16. The President's mount

When he said and did, when he got up the next day, Qin Shiou planned to buy a car.

When Auerbach learned of his plan, he smiled and said, "It just so happens that your ID documents have also been completed, and we will go to St. John's together to get them for you." ”

Originally, Qin Shiou didn't plan to change his car so quickly, buying a car is for sure, he is a fisherman worth hundreds of millions, is it like saying that he doesn't have a car?

Previously, he had planned to mention a car in passing when Ritchie held an auction in Ottawa in a few days, but now that Auerbach's old cars are on strike, he has to put the plan on the agenda.

St. John's, located in the southeast of Newfoundland, is the capital and largest city of Newfoundland, as well as an important port. Facing the Atlantic Ocean, the city is located at the heart of the North Atlantic shipping route and is the center of the world-famous cod fishing grounds.

Qin Shiou and Auerbach went on a passenger ship, and Farewell Island was not far from St. John's, less than 500 kilometers in a straight line.

Standing on the deck, feeling the coolness of the clear sea breeze and smelling the faint smell of the seawater, Qin Shiou enjoyed it very much.

Everywhere is an endless sea water, the sea breeze blows, the blue sea surface is undulating, the snow-white waves are surging hard, and from time to time there are seagulls crying and flying by, coupled with the blue clear sky, so that every qiē becomes clean.

"You like the ocean?" A middle-aged man wearing a nineteenth-century English gentleman's waistcoat and suit stood next to Qin Shiou and asked.

Qin Shiou smiled: "Yes, why don't you like it?" It is the cradle of life and is home to most of the life on Earth today. ”

Auerbach interjected: "Qin, I'm glad to have brought you to Newfoundland, I feel more and more that you were born to belong here, and I bet that the Great Qin Fishing Ground will eventually regain its glory in your hands." ”

"The ocean will not disappoint the children and grandchildren who love her, and she will give you enough to pay." The man in the vest smiled and nodded.

The man in the vest was about forty years old, dressed as a gentleman, and his speech and demeanor were also very aristocratic, he seemed to be very interested in Qin Shiou, and had been chatting with him, and finally when the passenger ship sailed into the St. Louis dock, he stretched out his hand and said, "It's a pleasure to communicate with you, Qin, I'm William Hamray." ”

Qin Shiou smiled and shook hands.

"It's also the mayor of the town who says goodbye." Auerbach added.

Qin Shiou's smile suddenly brightened by three points, and the handshake strength increased by three points.

The encounter with Mr. Mayor was just a small episode on the road, and then Auerbach led Qin Shiou to the office of the Immigration Department, checked his identity, and then got his new ID card, which is the Maple Leaf Card.

The maple leaf card is the same size as the credit card, the background is a beautiful orange maple leaf, and on the left side of the card is Qin Shiou's avatar.

After lunch, the two went to St. Louis's largest car-buying center 'Polaroid Auto City', which was full of 4S shops and full of cars.

It is somewhat interesting that Canada, a nominally developed capitalist country, does not have its own independent car brand.

Because of the vast size of the country, the small population, and the cold winters in Canada, the car has become an important means of transportation. It stands to reason that such a country should be a big country in the automobile industry.

But unfortunately, Canada's neighbor and big brother is the United States, which is the world's largest car dumping country, Canada can't develop the automobile industry at all, and the United States and European cars have long regarded this place as a colony and distributed the car market cleanly.

Qin Shiou and Auerbach walked into the Motor City, and a young man in high spirits greeted them and asked, "I'm Tiger Tiger, a service engineer in Polaroid Auto City, is there anything I can do for you?" ”

Auerbach said: "My little friend wants to buy a car, so please take us to see it." ”

Tiger explains: "So what type of car do you need? Jeep? mpv? suv? Sedan? Van? Or a truck? ”

It is said to be an automobile city, but in fact it is a bit like a car exhibition hall, and there are bright cars everywhere, and there is a light smell of rubber in the air, and people are looking at the cars.

