Chapter 60: Booking a Car (Part 1)

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As night falls, lights illuminate this small village on the edge of the city.

A Kyushu Mini parked at the entrance of the small village, and four energetic men got out of the car.

"The test was a little late. I'd like to trouble Xiaoye to send us back. There's no service at all!"

"Let's go take a look tomorrow. Let's go home and discuss it with the family today."

"Xiaoye, drive slowly on the way back and pay attention to safety."

After getting off the car, several uncles chatted with the Jiuzhou salesperson in the car and walked towards their homes.

"You're late, you have to go home quickly!"

Uncle Liu, who is seventy-two years old this year, ran briskly towards a small courtyard with orange lights in front of him.

This is a small courtyard with three brick houses and various flowers and plants planted in the yard.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, Uncle Liu smelled the aroma of food.

"Why did you come back so late today?" My wife, who was sitting at the door and watching the TV in the living room, turned around and asked.

"This afternoon, I went to see a novel thing with Old Chentou from the village."

As Uncle Liu answered, he washed his hands skillfully and sat down at the table to eat.

In the small room, after sitting at the dining table, Uncle Liu switched the TV to today's news broadcast.

The two old men were eating and listening to the news broadcast.

Uncle Liu also slowly and briefly explained today's itinerary.

"This afternoon when I was enjoying the shade under a tree at the east end of the village, I met a group of salesmen selling products, so I went to take a look at the products."

"Guess what it is?" Uncle Liu deliberately let it slip.

"Isn't it some kind of health supplement?" my wife asked.

"No, no, it's a car!" Uncle Liu said with a smile.

"Selling a car, looking for you?" My wife's face was full of doubts.

"Yes, maybe because we have just been demolished here and have the ability to consume, the salesperson from Jiuzhou Automobile Factory came over to do sales promotion." The uncle replied affirmatively.

"Jiuzhou Automobile Factory? What brand is it? I've never heard of it!"

Uncle Liu said enthusiastically: "It's a factory in Jiangzhou City in our province. I've never heard of it before, but the quality of the cars seems to be good."

"You won't be fooled into buying it, right?" My wife was a little angry!

Uncle Liu shook his head quickly: "No, no, how can I make my own decision on such a big matter without discussing it with you? Besides, the financial power of the family is not in your hands."

Then he added: "However, I feel that our family is really short of a car."

My wife rolled her eyes: "You don't have a driver's license and you can't drive. Why did you buy it? Besides, don't you still have a bicycle?"

"The bicycle is a bit too far away to pedal." Uncle Liu shook his head.

"This car does not require a driver's license. It is a low-speed electric car specially designed for us elderly people. It doesn't go very fast, but it can also go very far!"

Wife: “Oh, we still don’t have to!”

Things like cars sound very expensive at first glance, so it is better to save the money and give it to the children in case they need it later.

Uncle Liu shook his head and corrected his wife: "I think it is necessary. The child is with Zhuo Jin. It is very troublesome every time he goes there, so he has to ask them to pick him up.

There are no buses in the village now. If we want to go there by ourselves, it will take at least half a day.

It would be great if I had a car. Don't you always talk about your grandson in my ears?

With a car, we can go to your grandson's place in half an hour! "

My wife showed a little interest: "Listening to what you said, it seems to make a little sense."

"Then let's go take a look tomorrow?" Uncle Liu asked cautiously.

"What's the price?" My wife still had some doubts.

Uncle Liu: "As for the price, it's about 20,000 to 30,000 yuan. There are cheaper ones, but the configuration is a little different and the driving distance is a little closer.

Moreover, this car does not need to use oil and can be charged in our yard. The more expensive ones have higher configurations and can travel further.

I looked at it and found that even the low-end version can run around a lot, but I think the high-end version is definitely better because it has enough power and you don’t have to worry about the battery all the time.

In the village, Lao Liao and Lao Chen are both very excited. I think they might buy one and drive it. "

"As for driving practice, we saw that there is an open space behind the Jiuzhou Automobile Shop that has been specially renovated and can be used for driving practice.

And this kind of car is not like a manual transmission car. If you know how to ride a motorcycle or a bicycle, you can get started quickly! "

"By the way, I also brought back one of their brochures. You can take a look at it after dinner."

Seeing that his wife was interested, Uncle Liu quickly listed a series of benefits of buying a Kyushu mini car.

After listening carefully, Uncle Liu's wife finally nodded: "Then let me see it later. If it's really that good, it's not impossible for twenty to thirty thousand yuan!"

Today's dinner will be eaten much faster than usual!

The news broadcast hasn't even ended yet, and I've finished my meal about ten minutes early.

After eating, Uncle Liu handed the brochure he carefully collected to his wife.

Seeing that the other party put on reading glasses and looked carefully, he quickly went to wash the dishes.

Auntie read the contents of the brochure carefully.

After washing the dishes three times five times two times, Uncle Liu wiped his hands on his apron and quickly asked his wife what he thought: "How did you feel?"

