My Years As a Car Dealer

Chapter 0150: Accord, Camry

The old Teana interior adopts imitation wood-type hard plastic and PVC slush-plastic skin. The overall feeling is relatively hard, but the disadvantage is not hard, but abnormal noise, especially the abnormal noise of the central control is the most disgusting, annoying people. Heart.

In addition to the high fuel consumption, the abnormal noise of the central control is the biggest disadvantage of the old Teana. However, it is caused by the wear and aging of the clips on the interior panels, which cannot be avoided at all. Either the whole set is replaced, or it is endured.

Secondly, Teana also has problems such as transmission oil leakage, jitter and abnormal noise in the steering system, but the probability of occurrence is not too high compared to the high sales volume of Teana. When purchasing the old Teana, focus on checking the gearbox and steering system. That's it.

After listening to Zhang Chen's introduction, Tian Lai gave Ling Zhenghao the impression that it was a good car with a slightly ugly shape but excellent comfort. He nodded with satisfaction and wrote down the car recommended by Zhang Chen in his mind.

"Among the B-rank three Musketeers, the Accord and the Teana are a pair of brothers and sisters. They were suppressed to death by the Camry. They can't be the boss. They can only compete with each other for the second and third." Zhang Chen told everyone that the value preservation rate of the Teana and the Accord is different. Very small, only a 0.1 percent difference.

Teana's selling point is comfort, the seat is very soft, and the wrapping is very good. The so-called mobile first-class cabin, especially the Duke of Teana, has expressed the title of Nissan's "sofa factory" to the extreme and made the comfort perfect.

So since the Accord can become a difficult brother with the Teana, of course it also has its uniqueness, that is, the quality of the three major parts (note, the quality of the three major parts of the chassis, engine and gearbox), the repair rate is low enough to make the auto repair shop Bankruptcy.

In the second-hand car market, you can see many Accords that have run hundreds of thousands of kilometers and have not moved a single screw in the three major pieces. As long as the car owner does not mess around and does not make random repairs on time, it can be comparable to the old crown in terms of peace of mind.

In addition to the good quality of the three pieces, the Accord is the longest among the B-class Japanese three Musketeers.

In particular, the wheelbase of the eighth-generation Accord has reached an exaggerated 2800 mm, and the size is almost close to the standard of the C-segment car.

The length of the body means that the rear space is larger, more comfortable and more suitable for family use. Not only the Camry and Teana were abused by the Accord in terms of size and space, but even the Accord's brother Si Bo Rui was pressed and rubbed on the ground by the Accord countless times. .

"Brother Zhang, you just said that the abnormal noise of the central control of the Teana is the biggest disadvantage. How is the quality of the Accord?" Ling Zhenghao was moved by what Zhang Chen said, but he was a little worried about the abnormal noise. If there is always a crunch when driving The crunch was so annoying.

"The rubber parts of the Accord have a long lifespan and are much stronger than those of the Teana," Zhang Chen explained, "and the central control of the Accord's interior uses a gull-wing layout, and the panel uses a metal wire drawing process. One of the best looking cars of the three."

"It's best if there are no abnormal noises." To be honest, apart from the Jetta, Zhang Chen introduced the Corolla Dual Engine E+, Teana and Accord. Ling Zhenghao liked them all. He let out a long sigh and asked curiously, "Does the Accord have any other advantages?"

"Yes." Zhang Chen smiled, including the Accord, saying that the car has two biggest advantages, "One saves worry and two saves money, and maintains it once every 5,000 kilometers as required by the OEM, even if it is sometimes forgotten, it will be postponed to seven You don’t have to worry about maintenance after 8,000 kilometers, and the car is in the same condition. Just like the Jetta, you can repair anywhere. You don’t need to go to the 4S shop for small maintenance. Just choose a reliable small auto repair shop. Tank oil is cheap too, just a little bit more expensive for the petrol filter."

The three parts of the body are of good quality and cheap to maintain. Seeing that Zhang Chen praised the Accord so much, Ling Zhenghao suddenly asked, "Does the Accord have no shortcomings?"

"Every model has its shortcomings and advantages, and the Accord certainly has." The 2.4 Accord is Zhang Chen's most recommended displacement. Its power is slightly stronger than the 2.5 Teana when the speed is lower than 60 per hour, and the engine noise is small , high-speed stability, the fuel consumption is relatively lower than the sound of nature, but the high-speed vibration of the steering wheel of the Accord is related to the original steering wheel freedom, there is no particularly good solution, fortunately, it is more obvious at high speed of 120 per hour, no harm in daily driving .

And the brakes vibrate, the wheel bearings make abnormal noises, and the noise is loud during driving, or when walking on a slightly worse road, you can obviously hear the abnormal sound. If you want to solve it completely, you must replace the accessories.

Others include booster fluid filler, booster pump bracket abnormal noise and oil seepage.

