often walks by the river, so there is no way to get your shoes wet. If you often stay in the world, there is no way to get beaten. You may not believe it when you say it. Not only the novice users who have lost their tricks when buying second-hand cars, but also the old car dealers who have been in the industry for many years have also had "turned over" !
How could the car dealer be cheated?
A few days ago, I really met a "unlucky car dealer". The protagonist of the story is a car dealer in Huaxiang , Beijing. He has been in the industry for 6 years and has experienced many battles.
He took a fancy to a Ford Mondeo Zhisheng on a used car auction platform. (2010 2.3L Supreme Edition used car market price 50,000-60,000 yuan)
Maybe friends don’t understand it. This type of auction platform has a very annoying rule:
you can’t see the real car before the auction!
means that no matter how many battles you have experienced, you are very passive if you can’t see the real car. You can only determine the condition of the car through the inspection report given by the platform. Fortunately, the auction price is very low. After several bids, it was finally successfully sold at the price of 0,000 . This price is really a bargain.
Next, pay the full payment and go to pick up the car. On the way to pick up the car, this guy was very happy. "It was sold for 40,000 yuan, and it would be better if you sold for 50,000 yuan. ..." Get the key, ignite it, and turn on the air conditioner.
Just as the first gust of wind blowing out of the air conditioner touched the tip of the nose, the guy shouted, " I'll go! No! ", then coughed violently and ran outside the car, "What the hell is this?" Suddenly my throat was uncomfortable and my tears kept flowing.
Then he immediately realized: "There is a problem with this car at 120%!"
What happened to this car?
Insert the background here. Although this guy paid the full payment, as long as he found enough evidence to prove that the car was problematic (issuing a third-party inspection report), there was still room for recovery.
However, it only has 4 hours , otherwise the auction platform will no longer accept it. What to do with ?
So 1 hour later, another friend and I (can issue a test report) appeared next to this Mondeo .
hands-on detection! Finding evidence, isn’t that a matter of minutes! Start working! (My topic is here, hahaha)
First solve a problem. What's wrong with the air conditioner choking? without saying much, my friend went to the front row to check, and I went to the back row.
Huh? How come the air conditioner outlet on the B-pillar on the rear row and the left side will be dusty? Looking further in the air outlet blades, they are all gray. Normal cars will not be like this after being left for a long time. What's going on?
When we saw the seat under it, we seemed to have known the answer;
In order to verify this answer, we also stripped the glue strip on the front left door sill;
Just when we looked up, we also saw the steering column bare.
The steering column is rusty, the seat is moldy, and there is still water hidden under the floor glue of the driving position.
With the moisturizing of water, air conditioning pipes provide a very good environment for bacterial growth.
Air conditioner: What I blow out is not the wind, but the mold.
Confirm! This is a very authentic, authentic, pure water truck that is taken out of the "gutter". The car is in a bad condition! Where to start with
identification water soaking truck? What you see on
is just the tip of the iceberg. This soaked water truck has details, which can allow you to see many clues!
Next, this car will also give you some advice:
You can carefully observe
①Safety belt buckle
buckle buckle buckle
buckle buckle also not easy to clean. You can also twist the screws under the snap and take them out to clean them, but don’t forget that there will be traces when the screws are twisted. The seat belt is fine, who will remove it without any trouble!
②Seat rail screw
The screw below is too dirty and there is a lot of soil. Don’t you think it’s strange? Whose soles can stick so much soil?
Look at the screw below. Not only is there a lot of soil, it also has rust.
③Floor glue is moldy
Water will be deposited on the floor, the screws on the floor will rust, and the floor glue will also become moldy. Have you seen some mold?
④ steering machine
Most steering machines are not wrapped, and a layer of oil is applied on the outside and exposed directly, but this little oil cannot withstand the soaking water in the rain!
The steering joints on the steering column are quite greasy, and they are rusty like soybean paste.
Note! This location is very secretive and easily overlooked.
⑤ Transmission gear lever
This position needs to be removed before it can be seen. What are the discoveries when magnifying details? The gearbox gear lever began to rust.
⑥Spare tire slot (trunk)
The trunk is also a good place to hide dirt. The dark soil in one corner of the spare tire tank has not dried yet, and it tastes very strong.
⑦ Secrets on both sides of the trunk
Please allow me to take some time to explain this location clearly.
Most models have two small covers on both sides of the trunk of the that can be opened (in the red circles on the left and right of the picture below), which is convenient for changing the taillights or repairing them.
When water enters the car, mud and sand and dust will also pour into the car and then settle. So in some places, is very difficult to clean , or it is easy to forget to clean it, such as some car body mezzanine or smaller space.
The picture below shows the small cover on the left side of the trunk of Mondeo, which looks like inside after opening it. A thick layer of soil was precipitated on the above and below the black grid on the left side of
. These soils were sealed here and isolated from the world.
So when you have doubts about this car or are still undecided, you can go to the rear of the car to verify your "question" .
Let me say something more here. Some blister trucks will not be so obvious rust or moldy when they are rescued in time. They may disassemble the floor glue and disassemble the seats to dry;
Some new cars are soaked in water and spend a lot of money to repair them. All the components that can be replaced are replaced, such as electrical components and wiring harnesses that are most afraid of water.
If you find that a used car is very fragrant, it is not as fragrant as ordinary cars, be careful! They may want to cover up other scents with a strong scent. Who would make the car so fragrant?
is OK. Have you learned the above tricks?
However, it does not mean that you can walk in the used car market after reading these, nor does it mean that you have learned how to identify water trucks.
These fur tips can make not easily led by someone to when you choose a car. If you see some strange signs, you also know that is more cautious and more careful in . It is enough to do these things.
water soaking truck = time bomb
After we checked and confirmed that this car was soaked in water, the car dealer friend had already gone to the auction platform to negotiate a return of the car.
Assuming that this car is returned, it will eventually flow into the market. Moreover, for such a cheap car, no one will replace the parts for it. If you buy this kind of water truck, it will be an "time bomb" .
Xiaobin absolutely has no alarmist words.
The water-soaking truck can be repaired to a certain extent, but even if it is repaired, there are serious hidden dangers. This is like a watch or a mobile phone falling into the water. Even if it is disassembled and dried, it will occasionally fail. cannot completely repair .
"Water Cart" may cause problems at any time after repairing, such as the engine suddenly shuts down when driving at high speed, airbag cannot pop up at critical moments or pops up suddenly for no reason, and even spontaneous combustion .
Before, I also left a message saying that I wanted to buy a water truck because it was cheap, so I didn’t run on the highway and was not afraid of repairing it. I hope you can dispel this idea by seeing my article.
Xiaobin here, please ask you all. If you have friends around you who want to buy a water soaking truck, you must let him know the seriousness of water soaking and drown this idea in the toilet.Please!
was written at the end
In fact, the "turnover" of the car dealer is not the point. Let everyone understand the authenticity of the water-soaked truck and keep the people around you away from the "time bomb" is what I want to say the most.
If you want to know how to identify "accident car"? How to identify the "meter adjuster"? Follow the car Onion Ring official account and reply to "Second-hand car" to see it.
OK, what else you want to know about used cars is welcome to tell me in the message area. I am Xiaobin, see you next time!
