In the sales ranking of compact models, Volkswagen Langyi reached nearly 32,000 units last month, still in the forefront. For a long time, with its excellent driving space, calm appearance and economical and practical functional configuration, Langyi has become the first choice for many consumers' family cars. And Volkswagen Langyi matches the 1.4T and 1.5L two power systems, in terms of power parameters and driving experience, it is obviously the 1.4T model is better, but as a naturally aspirated 1.5L model, there are also fuel-saving, worry-free, reliable and durable advantages. So today we will analyze the cost of these two cars to see which car saves more money.
Among them, in the 1.4T model, the high-matching ratio is 12,000 yuan more expensive than the low-matching, but whether it is in the active safety configuration, the active braking system equipped with the high-end model, the front and rear parking radar, etc., or the comfort configuration, the high-end imitation leather seats, seat heating and automatic air conditioning and other equipment are more abundant and perfect than the low-end, so we choose the "2022 280TSI DSG Deluxe Edition", the guidance price is 158,900 yuan.
In the 1.5L model, we chose the most concerned "2022 1.5L Automatic Comfort Edition", the guidance price is 139,900 yuan, and the electric sunroof and imitation leather seats on this car are also very high-grade. We will compare and analyze the cost of maintenance of these two cars in terms of insurance costs, maintenance costs and fuel costs.
Insurance costs
In terms of insurance costs, we use 1 million three liabilities, car damage insurance and special insurance without deductibles as commercial insurance to calculate, 1.4T and 1.5L in commercial insurance need to spend about 4582 yuan, 4333 yuan or so, in addition to the compulsory insurance and vehicle and vessel tax, then 1.4T and 1.5L in the first year of insurance costs almost 5952 yuan, 5703 yuan.
We calculate with a three-year cycle, in the case of no insurance in the subsequent use of the vehicle, then according to the insurance company's 20% discount in the second year and 30% discount in the third year, the insurance cost of 1.4T and 1.5L for three years is about 14047 yuan and 13459 yuan, on average, 1.4T and 1.5L The actual car insurance cost is almost 4682 yuan and 4486 yuan per year.
It can be seen that although there is a difference of nearly 20,000 yuan in the purchase cost of the car, the difference between the two cars in the annual car insurance cost is not large, and the 1.5L model is about 196 yuan cheaper.
Maintenance costs
For the maintenance cycle of Volkswagen Langyi fuel models, the first two maintenance cycles are 5,000 kilometers or one year, the first maintenance is free, and the subsequent maintenance cycle is 10,000 kilometers or one year. The air filter element and air conditioning filter element need to be replaced every 20,000km, the spark plug needs to be replaced every 30,000km, and the transmission oil, brake fluid and fuel filter need to be replaced every 60,000km.
The semi-synthetic oil added to the 1.4T model is 203 yuan / 4 liters, while the oil added by 1.5L is 116 yuan / 4 liters, so the small maintenance cost of 1.4T and 1.5L is 349 yuan and 262 yuan, the cost of replacing the air filter and the air conditioning filter is 554 yuan and 467 yuan, the cost of large maintenance of the two cars is 1693 yuan and 1519 yuan, and the cost of replacing spark plugs and man-hours of 1.4T and 1.5L is 384 yuan and 272 yuan, respectively.
We take three years of driving 60,000 kilometers as a large maintenance cycle, that 1.4T and 1.5L in these three years the total maintenance costs of 6217 yuan, 5036 yuan, the average annual maintenance cost of 1.4T and 1.5L is about 2072 yuan, 1678 yuan. Because 1.4T is turbocharged, the requirements on the quality of the oil used and the spark plug are higher, so the maintenance cost is more expensive than 1.5L, and it is calculated that 1.5L spends about 394 yuan less per year on maintenance costs.
Fuel costs
The comprehensive fuel consumption of the 1.4T and 1.5L NEDC is 5.5L/100km, and according to the feedback of the owner, the actual comprehensive fuel consumption of the 1.4T "2022 280TSI DSG Deluxe Edition" is 7.3L/100km, while the 1.5L model is 6.9L/100km. In addition, 1.4T needs to add No. 95 gasoline, 1.5L only uses No. 92, and the current oil prices of No. 95 and No. 92 are 7.6 yuan and 7.1 yuan, respectively.
According to the calculation of the vehicle driving 20,000 kilometers a year, the fuel cost of 1.4T and 1.5L is about 11,096 yuan and 9,798 yuan. In contrast, the 1.5L model is 1298 yuan cheaper in fuel costs every year, which is not only related to the oil price, but also related to the difference in power between the two models themselves.
summary
In general, leaving aside small expenses such as parking fees and car wash fees, in terms of insurance costs, maintenance costs and fuel costs, the annual maintenance fee of the 1.4T "2022 280TSI DSG Deluxe Edition" model is about 17850 yuan, and the annual maintenance fee of the 1.5L "2022 1.5L Automatic Comfort Edition" model is about 15962 yuan. Then, the 1.5L model is cheaper than the 1.4T model every year, almost 1888 yuan, of which the cost-effective maintenance cost and low fuel cost are the most important reasons.