Aunt Chen: “Looking at the publicity, I thought it was okay. I didn’t expect that the battery has a ten-year warranty. In addition to the battery, other vehicle quality also has a warranty.

How about that store? It won't be open for ten days and a half and then run out, right? "

Uncle Liu shook his head firmly: "No, no, the manufacturer is in the province. Such a big venue will not be closed immediately. There is also a specially built training ground and sales stores in major cities in the province. .”

"And I heard from the salesperson that this car has been selling very well before, and the quality is also very good. It is less likely to break down than cars with traditional engines!"

Aunt Chen finally nodded and agreed: "Then let's go and have a look tomorrow!"

"That's it!" Uncle Liu said happily, for fear that the other party would regret it!

"I see you are happy!" Aunt Chen said helplessly.

Uncle Liu: "Isn't it much more convenient now that we have a car?"

When they said this, both of them thought of their children who were married and had families.

Now the son has his own family, with children and a wife, and he is harmonious and beautiful.

But sometimes, they may not be able to come back even once a month, and it would be troublesome for the old couple to go see it. . . .

Early the next morning, at Uncle Liu's urging, his wife brought a deposit of 2,000 yuan, and the two of them went out together.

Not long after I went out, I met several other elderly people from the same village who happened to be going out as well.

Those who have a wife will bring their wives, and those who don’t have a wife will bring their money directly!

Everyone nodded tacitly and walked out of the village together.

Along the way, the old men who watched the car yesterday chatted with each other.

"Today, let's go and see Kyushu Mini too!"

"We are all the same!"

"I've decided to buy it. I drove it yesterday and it's really good!"

"It's much more convenient to have a car. I'll take my wife to see it together."

"It's okay to buy some groceries and pick up and drop off the students at home."

"Since we are all going to the Jiuzhou Mini Sales Store, let's go together!"

The sales store in Jiuzhou is quite far from Uncle Liu and his village.

There is no pick-up and drop-off service this time, but fortunately, there are buses to that place!

After leaving the village and walking two miles into the city, Uncle Liu and his party got on the bus.

After nearly an hour, we arrived at the Jiuzhou Auto Store we visited yesterday.

The store is not located in a bustling downtown area, nor is it located on a street where many brand cars gather.

Instead, in order to keep the rent as cheap as possible, I rented a large front house in a relatively remote place.

In the front is the sales store of Kyushu Automobile, and in the back is the recently completed driving practice venue and the place where vehicles are parked.

Compared to yesterday when there were not many people here today, there were a lot more people who came here to look at the car today.

Some bring their wives to see the car, some bring their children to see the car, and some even bring their grandchildren to see the car!

Generally speaking, they are all slightly older adults and a small number of middle-aged people.

The decoration inside the Jiuzhou Automobile store is not luxurious, but it is not bad either and is quite satisfactory.

The store has a rest area, vehicle display area, test drive area, vehicle transaction area, etc.

In the rest area, there are small tables, small coffee tables, and some sofas and stools for customers to rest and talk.

In the vehicle display area, under the light of spotlights, several Kyushu Minis were placed, shining brightly on the booth, which was really beautiful.

The test drive area is located at the back of the store.

There is a large open space with a circular test area, a practice field in the middle of the circular test area, and a vehicle storage area next to it.

The vehicle transaction area is also where the store manager and accountant stay. There is a large bar, chairs for resting, etc.

In addition, there are several large LCD TVs hanging from the top in various areas of the store.

On the LCD TV, Jiuzhou Auto's promotional video was played in a loop.

An introduction to the advantages of Jiuzhou Mini, the formal production process, and the many employees and workers in the production workshop.

As well as many previous Kyushu Mini users, their appreciation for the vehicle, the happy moments of picking up the car, the experience of old users, etc.

There is also an introduction to the new lithium iron phosphate battery, popular science about the battery, and the safety and non-spontaneous combustion characteristics of Hengxin batteries.

Scenes of violent destruction of batteries through excavators and other equipment.

Maybe today's uncles and aunts will not pay too much attention to the power of Hengxin lithium iron phosphate batteries.

There is no mobile phone network as convenient as later generations, and few new energy vehicles have spontaneous combustion.

Even today, most people have no idea about the difference between lithium iron phosphate batteries and ternary batteries.

I just know that it seems to be better than ordinary lead-acid batteries, and it has a ten-year warranty.

However, these are not useless efforts. Battery safety is an image that needs to be established from the beginning.

One day in the future, we can harvest the brand image of Kyushu Automobile in the minds of consumers.

Jiuzhou Automobile is all about safety. The battery is safe and does not spontaneously ignite. This is an issue that we have paid attention to from the beginning!

The various facilities and equipment in the entire store look very formal at first glance. It is not an ordinary store that is decorated casually just to make money.

Compared with other Laotoule sales stores of the same type, it is much more luxurious. This is a store that is truly designed and decorated according to the design and decoration of a car sales store!

Uncle Liu and several uncles and aunties from the same village walked into the Jiuzhou store and then dispersed. Some went directly to pay for the car, while others took their families to see the show car first and queued up to drive around Jiuzhou twice. R.