Hello, everyone, I am Xiao Song from the car inspector. First of all, I wish you all a happy holiday. Xiao Song did something very fulfilling during this year's Mid-Autumn Festival. He was like a hero saving a beauty. Hehehe, the following is a story about saving a young lady and being in dire straits~
During the festive season, I miss my loved ones even more. Xiao Song was waiting for the moon alone by the window. Alas, I still miss home after being out for so long. I really want to recite a poem at this moment~~~I don’t know when it started. The Mid-Autumn Festival seems to have nothing to do with us. Xiao Song deeply feels the melancholy of homesickness. The older he grows, the more lonely he becomes.
Xiao Song was about to call home to say hello, but before he could speak, a text message rang on his cell phone. I knew in my heart that the order must be coming. After a brief chat with my mother, I picked up the equipment and got ready to go. In order to give his family a better life, Xiao Song could only continue to work hard and be done with it!
The location of the vehicle was in Shaoxing, and Xiao Song appeared at the testing location 30 years later. A beautiful sister was standing in front of the car, but the girl still looked very aura when driving a Cadillac. Later I found out that this car was not for herself, but to buy for her boyfriend. Well, I was heartbroken~ Originally I thought I could have a good chat with my beautiful sister, but I didn’t expect it. . . Hey, let’s get down to business.
Model: 2018 Cadillac XTS28T technical model
New car guide price: 300,000
Mileage displayed: 8624KM
Date of initial registration: March 2018
This car is a nearly new car. It was first registered in March, and it has only been six months now. The owner quoted a price of 238,000, which is far lower than the market price. The customer also came here with the mentality of picking up the slack. If the car is in good condition, Question, that’s really a huge profit.
We can find that the appearance is very good, with a brand new design, it looks very beautiful. The front face of the Cadillac XTS adopts the design elements of the Cadillac CT6. In addition to the larger front grille, the headlights also adopt a new style, with vertically downward "tear-stained" LED daytime running lights, which are very distinctive. High degree of recognition.
At the rear of the car, the Cadillac XTS taillight shape has also been changed, adopting an L-shaped design. Xiao Song briefly chatted with the customer. Then we started working, and the customer was still waiting to pick up the car and go back to reunite with his family.
Open the treasure box and take out the paint film meter to start testing the paint surface. The paint value of this car is around 100. The numerical value on the bonnet is a bit high, over 300. Under normal circumstances, this car has not been registered for a long time, so I want to get the original original paint no matter what. It turned out that there was serious sheet metal spray paint on the front of the machine cover, and we continued to inspect it.
The value on the left front reached more than 1200. It seems that there must have been a collision on the left front, otherwise the putty would not be so thick. Xiao Song deduced that the spray paint on the hood's sheet metal should be the same as the collision.
The other paint values tested were within the normal range, which is acceptable to customers with small scratches on second-hand cars. However, Xiao Song felt that the problem was not that simple.
There is a scratch on the left front door frame. It should be caused by something rubbing against it when closing the door. This polishing can also take care of it, so it is not a big problem.
Needless to say, the front bumper must have been replaced later. Based on the analysis of the previous sheet metal level, this bumper is also within the extent of damage. In addition, the gap and the fender are not of the same year, so this situation only occurs when the bumper is replaced.
There is water stain inside the left rear taillight. After careful inspection, the lampshade is cracked. The lampshade needs to be replaced in time, otherwise it will easily cause a short circuit over time and burn out the circuit board of the bulb. Let's take a look at the cabin again.
Opening the hood, I heard from the customer that this car was on consignment, so the cabin can be said to be original and has not been cleaned. Fortunately, the seller is not here, otherwise I might feel a little distressed when I see Xiao Song removing these covers haha.
The left headlight was replaced, and the small factory label has not been removed. In fact, before opening the cabin, I knew that the left headlight was from the rear. As for how to tell, hehehe. .
The water tank condenser is almost the same as the new car I tested before, not even a hair on it. But there will always be dust in a used car, so it can't be so clean. According to Xiao Song's inference, the water tank condenser was also replaced later, but we can continue to look for evidence.
The water tank frame and front bumper have also been disassembled. The protruding part of the water tank frame has not been installed yet. Generally, this place is inserted.
Xiao Song borrowed the flashlight and looked at the anti-collision beam. Alas, it’s a pity that my mobile phone is not a vivo x20 that can also see clear backlighting (please pay for it consciously), so I didn’t take a clear picture. There are already signs of cracking on the edge of this screw, and it is speculated that the anti-collision beam has not been spared. According to this inference and the analysis of previous test results, many parts of the engine have been replaced. Fortunately, the longitudinal beam is fine.
Xiao Song got into the car again to see what was going on in the car. There were no signs of disassembly or blisters inside the instrument panel. At this time, the customer's sister got into the car and asked Xiao Song about his current progress. I briefly reported the situation, and the lady was confused. . .
The passenger seat belt cover was cracked. I guessed that the seat belt may have been accidentally broken during repairs, but I can only guess. After all, the date of the seat belt is still from the original car, so I can't make any assumptions. Let's look down.
There is no problem with the functions of the central control and can be used normally. With the exterior and interior inspection completed, let’s take a look at the chassis.
The chassis looked okay from a distance and felt quite dry, but when I took a closer look at Xiao Song, I was a little disappointed.
The oil pan has begun to leak oil and the oil pan needs to be replaced. Replacing the oil pan only costs about 800 yuan. Let's look elsewhere.
There are obvious signs of disassembly on the pawl, but one screw alone cannot explain anything. Other links must be considered.
The exhaust pipe also shows signs of disassembly.
Traces of disassembly were found on the left front and right front lower arms. Based on these disassembly points, it can be inferred that the engine and gearbox should have been lifted. As for the reason for lifting, it should be to facilitate the repair of the front accident, because I carefully checked the engine There are no signs of overhaul or disassembly on other parts. It seems that the accident on the front of this car was quite serious.
At this time, the customer came over and I told her the detailed situation. The lady didn’t know much about the structure of the car. Xiao Song even said it with some gestures and finally understood. He immediately decided not to buy the car and finally understood why. This car is so cheap, haha. The lady who took me to the high-speed rail station left sadly and went home to eat mooncakes~
To sum up the main problems of this almost-new Cadillac, there was an accident at the front, and basically everything that could be replaced in the engine had to be replaced. No wonder it was sold after only six months of driving. The beautiful sister was attracted to the car by the price after seeing it on the Internet. Fortunately, she found Xiao Song. Otherwise, she would have died after buying it and knowing the true condition of the car.
I wonder if you think spending 230,000 yuan on this nearly new car that was involved in an accident is a good deal?
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