These are the design flaws of the original factory, almost all of which are on the eighth-generation Accord, but some people noticed it, and some people didn't.

Readers who drive the eight-generation Accord can try it out. When the speed is around 30, you will hear a "humming" sound, and the movement is somewhat similar to the sound of metal resonance.

There is no way to repair it. You can only buy an improved bracket to replace it. At the same time, the pipeline of the booster fluid is the only place where the Accord is prone to leakage.

"There is also the problem of tire noise. The noise at high speed is very annoying." Wang Keqiang's previous car was an Accord. He felt that the situation Zhang Chen said was very consistent with the problem that happened to him. He felt that the tire noise plus the help In addition to the poor sound insulation of the pump, sensitive people can only do the whole car sound insulation if they want not to be driven crazy. In the end, Wang Keqiang sighed: The appearance of the Accord is basically satisfactory, not ugly, and there is nothing to praise.

After talking about the Accord, Zhang Chen then introduced the Camry.

As the eldest of the three Musketeers of the B-class, Camry's new car prices are relatively firm. There is basically no discount to buy a new car at the 4S store. At most, you can send customers two bottles of glass water, compared to sending car clothing, film, navigation, and sales. A brand full of smiling faces, this kind of 4S store that doesn't even give you a set of foot pads is also stingy.

The sales volume of new cars, whether the price of new cars is firm, whether they are often reduced in price, whether there are bad recalls, and whether the market reputation is good, these are important factors that determine the value preservation rate of a model.

And these are all the strengths of Camry, which directly leads to the preservation rate of Camry being two percentage points higher than that of Teana and Accord.

The value retention rate determines how much a new car owner will lose when selling a car. The second is that a car with a high value retention rate is a very well-circulated car in the second-hand car market, and the market demand is large. Usually the quality of the car with a high retention rate is not bad.

"Brother Zhang, what are the advantages of Camry? Why does it sell so well?" Hao Qiang asked seriously.

Zhang Chen thought about it and said, "I think the biggest advantage of the Camry is that it has no shortcomings."

Indeed, the Camry has no high probability of common problems and shortcomings. It will not have a forehead pain from the old central control noise like the Teana, and it is easy to collapse the butt. Unlike the Accord, the booster pump and wheel bearings have abnormal noises.

It's a bit like a certain female star. She doesn't scold, fight, gossip, or offend anyone. She has an attitude of indifference to the world at a young age. What do you want me to say about her?

Hao Qiang didn't give up, and then asked, "Is there really no flaws?"

"If there are bones in the eggs, there are."

Zhang Chen's words made everyone interested and looked at him together.

"The appearance of the old Camry is only stronger than the ugly and natural sounds. If it sounds good, it is mature and stable, but if it sounds bad, it is outdated, especially its interior is full of peach wood and tiger skin patterns, and a vigorous young man sits in it for minutes. I feel like I have the temperament of a middle-aged fertilizer entrepreneur...but it is this kind of temperament that makes many people fascinated by it."

At this time, Hao Qiang suddenly said: "I think German cars are better, American cars are better, but the skins are thin and the safety factor is low, so they are not reliable."

"Not necessarily." Zhang Chen refuted Hao Qiang's opinion with a smile. There are indeed many Japanese and German cars on the Internet. After the American car collided, the German car was brutalized, while the German car and the American car were bullshit. No photos or videos.

Zhang Chen pointed out that the chassis of all German cars are excellent and compact, and the materials used in American cars, whether imported or domestically produced, are almost all very solid.

Said series cars are different, artificially divided their own models into two parts: the sky and the underground.

More than 200,000 Japanese cars, although the chassis is still very loose and very unremarkable, but the front and rear anti-collision beams can definitely compete with German cars and American cars at the same price, or even better.

The highlander rear anti-collision beam, which sells for more than 200,000 yuan, has a thickness of five millimeters, which can be called the thickest aluminum alloy anti-collision beam in history.

The ninth-generation Accord won the title of "Top Safety Car" in 25% of the IIHS (the most authoritative and harsh crash test in the United States), throwing off the "Iron Party" eight streets.

The eighth-generation Accord is not a coward either. It has created a car crash score of 50.3 in the C-NCAP crash rating.

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The safety protection of Japanese cars under 200,000 yuan is so poor that they can't bear to look directly at them. Some models don't even have anti-collision beams. Zhang Chen is helpless and doesn't know how to complain.

As for the thin paint that Hao Qiang said, all the Japanese cars are not immune to this problem, especially the black models are more obvious. Just pick a Japanese car and scratch it with a fingernail, and it will be 100% dead. A coat of paint.

Those **** off-road vehicles such as Jimny, Prado, Patrol, etc., come out of the woods once, and the body is absolutely full of scratches from the branches, which is unimaginable in American cars.

The funny thing is that the problem of thin paint on a Japanese car has become a good way to identify whether a Japanese car is "wearing a coat". Just use a paint film tester to measure where the paint is painted. It is clear after several times of paint. It was exposed, and all the tricks showed the prototype.

