Hello everyone! I'm a superstar of car inspectors and it's a pleasure to meet you! In this issue, I will share many interesting facts about used car testing. I was a hard-pressed Jaguar Land Rover specialist technician and now a used car inspection technician with an optimistic view of cars. I believe in saying less and doing more, so let's take a look at today's used cars!
Yesterday, the headlines pushed a news message to the superstar, about the car, said that zhengzhou had two car spontaneous combustion accidents, both occurred in the residential area, look at the photos or shocking, and the next Baojun are burned out! Fortunately, there was no one on both cars, so the consequences were unimaginable! The local authorities investigated the cause of the fire, and tracked that both vehicles had been repaired in soaked water, and after the heavy rain, everyone should be able to understand.
Look at the main body of the account is the Big River Newspaper, formal media reports, not self-media hype gossip. According to the analysis of the superstar, the wiring harness inside the vehicle corrodes and rusts after passing through the water, which may cause the wire to short circuit and cause spontaneous combustion! So, why can't you buy a water truck, this is a living reality tragedy, much more convincing than our pale test!
This year's rain is particularly heavy, there are countless flooded vehicles of all kinds, and there are many water soaking trucks lurking in the used car markets around the world. However, ordinary people lack the necessary automotive expertise, it is difficult to distinguish between water soaking cars, and merchants will certainly cover up the problem, and consumers still have the chance of being recruited. Then, at the end of the year, when the peak season for second-hand car sales came, the superstar shared the testing knowledge of a water soaking car with everyone, hoping to help everyone.
This is a Buick Encore tested in Chengdu last week, 17 models of 28T four-wheel drive elite, shipped in December 2016, registered in January 2017, traveled 80,000 kilometers in five years, the official guidance price of that year was 269,900, and now the dealership is quoted at 116,800.
The offer of the car dealership is about 20,000 lower than the normal market, and the buyer's sister is interested in its cheapness, and the appearance of the interior is also very good, but the result is well... Or look at the specific detection of superstars!
The old rule, look at the appearance first. The gap in the front bumper is uneven, the workmanship is poor, and the surface has fly paint, which must have been replaced. Changing the front bumper is not a big problem, I am afraid that there is a serious accident in front, so it is necessary to see if the components in the back are damaged and replaced.
The top of the lid has a slight sheet metal scraping putty repair, no replacement. Look at the front headlights, the left and right side headlights are disassembled, observe the manufacturing date on the dust cover, the left headlights are not replaced, but the headlights are reinforced. The headlights on the right are replaced, the date of manufacture does not match the final assembly time of the vehicle, and the headlight frame is also dismantled.
There should be a collision in the front right corner, and the right front fender has also been replaced, the entire surface has uniform spray paint, and the thickness of the paint surface is low, and the fender screws are also removed, which is in line with the characteristics of the replacement. Fortunately, the fender beam on the inside side was fine, did not hurt the main structure, and the detection was classified as a small accident.
The remaining exterior paint surface is almost all original car paint, only the lower right corner of the trunk cover has a situation of paint, there is no impact, and the main structure such as ABC columns on both sides is also no problem. Even when inspecting the trunk, he smelled a hint of mold, and the superstar saw that the floor was clean and did not care too much.
The inside of the engine compartment has been cleaned and looks much cleaner! The 2.0T turbine with four-wheel drive system, maximum horsepower of 260 horses, maximum torque of 350 Nm, the comprehensive performance is still powerful. The 6AT transmission is much more stable than the two-wheel drive version of the 7-speed dry dual clutch, and the power response is also good, but it is inevitable.
The engine valve compartment cover, intake manifold and exhaust manifold have not been disassembled and repaired, and the claws have not moved, and the engine is impossible to hoist and overhaul. The frequency of 80,000 kilometers of car use in five years has not yet reached the stage of problems. However, there is more sediment in the corner of the cabin, not ordinary dust, and it is difficult to clean if the parts are not disassembled.
