Chapter 225: Meter Adjustment Car (2)

Current price: 32,000,

Fault: engine burning, carbon deposits.

Leaking doors.

The window regulator is out of order.

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Fang Yuan knows that this Volkswagen Lavida 2011 2.0L automatic product version is the top configuration of the year, length, width, height and wheelbase are 4608 mm, 1743 mm, 1465 mm, 2610 mm, belonging to the 4-door 5-seat front-wheel drive compact sedan.

The length, width, height and wheelbase of the 2019 Volkswagen Lavida currently on sale are 4,670 mm, 1,806 mm, 1,474 mm and 2,688 mm, respectively.

The size is not as good as the latest model, and the configuration is even more hanging.

There are no features like Hill Start Assist, Auto Parking, Reverse Camera, Active Safety System, Brake Assist, Traction Control, Vehicle Stability Control, and more.

But the 2011 Volkswagen Lavida is still worth buying, because it is equipped with a 2.0-liter EA113 naturally aspirated engine with a top speed of 185 mph and 0-100 acceleration in 11.7 seconds.

Bora, Lavida, Polo, Golf and many other Volkswagen's main models have used this engine.

The EA113 naturally aspirated engine adopts a cast iron cylinder block, which is strong and durable, with huge potential for modification, mature engine technology, easy maintenance, low maintenance cost, can eat coarse grains and fine grains, and the fuel consumption in urban areas is about eight, and there is no need to add 95 gasoline like the turbocharged engine of the 2019 model.

The problem of burning oil is also a lot lighter than the EA888 engine, which Volkswagen owners love and hate.

Of course, it also has shortcomings, that is, the overall power system of the starting meat is not very good, and there is a little push back feeling after the speed comes up, which is a little surprising.

Also because of the cast iron cylinder block, the EA113 engine is very poor in weight compared with the all-aluminum engine, which directly causes the front to be heavy, and it is easy to push the head during intense driving, resulting in understeer.

In addition, its timing belt life is relatively short, generally at an interval of three to fifty thousand kilometers need to be replaced, ordinary models are about six to one hundred thousand kilometers to replace.

For example, the 2014 Volkswagen Polo maintenance manual recommends a timing belt maintenance interval of 90,000 kilometers, and the 2010 Cruze maintenance manual recommends a timing belt maintenance interval of 150,000 kilometers.

Owners of ordinary models need to check the timing system every 40,000 or 50,000 kilometers, and EA113 owners had better pay attention to it more frequently, otherwise the ignition time will be messy, the valve opening and closing will be messy, the piston movement will be broken, the engine has problems, and the owner's wallet will also suffer.

The EA113 naturally aspirated engine is durable, and the 2011 Lavida's Aisin six-speed automatic manual transmission is also good.

At that time, Lavida's automatic transmission models did not use DSG transmission, they were all AT transmissions, which shifted smoothly and comfortably, actively and quickly upshifted, economical and fuel-efficient, and had good reliability.

The dry dual-clutch gearbox used by Lavida later was at a disadvantage in stability because of its inherent structural and design defects, and the failure rate of DSG gearbox was very high when it was put into use, especially in urban congestion sections, when it was stopped and stopped at low speed for a long time, it was more likely to overheat and burn the clutch plates.

So even though this 2011 Lavida has low configuration, leaky doors, hard seats, and starting meat, there are all kinds of problems, but its three major pieces are good, and it is still a suitable model for families.

The problem with the Lavida in front of me is that its current interior is a mess, resulting in a price as low as 32,000, and the normal condition of the car is at least about 36,000.

The price of the car in Guide Mansion is much higher than that of the sea market, Fang Yuan thinks that Lin Chenglong does not need to clean up the paint after collecting the car and going back, the interior should be replaced, the repair should be repaired, and it can be easily sold for more than 40,000 yuan after careful preparation, and it can still make up for the loss of Mercedes-Benz C.

Fang Yuan tried his best to recommend this Lavida to Lin Chenglong, and also pointed out the situation of the meter adjustment car, Lin Chenglong immediately smiled bitterly, not knowing what to say.

As a car dealer, Lin Chenglong knows that the mileage of ordinary models is tens of thousands of kilometers more than nothing, and the condition of the car is an important criterion for identifying the quality of second-hand cars.

