I brought you a Ford Raptor F 150 today. On the first day, I learned through WeChat that customers like pickups very much, and customers once owned a raptor. Because I don't know much about automobile structural parts and accident car maintenance process, I can only know a used car from driving experience, which is not particularly comprehensive, and I am afraid to buy a car whose condition does not match the price.
The customer said, "It doesn't matter if there are some minor problems with this car. The main price is good. So I want to ask us to help me test it, get a deeper understanding of the specific car condition, and then bargain with the car dealership. Due to the cold weather in Lanzhou, Gansu Province, the test site is not the kind of indoor exhibition hall. The customer specifically told me that it was cold and asked me to put on more clothes and not to freeze. Thanks again for your concern, Ma Zi. Ok, let's get to the point when the background is clear.
Let me first introduce the basic situation of this Ford F 150:
Model year of vehicle: 20 1 1? 6.2L？ SVT？ Raptor? Super cable
Expressed mileage: 136537 km
Date of manufacture: 20 1 1 May/year
Seller's quotation: 230,000
Guide price of new car: 658,000
Test location: Lanzhou, Gansu Province
The car's insurance rate is ok, but it will not sell well in the future. Due to the restriction of domestic policy and huge fuel consumption,/kloc-was scrapped in 0/5 years, and various factors led to the decrease of audience. Of course, the price of 230,000 is only the seller's quotation. Whether the specific value is worth the price depends on the real car condition.
First of all, simply drive around and see what it looks like. The appearance is a little rough, the doors on both sides have been modified with decals, and the tailgate cover is broken. If there are many pits like the above, it basically means that the car may have been driving on the road with unsatisfactory road conditions for a long time. For the American agricultural raptor, it doesn't hurt to use it in harsh environment. At most, it will affect appearance and appearance. Since it will affect the actual value of the vehicle, this is also one of the small reasons for bargaining. Next, use the paint surface inspection equipment to further check the appearance.
After a round of paint inspection, I have a general understanding of this car: the left front door is painted, the rear trunk is repaired with sheet metal, and the ABC column is fine. As far as paint is concerned, the car is in good condition. However, for this kind of pickup truck with non-loaded body structure, it is not excluded to replace the whole shell, so it cannot be taken lightly. Check the exterior painted surface here, and then start the engine compartment inspection.
When you open the cabin cover, you can see that the surfaces of all parts are covered with dust. It seems that the car dealer didn't wash this part carefully. The following briefly introduces the basic situation of Ford F 150 powertrain: 6.2L naturally aspirated V8 engine, maximum horsepower of 4 17 horsepower, maximum torque of 588 Nm, matching 6-speed automatic manual transmission, front four-wheel drive and 95 # gasoline. The parameters still look violent, but the new F 150 is replaced by a 3.5T twin-turbo engine, which matches Ford's newly developed and mass-produced 10-speed automatic transmission, and has made new improvements in fuel economy and power.
The wiring of the battery is messy, and the wiring modified by the original owner is very complicated, but it is impossible for this type of car not to modify the wiring harness. Moreover, this year's non-loaded American car itself has many minor problems. In addition, car owners prefer modification. It is meaningless to test whether the fender fixing screws, water tank fixing screws, radiator fixing screws and headlight fixing screws are disassembled according to the routine. This car should be judged by key parts, so let's test it next.
The paint film values at the front ends of the two front side rails are normal.
The paint film values of fender brackets on both sides are normal.
The production date of the collision sensor of the water tank frame is 20 1 1 May 12, which is consistent with the order of the vehicle factory date.
The fixing screws of the water pump, the fixing screws of the engine bracket, and the plastic locking pieces in the small parts are all intact, and there is no trace of disassembly.
There are no traces of disassembly, looseness and displacement of the small screws for fixing the vacuum tube harness clip and solenoid valve. There are no removal marks on the fixing screws of the positive main wire harness of the fuse box.
The bottom beam of the timing cover plate has obvious oil pollution, and it is preliminarily judged that the front oil seal of the crankshaft leaks oil. The water pump also has slight water seepage, which requires later preparation. Combined with the detection of the paint film of the ABC column of the car body, the major accident of the car body can be preliminarily ruled out. There is no trace of hoisting, disassembly and maintenance of the engine, so the engine must be hoisted when replacing the girder, and there is no problem together.
