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Hello! Hello everyone, I am a used car inspector sledgehammer. Once an auto repairman, after a lot of training and assessment to become a professional used car inspector, trying to maintain the customer's car purchase risk is my service tenet. Today's detection of a Volkswagen Beetle refreshed my understanding of used cars, because it has been driving for 13 years and has only run more than 20,000 kilometers! Is it true or false? Follow the sledgehammer and I'll find out.
I don't know if you have this feeling: the appearance of the Volkswagen Beetle seems to be very similar to the appearance of Porsche's car, is the Beetle related to Porsche? Don't you say, it really matters! The designer of the Beetle is the founder of Porsche, and the Beetle is the prototype of the first generation of Porsche 911, it can be said that without the Beetle there would be no Porsche 911. So buying a Volkswagen Beetle rounded up is equivalent to owning a Porsche 911, and this wave is not a loss!
However, the joke is a joke, the Volkswagen Beetle is still not comparable to Porsche, but the Beetle still has its unique charm, especially popular with women. No, 520 has arrived, and today's customer brother plans to buy a Beetle for his girlfriend, who he says is something that her girlfriend has been thinking about for a long time. Sigh, this realization, this action force is a model for my generation. However, the customer brother is not very understanding of second-hand cars, and after finding a car source that he thinks is good, he immediately contacted us to ask for help with car inspection. Let's take a look at the basic information of the vehicle first.
Vehicle Year: 2008 Volkswagen Beetle 1.8t at Luxury
Factory date: April 2008
Meter mileage: 24,000 km
New car guide price: 227,300
Seller quote: 60,000
Sledgehammer I was also stunned when I saw this number of kilometers, 13 years only drove more than 20,000 kilometers? That's an exaggeration. Many people have more than that number a year!
The customer brother also said that he couldn't believe it when he saw it, but after communicating with the seller, the seller said categorically that he had never adjusted the watch, and if he had adjusted the car, he would give it to him. The little brother thought of finding us to test, in case the test is over the table, is not a white pick up a car? Good guys, since the seller dares to make such a promise, it must be true, let's let the sledgehammer I verify it, and start to plate it!
First of all, according to the process from the outside to see, after testing found that the front bar paint surface is normal, although there are scratches and bumps, but the paint surface has not been repaired twice is the original car paint; the front cover paint value is normal, the surface is not spray paint defects, but also the original car paint. In this way, it is basically judged that there is no accident in the front, but there is no absolute, and it will need to be verified again from the engine cabin.
Subsequently, it was detected that there was sheet metal spray paint on the left left front door and left rear fender, but the area was not large, the damage was relatively concentrated, and it was judged that it was caused by a one-time rubbing, which was not a big problem.
Then came to the back bar, found that the back bar has a late spray paint repair marks, but the back cover paint value is normal, and there is no late spray paint repair marks, the initial prediction of damage is not large, but the specific need to detect the rear fence, after all, this situation has seen more.
Next to the right side, found that the paint value on this side is not abnormal, although the outside of the leaf plate is plastic parts can not measure the paint film instrument, but through the paint inspection also verified that it is the original car paint surface.
Then, through the comparison of the glass of the whole car, it can be seen that the rear windshield has been replaced. However, according to the damage analysis, there is no other collateral damage, and it is predicted that it is caused by single-sided damage, which is not a big problem and can be used normally. In addition to the left front and rear doors, the left rear fender sheet metal spray paint, the rear bar spray paint, the rest are the original car paint, and the replacement of the rear windshield is not caused by accidents, the whole appearance is still relatively good. It is not easy for a car in 13 years to have so many original car paints, and my suspicions about the more than 20,000 kilometers shown here have been reduced by one point, after all, the number of cars is small, and the probability of accidents is small.
Next, the engine cabin test, open the cover to see that the cabin is still relatively cramped, this Volkswagen Beetle equipped with a 1.8t engine, the maximum output of 150 horsepower, the maximum torque of 220n· m, matching the 6at gearbox. Reasoning, the configuration of this powertrain and gearbox is still very good, the power is sufficient, and it is more reliable than the double clutch, and the buyer is more confident.
The cabin part was inspected and found that there were disassembly marks on the right hinge screw, but the left side was normal, and according to the paint analysis of the front part, it may be caused by adjusting the position, not the disassembly caused by the accident.
Then check that the production date of the left and right front headlights is in line with the production date of the vehicle, and the lamp body is intact; plus the front end tank frame assembly fixing screws are intact, and there are no disassembly marks; it can be confirmed that there is indeed no collision in the front. Let's examine the engine section.
With the consent of the seller and the customer's brother, I removed the engine cover and saw that the engine body was indeed relatively good, the overall was very new, and it was not at all like a car that had been driven for 13 years. This is mainly for two reasons: one is that it is not used much, and the other is that the seller has been cleaned, and even if the car is put for 13 years, it will not be so clean.
