Chapter 640: Pickup (4) begging for subscription

People are too tired to live, not only to live for themselves, but also to live for others, even if you buy a car, others say that it is not good-looking, low configuration, weak power, can affect their mood for a day.

Du Xiao remembered that when his career was just starting, he bought luxury cars, luxury watches, suits and leather shoes, and followed by a beautiful female secretary, also for others, in order to show the strength of his company and make customers fully believe in themselves.

Now that his career has reached its peak, he is 10,000,000 times richer than before, wearing ordinary tourist shoes and a cheap dress, but it has attracted countless followers, and the sycophants are constantly heard.

But Du Xiao, who really realizes the nourishment of wealth, is still not exempt from vulgarity, in his circle, there are still comparisons and show-offs, but the things used for comparison have changed, otherwise he would not have thought about buying a pickup truck to play.

Thinking of this, Du Xiao smiled helplessly, and sighed that some people have rivers and lakes, but he still can't be like a saint, being a person who is pure and ignorant of everything, and is easy to be bound by the world.

"Well, I understand, if you choose comfort, buy a ram like this, if you choose appearance and appearance, choose a Ford F150." Fang Yuan's introduction was too much to Du Xiao's heart, so let him continue to introduce.

"Let's look at the interior and the equipment. Fang Yuan beckoned Xu Hong and Wang Hu to open all the doors of the three cars, revealing the interior and seats inside for Du Xiao to see.

Xu Hong and Wang Hu immediately stopped chatting with others, trotted to the three cars, and began to do what Fang Yuan instructed.

Watching Xu Hong and Wang Hu work hard and quickly open all the car doors one by one, this inconspicuous action made Du Xiao feel that the execution of the staff of Zhenghong Car Dealership was bursting, and it could also show that Fang Yuan's prestige among the staff was very high, otherwise the leader would arrange a thing, not to say it and not to do it, and there was no way to do it.

"The vast majority of cars in the Bald Eagle Country are characterized by large size, good sound insulation, high fuel consumption, poor gearbox, wide seats and comfortable sitting, in fact, it also has a characteristic that the interior is rough, the trim gap is large, and there are many abnormal noises, so that there is a word specifically to describe the interior of American cars: American rough. Fang Yuan introduced Du Xiao as he walked, not to mention the three pickup trucks in front of him, take the famous Mustang as an example, its value retention rate in China has become too much, and it is better to buy a second-hand car than to buy a new car.

As one of the three famous Pony Car, in fact, compared to its explosive appearance, the interior is a piece of, hundreds of thousands of cars, without a sense of luxury, basically at the level of 100,000, exaggerated and similar to a van.

"That's right, the interior workmanship of the American JEEP is not good, the son of a friend of mine bought a Wrangler Robin Hood to drill the ravine, it rained heavily outside, it rained lightly inside, the cold wind drilled straight into it in winter, and he was driving with gloves and sneezing. My Land Cruiser cost more than a million back then, and its interior was also not good, full of cheapness. Du Xiao very much agreed with the judgment of the interior of the American car, and at the same time, he did not have much affection for the interior of the Japanese car, and began to complain about his big toys.

Fang Yuan shook his head slightly: "The interiors of Japanese cars and American cars are still different, and the cheapness of Japanese cars is because the Japanese OEMs pick the door, the materials are not good, and they will be counterfeit high-end, even if it is imitation leather, it can give you the stitches that only real leather has."

The problem with the interior of American cars is that the materials are very real, but the workmanship is not good, even how high-end leather, it can also give you the feeling of the whole stall, which proves that it is not that the main engine factory is reluctant to pay the cost, but that the workers are very careless and the details are not in place, they are two completely different situations. ”

In the introduction of models that are so rigorous and easy to mislead others, Fang Yuan didn't dare to joke, and all he said was the truth.

BMW once made a quality ranking for all 30 BMW factories in the world, the first place is the old factory in Germany, the second place is the Tiexi plant in Huaxia, and the BMW Spartanburg plant in South Carolina, Bald Eagle Country is the first from the bottom, and even the quality of the factory in Africa is not as good.

"The penultimate one?" Du Xiao seemed to have heard a big joke, but after recalling what he saw with his own eyes when he went to the Bald Eagle Country, as well as the news he got when chatting with his friends, he felt that this situation was normal.

"In terms of the quality of workers, the young people of China today are much better than their peers abroad. Fang Yuan believes that now Huaxia is known as the world's factory, in addition to the completed industrial chain, workers also account for one reason.

In order to prove that the materials used in American cars are real, Fang Yuan gave Du Xiao another example, taking the most obvious anti-collision beam as an example, some models are like joking, the front anti-collision beam is very thin, and the rear anti-collision beam is made of plastic, or there is no at all.