Only those with super terrifying mileage like taxis and Didi special cars should not buy them, otherwise they will not enjoy the convenience brought by the car to themselves in their own hands, but go to overhaul first.

Car dealers and veteran drivers think so, but novice drivers don't.

In their eyes, mileage is as important as the age of the car, and they think that the model with more mileage must be in poor condition, and they turn around and leave when they see a model with a slightly more mileage, rather than making the right decision based on the actual car condition.

The needs of customers are the direction that car dealers pay attention to, and since customers don't like models with more mileage, a small number of car dealers have begun to adjust their meters.

More than 200,000 were transferred to the early 100,000s, 150,000 to 780,000, and 100,000 to 50,000, resulting in a flood of second-hand cars in the market.

The Volkswagen Lavida I just saw was eight years old, the paint surface was scratched a lot, and the interior was so rotten that I couldn't open my eyes, but Lin Chenglong didn't care very much.

There is a way to sell the car in rough condition, and the price of the car is in good condition, which is also to make money, but it is just a matter of making more and making less.

Lin Chenglong was afraid of the mileage of 230,000 kilometers of this Lavida, and decided that it had been used to run Didi, and it must be overhauled after receiving it, otherwise it would run 1560,000 kilometers in eight years, how could it go out 70,000 or 80,000 more?

Lin Chenglong recognized Fang Yuan's technology, and he was even more relieved of his character, and when he heard him say that this was a meter adjustment car, his head immediately buzzed on the spot, and his heart kept jumping out of the numbers of 300,000, 400,000, and 500,000...... Beat him to death and didn't dare to buy this car.

Fang Yuan was honest with himself, and Lin Chenglong didn't want to lie to him, so after relieving himself, he cried and said honestly: "Master Fang, this Lavida currently has a mileage of 230,000 kilometers, and you still say that it is a meter adjustment car, I estimate that the actual mileage is 300,000 and I can't hold it, I don't dare to accept it......"

"I said it was a meter adjustment car, but I didn't say that the mileage was 300,000. Seeing that Lin Chenglong's forehead was full of fine sweat, Fang Yuan was also stunned, when did he say that the mileage was 300,000?

"Not 300,000, is it 400,000?" The figure of 500,000 came to mind, but Lin Chenglong didn't dare to say it, and the fine sweat on his forehead had already begun to flow down his cheeks.

Wang Hu and others who were watching were also surprised by the terrifying mileage of this Langyi and were dumbfounded, and they talked about whether the original owner was either driving to Mars or running Didi, otherwise how could he run four or five hundred thousand kilometers in eight years?

Wang Hu and the others also misunderstood what they meant, Fang Yuan couldn't laugh or cry, and hurriedly explained: "What are you thinking about? The actual mileage of this car is only 150,000 kilometers. ”

"Much, how much?"

"One hundred and fifty thousand?"

"Manager Fang, are you wrong? Who sells cars and adjusts the meter to a lower level?"

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In everyone's consciousness, whether it is a seller or a car dealer who wants to sell their cars with more mileage at a good price, they are all adjusted from 120,000 to 50,000 or 60,000, and who is thinking clearly and strangely to change 150,000 to 230,000?

Isn't it too much money?

Therefore, after Lin Chenglong heard Fang Yuan say the identity of the Lavida meter adjustment car, he reflexively thought that its real mileage was more than the 230,000 he saw, and even thought that it was 300,000 kilometers, 450,000 kilometers, of course, he didn't dare to accept it.

Lin Chenglong and the others were taken aback, and Sun Yanming was also dumbfounded.

Sun Yanming clearly remembered that this Lavida was a replacement car sent by the group, and it was he who did the car condition appraisal at that time.

The condition of this Lavida car is okay, but the paint surface is scratched, the interior is as unsightly as if it had just finished World War III, and the mileage has reached a terrifying 230,000.

Tens of thousands of cars were lazy to pack up, and they were directly put in the exhibition hall to be sold.

But no matter what customer looks at it, they all roll their eyes and walk away angrily.

There was really no way, Sun Yanming applied for the price of his car to be lowered again and again, but it was not sold after cooking for half a year, and it also affected the image of the car dealership.