When you decide to start picking your own new car, you'll find a massive pool of models and a variety of online reviews. What "seat heating", "car refrigerator", "one-key warning" and other selling points emerge endlessly, for people who do not know how to trade, it is easy to pay obediently because of the gimmicks of some dealers vigorously marketing.
But are these features really a "necessity" for a car? Does the dazzling new car configuration really mean value for money? Recently, Sohu Auto launched a column called "Mileage Zero Plan", dismantling a family car that has driven 170,000 kilometers on the spot, and detecting the accessories of the vehicle after several years of use, so that the all-round real-time dissection may give some inspiration to some future prospective owners who are carried away by sales gimmicks.
In the show, the producer invited the owner of a Toyota Highlander, which has been used for 8 years and has a mileage of 170,000 kilometers, according to common sense, the condition of this car should be so-so. However, from the appearance, the seams of each covering part are very uniform, and there is no obvious deviation or excessive aging due to long-term use, let alone used for 8 years, even if it is a car that has been driven for 3 or 4 years, no one will doubt it. The texture of the seat fabric and the central area of the most used main driver's seat cushion are not damaged or structurally collapsed, which is enough to see that the Highlander's materials are very solid, including the buttons of the center console and the seat motor are in good condition, even if it is put in the used car market, this car can be regarded as a boutique.
After the dismantling, the current situation of this Highlander has surprised many people, 8 years 170,000 kilometers has been considered "a lot of effort", but in addition to normal brake skin wear, Highlander's brake fluid has no obvious leakage, brake performance is still normal, still firmly performing the duty of "safe travel". Now many models of other brands have begun to leak oil significantly in less than 100,000 kilometers, and it seems that only models with sufficient quality can provide longer-term value needs, making people worry and save money.
Future prospective car owners who are still confused about choosing a car, you may wish to take a look at this hardcore dismantling show, dismantling not only a car, but also the quality we should pay the most attention to when buying a car. For many ordinary families, the expense of the car is the big head of life, return to rationality, not be confused by marketing methods, choose the long-term value of the vehicle itself, choose the stable working conditions of the car, non-attenuating performance and non-malfunctioning quality, in order to ensure that the car they buy is really worth the money.