Next, check the fuel quantity and battery usage of the whole vehicle. The water content of brake oil is normal, the freezing point of coolant is -40, and the battery is seriously short of power, so it needs to be replaced in time to prevent it from starting normally.
When I opened the car door, I saw the interior at first sight, and I was attracted by the steering light pole behind the steering wheel. It was very thick and long. . .
Ahem, I accidentally drove away again. Anyway, next, check the interior details and check whether the vehicle is wading or soaking in water. It can be clearly seen that the instrument panel skeleton screw and the main airbag have disassembly marks, and the metal bracket and the column sealing strip have different degrees of corrosion problems.
The fixing screw at the lower part of the combination switch also has the removal trace, so it can be inferred that the main airbag is suspected to have been removed. There are several reasons for instrument panel disassembly: 1. The airbag exploded due to an accident and damaged the instrument panel; 2. After soaking in water, remove the instrument panel for cleaning and drying; 3. Modification or internal maintenance.
There is no abnormality in the wiring harness and metal parts inside the central armrest box. The production date of seat belts is 20 1 1 year, which is consistent with the production date of vehicles. The fixing screw of the main driver's seat belt has no removal trace, and the plastic gasket is intact. In a responsible attitude towards customers, it is not enough to just check these routine items. Due to the limitation of environment and objective conditions, Pony can't disassemble the main airbag to check the production date. After all, this car is not my own, and the seller can't let me open it, but all roads lead to Rome, and I can infer whether the main airbag is abnormal from other places.
This is the part, the side airbag! This part is more convenient to disassemble. It can also determine whether the car has had a major collision accident to a certain extent. The production date of the side airbag is April 28th, 20 1 1 year, which is consistent with the production date of the vehicle. There is no obvious abnormality in the fixing buckle and airbag package, and everything is normal.
While I was checking the air curtain again and again, the owner of the car shop came with the customer. Seeing that things were not good, the foal thought it was time to hit the calf. The seller must have cursed me to death, even the air curtain on the side of the A-pillar decorative board was removed. Next, it depends on whether the customer can help me make a round.
Unexpectedly, the seller said: Ouch, WC! Are you looking for a car inspector? I know them, and their tests are really professional. I used to ask them to help me test when I was shunting in other places. It was really reliable.
Ma Zi, as soon as I saw this situation, I hurried down the steps and turned to the buyer and the seller and said, Brother, it's like this. Just now, I saw that the main airbag of this car was a bit like a dismantled mark, but I knew I couldn't dismantle the main airbag for inspection, so I wanted to remove the A-pillar trim panel to see how the side airbag curtain looked. Now it seems that the removal of the main airbag screw under the steering wheel may be caused by the maintenance horn button or the maintenance direction, and ...
The seller interrupted me and said, well, young man. I know you're worried about this car. You just need to test it. I looked for you before to watch my car. I know your professionalism, so I don't need to explain it. Dismantle it wherever you want, and then install it. In addition, don't hide it after inspection, just tell the customer directly in front of me.
I looked at the customer with expectant eyes, and the customer said, well, brother. Watch the car. I didn't pay any deposit anyway. If you have any problems after looking at the car, you can tell us both. I won't buy the car if it's not good. In this place of Lanzhou, I will ensure your safety.
In that case, I'll start the test. ...
The inspection of the interior of the vehicle has been completed. Because there are many inspection items, I will summarize the inspection of the interior here first: according to the inspection results, the car has waded, resulting in natural floating rust on the internal metal skeleton, but no signs of soaking have been found. The disassembly of the instrument panel and the main airbag was not caused by accident or flooding, and it is speculated that it may be caused by internal failure of modification or maintenance. Combined with the value of ABC column paint film instrument, it can be judged that the engine has no hoisting phenomenon. Judging from the test results of the internal airbag, it can be ruled out that the vehicle is suspected of a major accident.
Next, the OBD computer fault diagnosis shows that the transfer case control module has a persistent fault code that cannot be cleared. Moreover, when switching between high-speed and low-speed four-wheel drive, there are maintenance tips on the instrument. It seems that the problem is not small. I will write it down quickly and report the situation to the customer after the test. Next, the function buttons in the car were tested in turn, and it was found that the main driving multi-function switch was occasionally inaccessible, and the small glass control in the center of the rear windshield occasionally failed, and nothing else was abnormal.
