Hello, everyone! The old driver of the car inspector has met with you again ~ Welcome to watch the interesting facts of the second-hand car test in this issue. Due to the fluffy and thin body of the beautiful-looking skeleton Qingqi hairstyle, and the delicate mind of a girl, colleagues gave me a nickname called Brother Chun. Of course, this spring brother is not a spring brother, I believe I will not have eternal life, but testing used cars, I am professional!
When it comes to buying an engine to send a car, everyone knows that this is Honda, which has been a mainstream joint venture brand since entering China in the 90s, with low fuel consumption, reliable and durable and affordable characteristics, it is very popular in both domestic and overseas markets, and it has popular models such as Accord, CR-V, Civic, XR-V, and Shenche Fit. However, there are also failed models such as SiBorui, Gerui, and UR-V, among which the most regrettable is undoubtedly the former Geshitu.
According to the current name, Geshitu should be classified as a coupe SUV, but there was no such term at that time, it was also called a crossover, although the shape was a bit like the BMW X6, but the official positioning was not an SUV, but a medium-sized sedan. It is also from the Height and Widening of the Accord at that time, people's aesthetic differences in this shape are relatively large, some people think it is the most beautiful Honda, and many people feel ugly.
Originally equipped with a powertrain of 3.5L V6 and 5-speed automatic transmission, Costa was also flagship in interior features, representing Honda's largest row at the time (except for the Acura brand). However, such a car does not seem to be in line with Honda's consumer population, the price of 400,000 is dissuaded from a large wave of people, and the initial large displacement is not suitable for ordinary households, fuel consumption and vehicle and ship taxes are not low, so there is basically no sales.
Although it also launched a low-displacement model later, such as today's 2.4L displacement, but it is not enough to save the overall situation, down to more than 250,000 is still not selling well, Honda had to give up it, after 2016 it was discontinued, the life cycle only lasted for one generation of the car! But there is a saying that the real fault of the song and poetry map is particularly small, the size of the problem is almost nothing, and the retention rate is not as cheap as the legend, but it has risen a wave by taking advantage of the momentum.
However, the most important thing about the second-hand car is the car condition, this time the customer due to people in the field, the end of the year the ticket source is tight, out of a trip is not very convenient, and do not believe in the business, so please let us first go to test it, confirm the car condition and then decide whether to directly mention or let the merchant issue the board car.
Vehicle model: Costa 2012 2.4L Deluxe Edition
Factory Date: 2013-09
Date of play: 2013-12
Meter mileage: 113247KM
Manufacturer guidance: 259,800
Merchant offer: 105,800
More than eight years of car, the appearance still looks polished tiles, paint protection is not bad. However, there is inevitably a place for repair, the front and rear bumpers are the most easily scratched parts, after all, the original design is plastic parts. Obvious paint fog was found next to the fog lampshade, and there was a small bump that fell off the paint.
Quickly hit the body paint surface, focusing on the ABC column, upper and lower door frames, and trunk drains and other body structure parts, are intact, the whole car spray paint place is not a lot, but there are still a lot of scratches in the local area, the later need for polishing treatment.
Back to the engine compartment, first checked the left and right sides of the fender side beams, shock absorber tower top, fender screws, and cover screws and other parts, the thickness of the paint surface is normal, each screw is not twisted off the paint traces, indicating that there is no major accident on both sides of the front of the car, if there is, these things basically can not be saved.
In the forward direction, the water tank frame is good, but the front anti-collision beam and two headlights and radiator fans are disassembled, and it can be inferred that there has been a small collision in front of the front of the car, and it is not serious, and it does not hurt the water tank frame, let alone the stringer and engine.
The overall condition of the engine is also good, the valve compartment cover, intake manifold and surrounding accessories have not been disassembled and repaired, and there is no oil leakage around the cylinder block. Eight years of 110,000 kilometers of car strength, for Honda, or the prime of the engine, health and health is not wrong.
Continue to check the whole car oil water and battery, the oil color is still relatively clear, it is estimated that it has not been changed for a long time; the freezing point of the antifreeze is no problem, but the amount is a bit lacking, and it needs to be added in time to avoid high temperature of the engine; the brake oil cannot be detected temporarily, because the upper cover plate is not allowed to be disassembled; the battery has been replaced and is currently in good condition.
