After a quick lunch at noon, the afternoon was spent dealing with matters related to the new car.
Use the money in your bank card to pay for the purchase of a new car and sign a new car agreement with the taxi company.
Then there is choosing your own car, re-licensing and installing taxi light boxes, etc.
The models are all the same, first come first served!
Arriving at the parking lot of the DMV, Chen Hongfei saw brand new vehicles parked in the parking area.
The body of the car is still painted in the familiar yellow and blue taxi colors, but what is a little unfamiliar is that this car is so big!
Compared with the previous compact Jetta, it is completely larger, both in width and length!
Then there is the vehicle styling, which is much better-looking than the previous old models.
A group of drivers were chatting with other people around them while choosing their own vehicles.
"These are the new taxis. Are they so big?"
"The car looks pretty good, a little better than the old man I thought it would be. At least it looks like a real car!"
"It is said that it is called Kyushu West Lake. This name is like a water tanker!"
"In terms of appearance, it looks pretty good, but there is still the same problem, quality. If the quality is good, everything is easy to say. If the quality is not good, no matter how good the appearance is, it will be useless."
"It's still a domestic car, not even as good as Chery or Geely. At least these car companies have actually manufactured cars..."
How is the quality? This is a very vexing question.
In fact, if they had a choice, these taxi driver masters would not want to buy Kyushu cars.
However, this matter is not something they can decide on their own.
Generally speaking, it is the taxi company and local officials who decide what car type to use.
This has led to the fact that taxis in many cities use almost all cars produced by local car companies, which also supports the development of local car companies.
Xichuan Province has never had any well-known car manufacturers in this province.
Therefore, in the past, taxis in various cities basically used Volkswagen or Suzuki models that were cheap and durable.
Electric cars are still a domestic car brand, and Kyushu Motors has not had many real cars before. Even if Lao Toule is a popular seller, it is difficult to reassure people.
What is the specific quality of Jiuzhou Automobile? It is still a model that has never appeared on the Internet before.
Looking at it now, it finally made Chen Hongfei and other taxi drivers feel a little more relieved.
After carefully looking around the exterior of Kyushu West Lake, we went inside to take a look.
They are all brand new Kyushu cars, and they don’t even have familiar engines. It’s unrealistic to try to figure out why.
Just make sure there are no collisions with the body, no flaws in the paint, and no problems with the wheels or the like.
Soon Chen Hongfei found the car that he liked the most among the many cars.
The car door was unlocked, so Chen Hongfei opened it and looked in.
Above the main driving position, vehicle-related procedures, two keys, certification, user manual, etc. are placed in a document bag.
Chen Hongfei picked it up and looked at it briefly.
"The car key is quite smart. At least it's not like the lowest-end Jetta in the past. You have to use the key to open and close the door."
After browsing briefly, Chen Hongfei focused on the decoration inside the car.
There are six-way seat adjustment buttons under the seats, LCD instruments in front of the steering wheel, reversing image screen on the center console, and electronic equipment.
Then in front of the armrest box, the gear position is not as crude as that of previous manual transmission models such as Jetta.
Instead, there is a rather wide platform with a dozen buttons and a small and exquisite crystal gear handle!
It's quite stunning at first glance. The interiors of those cars worth hundreds of thousands of dollars that were produced in 2010 cannot be compared with this car at all.
Even those luxury cars costing hundreds of thousands, feel like they are a notch behind in many places!
"Speaking of which, before the subsidy, this car was still a luxury car worth more than 300,000 yuan. It makes sense for a B-class car to have such an interior performance."
"However, no matter how high the value of this kind of car is, it is just the manufacturer's price. No matter how good the exterior and interior are, it is useless if the quality is poor."
After a few sighs, Chen Hongfei sat in the car.
As soon as I got in the car, I felt completely different from the Volkswagen Jetta I had driven for several years and more than a thousand days and nights!
"This feeling?!"
"so comfortable!"
“The seat feels very wrapped, and the seat cushion underneath is very soft. Look at the electric adjustment button on the seat, and the lumbar support behind it can also be adjusted.
