Car users are built differently; We don’t think of cars as disposable devices, we think of them as family members, friends, even companions. I’ve found Auto Parts City in Gurnee, Illinois on TikTok, where car rescue and the recycling facility displays its daily shipments trash car with rare finds appearing from time to time. This video captures a harrowing rescue mission carried out by the car guys at Auto Parts City, where everyone saved a beautiful S204 Mercedes-Benz C63 AMG from the mill.
According to the video, Auto Parts City received the award in 2009 C63 Property from the owner who imported it from Switzerland. Turns out, the import company lied when importing the car into the US, claiming it was a C240. After the car had been registered in Illinois for a year, it was time for the Swiss owner to take the C63 Estate’s state inspection, where it failed the emissions test. The emissions test failure was reported to the federal Environmental Protection Agency, which told the owner they needed to export the vehicle out of the United States immediately or it would have to be destroyed. the car immediately.
The owner decided not to pay the $8,000 needed to ship their car back to Switzerland, so they were forced to take it to a scrapyard to be crushed. Luckily, the good folks at Auto Parts City were kind enough to save the 6.2-liter V8-powered RWD wagon intact from the car crusher’s clutch.
To save this rare thing German long roof speed machine, Auto Parts City kept the car long enough to find an exporter to ship the car out of the United States under EPA orders. The folks at Auto Parts City will keep any car that comes out of the factory that isn’t ready for the crusher, often giving new life to rare or desirable cars that have been abandoned by their owners.
wagon holds a special place in the hearts of many car enthusiasts, and wagon with its 451 horsepower and 443 lb-ft of torque earning special acclaim. Sadly, we never got the W204 Mercedes-Benz C-Class wagon (chassis code S204) in the United States, which makes this situation even more emotional. Most American auto enthusiasts sing the praises of the powerful wagons we’ve been so cruelly denied, so it’s heartening to see the folks at the auto salvage facility putting their best foot forward. to save this wagon. I’m grateful to the team that saved the C63 AMG Estate and many other cars that would otherwise have ended up as a rusty, rotting rectangle in a recycling yard somewhere.
