First, choose a car
The landlord, a British student, my father did a good business in recent years, so he told me to buy me a car when he returned home, with a budget of 560w. From then on, he began to choose a long way to go.

When I was a student in the UK, I dived in various car forums and watched a lot of car evaluation videos. In fact, the first thing I liked was that Lexus was not bba, because I always felt that bba temperament was too upstart, and mine cars were more low-key, luxurious and connotative. Thunder car is concerned that the shape of es and rx,rx is really eye-catching, cool and radical. No matter the floating windows, three-eye headlights or the whole import of the Jiuzhou factory with high bigger, it once made me feel that I must buy him, but after watching more evaluation videos, the power meat, the configuration is low, the most unbearable is the 60W car, there is no LCD instrument, the central control screen is a little small. The operating system is the same as the mp4 10 years ago. ES has seen a friend’s real car, has driven and made it, and always feels that it is not his own type.

Later, I learned that foreign students can buy cars free of tax, but duty-free cars can only be joint venture cars. Of course, the benefits given by the state should be enjoyed, so I just gave up rx. In fact, this budget plate comes and goes, that is, the c-class cars of those luxury brands (later, only considering cars because they feel that the same price cars have a lot of good configuration and space suv). Although the terminal discount of xfl,ct6,s90 is very large and has its own characteristics, it is either old-fashioned interior decoration, poor workmanship or poor power control. It always feels a little less interesting (now I have to say that bba has its reasons as a first-tier luxury brand). A6 to the end of the new generation is basically supported only by discounts, so in the end, that is, e and 5 happiness choose one of the two. E saw it at the beginning of about 17 years. It is really needless to say that the luxury temperament is really needless to say. Iphone17’s big screen, elegant beacon, color atmosphere lamp, but also learned a lot of minor problems, such as central control wiper brake noise, power meat, drum bag and so on. The domestic 5-Series has just been unveiled at the Shanghai Auto Show, and almost every day since then, the interior is not as luxurious as the e, but the appearance is younger, especially the M set is really handsome, 19-inch sports Bigfoot, not to mention manipulation has always been BMW’s strength. In short, I read a lot of car reviews before the test drive, but I still prefer 5.

After that, it was a twists and turns to go back to China for a 4s test drive. The first one was BMW. At the beginning of the sale, it was said that it could not be test-driven that day. I just looked at the appearance and interior decoration and so on, probably because I had seen too many pictures and tests on the Internet. I think it’s not as amazing as I just started to see it online, and my family also thinks that BMW looks ordinary and doesn’t have the luxury that a 560w car should have.

Then I went out and turned left to go to Mercedes-Benz next door. I have to say that Mercedes-Benz 4s is much more enthusiastic than BMW, and there is a good way to serve tea and water to stay for dinner, and as soon as I sit in a real car, the sense of luxury really comes to my face. the shock brought by that luxurious atmosphere can not be experienced by looking at pictures on the Internet, which makes people feel that it is worth spending so much money even for the sense of luxury, not to mention that he is still Mercedes-Benz. However, the test drive found a lot of problems, the tire noise is really very big, and then the sales were embarrassed to say that you should turn up the stereo a little bit. the starting power is not good enough to hear the loud push of the engine (still in the case of test driving is 320), but can not stand the overflow sense of luxury, or decided to set the e-level.

Later, when I came out of Mercedes-Benz and was ready to go home, I suddenly received a call from BMW saying that I could test-drive, so I returned to BMW to test-drive. the young man who took us for a test drive was a young man who exhaled floor oil and went out. Then he told me that BMW would play like this. in the initial stage, the sense of pushing the back is much stronger than that of Mercedes-Benz, and the noise of the tires after the test drive and the comfort of the seat There are no obvious defects in turning and so on, and they begin to get tangled up again.

After going home, I summed up the advantages and disadvantages of the next two cars. In the end, I still think that BMW is more athletic and more suitable for young people, slightly better than Mercedes-Benz in mechanical level and comfort configuration. After all, the car is still used to drive, plus a friend bought e unfortunately broke the shaft? I have been persuading me not to buy e, so I decided to give up the superficial luxury of BMW.

