What do consumers who choose a compact SUV of 150-200,000 yuan most look for? Once, I believe everyone would think it was a brand. This is also the reason why joint venture SUVs have sold well in the past few decades. However, as young consumers have become the main force of car buyers and the strong rise of independent brands, everyone's car purchase philosophy has undergone a fundamental change. Performance and economy have both, and in this respect, there is no doubt that BYD Song Pro DM is very competitive.
From the perspective of product power, Song Pro DM is very powerful. The official acceleration of 100 kilometers can be as fast as 4.7 seconds. At the same time, NEDC's comprehensive fuel consumption can be as low as 1.3L, and its performance and fuel economy are very good. It is strong and well balanced in terms of configuration and space. I believe these are enough to attract young people. However, as a plug-in hybrid SUV, lower vehicle cost may be the real killer, so how cheap is Song Pro DM to use? Next, we will investigate its insurance costs, maintenance costs, and fuel costs.
Insurance expense survey
According to our survey results, among the models sold by Song Pro DM, the "2019 DM 1.5T four-wheel drive performance version luxury model" sells best. The reason is that it has more configurations such as panoramic sunroof, mobile phone wireless charging, main driver electric seat, and larger aluminum alloy wheels than the lowest equipped model, and the price is only 10,000 yuan more expensive. Compared with the higher two configurations, the price difference is more than 20,000 yuan. Although the configuration has been greatly improved, there are many more technological configurations and driver assistance functions, but the higher price is still somewhat unacceptable. Therefore, the "2019 DM 1.5T four-wheel drive performance version luxury" with exactly the same performance, moderate configuration and reasonable price has become everyone's first choice for car purchase. Therefore, we will use this car as the survey model this time.
According to the results of the survey of insurance costs, the Song Pro DM vehicle and vessel tax price is 420 yuan. After purchasing the three main insurance types of 1 million three liabilities, car damage insurance and traffic compulsory insurance, the total insurance premium for the first year is 6739 Around yuan.If there is no accident during the later use, the insurance premium will be further reduced afterwards. We calculate it in a three-year cycle (calculated based on the standard premium 20% off in the second year and 30% off in the third year). Song Pro DM's three-year insurance cost The cost is about 16,847 yuan, and the average annual premium is about 56,16 yuan.
Maintenance cost survey
According to the maintenance manual, the first warranty of Song Pro DM needs to be carried out at 3600km or 6 months (whichever comes first). The first warranty is free. The items are the replacement of engine oil and filter. After the first warranty, minor maintenance is required every 7500km or 6 months. The replacement cycle time of some parts is as follows: air conditioning filter replacement or inspection cycle is 7500km; spark plug and air filter element replacement cycle is 30000km; brake fluid replacement cycle is 15000km; fuel filter The replacement cycle is 22500km; the gearbox oil replacement cycle is 60,000km.
In terms of parts price and labor cost, Song Pro DM oil price is 225 yuan, machine filter is 30 yuan, labor cost is 140 yuan, and minor maintenance costs 395 yuan. The spark plug is 192 yuan, and the labor cost is 200 yuan; the gearbox oil is 92 yuan, and the labor cost is 230 yuan. Air filter element is 48 yuan, air conditioning filter element is 35 yuan, fuel filter is 25 yuan, antifreeze is 100 yuan, and brake fluid is 98 yuan.
We use a general family car to drive 60,000km in three years as the car cycle, and calculate the maintenance cost for three years. Song Pro DM needs about 5944 yuan, an average of about 1981 yuan a year, and a small maintenance is 395 yuan. . It can be seen that the small maintenance price of the Song Pro DM is not expensive, but the total cost of the three-year car is not cheap. The main reason is that the plug-in hybrid model still needs to maintain the engine, and the replacement cycle of some accessories is also relatively frequent.It has pushed up the maintenance cost. If the maintenance period can be extended appropriately, I believe it can be more economical.
Fuel cost survey
According to our survey, the actual average fuel consumption of Song Pro DM in hybrid mode is about 6.2L per 100 kilometers, which is somewhat different from the fuel consumption given by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology. Therefore, we calculate the fuel cost of Song Pro DM at 6.9 yuan per liter of No. 92 gasoline. The fuel cost for 20000km is 8556 yuan, and the fuel cost for 60,000km in three years is 25668 yuan, which is about 713 yuan per month on average. Generally speaking, as a plug-in hybrid SUV, the performance of Song Pro DM is not as economical as everyone thinks. Of course, it is also possible that our expectations are too high. But if compared with SUVs in the same class and at the same price, this level of fuel consumption can be described as stunning.
Concluding remarks:
We add up the above maintenance costs, insurance costs, and fuel costs, and we can calculate that the cost of Song Pro DM's three-year driving 60,000km is about 48,459 yuan, an average of about 16,153 yuan a year, and about 1,346 per month. Yuan, about 45 Yuan per day. It can be seen that the maintenance cost of the Song Pro DM is average, but the fuel consumption is quite low. In three years, it will save about 3,000 yuan compared with the BYD Song that uses 1.5T power. Of course, if compared with BYD’s latest Song PLUS DM-i, the fuel consumption is still higher, but compared with compact SUVs of the same level, the monthly fuel cost of 700 yuan may be less than half of them. More importantly, such a low fuel performance can still bring a performance-like experience. I have to say that Song Pro DM does achieve both performance and fuel consumption.
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