hello! Hello, everyone, here we are again. The old driver shared the interesting things about car inspection with you. I'm "Qiang Zi", the testing technician of the car inspector. . Today, the car I tested was very popular in coastal areas, especially in Guangdong. At that time, getting married with this car directly showed that this family was really luxurious. If it was a row of cars, it would be even more respectable. Can you guess what car it is?

Toyota's flagship model? Crown, this car was born in 1955, and it has gone through 62 years. If the number of years is used to specify the level of traditional craftsmen, it should not be an exaggeration to be called "craftsman" at such a big age. Although it was the first model to help Toyota enter the North American automobile market, its sales volume was very bleak, and only 287 vehicles were sold in the end. It may be that North Americans prefer muscle cars, and they may not be very interested in this car. This is also understandable. In our country, there are many people who are not interested in muscle cars.

It wasn't until 1983 that the seventh generation of Crown was born that it began to have a relationship with China, and China began to import a large number of engines. At that time, two engines, 2.8L and 2.4L, were mainly imported into China. At that time, only rich people could afford to sit on the crown of 81 cents a kilometer, which also established the mythical position of Crown in the hearts of ordinary people. At the same time, it came out with a displacement of 2.5 after a while, which also made many wealthy businessmen admire it. It's a pity that the 2.1T crown now gives people a feeling that the hero is dying. Have you found it?

The customer is a person who loves crowns very much. When he was in college, he expected that he could buy a classic crown to take his family to eat all the delicious food in China. So he said that he had been making money hard for the past three or four years after graduating from college. It may be a little difficult to budget to buy a new car now, but the problem of buying a used car of several hundred thousand yuan is still not big. And now there is a girl he likes, and he also hopes to drive his favorite car to pick up his beloved girl from work. How comfortable life is. Qiangzai, when I heard this, I just wanted to say: What is feelings? Feelings are that kind of love, that kind of original intention, just be yourself regardless of other people's eyes.

today, I arrived at the testing site agreed with my customer early. I was just about to walk into the door of the garage exhibition hall when the customer arrived. There is an atmosphere standing on the side of the center of the exhibition hall, which is calm: crown? 2118 model? 2.5L? 5th anniversary edition, new car guide: 35.71W, apparent mileage: 211363KM, factory date: September 2118, car dealership newspaper: 11.18W, and testing place: Xi 'an. It's a 2112 car, but you can still sell it at this price? I feel that the BBA quotation in 2112 is similar! However, our customers have no opinion, saying that as long as the car is in good condition, it is basically acceptable. It seems that they really like this car.

I checked the models of the same year, and the prices of the two old rivals are just so, not even as strong as the crown, which means that more than 11 years have passed and there is still no discount. I have to say that Japanese cars are really valuable! It should also benefit from Toyota's consistently excellent reputation and quality, and the crown is really a second spring!

after going around the car, after all, this car is quite classic, and there are still many defects. The gap in this bumper is too obvious, and the repair is not in place. After all, the car is 11 years old and can be understood. However, according to the details of other locations, the bumper has been removed for painting but not replaced, and there may be bumps or scratches in front.

then I picked up the auxiliary equipment for testing: the paint film value of the machine cover was over 211, and the machine cover was painted, but there was no trace of sheet metal, which was a "surprise". I have tested a lot of crowns before, and they are basically around 121-131.

Then I came to the value of more than 1,111 for the left front fender. There was a sheet metal repair here, and the inspection just started, and many problems were found. Although they are all panels and the car is more classic, I always feel that something is wrong. Is it the repair caused by scraping or the collision? We need to continue testing to judge.

The left front door also has traces of sheet metal repair. Was it caused at the same time as the fender?

in order to solve my doubts, I found that the fixing screw of the left front door was disassembled, and then I checked that the glue at the edge of the door frame was inconsistent with the other three doors, and the door lock and the interior trim panel were disassembled. It can be concluded that the left front door has been replaced, and it seems that the left front door is still slightly rubbed.

It was checked that the original factory solder joint of the door frame was clearly visible, there was no trace of secondary repair, the paint value was normal, and the internal testing skeleton was not damaged. The problem is not big.

fortunately, it was just a false alarm, nothing serious. However, it's not slow to hit your face. Dear old drivers, don't look away. A "miracle" will appear soon.

The inspection came to the rear and found that the production date of the rear windshield was no problem. However, there are traces of the second installation of the glass, and the replacement is to disassemble the car parts, or to disassemble the leaking glass and re-glue it, which makes Xiaoqiang feel alert, and there must be something behind him.

After measuring the tailgate, you can see that the paint value is more than 111. At this time, you may think that it is the original car paint, but Xiaoqiang found that there are obvious orange peel lines and traces of paint running on the tailgate. This is definitely not the original paint. Has the tailgate been replaced?