"What should I do if the car paint is thin? Is it an invisible car cover or a crystal plating? Which one is better?" Hao Qiang was fascinated and asked involuntarily. Suddenly, he noticed that Manager Wang, who was not far away, was very gloomy. The eyes are so round that they can even spit fire.

"Broken." Hao Qiang secretly screamed bad, he forgot that there was a customer present.

Hao Qiang immediately realized that he had made a very big mistake. When there was no client present, he seemed to be diligent and studious by asking Zhang Chen like this.

Now that there are customers, and they are still so stubborn to ask questions, it shows that they have no wink. People with small minds may even think that they are deliberately finding fault, and deliberately demolish the platform in front of the customers.

Hao Qiang realized that he had made a mistake and immediately stopped talking, but he was not afraid of Zhang Chen being angry because everyone knew Zhang Chen very well. Zhang Chen, as the eldest of the salesmen of the Four Seas Motor Company, as long as he doesn't touch his bottom line, Zhang Chen is an amiable, considerate, sunny, handsome boy who won't get angry.

"It's better to be plated with crystal, which is about a thousand dollars." Zhang Chen was not angry. He looked at the time on his mobile phone and found that he had spoken for nearly an hour. all cold.

Zhang Chen began to summarize that the five models he introduced to Ling Zhenghao were all durable, easy to maintain, cheap and save money.

Not to mention the Jetta, which is so cheap to maintain, even the most expensive Teana and Camry will be left in the repair shop at about 2,000 to 4,000 during the 120,000-kilometer maintenance.

When the customer didn't care about the model, Zhang Chen suggested that Ling Zhenghao should buy the Corolla dual-engine E+ only when driving in urban areas.

If you are running long distances at high speed, Jetta or Bora are both good choices.

If the customer is very concerned about the model and wants a B-class car with a face, any of the three Musketeers will do.

Zhang Chen is well acquainted with the car sources of the Four Seas Motor Co., Ltd., and now has a white 2019 1.8L leading version of the Corolla dual-engine E+, which was licensed in June 2017, with a mileage of 60,000 kilometers. The car dealership is listed at 150,000. All 4S stores are maintained.

There is a white 2017 1.5L automatic fashion Jetta, which was listed in December 2018, with a mileage of 6,000 kilometers and a new car price of more than 100,000 including tax. Now it is listed at 85,000 by Cosmopolitan Motors. All 4S shops are maintained.

There is a black 2014 2.4LLX comfortable version of the Accord, which was listed in May 2015, with a mileage of more than 70,000 kilometers, and a new car price of more than 230,000 including tax. Now it is listed at more than 150,000 by Cosmopolitan Motors. All 4S shops are maintained.

There is a black 2013 model 2.5LXL-NAVI Deluxe Edition Teana, which was listed in December 2013, with a mileage of 60,000 kilometers and a new car price of more than 230,000 yuan including tax. Now it is listed at 130,000 yuan by Sihai Motors. All 4S shops are maintained.

There is a black 2011 240G luxury anniversary edition Camry, which was listed in February 2011, with a mileage of several hundred ten thousand kilometers, and a new car price of more than 240,000 yuan including tax.

It was Ling Zhenghao's turn to make a choice according to his own needs. Zhang Hu, Hao Qiang and others focused their attention on him, waiting for which car Ling Zhenghao wanted to buy.

There were whispers in the crowd by the door, and everyone whispered to each other and guessed:

"I guess Ling Zhenghao will buy a Jetta, the price of more than 80,000 yuan, or a quasi-new car with only 6,000 kilometers of travel, how cost-effective~www.readwn.com~ I also think so, he is just a student, he took it out at once Hundreds of thousands is not realistic, Jetta is cheaper, and the pressure to repay the loan is also less.”

"What kind of Jetta should I buy? The configuration is low and it burns oil. If you want me, I will buy the Accord. After graduation, I will lose a lot of money if I sell it after graduation."

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Ling Zhenghao didn't tell everyone his budget for buying a car. Zhang Chen is a man with a car dealer system. He knows that Ling Zhenghao's car buying budget is 200,000 Chinese dollars. It is easy to buy any one of the five models introduced, but Zhang Chen also couldn't guess which model Ling Zhenghao wanted to buy.

Because when Zhang Chen introduced the models to Ling Zhenghao, he didn't give him much pleasure points except when he introduced the Jetta. When he introduced the Corolla, Accord, Camry and Teana, Ling Zhenghao all provided him with tens of thousands of pleasure points.

"You can choose one of these cars according to your needs." Zhang Chen was also curious about which model Ling Zhenghao would buy with a budget of 200,000 yuan, so he quietly waited for his decision.

"I don't want to choose." Ling Zhenghao smiled, "I figured it out, I want everything except the Jetta." ()