When people reach middle age, taking advantage of the relapse of the epidemic in Nanjing and the idleness of home isolation, they also come to talk about the “madness” of young people who love cars. I don’t know why I had the idea of changing cars before the Spring Festival. Take the family, go to the 4S store to see the car, listen to friends talk about the car, initially order BBA and VOLVO. Maiteng Noble, which was bought in 2013, has been in the blink of an eye for 8 years. It should be said that it is really good in the B-class car, with a large space and a 2.0T engine, the power is still strong. 6 speed wet double clutch DSG, although the first step on the throttle, always a little late, but the continuous push back feeling is also obvious. With the passage of time, the common faults of German cars gradually revealed, abnormal noise, lack of oil appeared in varying degrees.
The choice between the four cars, consultation with friends, access to information, on-site inspection, personal test driving is inevitable. The first is to listen to a child recommended Audi 55 TFSI quattro, all-wheel drive 3.0T, strong power, and low-key. But as soon as I went into the 4S store to see the real car, I was not even interested in test driving. The plastic feeling of the interior is so strong that it is almost the same as my previous Maiteng. Volvo shop is in front of the house. Go into the car seat several times and have a look around the car. But always can not find knowledgeable reception, on duty personnel, do not know. After registering the information, I will be informed to test drive if I want to go to work after the Spring Festival. As a result, when all the new cars were booked, Shanshandi called to see the car, and there was a difference of more than a month. All right, this situation simply pushed me to the tendency that actually seems to be caused by the influence of the brand-Mercedes-Benz and BMW.
Really go back and forth between Mercedes-Benz and BMW. Love the appearance of the former (stand), interior decoration, stability, atmosphere, luxury, family leaders also take a fancy to it at first sight. In addition, in order to show the strength of the power and the sensitivity of the brakes, the BMW test drivers frequently accelerated the floor oil on several kilometers of the road, braking in the end without notice, so that the lover almost threw up. Mercedes-Benz test drivers are much smarter, driving gently all the way, vigorously preaching the traditional slogan “drive a BMW, take a Mercedes-Benz”. As a result, I hesitated and even decided on the E300l.
Let me change my mind and decided to order BMW 530LI because of three points: (1) the legend of Mercedes-Benz “broken shaft door, aluminum for steel”, which makes people feel frightened; (2) professionals in the industry do not hesitate to recommend BMW; (3) Mercedes-Benz does not feel good about the actual test drive. After two test drives, as soon as I got into the car, I felt that the parking space was on the low side, and the left and right sides were cramped, as if trapped in an involuntary space, where I could not see the front of the car, but only the sign; I was not used to carrying files, the throttle was relatively slow, and the brakes were relatively hard. The second time with my lover to test drive a BMW, specially gently start and stop, coupled with the BMW rear seat special headrest, finally let her respect my choice.
Leading, exclusive, administrative, or chose the middle gear, gem green, mocha brown, but also more in line with my age and working conditions. It’s just that the shopping guide was in a hurry to book the car, and she didn’t ask me to install it, otherwise, not to mention auxiliary driving and gesture control, remote start-up as cheap as 2700 yuan is still necessary. Nanjing is unbearably hot in summer and bitterly cold in winter, so the air conditioner should be loaded in advance.
I remember that in mid-February, I paid a deposit and signed the contract. At the end of March, we will be notified of the arrival of the car in the last few days. On the last day, we will go through all the formalities and formally welcome the car home for a month and a half. Mai Teng, who has been with me for 8 years, is discounted at a very low price in exchange for an extension of 5 years or 100000 kilometers with real value.
Soon, four whole months after the new car arrived home. At present, the itinerary is 7000 kilometers, mainly the combination road and highway on the edge of the city. Let’s also talk about the feeling of buying a car, don’t blow it, try to be objective, hoping to give some reference to the successors.
