356.The Grand Palace (5/5)

After visiting the interior of the car, Zhang Jinjie went out of the car to look at the car, and he liked the appearance of the car.

Yang Shubao didn't understand why the Germans would design such a car more than half a century ago, the neat front face of the car was like a big loaf of bread, boxy, because of the painting, it had its own cuteness.

Meng is justice.

Zhang Jinjie likes this cute feeling.

Yang Shubao shook his head and said, "Jiebao, your opinion is not right, what Africa needs should be a sense of wildness." ”

Zhang Jinjie smiled: "No, old care, tourists will experience the wild feeling on the animals and grasslands, if they keep having such a feeling, it will affect the mood, and a cute car is very necessary at this time." ”

For Hyundai cars, this classic car has selling points except for its appearance and style, and its other configurations are really average.

The power of this car is poor, it originally used the same 1.2L rear-mounted air-cooled engine as the Beetle, with only 19kw, and it is obviously impossible to go fast.

Especially in South Africa, it is often hot and humid weather, and the air conditioner needs to be turned on, and the power of such a large car is even more difficult as soon as the air conditioner is turned on.

However, Volkswagen realized this and continued to improve the T2's engine, increasing the power to 22 kW and then to 25 kW.

Yang Shubao felt that it was not enough, and Kekra also admitted: "This car can't run fast, you can overtake it by finding a random car on the highway." But I guess that's nice and safer for tourists, isn't it? I bet they're here to see South Africa, not to play for it. ”

Zhang Jinjie took Yang Shubao away and said in a low voice: "This car should be fine, domestic tourists are probably very interested in it, how about I buy this car?"

Yang Shubao spread his hands and said, "If you like it, then I have nothing to say." Anyway, it won't be very expensive, you can buy it and try it, if it's not suitable for it, convert it into an RV, it's quite comfortable to have a motorhome in South Africa. ”

After taking a fancy to the car, the next step is to negotiate the price.

Killer Ten had already told them that this Kirkla was a reliable person, and that the meeting did give them a good impression.

So Yang Shubao didn't come with him, and asked, "Hey, man, can you give us a real price? It's the kind of price that won't let me have a bargaining mind." ”

"250,000 yuan, this is the lowest price you can find in South Africa, I have done a survey, the cheapest you want to buy this car is 255,000 yuan, and I want 5,000 yuan cheaper here, this is the lowest price." Kirkla said confidently.

Zhang Jinjie felt that the price was indeed very suitable, regardless of whether the Kirkla was lying or not, but 250,000 rand was converted into more than 120,000 yuan, and it was quite suitable to buy such a retro minibus to meet his needs.

He asked: "We are honest people, we can't refuse your price, we won't bargain." But I have a question, this car is more than 60 years old, can it still be repaired?"

Kekra smiled heartily: "Of course you can, you don't think that the power system and main frame of this car have not been improved in the past half a century, right? That is absolutely impossible! This car has been sold in dozens of countries, each country has made improvements in design according to national conditions, the only thing that has not changed is its shape, because this is a classic hippie minibus, if you watch "Forrest Gump", you will see its figure in it, it represents an era in the United States. ”

He opened the front lid of the car to show the two of them the machines and parts, all of which were new, and he said: "These are all-rounders, but because of the design, it can't be equipped with airbags and ABS anti-lock braking systems, you have to know that." ”

Zhang Jinjie looked at Yang Shubao, Yang Shubao said: "There is no airbag to be pitted, but considering its speed, the probability of a car accident is generally not too large." As for the ABS anti-lock braking system, there is no snow here, so the demand is not very large, but there are a lot of rainy days, so you have to be careful once it rains. ”

Hearing him say this, Zhang Jinjie was relieved, he took out his bank card and gave it to Kekra, and went through the formalities directly.

Buying a car in South Africa is buying a car, and they don't give away anything like glass water, cushions, sunscreen film, etc.

Zhang Jinjie also had no need for these things, and when Kirkla helped him with the transaction formalities, he asked, "Mr. St. Paul V......"

"Just call me Kirkla, we are already partners, our relationship has become very close, and I like China, China is a great country, if I make enough money in the future and want to retire, then I think I will go to China, Yangcheng is the best." Kirkla interrupted him and laughed.

Zhang Jinjie coughed and said, "Okay, Kirkla, that's the case, I want to ask you about something again." You know, I'm a travel agency owner, and I'd like to ask if you can include this town in your travel arrangements? I mean, if I bring tourists here, will it cause you problems?"

Kirkla was embarrassed and said, "I think this will probably be, unless you can ask our chief's permission." ”

"Is this a large tribe?" asked Yang Shubao.

Kirkla nodded, "Yes, this is the territory of the Arrow Land Tribe. ”

Zhang Jinjie has been studying South African culture and customs for a while, and he knows that the large Zulu tribes have many rules, and because they have been hurt in the past, they are very xenophobic, and it is difficult for foreigners to make friends with them, so he is a little frustrated.

Yang Shubao pondered and asked, "Then can you take us to visit?"

Kekra smiled heartily: "Not only can I show you around, I can also help you make an appointment to meet the chief, our chief is young and promising, and he likes to make friends with people of insight very much." One of you is a builder of the reserve, and the other is a developer of our country's tourism resources, and I am sure that the chief will be happy to make friends with you. ”

Speaking of this, he hesitated again: "But our chief's son has been sick recently, and his condition is very bad, so it is possible that he will not be able to contact you for the time being. ”

As soon as he heard that he could have the opportunity to contact the local chief, Zhang Jinjie became interested: "Then let's try it, how about it? Whether we can meet your honorable chief or not, my partner and I are very grateful to you." ”

Kirkla said, "No problem, then you park the car here first, and we will walk to the Grand Palace." ”

"Is there a palace here?" Yang Shubao exclaimed.

Nongoma is a relatively closed town, and the outside world does not know much about it.

Corkla smiled: "Oh, don't get your hopes up, I've been to your capital and seen your palace, it's the Forbidden City, right? That's really a great building, our big palace, cough, cough, can't compare with you." ”

In addition to the main streets, the houses in the small town are mainly traditional Zulu ancestral houses, and the traffic here is longitudinal and horizontal, except for the main roads, all of which are small roads and alleys.

Before, Yang Shubao heard Kekra say that he was going to walk, and he thought that he wanted to show respect for the authority of the chief, but it turned out that the road to the Grand Palace was very narrow, this is a small mountain town, and some places cannot be driven by car.

(End of chapter)