In this case, even long-term driving should be much more comfortable than the previous Jetta! "
After closing his eyes and feeling it carefully, Chen Hongfei felt slightly changed about the car.
As a taxi driver who needs to sit in a car for a long time, the quality of a car's seats is related to your health and whether you can work for a long time. It can be said to be a very important component.
Although this Kyushu Motor has not been driven for a long time, with several years of experience, Chen Hongfei can confirm that in terms of seats, Kyushu Motor is quite good!
After feeling the seats, the next step is the interior of the car.
Chen Hongfei stretched out his hand curiously, carefully inspected and touched various locations inside the vehicle.
The door panels, central control, and everything within reach are almost all made of soft-packed interiors. Even some plastic parts such as the air-conditioning outlets are made of materials that are very smooth to the touch.
The steering wheel is also very comfortable to hold, and the damping of the rotary buttons, window control buttons, and multi-function buttons on the steering wheel also feel very good when pressed and rebounded.
In addition to the very good interior materials, the interior design is also remarkable.
Chen Hongfei couldn't name any specific term. In short, it just looks good. At first glance, you will think that this car is a luxury car!
The interior luxury of this Kyushu West Lake is not comparable to that of the previous Jetta. It is even more beautiful and luxurious than those million-dollar luxury cars!
"After all, it is a luxury vehicle with a normal price of more than 300,000 yuan. Kyushu Motors is still very willing to use materials in the interior!"
"The high-end leather seats don't look like a taxi, but more like a luxury car!"
"The space is also very different from the previous Jetta. The rear seats are obviously much larger, and the passengers will be more comfortable sitting there."
"It feels like driving a car like this will be much more comfortable. It's not about work, but about enjoyment?!"
"Suddenly I have a little bit of expectation for my future work."
"It's just this car. I don't think there's anything wrong with it."
Simply, Chen Hongfei confirmed his future work vehicle.
"Next, drive the car to the motor vehicle inspection location to re-register it."
Picking up the car key, Chen Hongfei looked at it. Apart from opening and closing the trunk and opening and closing the door, there was no physical key on it.
"It seems that the starting method is different from the old Jetta that used a key to start?"
In the original position of the keychain, Chen Hongfei saw a button with start/stop clearly written on it in Chinese.
Chen Hongfei pressed his fingers lightly, and the lights on the LCD instrument panel lit up, displaying various information about the vehicle.
The tire pressure of the four wheels is now in P position, the vehicle speed is zero, but there is no familiar engine speed.
After a brief inspection, Chen Hongfei probably understood some of the information.
“There’s no roar of the engine, so I’m still a little used to it!”
Chen Hongfei muttered, looking at the control panel and the crystal electronic gear lever.
Gently turn the gear handle to adjust the gear to D.
"Where is the handbrake? Look for it!"
"Yes, electronic handbrake!"
Chen Hongfei stretched out his hand and pressed it down. There was no specific response from the vehicle. Then he gently raised the electronic handbrake button. There was a sound of motor and the brake light on the instrument went out.
"That should be it, right?"
Chen Hongfei thought for a while and found nothing wrong.
"This new car is quite complicated, but if you are familiar with it, it should be much better than the previous Jetta. It is full of technology!"
Fastening his seat belt, Chen Hongfei gently tapped the accelerator, and the vehicle drove forward.
As an experienced driver who has driven hundreds of thousands of kilometers, Chen Hongfei immediately noticed something different about the driving feeling of the vehicle.
"First of all, the driving quality and the old Jetta cannot be compared at all. Kyushu Motors is also very good in this aspect."
"Steady and thick, but not meaty."
"It's a completely different experience than a car with an engine."
"It's much quieter inside the car, and the soundproofing of the car seems to be good."
"It seems that this car is not a genuine product!"
It was only a few dozen meters from the parking lot to the vehicle detection location, and it was quickly arrived.
Ahead, a car was queuing up for a photo inspection.
Chen Hongfei got out of the car and walked towards a small group of people chatting in front of him.
