Although you have to pay a large amount of money when buying a car, the cost of maintaining a car is long-lasting. This is why it is said that it is easier to buy a car than to maintain it.

Some car owners also believe that most people who sigh like this are because they bought a car they shouldn't have bought, or they shouldn't buy a car at all.

But buying a car is really necessary, especially during this period. Self-driving is more secure and it is more convenient to travel in daily life.

After buying a car, daily expenses will indeed increase. The expenses of maintaining a car mainly include three categories: car insurance, maintenance, gas expenses, and parking fees. However, this item varies greatly from person to person.

Autohome has previously calculated the cost of maintaining a BYD Song Pro. The mileage per year is 20,000 kilometers, and the average monthly maintenance cost is 1,449 yuan. Including parking fees and other expenses, the average monthly cost is more than 1,500 yuan.

The price of Song Pro is relatively affordable, around 100,000, and higher-priced models tend to cost more in insurance and maintenance.

For example, the Cadillac XT5 has higher fuel consumption, higher car insurance and maintenance costs, with an average monthly cost of about 2,300 yuan.

Extending the time to three to five years, the total cost of maintaining a car is indeed quite high.

Therefore, many car owners are more concerned about how to reduce the cost of car maintenance and become a "smart" car owner.

There are many tips for maintaining a car, but one of the easier ones is to apply for a more practical car owner’s credit card.

At first glance, applying for a card may not seem very reliable, but credit cards are often used in daily life. Even if you use Alipay or WeChat, you can also choose a credit card as the payment method.

The rights and interests of many car owner cards can indeed help car owners reduce the stress of maintaining a car, and can also earn a lot of money.

Now there is a good opportunity, car owners can get 13 rights and interests.

Autohome is currently launching benefits for car owners, "big discounts at the beginning of the new year, membership first launch". If you become a gold member of Autohome, you can enjoy 8 major member privileges worth 2,199 yuan and 2 limited-time benefits.

?It only costs 199 yuan to become an Autohome gold member in the first year. On top of opening a gold membership, if you add a new Autohome co-branded card (the first-year annual fee is waived for the first purchase), you will receive a cash rebate of 199 yuan for the first purchase.

At the same time, you can also enjoy 3 exclusive benefits of co-branded cards by stacking them, and you can enjoy 13 benefits after stacking.

?Daily car maintenance category (1) 4 free car washes throughout the year; (2) 200 yuan discount on vehicle maintenance. Daily travel category (1) 12% off on refueling; (2) Unlimited roadside assistance once a day, throughout the year; (3)

) Worry-free driving in the same city for 3 times; (4) Coupon discount for self-driving travel with 300 yuan or more? (1) Millions of traffic accident insurance; (2) Driving accident insurance; (3) Travel accident insurance and other categories (1

) Adult English gift pack worth 899 yuan; (2) 50% off limited-time benefits on food (1) 66-yuan cash red envelope limited-time benefits; (2) 100,000 insured new coronavirus insurance limited-time benefits.

Many people pay attention to fuel consumption when buying a car. The 12% discount on refueling with the Autohome co-branded card can be said to be a relatively practical benefit.

Among the above rights and interests, from January 1, 2020 to June 30, 2020, customers who hold Ping An Autohome’s premium gold card can enjoy Ping An Autohome’s co-branded credit card (preferred version) with one purchase of 188 yuan in that month.

) 12% off on gas consumption on the Autohome platform (WeChat payment only), and each customer can receive up to 30 yuan in gas bonuses per month.

?The proportion of credit cards used for daily consumption is very high, especially in today's cashless payment era. Whether it is Alipay or WeChat payment, after binding the credit card, payment is seamless.

Although there is no direct swiping of physical cards, every purchase can be made by swiping the card.

Even though there is a certain card swiping threshold for the relevant rights and interests, it is not difficult to achieve it.

In addition to car maintenance-related services, the insurance, food discounts and other services provided by the co-branded card also provide more protection and convenience for daily life.

Want to be a "smart" car owner?

Click on the image below to apply online.

This article comes from the author of Autohome Chejiahao and does not represent the views and positions of Autohome.