Last year, the supply beats of major manufacturers were affected by the lack of cores, resulting in many hot-selling models needing to be queued for delivery, consumers waiting for 1 month in short, and even 3-5 months in the long.
In this case, many consumers who just need to turn around and buy second-hand cars, after all, there are more choices and the price is cheaper. Xiaobian has a single friend who is also ready to buy a scooter recently, but the budget is only 60,000 or 70,000, clearly do not buy small electric, after careful weighing, determined to go to a reliable second-hand fuel car.
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After an afternoon of shopping, I found only a suitable car
A friend pulled me to accompany her to visit the second-hand car market, and we came to the relatively concentrated eight kilometers of the chongqing used car market. Some small shops are on the side of the road with two or three cars; some are in the open space of the back street, where they can display thirty or forty cars.
But we took a detour for an afternoon and found that there were not many choices, on the one hand, because the car dealers put out limited models, on the other hand, because friends had low budgets, and the right car source was really difficult to find.
In the end, we only found a 2019 Chevrolet Corvoz that was more in line with the requirements, but the introduction of the sales brother was not the point. When we asked about the condition of the car and after-sales questions, the other party promised to have a tripartite evaluation agency certification and vehicle maintenance files, when we proposed to see the information, the sales brother was a bit fragmented, directly into the "forced order" process, which means that sincerely want to buy to read the report - the whole process of communication makes people feel less solid.
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The first great benefit of online shopping is actually to make newbies not afraid of timidity
Although we are adhering to the mentality of seeing is believing to visit the offline car market, but in desperation, I still recommend that friends first go online to see, save the effort of running errands and grinding lips, and learn to understand.
Choosing second-hand on the Internet, it is natural to avoid the second-hand car of melon seeds. In recent years, although there has been less advertising bombardment on TV, the position of "one brother" of second-hand cars has basically been stable. In contrast, melon seeds are at least the most reliable in terms of the authenticity and details of the car source.
Open the APP, first select the address "Chongqing", and then it will be the same as shopping for Taobao. My friend has no brand preference, directly in the price bar to select "4-8 million", the page popped up more than 9,000 cars. At this time, several key information about the car source, including the model, purchase year, mileage and price, are already clear at a glance.
But too much choice is actually equal to no choice, friends and through the "car age: within three years", "gearbox: automatic transmission" and other labels step by step to narrow the scope of choice, and then we tried to pick from Honda and Volkswagen, found that the more suitable models are Volkswagen POLO and Honda Fit. The models screened out are indeed more than the previous offline stores.
Here I share a feeling: What is the biggest difference between online car selection and offline stores? In fact, it is not only the scope of choice of car sources, but the active and passive points of the psychological level. When we visit the offline store, the more vigilant we are, the more we will ask questions to the store, the process is actually timid, and it is easy to be led by the old driver of the sale to negotiate the transaction - but the online car selection does not have this psychological burden.
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I didn't see the car, can I pay for it? We want to pay with one hand and deliver the goods with the other
My friends and I are more cautious people, the next week we kept releasing the news of "buying a used car" to our friends who knew cars, wanted to collect more suggestions, and the most heard sentence was: Don't be stupid to pay money first, you must first look at the goods and figure out the car condition.
On the melon seed used car APP, friends initially took a fancy to a 2018 blue small fit, the price is 68,900, this is the price of the second sale event after 2000. Looking at the car through a 360° panorama, she deliberately chose a car that looked cleaner and cleaner.
Before ordering, I remind her not to be impulsive and take a closer look at the test report, including major problem detection, exterior interior inspection, chassis suspension inspection and engine compartment inspection, dynamic road test inspection and so on. Sure enough, after she read it, she had a knot in her heart, why? Because the report shows that the car has 20 flaws in the exterior and 3 flaws in the interior, each flaw is explained in which position.
But on second thought, if someone else told you these questions, if you look at them yourself, can you look at them so carefully?
With the gradual deepening of understanding, friends themselves also see some experience, those two days nothing to take the mobile phone to turn over the source of the APP, compare various details, choose to choose or choose that Fit, because after all, it is a second-hand car, it is impossible to have no flaws at all.
During the comparison, we also asked customer service some questions, including how to see the car test drive, what to do if you are not satisfied, and so on. The preliminary process is to pay a deposit of 2,000 yuan online, there will be someone to find you to make an appointment to see the car test drive, the location is chosen by you, the face inspection determines that there is no problem and then pay the final payment, if you are not satisfied, you refuse to accept it, and the 2,000 yuan deposit is returned on the same day. Regarding logistics, transfers, and preferential fees, they are also clear and clear.
What really reassures friends is the "7 days no reason to return" of melon used cars, which means that after picking up the car, melon seeds used cars will not rush to give you a license, you can use these 7 days to fully test drive experience, if you feel that something is wrong, you can still refund the order, provided that the car is not in trouble.
In this way, in the second week after the booking, the friend took the afternoon time to see the car, and pulled an experienced colleague as a staff officer, and the whole process took less than 1 hour. She said: "I'm going to spend the next 7 days driving it to and from work, going out for a walk at night, planning another outing on the weekend and running through all kinds of road conditions!" "I know my friend's tangled and cautious character very well, and she doesn't give up every chance to test and repent.
Write at the end
"Sisters, this car is OK, no problem!" I'm ready to transfer! After listening to my friend's words, my hanging heart fell to the ground. After all, the first offline car did not help much, but later recommended melon used cars, the whole process is quite smooth. This experience of accompanying a friend to buy a used car made me have a more personal understanding of the used car transaction.
Although today's offline second-hand car dealers are also developing towards formalization, such as the introduction of tripartite testing agencies, etc., there are always problems such as information asymmetry, the lack of a clear and meticulous standard for car conditions and car prices, and the service attitude of sales staff also greatly affects the quality of transactions. And young office workers like my friend only want a time-saving, reassuring and transparent way of communication, and the selection/ordering/buying/returning process of Guazi used cars is more frank and straightforward. If you have plans to buy a second-hand car in the near future, Xiaobian also recommends that you go online first; nowadays, the epidemic prevention and control across the country is still very tense, and it is safer and more time-saving to choose a car online, just as a melon used car to help you prepare for your homework.