I. shape and interior decoration
There are 1000 Hamlets in the eyes of 1000 people. In my eyes, the Mercedes-Benz stand is the most stable and luxurious, the big mark is the youngest, and the BMW five-Series is in the middle. Black car stable atmosphere, the front face and side is really the appearance of an administrative car, as for the rear including smoked black design shape, I don’t know what it feels like. Interior decoration, whether it is good to see, or the golden mean, everyone has different feelings. No price drop, no surprise, that’s all, of course, it’s a lot better than Maiteng. There is a lot of space, so the left and right seats in the back row should be quite comfortable, and the middle stage has added a bit of dignity. Just want to sit on the third person, but it is not so comfortable, the arch is too large.
2. Power and control
With the same 2.0T, the power and control of the current car is much better than that of Mai Teng. 350 torsion meters, 252 horsepower maximum power, so that it can be described as “surging”. It is not difficult to switch sports mode and achieve “no car in front”. In the unmonitored sections of the road, occasionally try to get off the 180 highway, continuous stamina. Zaifu eight-speed gearbox is properly adjusted, so that the acceleration and deceleration of more than 30 kilometers is very smooth, and a light step on the throttle can lead to a quick response. Control also includes steering, I think it is true that the title of the C-class car, this model is indeed accurate, the best embodiment is to get off the highway, with inertia ramp, very casual, unlike in the past to drive Mai Teng and other cars to adjust the steering wheel very carefully. But the car body is big, when the curve is too sharp, the small tail flick still exists. Turning is not good. If you make a U-turn at an intersection, if you turn quickly, you may not be able to succeed at once.
I like this type of brake very much, it is sensitive but not stiff. 30 meters away from the red light line can also brake smoothly at a speed of 50 kilometers per hour. Because of my driving habits, at least the brakes and nods didn’t happen to me. However, the sudden setback and even the sense of drag between 10 and 30 kilometers per hour is indeed frequent and stubborn, and it is necessary to deal with the throttle carefully in order to reduce it.
When the speed is more than 120 yards per hour, some riders react that the car is a little drifting. Needless to say, I do feel it from time to time, especially in crosswind areas. However, after the “run-in period” has passed (about 5000 km), it does not seem obvious again. Over the speed bump and bumpy road conditions of the chassis adjustment, that’s what happened, neither good nor bad.
III. In-car operation and air conditioning
The 12.3-inch center console is very modern and technological. This is the Huawei mobile phone user, specially changed the Apple 12 PRO MAX for BMW, the car computer interaction is good, the wireless interconnection is stable, using CARPLAY to listen to music, navigation is very convenient. Occasionally lose your temper, just delete the reconnection or restart the console. Wireless charging is a chicken rib. Because I like photography, I bought a huge apple and put on a coat, so it is difficult to put it into the charging station. The charging is slow, the phone is hot, and I haven’t used it at all. Charging with a cigarette lighter is the most reliable, but the middle box will never be closed. HUD is not used to it for the first time, but now it feels good. You don’t have to bow your head to know the speed. It’s just that the commonly used Gaud navigation is even more beautiful when it can be displayed on it. At present, the display screen can only look at the navigation, and the music menu cannot be displayed at the same time. Accustomed to the finger poking on the display screen, the central control button has become a useless device.
Many riders say that the air conditioning of this car, especially the cooling effect is not good, I do not think so. AC open to double 16, automatic ventilation, it is very cold. It’s just that Huangmei is out of the garage, and there is always a lingering condensation fog in the front window, which must be constantly brushed with wipers. Things got better when the vents at the nearest front window were closed.