After the functional test, a road test will be conducted next. For safety reasons, we stipulate that taking photos is not allowed during the road test, so the driving pictures of old drivers should be supplemented by their own brains. There is no obvious abnormality in the low-speed road test, and there is no obvious setback in the upshift and downshift of the gearbox, but the vehicle will shake slightly when suddenly stepping on the brakes. There is no obvious abnormality in others.
After the road test, I went to the shelf site. Because there is no large lifting equipment in the repair shop, ordinary small lifting machinery can't lift 3 tons of multiple raptors. So there is no choice but to get under the car and check the chassis. In fact, the chassis inspection of this non-loaded body is very important. It can be clearly seen that there is no obvious removal trace of the fixing screw at the joint between the car body and the girder, but I am still worried about the pony.
Subsequently, the vulnerable parts of the main girder were detected by paint film instrument in turn, and no abnormality was found. At this point, the final conclusion can be drawn: there has been no major accident or body replacement.
There are a lot of oil stains on the bottom of the oil pan, which may damage the gasket of the oil drain bolt. Just change the screws.
The transfer case has been removed for maintenance, the locking motor has been removed and replaced, and the transmission shaft and rear axle have also been removed, which may be related to the current failure of the transfer case control module.
At this point, the whole vehicle inspection is basically over, and then Ma Xiao introduced the vehicle to the customer in detail. The customer said, "Because I am also the owner of the Raptor, I still know something about this car. It is normal for those vulnerable parts of the chassis to be removed. We once deeply modified the raptor ourselves and then used it for cross-country sand washing. As long as the girder is fine, the engine is not broken and the gearbox is normal, I can accept the right price. But the seller didn't tell me in advance that the transfer box of this car was faulty, so let me answer this. "
Then he said, "I bought this small-displacement car because I really like it." Minor problems are acceptable. After all, I enjoyed the bonus brought by the depreciation of used cars. At the same time, I can accept the common fault of buying a used car, but only if I have the right to know. This kind of shoddy and high price is obviously a bit unkind. Then the seller explained that he didn't know that the car was just a consignment. Then the seller contacted the original owner, who said that the transfer case was indeed repaired in May, but it was still under warranty. In addition, if you really want it, the price can be discussed. After some bargaining, the transaction price was set at199,000.
No matter whether the price is high or low, Pony Boy, based on the honest attitude of buyers and sellers, including consignment car dealers, I personally think that everyone is more sincere and reliable. Why do you say that? First of all, customers must have the sincerity to buy this car, otherwise, they will not spend money on testing me. The car dealers did not show any doubts and conflicts about the problems detected, and they always cooperated with the inspection, just because the vehicles were consignment vehicles or they did not detect the depth of the vehicles themselves, and did not see the disassembly and maintenance of the transfer box.
Finally, the original owner also sold the car in good faith. Maybe he didn't expect buyers to buy cars with professionals. At first, he was surprised to find that the transfer box had been repaired. When the customer told him to look for us to inspect the car, the original owner also said that he understood us and was also our fan. He sold the car because he was going to replace it, starting with a second-hand lexus LX570. Although the customer was a little dissatisfied with the seller's failure to take the initiative to inform him that it had been repaired, he accepted the reality after learning that it had been repaired for only half a year and there was a warranty. So the two sides met each other halfway, and after some bargaining, they finally reached the transaction amount of199,000. Based on this figure, I personally think it is more auspicious, meaning: long, forever! Compared with the original quotation of the garage, cutting more than 30 thousand is more in line with this car condition.
At present, the reference price of the same model used car market is about 200,000 yuan. The final transaction price of this Ford Raptor in this paper is199,000 yuan, which is still in line with the market quotation. Pony, I sincerely hope that customers can make full use of the waste heat after buying this Ford Raptor. Customers themselves are car lovers. I hope I can serve this Ford well for the rest of my life. Cars are like people. You are good to him, and he will be good to you. Otherwise, the customer would not have lost one before, and now he has started the same car again after many years. He must have experienced the kind of car-scrapping brought by raptors and the mountains and rivers that accompanied him in those years!
Ok, that's the end of today's test sharing. I'm a used car inspection technician, Pony. Like it, like it, and spray it if you don't like it. I repair cars more, study less and write poorly. Please forgive me. Car inspector, I would like to be your best friend who knows cars!
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