video (three to five years ago)
Forget the car itself, let’s have regular car ASMR reviews
The description got me thinking that regular car reviews haven't done a lot of Mercedes-Benz reviews
I find it weird how I've recently been seeing a brown SL exactly like this in my area and now RCR makes a video on one
The R107 was probably one of the first non-American car I fell in love with as a kid. I just absolutely loved that style, and they seemed to be common enough, especially in the 90s, that I thought of them as more affordable or attainable than even a Corvette. That was kid me and my tastes have evolved. But I would still put money down for a 420SL or any other R107 if given the opportunity.
One of your best works 👌
Oh, my God. The voices and dialogue are killing me! 🤣
your voice at the beginning was every gamer in every call ive ever been in ever ever
I have the literal exact same 107. Same model, year, and color. Can confirm what he says about it being slow and hounding 4th gear constantly
my man
Thanks for finally reviewing this wart. I've seen it for 40 years, always gagged.
Love the Anthony Fantano cosplay by Mr. Regular in this episode.
i heard you been hanging out with Ian Fidance, tread lightly my friend. if you happen to see Jordan Jensen though let her know i love her
Maybe not a sports car, but definitely the best car I've ever driven. I have owned a 560SL for many years and I absolutely adore it.
I love my 560SL. It's a fun car to drive on back roads.
Same for me. The torque. As what Jay Leno says "its like the hands of god pushing you"
Great vidoe
was really hyped for whenever you'd cover the r107 generation SL.
My personal 450sl ( grey market ) is a excellent to drive car and just great all around
Nice! Hopefully you review my 560SL some day!
When I see this car, all I can think of is "That's Mrs. Hart. She's gorgeous. When they met, it was moida!"
RCR dipping into ASMR territory here
My dad had a 300TD when I was a child and that audio was so nostalgic.
This car is beautiful and in great shape!
Always loved the look of the OG SL!
That hard top looks like a PITA. That's okay, you'll never touch it. That's what the help is for.
Hearing the intro narration immediately made me think of the Simpsons bit with the spoiled German kid saying, "Hey, dumbkoff, watch out for the CD changer in the trunk!" as the priceless art was loaded into his car.
The leaf stuck in the front grill just completes the vibe
Pennsylvania fall back roads, perfect setting and place to enjoy these cars, my '90 R129 300SL fills the same niche
I'm 31 yrs old and my wife loves when we take this car to dinner.... my sl is the same color but with cognac interior 🔥🔥.... hopefully nxt yr I get a convertible manual c3 to add to the collection
Beautiful, well-built car!
The official car of Devon Miles.
Michael, you cahhhnt be serious.
Less than 1 minute in and my sides are in orbit.
An old-money looking, elderly man rolled up to get an estimate at the upholstery shop I was getting my headliner put back together in my E36.
Mentioned he had two of them, one as a garage queen, a Euro-spec and the workhorse, a US-spec 450SL, white on red.
I mean, what a rockstar, great vibe. Goals for that age for me.
It made quite a big impact on me, a heck of an impression; the US bumpers still look imposing and the rear end view rivals Testarossa for me (inverse ratio of bumper to **ass**, mind)
Saved his butt aswell actually, hit a deer in the night and I definitely think the bumpers helped limit the damage to just a broken foglamp.
Quite a good noise as well, a proper rumble. Unexpected from a Merc.
In many ways, the 80s G-Wagen socially (see: Ginger in "Casino") though that moment is passing but I kinda wanna own one of these more.
Back when I was brokering cars a sold an 80s SL for a lady who got it from her late husband. It was marked as a 380. The guy who bought it took it to a dealership that worked on older Mercedes, think aristocrat. Ended up being a 560. But it was a recognized mistake from the factory.
Not a crazy story but he ended up with a better car that was kind of a rarity.
Car drove beautifully and was such a fun little cruiser.
This car brings to mind Hart to Hart and their matching R107 models
owner of a 1982 380sl here.
They are great cars except for the power steering leaks, misfires, Leaks from the fuel pump, Leaks from the soft top. If you got the cash to throw down some new parts these are great car! Except for the KJet, A little confusing at first but if you can turn a 3mm allen key you can make it work. Getting mine to pass emissions in CO was almost impossible, Im a diesel mechanic for a major airline and it took me 2 years to get it running right lol.
Made me really appriciate my chevy and how simple it is
Yo I dig the new look bro :)
The owner made me want to watch the room
My Dad had a beautiful all black example of one from 1985. He got it handed down as so many older folks have, from a friend that had past away in the mid two thousands. He promptly put a vanity plate on it that read Hughes 1. Our last name, and something my father had never done before. Long story short, my parents went away on vacation and I did what I've always done before. I took the car out. As a teenager with a used car salesman for a Dad, I have had many chances to steal his cars in the past but this was different. I was in my mid thirties now. I didn't take this car for a spin around the block or even a rip on the hwy. No... I decided to take for the night. On a warm summer night 2006, I headed downtown to visit my friends in Toronto. I could have had a Lamborghini and would not get the attention this car gave. I spent the next two hours guving folks at the party rides. Women loved it, guys lusted after it. If you want to make a statement... As Ferris said, if you have the means I highly suggest it.
R107. The car Jesus. Just as with the E-type, imperfect but somehow there's just nothing better.
It only comes clear after years of searching for that perfect timeless car. And the R107 is better than the E-type. Even the odd appearance says "I don't care if you like me". And its robust German nature, engineered simplicity, fixability, a range of V8s, careless cruising performance (unlike usual European flamboyance), all is complete opposite of today's madness. The ultimate car.
oh goody it is a normal vehicle evaluation
I had a 1979 280 SLC gray Market. Dual overhead cam 6 cylinder. I loved it
Speaking of the lackluster rear room, believe it or not I slept in one of these outside of a casino with my grandfather when I was like 6 or so, can’t remember if we were broken down or what but I think I tried to cram myself in the backseat and it was, to my fondest memory, utterly awful, but I still miss hanging out with my grandpa.
Isn't this Jackie treehorn's car from "logjamming"?
Here to fix dein kabel
It took a while for me to understand that he wanted to say: “Fernweh” 😅
It roughly translates to wanderlust
THIS is the RCR I know and love