Coming to the car, this interior design is almost no different from the Contemporary Accord, learn from the public to maintain the family style? Automatic headlights, sensor wipers, keyless start and keyless entry were still relatively advanced in the past, and they are commonplace now! The overall interior of the car is still relatively clean, that is, the wear is slightly larger, but this is also more in line with the state of 110,000 kilometers.
Or start with the accident first, watch the main driving airbag removed, is the small collision in front of the trigger airbag bomb explosion? But after looking at the instrument panel and storage box, there is no sign of repair, the co-pilot airbag has not moved, and the main driving seat belt is no problem, but the wear is serious, and the corners of the seat belt label are open and hairy!
Continuing to observe that there is no color difference on the surface of the steering wheel and dashboard, and there is no repair operation of the rear skin, it can be proved that the airbag of this car has not been bounced off, so what is the reason for the disassembly of the main airbag? If it is not a fault repair, then the biggest reason is the recall, I don't know if you remember the famous murderous air bag, Takada!
Routine inspection of soaking water, you can see that the seat screws, seat skeleton, direction pipe posts, cigarette lighter holes, and seat belt plugs have no rust and polishing marks, and there is no mildew smell in the car, basically judging that there is no soaking water.
However, after removing the sill trim, Chun Ge saw the evidence of the interior water, the surface of the sill was dirty and alkaline, and the bottom plate water blockage was missing, but there was no trace of a large area of water in the car, it was estimated that the water into the interior was washed, and the sill trim was installed without waiting to dry, and it was simmered for a long time.
The trunk also has a moldy situation of water inlet, hatchback trunk, although the surface looks very large and clean, but open the cover plate can see the mold and a small amount of sediment inside, it is estimated that it is also caused by car washing.
OBD computer read out 5 fault codes, but are caused by battery power loss, has nothing to do with major obstacles, does not affect normal driving, but pay more attention to the fault alarm on the dashboard, the lights of the dashboard are on, you have to repair the first time.
When it is time to test the chassis, the suspension structure is also the same as that of the Accord, with multiple connecting rods after the front double wishbone, but the weight of the car is larger than the Accord, and it runs very steadily.
The four-wheel tires and brake pads have been replaced, the left front suspension also has obvious disassembly marks, and the steering machine screws have also been removed, but the other suspensions have not moved, or the original state.
The engine oil pan and transmission housing have not been disassembled, nor have there been oil leakage, and these places will not be moved under normal circumstances. If the screws under the engine are removed in a large area, then there is a lot of willingness to repair it.
The front two half shafts are oozing oil, and the rubber rubber sleeve is not tightly sealed, so when buying a second-hand car, you must look at the chassis on the shelf, because many things do not mean that you can see it when you lie on the ground.
After reading the chassis today's work, it is over, and it is a simple review of the car condition.
1. Appearance: front bar replacement, middle mesh replacement, left front fender scratches, left rear door spray paint + scratches, rear bar replacement, right rear door scratches; 2. Cabin: cover hydraulic rod pressure relief, headlight disassembly, front anti-collision beam disassembly, radiator fan disassembly disassembly; 3. Interior: main airbag disassembly, floor water; 4. Chassis: left front suspension disassembly, steering machine disassembly, four-wheel tire, brake pad replacement.
In general, the vehicle has no major accidents, no blisters, no overhauls, and no adjustment table, the overall condition of the vehicle is good, and some minor problems are not hidden.
Report the results to the customer big brother, the big brother said that the situation and the last master to see the difference is not much, we look at more projects, the master is more careful, the spring brother was stunned to reflect it, the original big brother not only found us to see the car, but also invited the master, compare the test results of the two, to prevent one of them from colluding with the car dealer, this is not too trust us! Fortunately, Brother Chun has won the approval of his big brother through his realistic attitude.
The operation of the big brother can be understood, after all, everyone is a stranger, and no one is familiar with anyone, so it is still safe! However, as a neutral third party is not trusted, it can be seen how bad the reputation of this industry is, and most of the merchants are honest and law-abiding ordinary operators, such new people are unfair and unreasonable for them, but in the end can not save the reputation of the industry.
And because of the particularity of the industry, such distrust will continue to be maintained for a long time, as long as one or two businesses deceive consumers, the entire industry will be scolded, really a rat spoiled a pot of porridge! Therefore, our future is still a long way to go!
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