Second, buy a car

I bought the car with the tax-free quota for foreign students. I hope to give a little help to the foreign students I see in the process. The tax-free car for foreign students probably means that students who study abroad for more than one year can buy joint venture cars free of tax within one year after they return home (from the date of return). So if you want to buy a duty-free car, you can find a way to prevent some popular cars from taking a long pick-up cycle when you return home. My timeline is like this:
1.2017.8 return to China
2.2017.10 contact the intermediary
Intermediaries are required by the state to buy duty-free cars. There are only two, China Enterprise Chengyi and SAIC. I left a phone number on the websites of both intermediaries at that time. As a result, only CNAC visited me back. Later, I also saw on the Internet that CNAC seemed to have a better source of cars. Coupled with the good service attitude of Sinochem, it was decided that SAIC. Here I would like to call a call for the Nanjing Branch of Sinochem. It is very efficient and has a good attitude. I take great pains to answer some of my very basic questions and tell me what materials to prepare and what to prepare.
3.2017.12 get the certificate of studying abroad and returning to China.
The return certificate is a necessary material for the duty-free car. We only got the return certificate in December because we only published our papers at the end of November. Now it is very convenient to apply for the return certificate. Shentong has a special courier service for overseas study and return certificate.
4.2017.12 apply for closure
Take the prepared materials, that is, passports, certificates of return, diplomas and other documents, and go to the local customs to close the seal. I did it at Yancheng Customs, and I can pick it up on the same day. Some customs may have to wait a few days to get it. What should be noted is that the model should be booked at this time, and generally cannot be changed after it is fixed. Other models can generally mention the desired configuration, that is, Mercedes-Benz is more arrogant. Give a limited supply to international students, do not guarantee to mention the configuration and model you want, and sign an exemption agreement.

5.2018.1 payment
Next, after sending the seal to the intermediary, the intermediary will coordinate the manufacturer and 4s, and the manufacturer will notify the payment in about 20 days. And then I waited.

6.2018.2 pick up the car
In fact, the car went off the line around February 8, because it took some time to cross the Spring Festival, so I didn’t mention the car until late February. On the day of picking up the car, I was very excited. I was working in Shanghai, so I took a 7: 8 high-speed train to Nanjing to pick up the car. (actually, you can pick up the car at random, but because the intermediary is familiar with the 4s in Nanjing, the pick-up service in Nanjing will be better. In addition, friends in Nanjing can have a meal.

Third, the use of cars
Now the car has been driving for a year, 14000km, although there are some minor problems, but on the whole is still very satisfied. The main advantage is that
The shape of 1.m set is very athletic, the more I see it, the more I like it. The color of carbon black is also very cool, but it is not very resistant to dirt. Many people will worry that there is an obvious color difference in the paint. In fact, I went to 4s to make up for the color difference.
two。 The configuration is rich, Harman Catton (personally, I think Harman is not unbearable as many people say, you can try to use U disk to copy some lossless music. I sit on my friend’s glc to listen to Little Berlin think it is similar to Harman.) back row independent air conditioning, entertainment system, seat heating and ventilation (ventilation seems to be m luxury only), automatic parking (although basically not used) and the new 5 360 is really easy to use, God’s perspective is not blowing. Basically, all the deluxe configurations are available.
3. Tire noise is acceptable. I originally thought that 19’s explosion-proof tire noise should be not small, but in fact, it is still acceptable, or it may be due to the comparison with Bene.
4. Wireless carplay is very convenient, do not need to connect with the line appears to be very messy, now Gaud also supports carplay.
5. The chassis is harder than e, the mechanical level should be higher than e, and I don’t feel uncomfortable about the ride experience.
6. The driving experience is very good, driver-oriented center control, and a moving thong steering wheel, there is almost no vacancy in steering, the coordination of throttle and gearbox is in place, and you can hardly feel a setback. You can’t find any other driving problems except for soft brakes.
7. Fuel consumption I now commute to and from work is 8.7, which is acceptable, especially considering that I am in a place like Shanghai where there are frequent traffic jams, but some motorists say that their fuel consumption is more than 10.

Shortcoming
1. Like Bene, there are many minor problems. In summer, when the sun is strong, the central controller will click, the seat is also a little noisy, and the switch on the cover of the water cup holder in the middle is loose, which is the same as that reported by other riders.
two。 There is an obvious sense of drag when loosening the throttle at a low speed. It seems that BMW says it’s called kinetic energy recovery, but it actually affects the feeling of riding.
3. The leather seat will wrinkle if you sit too delicate for a long time. In fact, the photo of the car above shows that the seat is a little wrinkled, but I think it’s okay. Maybe some friends care about it.
4. The interior is luxurious and the sense of design is not enough. Although I accepted this at the beginning of buying a car, I still envy the big screen of Ben e after driving for a long time. Why can’t BMW make some efforts on the interior? look at the interior of the new A6, it won’t lose e at all.

IV. Summary
First of all, I have to thank my parents for giving me such a good condition so that I can drive 5 as soon as I graduate. The new 5 is a car with excellent overall quality, which takes into account both driving fun and riding experience. Although there are minor defects, I may still choose it if I were asked to choose it again. Especially now the discount price of 4s seems to be lower than that of e (has BMW ever thought about the feelings of the first batch of car owners). I hope I can give some help to friends who are going to buy a car.