Fourth, driving experience and fuel consumption
In addition to manipulation, there is also a sense of riding experience. Several times I was driven by others, and I sat in the back row, with a lot of space and a lot of space. The center console was put down to facilitate arm support, and coupled with the soft and soft head pillow, I still had a better sense of seating. it’s just that the imitation leather seat is hard, and I panic after a long time. The driver’s seat is strong and hard. The most important thing is the same as everyone’s feelings, no matter how to adjust the foot care before and after the up and down, including the foot care, I always feel that the posture is not strong, especially the waist, it will be tired for a long time. Inspired by the riders, I bought a pillow online and finally felt much more comfortable. By the way, seat ventilation is quite practical, especially in driving for a long time or in summer, you know, the air conditioner can’t take care of your back. There are many storage rooms in the car, but they are all gaudy and have limited space for nothing. The mute of BMW is really good, which is very different from my previous Mai Teng. Of course, there are still some irritable fetuses on the highway. I heard that it would be much better to change the Goodyear non-anti-tires. I don’t know if it’s true or not. The Harman Catton stereo is well-behaved in my car, with a high treble and thick bass, which has a more or less surround effect. Compared with Baohua Wei Jianbi, of course, it cannot be compared on the same day. The abnormal noise in the car reflected by the riders has not appeared for the time being, and the patter of the seat belt buckle of the co-driver knocking on the right car door is now gone. It’s just that the cheap in-car air purifier sent by the 4S store will make an annoying click when it crosses the uneven road, ready to dismantle it after a while.
7000 kilometers, now the average fuel consumption is 9.5, which seems to be a little less fuel than my Maiteng, but I have to run 500km of highway every month. I’m afraid it’s quite enough. Adding 98 # oil only once, I really feel a little more motivated, but there is a big difference in oil prices.
5. Cars, clothes, tires and concealment
Like some cyclists, there are times when new cars are even more careful. After driving for half a month, I don’t know if it was a branch or something else that made brush marks on the right side of the car, but fortunately it didn’t hurt the primer, so I made up my mind to load the clothes. The cars and clothes that cost less than 10,000 yuan were made by the students for me, and the effect was very good. The most painful thing is that I was only open for a week. I hurried to a sanitary place for a meeting and stopped well. when I came out, I let the left rear tire hang a sharp corner, wheel hoop injury, and the tire was skinned. Fortunately, it was said after sale that there was no serious problem to continue to drive. It took 300 to repair the tyre, but it left a hidden danger, which is later. Went to the after-sale twice, used their glue, but glued it for a few days and opened it again. Or the network helped me, spent dozens of yuan, bought a special glue, only once, it completely coincided, there is no repetition.
The least like automatic start and stop, do not like to lock the car silent, also do not like the right rearview mirror reversing angle is too large. So it was hidden in the place where the car clothes were posted, but the sound of locking the car could not be solved due to the later reduction of the module. The car-machine system was upgraded once by itself, so it was hidden again.
VI. After-sales and service
The new car didn’t need to be sold after sale, and then I was ashamed and reversed it five times in four months. When there was a CARPLAY failure for the first time, the car and the computer could connect, but the mobile phone could not start the navigation, so it was necessary to run how many meters outside the car in order to connect the navigation. The little sister who sold the car didn’t know the reason, but she just helped me delete the car and mobile phone system and return to normal again. The second and third time, it was for my ugly tire, but the glue from the 4S shop didn’t help. The fourth time is to solve the tire pressure monitoring system failure warning, always inadvertently appear in rainy days, after reset, temporarily normal. Finally, the car was left for testing, and it was found that it was the scourge left by repairing the tyre. At first, the tyre was polished in the water environment to prevent the aluminum alloy powder from splashing, but without sufficient drying, the tires were installed, so that there was water inside, and the tire pressure sensor was damaged a few months later. So replace it with a new sensor at your own expense, which is still normal. The fifth time is to put on the seat belt is still a constant reminder, 4S store said that I bought the waist pillow caused by the disaster, feel very strange, should not be possible. However, before and after adjusting the waist pillow, the problem is solved.
VII. Summary
For more than 500,000 cars, the overall feeling over the past four months is good value for money. The most profound advantages are atmospheric appearance, wide space, sufficient power, clear direction, good stillness, and smooth car-machine interaction. After all, it is only 500000 of the car, do not expect how luxurious, how high-end, how exquisite. Convenient life, safe travel, should be the original intention of all cyclists!