The purely imported American cars and some domestic American joint venture models, not only the front and rear are the best aluminum alloy anti-collision beams, regardless of thickness or production process, all quite conscientious, hanging Japanese and German.

"Well, that's true. Du Xiao nodded, he did see an American Regal rear-end other models on the street, and the rear of the rear-ended car was dented, and the Regal was only damaged in paint, and even the front bar was fine, like a tank.

"I won't say anything, you can see the interiors of these three cars yourself, and then I will introduce you to the configuration. Fang Yuan thought that since it was a comparison, of course, seeing was believing, hearing was false, and Du Xiao had seen three cars at once, and the judgment he came to was more credible than what others told him.

"Okay, I'll see for myself first. Du Xiao crossed Fang Yuan and walked to the far left first.

Standing next to the car and looking through the open door, the feeling on my face was one word: big.

As Fang Yuan said, there is a lot of space, and there is no common bulge in the middle of the rear row.

The front row and the back row are equally spacious, not to mention being able to lie down on the seat, at least it is no problem to easily cross Erlang's legs.

The second is the large seat.

The wide seats are very heavy, and the wings on both sides are not high but large enough to be thick enough, and the wrapping should be okay, giving people a sense of security.

Finally, there are large armrests in the front row.

Not to mention that the owner of the car puts his elbow there when driving alone, even the co-pilot's person is also leaning over and it is not crowded.

Du Xiao went up to the main driver's seat and lifted the front armrest, there was a deep space inside, and it was estimated that the entire forearm of an adult would be fine if he put it in.

In addition, behind the large front armrests are air outlets, which are more friendly to the members of the back row.

Du Xiao was too old to maintain the posture of lying on the seat for a long time, so he simply got down and sighed to Fang Yuan: "It's exactly the same as what you said, this Tantu has a large size, a large interior space, and a wide seat. ”

"You look at the workmanship of the interior. Fang Yuan smiled and pointed to the central control.

"Well, I'll see. "Just now Du Xiao just looked at a rough idea, and did not pay attention to the details, now re-examine the smooth road, and find that in addition to the multi-function steering wheel, its interior and configuration are miserable.

The seats are webbed, the air conditioning is manual, the old-fashioned mechanical pointer gauge, and there is no sunroof...... It gives a shabby feeling.

Du Xiao's fingers stroked the interior of the door panel, and he didn't need to knock on it, and it was quickly determined that it was made of hard plastic, and there was no silky texture like leather at all.

Turned around and touched the dashboard with his backhand, it was also hard plastic, but the gap between the trim plate was uniform, the workmanship was okay, it looked very pleasing to the eye, not as big as Fang Yuan said.

Everything he saw with his own eyes and touched with his own hands made Du Xiao's evaluation of the interior and configuration of Tantu instantly drop to the minimum, but he did not complain and ridicule Fang Yuan.

First, as the president of the company, Du Xiao still has this cultivation, and secondly, the interior and configuration of the Middle East limited edition Land Cruiser that he bought for more than one million yuan are not much stronger than this, which is not surprising.

Du Xiao behaved very calmly, and asked Fang Yuan casually, as if subconsciously he could answer 100%: "How much did this Tantu sell for back then?" You can say the manufacturer's guide price, let me compare the prices of these three cars. ”

"This Tantu is a 2014 5.7L TRD Pro version, with a guide price of 518,000 that year. The Ford F150 was a 2019 3.5T LTD version with 572,800 that year, and the Dodge Ram was a 2011 5.7L 1500 Laramie Longhorn with a $720,000 that year. ”

"518,000. Du Xiao just lightly repeated the price, and praised Fang Yuan a little, "Well, the young man is really very professional." ”

Du Xiao didn't say much, he was very calm, and Fang Yuan could still see the disgust in his heart from his slightly furrowed brows.

More than 500,000 plus various taxes and fees, almost 780,000 to buy a car with low configuration, poor comfort, and no pickup truck as good as a truck, it is really a big toy for the rich.

It is no wonder that the latest Mercedes-Benz E2021 E300L premium model has only landed about 58, and the latest BMW 5 Series 2019 540Li Executive Edition has only landed about 700,000.

Such a C-class car, strong power, large space, high configuration, to have face, to have a grade, what HUD, air suspension, 360-degree panoramic image and other luxury configurations, can take into account family and business reception, a small one million to buy a C-class car is not fragrant?

It's as shabby as this one.

Of course, these words can't be said in front of Du Xiao, but Fang Yuan also thinks that in fact, the interior and configuration of Tantu are already good in Toyota pickups, at least there is a leather multi-function steering wheel, power windows of the whole car, and the window anti-pinch hand function, without pressing a crank to turn on the full manual mode, it is already better than the Hilux, which is also a pickup.