The claws of the gearbox are not removed, and other parts are not easy to observe. But the superstar saw some grooves in the surface of the transmission housing from a limited perspective, and there was also sediment in the grooves. At this time, the superstar speculated that the car may have a problem with water inlet, but the engine is waterproof in the original factory, and the cabin water is generally no more than the air intake.
Open the cabin safety box to see if there is water inlet, you can see that there is no sediment and rust inside, and the production date is also in line with the final assembly time of the vehicle. It is estimated that the water level of the cabin water ingress is relatively low, and it has not been submerged to the height of the safety box.
The level of antifreeze has reached the lower limit, this season, need to be added in time; brake oil looks dirty, it is best to change it, so as not to affect the braking effect of the vehicle; the remaining power of the battery is not enough, buy back to do a big maintenance.
Simply look at the photos of the interior, you can't see what is wrong, but in fact, when you get inside the car, Xiaobai can feel abnormal, because there is a smell! Musty smell! Forced the superstar to wear a mask to work. Some merchants will spray perfume in the car, one to cover up the musty smell, and the other is to say that the beauty of the car!
Pull the seat belt out first and I'll go! Such a large piece of mold, all green hairs! If you say that the car is not soaked in water, do you believe it?
The seats of the whole car are disassembled and assembled, on the surface, because of the installation of large surround foot pads, but is this only the reason? The most burning seat skeleton and slide rails do not show signs of soaking water and rusting.
However, when I opened the floor glue at the threshold, the obvious shiny water marks were still wet, and there was also sediment residue in the harness.
The direction pipe column is the same as the seat skeleton, there is no rust, either the water is cleaned up in time, or the rust is polished and disposed of later, or the rust prevention of the original factory is done well.
Open the dashboard side cover, the skeleton is rusty but not serious, it should just be soaked in water and not soaked, indicating that the water level has not reached this height, but does not prevent it from being classified as a water soaking car.
There is no mold in the rear seat belt, but the inside of the card slot is rusty! Moreover, after the plastic part is immersed in water, the surface becomes rough and dry, and the color is dull and dull.
Open the sill at the back again, the same water marks and mud!
There are still a few points to check the soaking water, but these places have been treated, such as the OBD interface there is no sediment, but the interface is dismantled, may be replaced by a new one! There is also a bit of smoke in the smoke station without rust and sediment, which has also been cleaned.
While the seller was receiving other customers, the superstar called the buyer's sister to the car, pointed out the above places to her, and told her that the car was soaked! The little sister was a little confused at first, and then she understood, knowing that this car could not be bought! The follow-up should look at the chassis, the little sister considered the side for a while, and then told the seller to compare another car, and took the superstar away.
The above is the whole testing process, I don't know if you have learned some methods and skills, as well as what places need to be checked, and what factors to pay attention to. In fact, the principle of detection is very simple, that is, a fixed process plus a careful and responsible attitude. Especially careful, do not let go of every detail, comprehensive comparison will get the result. Of course, if you are not sure, you can also ask a car inspector like a superstar to help and let professional people do professional things! Superstar is not to advertise to themselves Ha, because the appearance fee of superstars is relatively high, and the general business is free!
Finally, let's talk about the purchase of second-hand cars need to pay attention to the wariness, first look at the price, below the market price of a lot of car sources are basically problematic; secondly, choose the regular market for trading, at least there must be a storefront, if these two points are not there, it must improve vigilance, do not easily pay the deposit, otherwise you can't find anyone. Finally, we must understand some industry black words, for example, the boss introduced a car that the owner consigned, then the car is generally problematic.
That's it for today's assignment. I am a used car inspection technician in the car inspector, if you have the favorite vehicle needs to be tested or used car related problems, please search for the WeChat public account "car inspector" maybe I can solve the problem for you, the car inspector is willing to be your friend who knows the most about cars!