Qiangzi, I quickly opened the trunk to look at the fixing screws. Although I can't see the disassembly marks of the screws, the post-painting on the screws is too obvious. This fine work is not enough. This new paint should be worn at least. There is no silver here.

It seems that the back is really not simple. There must have been a rear-end collision behind the trunk replacement. Xiaoqiang quickly opened the spare tire slot for inspection: we can clearly find that it was manually punched after repair through the white glue in the picture, and it was played casually, and the repaired traces can be seen at a glance. I really have to spit it out here: at least this car is comparable to BBA's C-class car, and the repair level is too deceptive.

here is the inside of the trunk, and there are traces of repair and gluing. It seems that the back panel has been cut and replaced, and it seems that the accident behind it is not small. (Generally, the color of the rubber strip in this position of the vehicle is black or white, but the color here is obviously wrong).

This was taken by Xiaoqiang when he got down from below. The repaired places began to rust and crack. This bottom glue was too perfunctory! It seems that the former owner may have found a repair shop at random on the roadside to repair it, and it is more perfunctory to repair it in an invisible place when he is not paying attention.

Then, after repeatedly checking the trunk, I can confirm that there is a cut in the back of the spare tire slot. Although there was no small accident behind the car, it did not hurt the body structure. The impact of buying and opening will not be as big as the damage of structural parts, but the price of the next sale will definitely have a big impact! (I was slapped in the face, which really hurts)

When I saw this, I wanted to tell the customer about this situation, because he said earlier that I can only accept sheet metal painting, and I can't accept accidents. But when I turned my head, I saw him talking and laughing with the sales brother of the garage, so I was going to communicate with him later, and then we'll see what the cabin looks like.

When the engine cover is opened, it can be seen that the engine room is clean and tidy, and there are no obvious signs of damage and repair. I have to say that the engine room is beautifully cleaned, which is normal. Generally, cars collected by car dealers will be cleaned first, making them beautiful. After all, no one doesn't want their cars to be too dirty, right? This V6 engine is really beautiful, but it only has 197 horsepower, while the new 2.1T Crown has 235 horsepower, which is a little regrettable. But this new crown doesn't seem to sell very well, huh? But it can't hide the glory of this car. At that time, the crown might be that we were still in elementary school and junior high school.

The hinge screws on the left and right sides of the machine cover have been tested to be normal, and there is no trace of disassembly. At the same time, the fixing screws on both sides have no removal marks.

There are traces of disassembly on the inside of the left headlight group, but there are no abnormalities in the fender linings on the left and right sides, the water tank frame and accessories, and the factory date is consistent with the total factory date of the vehicle. According to the previous inspection, the possibility of serious accidents in the front of the car body can be ruled out.

At present, the fixing screws of the valve cover at the top of the engine and its peripheral accessories have not been found to be disassembled, and there is no oil leakage. It seems that there is a reason for the crown to maintain its value.

one set of generator and water pump belt at the front of the engine and all tensioning wheels are normal, so they can be used continuously.

No abnormal disassembly and maintenance phenomenon was found for the engine exhaust manifold set screw, and comprehensive inspection can confirm that the engine has no traces of disassembly and maintenance. When it was detected here, the customer suddenly came over and asked me, Master Qiang, what about this car? What's the big problem? I looked at the water cup on the sorting table of the sales eldest brother, and I told the customer in detail about the current detected situation of this car: there are many scratches all over the vehicle, the left front door is painted with sheet metal, the rear windshield is replaced, the rear collision beam is replaced, the rear fender is cut and replaced, and the right rear fender is painted with sheet metal.

after listening to it, the customer was blinded, paused for a moment and said, was this cut caused by an accident? Is this situation serious? After listening to it, it seems that customers don't know much about used cars. Then I explained: This kind of accident is not big, but it is not small. Generally, the impact of vehicles without structural parts on vehicle driving will not be as great as that of structural parts, but the price of this car will still be different. After listening to it, the customer was furious and said, didn't you say that there was only a slight bump before and after the car? Maybe the problem that the car dealer told the customer before was not big. Now, if such a situation is detected, it is understandable that the customer suddenly becomes angry.

then the customer said that the car would not be tested first, because I had another testing task in other places, so I communicated with the customer and left first. On the high-speed rail, the customer came to the news that he didn't buy the car in the end, but he talked with the dealership for a while and said a price. The other party was a little unhappy after hearing the price, and finally broke up in discord, and he also blacked out the dealership. In fact, Qiang Zaixiang said that every consumer who buys a used car has his own standard. It's not that this kind of car can't be bought or sold, but that it can't be bought or sold if it doesn't meet the buyer's standard. So what is your definition of a used car?

well, that's it for today's test sharing. I am a second-hand car inspector, Qiang Zi. We are testing second-hand cars, and some wearing parts are inevitable in daily use. We can't treat them like a new car, but pay more attention to the condition of the car itself and the cost performance of the car.

This article comes from the author of Chejia, car home, and does not represent car home's standpoint.