Qin Shiou remembered his dream of a sports car and asked, "What brands do you have for the better sports cars here?" How much does an audi r8 cost? ”

As soon as Tiger heard this, he knew that the young man in front of him was very rich.

You must know that although there are many cars in Canada, people do not pay attention to the luxury and brand of the car, and generally pay attention to practicality.

In addition, Canada may be the country with the lowest proportion of sports cars in developed countries, because most areas here are covered with snow in winter, and the road surface is also very slippery in spring and autumn.

Auerbach knew this reason, so he persuaded: "No, Qin, you either buy an SUV or a jeep, or at worst a sedan, don't buy a sports car." ”

Qin Shiou thought about it for a moment and said, "That's the SUV." ”

The sedan is boring, the jeep is too ugly to buy a sports car, and the compromise is an SUV.

"If you want to buy an SUV, then I recommend the Honda XR-V, Land Cruiser or Pajero, in addition to the Lexus RX and Infiniti QX80 are also good choices, these cars are the best selling cars in their price range, safe, fuel-efficient, comfortable ......"

These five cars span from 20,000 Canadian dollars to 400,000 Canadian dollars, from economic to luxurious and comfortable, Qin Shiou has a choice no matter what grade he chooses, which shows how skilled Tiger's business is.

However, the more Qin Shiou listened to it, the more he didn't like it, he said: "Wait, these cars are all Japanese cars, right?" ”

Tiger smiled: "Yes, sir, Japanese cars are the most popular right now because they are the most fuel-efficient, economical enough, and beautifully made." ”

Qin Shiou shook his head and said, "No, I don't buy Japanese and Korean cars, take me to see American cars or European cars." ”

After all, he was a former angry youth, Qin Shiou didn't buy Japanese cars, he would boycott Japanese products within his ability, anyway, he didn't have a bad money, and if he wanted to buy something from the Yankees or Europeans.

Tiger immediately changed his tone and said, "If you want to buy an American car, then I recommend it to you......"

"Upscale." Qin Shiou Niu Fork added coaxingly.

"High-end American cars, it has to be Cadillac, if anyone can represent the American automotive technology, it must be the pride of Detroit, the pride of Americans, Cadillac!" Tiger said, "I recommend you come and see President One!" ”

Under the leadership of Tiger, Qin Shiou went directly to Cadillac's storefront, and a car with a colorful shield on the front of the car suddenly appeared in his field of vision.

Cadillac's store was relatively deserted, and when he saw Qin Shiou going straight to President No. 1, the waiter immediately rushed up enthusiastically, and hot coffee and fragrant cookies were brought up one after another.

"With a length of nearly six meters and a width and height of more than two meters, does this guy look like a monster? But look at the delicate paint and workmanship, and then look at the luxurious interior inside, and you will understand, sir, that this car is specially designed for successful people like you. I bet if you're sitting in it, you're the president! Tiger said in a ** tone.

Qin Shiou doesn't know much about cars, after all, he was born in silk, and he didn't even have a Chery QQ before, let alone this kind of super SUV with a domestic price of nearly three million.

The manager of the Cadillac 4S store personally came up to explain: "The President No. 1 uses a V8 engine with a displacement of 6L, which is extraordinary, and the power reaches 248kW that can make you feel like you are flying, I think this is enough for a car, after all, not every man likes a beast like the 15th generation of knights." ”

Qin Shiou sat in the car and looked at the interior, it was indeed luxurious, the beige leather and the brown peach wood were suitable for the chapter, forming the main color of the interior. The two main seats in the rear cabin are electric massage seats with leg support and heating, and even a luxury bar and a premium digital home theater entertainment system, making it a mobile presidential suite.

American cars are characterized by luxury and pretensions, and this President No. 1 takes these characteristics to the extreme, making people delight at first sight.

Qin Shiou looked at Auerbach tentatively, the latter shrugged his shoulders and said, "I'll take you around, go back and think about it again, after all, this is close to 300,000 Canadian dollars." ”

Then, Auerbach changed his words again: "But you should swipe the card, I know, you must have bought it now, and your eyes tell me that this car is your car." ”