Next, check that the intake manifold screws are intact and disassembled, and the current car intake manifold is plastic, and this Beetle is cast iron (maybe this is the so-called simple fit); the valve chamber cover screws are intact and not disassembled; the engine foot screws are intact and disassembled, and there is no obvious oil stain on the surface or gap of the body; the possibility of engine maintenance and oil leakage can be ruled out, after all, the frequency of use is low. From the current test results, the entire cabin is still in a very good state, although there is aging and rust, but it can also be seen that the vehicle is not used much, and the internal structure is intact. It's just that time is the most merciless thing, and it will still leave traces no matter what.
Next, the interior inspection, open the cabin at a glance, the interior of the new degree is still very good, and the interior wear including seats are not serious, basically in line with the 13 years and more than 20,000 kilometers of the look. Is the interior is a little too simple, more than 200,000 cars do not even have a multi-functional steering wheel, the central control screen is not, the interior is slowly plastic. I have to say that in 2008, I spent more than 200,000 yuan to buy such a car, which is really very rich, maybe it was bought for my daughter-in-law to play with, and sometimes I even forgot where to put it in the house, so the number of kilometers is so small.
Well, let's still not be sour, let's test it. After testing, it can be seen that the seat fixing screws are intact and not disassembled; the bottom of the seat is intact without rust and water marks; there is no sediment and rust on the inside of the seat belt lock seat; the cigarette lighter and power port are intact and free of sediment and rust; and then according to the rest of the carpet, the vehicle flooding phenomenon can be ruled out.
Then go to the rear to check the cabin, you can see that the spare tire pit and the rear panel have no deformation and repair marks, and the inner sound insulation cotton is intact. It can also be reflected that the rear bar has been repaired but did not hurt the inside, and it was detected that there is a large collision in the vehicle, and from this aspect alone, it is really rare for a car in 2008 to have this performance.
Next, drive the car to a nearby repair shop and lift the vehicle up for chassis inspection.
When the chassis is lifted up and drilled into the bottom of the car, I have to sigh that the previous German car chassis is really solid, very neat and pleasing to the eye, and there is no obvious bottom and oil leakage traces, but the details must be observed closely.
Look at the hanging parts, you can see that the front left and right sides of the suspension is intact, that is, the parts are more obvious because of the rust placed for a long time, but the problem is not big, and it will be better to run more in the later stage.
When checking the transmission oil pan and the engine oil pan, you can see that there is no leakage, and the overall is still quite good.
Moreover, there is no oil leakage at the joint of the engine transmission, and the connection screws are also intact; the yuanbaoliang screws are intact and not disassembled; the machine foot screws of the fuselage are also intact and disassembled; the overall inspection and analysis can be determined that the engine transmission is not hoisted and decomposed and repaired.
Then check the rear suspension is also normal, because it is a cast iron part, aging rust is more severe. If you mind, the shock absorption of the whole car can be replaced in the later stage, and the cost is not large, after all, it is not a luxury car.
Finally, the inspection of the whole car tire stunned me: except for the left rear tire is 2009, the rest of the tires are produced in 2008, that is to say, in addition to the left rear wheel are the original tires, and the tire that was changed in 2009 is definitely because of damage, otherwise which year will change the tire? However, although the tire pattern is still relatively deep, the aging and cracking of the tread surface is more obvious, and it also needs to be replaced in the later stage, and the outside of the wheel hub is also seriously aging and also needs to be prepared. 13 years have not changed the tire, which is also the sledgehammer I did not expect, it is estimated that it has been placed in the basement to eat ash, right?
The more than two hours of the whole car detected that it was over, and I told the customer brother in detail about the car condition. The brother said that he had found the treasure, and originally just wanted to spend tens of thousands of dollars to buy a Beetle to make his girlfriend happy, and by the way, he proposed the marriage and sold it for a while. Now that the car condition is detected to be so good, it can be driven in the hand for two more years, and it is not bad to drive until there are children and then change the car in one step. I have to say that the sledgehammer I have tested so many cars, 13 years to drive 20,000 kilometers, but also the use of the original tire of the car is only this one, it is indeed very rare. Then the following is the bargaining link between the brother and the seller, I am not convenient to participate, and the brother said goodbye to me and packed up the equipment and left.
It can be seen that the same Volkswagen Beetle on the Internet is still relatively high, today this 13 years only opened 20,000 kilometers of Beetle, the overall car condition is not bad, the price of 60,000 is not particularly expensive. Do you think it's worth it? Or do you think the customer's brother has picked up the treasure?
Well, today's test sharing ends here, thank you for reading!
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