In addition, the real environment of the pickup truck, or the pursuit of stability when traveling long distances, the more mechanical things are more durable in the harsh environment, and the electronic configuration can not stand.

The configuration of the Tantu has been so low that of course it is not easy to break.

Fang Yuan accompanied Du Xiao to look at the Ford F150 in the middle and the ram on the far right one by one, and felt that although the workmanship of the interior of these two cars was also not good, the materials were much better than the smooth road just now.

Du Xiao finally climbed into the main driver of the ram, held the steering wheel with both hands, and swept his eyes over the interior, but finally did not find the gear lever.

Du Xiao tilted his head and saw the right side of the steering wheel, and sure enough, he found the Huai block, and said to Fang Yuan below with a smile: "I feel that the interior of this ram is better than that of the Ford F150, but the configuration is not as good as it." ”

"Your judgment is very accurate. Fang Yuan told the truth.

Both models have equally large interior space, seats and sunroofs......

There are automatic headlights, front and rear seat heating, front seat ventilation, leather seats, large screen central control, automatic air conditioning, rear seat air outlet and temperature zone control...... Most of these features are those that Tantu does not have.

And among the two cars, Fang Yuan told Du Xiao that the interior level of the ram is relatively more refined, and the seats are more comfortable.

But the Ford F150 has a higher configuration.

Compared with the ram, Ford F150 has more parallel assist, lane departure warning, active braking, adaptive cruise, automatic parking, engine start and stop, hill assist, steep hill descent, keyless entry, remote start, steering wheel heating, steering wheel memory, front seat massage, adaptive high and low beams, etc., which is no worse than Mercedes-Benz E, BMW five series, Audi A6L and other C-class sedans.

"I figured it out, the Ford F150 has the highest configuration, the Ram's interior is relatively good, and the Tantu is completely negligible in terms of interior and configuration. Du Xiao himself summarized the interior and configuration gaps of the three models, and asked curiously, "How much do these three cars sell for second-hand cars now?"

"This Ford F150 is listed for 950,000 yuan, and that Tantu is listed for 380,000 ......"

Fang Yuanzheng was a little embarrassed, how to report the price of the ram, Du Xiao on the car was reluctant, although there was no major emotional change, there was still surprise in his words: "I seem to remember that you just said, that Tantu was 518,000 that year, that Ford F150 was 572,800 back then, 518,000 sold for 380,000 I can understand, 572,800 is now sold for 950,000 yuan, what is the matter? Who set the price?"

"I'm going to do it. Fang Yuan is not embarrassed, "Car dealers also want to have a good meal, Ford F150 has a big reputation, high customer recognition, great demand, and of course the price is higher." ”

Du Xiao is rich and has no interest in money, it doesn't mean that he is stupid, it doesn't mean that he will throw his money into the sky.

Moreover, when he asked who set the price in front of Fang Yuan, Du Xiao changed the topic a little embarrassedly: "I think if you go out to play or attend a party, it's better to buy a ram." ”

"I suggest you go out and buy a smooth road, go to a party and buy a Ford F150." Fang Yuan's opinion was completely opposite to Du Xiao's.

"Why?" Du Xiao was a little puzzled.

"The brand awareness of the Ford F150 is higher, driving this car to a party or something, people who know how to know it know that it is expensive, and people who don't know how to do it can achieve the effect they want, regardless of whether it is a Raptor version or not, there are people who don't know how to pretend to understand and shout nonsense. Fang Yuan told Du Xiao that as for going out to play, it is recommended to drive a Toyota smooth road, especially through no man's land, the focus of his consideration is not comfort and configuration, but the reliability, power and mileage of the car.

For example, when you go to the southwest frontier of China to play, you are not allowed to carry gasoline alone, and a small number of gas stations there only have gasoline No. 90.

The three can eat coarse grains and fine grains, and the stomach is not delicate, but the ram has a fuel tank volume of 78 liters, the Ford F150 has a fuel tank volume of 136 liters, and the Tantu has a fuel tank volume of 100 liters.

It seems that the fuel tank volume of Ford F150 is larger, and it is the only V6 engine, which is not able to stand it is a 3.5T twin-turbo engine, with an average fuel consumption of more than 20 years.

The V8 naturally aspirated engine has an average fuel consumption of only about 17, and a high-speed fuel consumption of about 9, and if the road conditions are good, a tank of fuel can run thousands of kilometers.

As for the V8, the ram of the HEMI engine is a little up and down, and under the premise that it can automatically shut down the four cylinders at high speed, it still does not have a smooth road to save fuel, and its fuel tank is also small, which has no advantage over the smooth road.