Many people say that "buying a special car in China is a fool with more money", but it is actually aimed at reducing the number of special cars, not all special cars. If the platform of the car is new enough, the collision result is good enough. If the materials in the car are not bad. Even if it is a private car, it does not mean that it cannot be considered.

What is a private car?

Cheng Yuan published a paper "Special Car Supply is a False Proposition" in China Automobile Market magazine. It says: "Special car" refers to a model specially built for certain groups of people. Just like preserved egg lean porridge in Deji, China and fried dough sticks for work, it's almost the same.

Typical special purpose vehicles, such as Toyota, are made for the United States, which likes pickup trucks; The diesel versions of Mazda and Ford are designed for Europe that likes diesel engines.

China's special-purpose vehicles look various, but they are actually divided into two categories. One is based on the "global model". For example: the long-axis version of Audi A6L, the 2-compartment modified 3-compartment Fukang.

The second category is the newly developed version of "Special Vehicle Supply" for China. You see, one is modified, the other is developed and designed, and the more familiar one is Volkswagen LaVida.

Why do some people think that buying a car is "stupid and rich"

1. Some private cars in China have been reduced too much.

However, compared with foreign excellent special purpose vehicles, some domestic special purpose vehicles are relatively poor. Our previous video "Why do joint venture vehicles always like to reduce their allocation when they arrive in China" was mentioned in this video.

Because the relevant domestic laws and regulations are incomplete and the market competition is fierce, some joint ventures do choose to reduce things in order to save money and reduce prices. This reduction is reflected in the special car, which may be "old wine in new bottles" or cutting corners on safety.

For example: 2020 New Bora adopts the latest MQB platform; The 2020 Volkswagen C-TREK, which is also the travel version of Bora, uses the old PQ34 platform of the last century with old technology.

This is a bit uncomfortable and a bit confusing. For another example, Buick Angkewei was originally sold only in China, which is regarded as a special car. In China Insurance Research Institute, the 25% offset collision score is "M-so".

But later Angkewei was exported to the United States, and his score became "G(Good)", which was very good. That means the domestic version, doesn't it? "Uh" is a little different, isn't it?

These examples show that there are indeed some private cars in China that discriminate against consumers, so it is normal for people who buy cars to resent them, right?

2. If you don't care about reducing the configuration when buying a car, it will be considered as "people are stupid and have more money"

However, on the other hand, 58 Tongcheng Automobile Research Institute released a "20 19 Urban Automobile Market Consumption Trend Report", which stated that.

When buying a car for the first time or the second time, consumers are most concerned about five points: fuel consumption maintenance, price, brand, model and appearance. As for whether to reduce the distribution, "alas" seems that everyone is not on that front.

Moreover, Jin Jianbin and others published a paper "The Influence of Media Consumption on the Evolution of the Scientific Knowledge Gap" in News and Writing magazine, which was mentioned above.

The rise of social media may aggravate the gap in people's understanding of scientific principles, make people turn a blind eye to alternative views and explanations, and it is difficult to realize that there are certain problems in their understanding.

Maybe you kindly remind others: "Hey, the configuration of the special car may be reduced." Some people don't listen: "Gee." I hate you.

Therefore, those who buy a special car and reduce the allocation may naturally be considered as "fools with more money." "Hey, he won't listen, this car ..." You will feel this way.

How to avoid being the big head of "people are stupid and have more money"

At this time, some friends may ask, "I don't know anything about cars, and I don't want to be a sucker." How to choose a special car? "

3. See if the platform of the car is new.

First of all, it is quite simple to see if the platform of the car is new. The paper "Strategic Analysis of Automotive Modular Platform" published by Chen Ping and others in Automotive Engineer magazine was mentioned above.

Platform refers to the whole system of design method, equipment foundation, technological process, automobile parts and quality control from development stage to manufacturing process. To put it bluntly, the newer the platform, the more experience and technology car companies have accumulated, and the more cars they are worth buying.

Instead of saying which platform, which square and which playground the car is produced on, this is a system. For example, a doctor who has been a doctor for 20 years is generally more accurate than a new doctor who has just worked for a few years, right? Experienced, with many routines and methods.

For example, Toyota Senna, 202 1 After changing the TNGA architecture, the 25% offset collision score of American IIHS was upgraded from "A (good)" to "G (excellent)". Another example: in the past 2020, Bora was replaced by the new MQB platform.

The wheelbase is 7.4cm longer than before, the fuel consumption of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is 0.2L/ 100km lower, there are many new configurations, and the price changes are not particularly great. Therefore, there are cars with old and new platforms to choose from, and it is generally recommended to choose a new platform.

4. See if the collision result is good.

Of course, just like some restaurants, although the brand is very famous, the products they make are like ... not very good, but they are all the same. You can't just look at the platform when choosing a car, because whether the safety is reduced depends on the collision result.

For example, it is also a special vehicle supply. Honda Lingpai's 25% offset collision score is "M average", but it is not very good. Chevrolet Lu Ze's crash score is "A good", which is relatively more reassuring, right?

5. See if the materials in the car are good.

Finally, some private cars will reduce interior materials, resulting in more harmful substances such as formaldehyde and benzene, which may affect health, so we should also look at the score of air quality inside the car.

In this respect, we can refer to the "C-AHI China Automobile Health Index Evaluation" led by China Automobile Research Institute. The full marks of volatile organic compounds (VOC)/ odor intensity (VOI) and electromagnetic radiation (EMR) in the car are 5 stars.

All the models recommended by "C-AHI China Automobile Health Index" have a five-star rating, or only one model has a four-star rating. Therefore, it is not good to take three stars like modern Fista and Mercedes-Benz A 180L.

Mercedes-Benz GLC260L and Chevrolet Luze, both five stars, are at least more reassuring from a health point of view.

The key to buying a special car lies in the car itself.

Therefore, in general, buying a special car does not mean that "people are stupid and have more money", but the key lies in the car itself. If you buy a car that is not cheap and seriously in short supply, it is a bit like "people are stupid and have more money". But don't other cars, even if they are not private cars, have such cars? There are also.

However, if the car platform is new, the collision performance is good, and the materials used in the car are not bad, even if it is called a "special car", you can consider buying it, just pay attention to the car itself.

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