Buyer of used cars and Vincero Watches, Hoovies Garage’s latest purchase of a used Mercedes E63 AMG Wagon didn’t go as planned. Hoovie paid $13,000 for a 200,000 high miler from the year 2007. The naturally aspirated 6.3-litre V8 pumps out 514bhp and 630Nm of torque.

The Mercedes E63 AMG lineage is highly regarded and highly sought after. By motoring journalists. In the olden-times, an old school Mercedes was broken in at around 200,000 miles, not so for a relatively modern-day Mercedes. However modern-day Mercedes vehicles such as the W211 are not as well made as their predecessors.

I owned a used W211 Estate a few years ago, had of few electrical issues. The diesel engine injectors need to be replaced because they had failed and caused excessive fuel economy issues. But the biggest headache was the rear air suspension.

The air-suspension unit is made up of a woven material, it is strong but it will eventually tear leading to a collapse of the rear suspension. Luckily I saved money by replacing the part myself, but Mercedes quality control is not as good as was in the past. As Hoovie has found to his own cost.