Before I even got close, I heard several taxi drivers chatting together. The content of the chat was of course inseparable from today’s protagonist, Kyushu West Lake.
"This Kyushu West Lake is too luxurious. It doesn't look like a taxi model for us at all!"
"This car looks pretty good overall, except for the brand and the charging mentioned."
"It is said that the usage cost is lower than the previous CNG refueling vehicles. One kilometer only costs more than 1 dime in electricity costs. If it is true,"
"The driving quality is really good. I have never driven those luxury cars worth hundreds of thousands before, and it feels better than those cars worth hundreds of thousands!"
"It just depends on whether it will break during subsequent use. If the quality is better, it will be very good."
"It's much better than we imagined. Suddenly I feel like I've earned something."
While several taxi drivers were chatting, another young taxi driver in his twenties, who had just joined the ranks of taxi drivers, joined the chat.
After hearing the chat among the drivers just now, the younger taxi driver immediately shared the news he knew with the other drivers.
"This is Kyushu Automobile. Didn't you know about Kyushu Suzaku, Kyushu Dongting and Kyushu Taishan before? These cars are famous.
You know, Newburgh is a holy land of racing. Cars that can run within seven minutes are the representatives of performance cars. The basic price ranges from hundreds of thousands to several million.
Kyushu Motor's Kyushu Suzaku model set a lap record for the first mass-produced model, and pushed the time to less than five minutes. That is a record that is almost impossible to appear on a mass-produced model!
Not to mention Kyushu Suzaku, it is a super sports car with a price of up to 10 million.
Although the remaining lap times of Kyushu Dongting and Kyushu Taishan were less than five minutes, they were still more than six minutes, which is the time of a supercar.
And those two models have a lot to do with our current car!
Our current model is equipped with the same platform motor, controller and battery as Jiuzhou Dongting and Jiuzhou Taishan.
It can be said that except for the outer casing, many parts are the same. It is equivalent to a Kyushu Dongting, and its power is at the level of super sports cars worth millions!
Later, you will know if you find a road without cars for a run. It must feel very good!
Moreover, we only spent hundreds of thousands to buy a car worth hundreds of thousands, which is equivalent to the power performance of a sports car worth millions or even tens of millions. We have made a lot of money! "
The young taxi driver gave everyone some popular science.
Several driver masters looked at each other and looked back at Jiuzhou West Lake parked in the queue at the back. If you look closely, it seems to be a bit more handsome!
A master driver sighed in surprise: "Is this car so magical?"
Young driver: "The magic is yet to come. You will know after you experience it carefully. Anyway, I am very fond of this model."
"Also, although everyone calls the low-speed cars made by Kyushu Motors Laotou Le, I have checked the quality. In more than two years, there have been almost no major quality problems."
"Times are changing, and technology is also advancing. I don't know about other car companies, but I have paid attention to Kyushu Automobile before. I believe that the cars of this car company must be good.
By the way, my hometown is Jiangzhou City, and my uncle still works at Jiuzhou Automobile. Whether it is quality or other technical aspects, Jiuzhou Automobile is very good!
If there is a chance later, if Jiuzhou Auto is recruiting, I would like to go back to work at Jiuzhou Auto. This taxi business is actually quite profitable, but I am tired from working two shifts every day.
Not only does Jiuzhou Automobile work three fixed shifts, it also includes food and accommodation. It is said that the food is very good and the salary is high. If you work well, you can earn more than 100,000 yuan a year! "
After the young man's popular science, although everyone still didn't believe that this car was really as good as they said, they were no longer completely unfavorable about this model.
Next, the work of licensing went much faster than the previous scrapping work.
The vehicle chassis number and the like have been prepared in advance. Take a photo while driving for inspection, and then put the previous taxi number plate on the new registered car.
Then go to the taxi company and register a new car.
More than two hours passed quickly, and at four o'clock in the afternoon, Chen Hongfei finally completed all the procedures.
It took nearly a day to complete all the vehicle processing and we were finally back to work!
The taxi version of Jiuzhou West Lake drove out of the gate of the Vehicle Management Office.
(End of chapter)
