My Years As a Car Dealer

Chapter 0289: Disadvantages and advantages

The configuration is also poor.

There is no sunroof.

There is no one-button lift function for the windows.

No tire pressure monitoring.

Not to mention the HUD head-up digital display, which is commonly configured in luxury cars of 500,000 to 600,000 yuan, uphill assist, steep **** descent, variable suspension function, line merge assist, lane departure warning system...

Even the roof rack needs to be installed by the owner after buying the car.

According to Toyota's official propaganda, this simple configuration is based on the designer's design concept. To make the interior of the FJ Cool Road consistent with its appearance, to make compromises to the off-road needs to the greatest extent, only the unnecessary unnecessary such as the sacrifice of the interior can be made. aspect.

Although Zhang Chen scoffs at this excuse, he has to admit that the basic functions can still be satisfied. Just like some car owners on the Internet said, when I bought the FJ Cool Luze, it was not because of its comfort and attractiveness. The main thing for everyone is strong off-road performance and reliable quality.

Interestingly, although the FJ Cooler was born out of the Land Cruiser, these two vehicles are also known for their reliability and off-road, but the purchasers do not have a little overlap, which can be said to be two extreme target consumers.

Car owners who buy FJ Cooler will never take a fancy to Land Cruiser, and Land Cruiser owners also have no love for FJ Cooler.

The owners of FJ Cool Luze are relatively young. They love to play, play, and go out.

They feel that the appearance of Land Cruiser is quite satisfactory, too greasy, too vulgar, too lousy, and there is no bright spot that people can't forget at a glance.

The most important thing is that the appearance of Land Cruiser is over-modified, which will cause damage to the appearance and image, giving people a feeling of four dissimilarities and a messy visual.

And no matter what color the car body is, the roof is all white, and the FJ Cool Luze, which looks like an African flat-headed brother, is scarce and small enough to satisfy the arrogance of some people.

Not only the appearance design is very individual, but also the modification potential is huge, so there is no need to worry so much when modifying.

The original factory does not have roof racks and luggage rack light bars. From a distance, it looks a bit like a short fat man without hair. After installing it, it instantly rises a few grades, giving people a sense that car owners have money and leisure, and often go out to The illusion of wild chic.

In addition, although the front bumper of FJ Cruze is very good, car owners generally choose to replace it, because the original front bumper is inconvenient to install a winch and front bar spotlights.

This winch is used to get out of trouble. Don't worry about whether it will be used for a lifetime. It must have this equipment, because a professional off-road vehicle does not have a winch, which will make people doubt the professionalism of the owner. surprised.

FJ Cool Luze can also change mud tires, install wading hoses, change rear bumpers and so on.

This series of modifications are all installed on the body of the FJ Cool Luze. Not only will it not destroy its appearance, it will not give people an abrupt illusion, but it will appear more professional, more powerful, and more domineering.

The appearance and image of the Rand Cruiser have long been formed in people's minds. It is good to add one or two additions. If all these modifications of the FJ Cooler are assembled on the body, it will look very messy. People who have seen it Will secretly scold what the modified stuff.

In fact, the owners of Land Cruiser will not change it blindly. At most, add a wading hose and a headlight, which means that the basic needs can be met.

Because they are generally older, they have good homes and wives, complete children, successful careers, and limited energy.

They worked hard in the first half of their lives, and they have been tempered in shopping malls for a long time. They are used to seeing the surging clouds, they have seen through the hot and cold world, they have seen intrigue, and their hearts are as stable as a rock. Now they have everything. , the mind is very peaceful,

Buying a Land Cruiser is a product of reliable quality, worry-free and durable. You don’t need to run to the auto repair factory every three days, and you won’t lose the chain at the critical moment, and throw yourself in the middle of the road. Get angry and waste time and energy.

Maybe, they buy Land Cruiser, they will never go out to have fun in their whole life, they just drive in the urban area.

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Holding the steering wheel with both hands, Zhang Chen thought about it a lot, and even guessed whether he would buy a Land Cruiser for retirement when he got older.

As for this man's big toy FJ Cool Luze, it is estimated that there will be no chance to drive it in a lifetime.

"Zhang Chen, tell me how about this car?" Wang Keqiang next to the car was very dissatisfied, looking like he wanted the knowledgeable Zhang Chen to find fault and vent his anger.

Zhang Chen is not a fool, he has already seen the gap between Wang Keqiang and Zhao Yishou.

He jumped out of the car and didn't intend to join in the dispute between the two, but Zhao Yishou also said with a smile that he asked Zhang Chen to talk, and wanted to use Zhang Chen's hand to suppress Wang Keqiang's arrogance.

There was no other way, Zhang Chen had to stand still in the face of this FJ Cool Road Ze.

After activating the identification skills, a long red light appeared in front of Zhang Chen's eyes, as if the laser was scanned from the front of the car to the rear of the car, and he obtained countless information.

"This is a 2007 4.0L FJ Cool Roadze." Zhang Chen told the truth, "It's a classic hard-core off-road vehicle, with a very individual design and huge modification potential, suitable for installing various professional off-road equipment.

The body is huge, the rear seats can be folded down proportionally, especially when carrying large-volume cargo, you can get a huge almost flat trunk with a volume of up to 1892 liters, and the space is also OK.

The key point is to use the 4.0V6 engine code-named 1GR-FE, with a maximum power of 272 horsepower and a maximum torque of 380Nm. This engine is also widely used in other Toyota's off-road vehicles, and has withstood the test of time and the market.

Plus non-load-bearing body structure, front double wishbones, rear integral axle suspension structure, rear axle differential lock, A-TRAC active body control system, time-sharing four-wheel drive, four-wheel drive performance is good, and a minimum size of 245 mm Ground clearance, passability is not inferior to the Wrangler. "

"Yes, that's absolutely right." Zhao looked at Zhang Chen with a smile in his hand, and the slap slapped the sky, and he sighed secretly in his heart, don't look at Zhang Chen's youth, but in the field of automobiles, no matter how small and how small The unpopular models hardly stumped him.

"It's really a good car." Mu Qing was deeply impressed by Zhang Chen, and she also looked up to him with admiration. She felt that a man like Zhang Chen was a brilliant and intelligent man who was her life partner.

"Isn't there any shortcomings?" Wang Keqiang was not convinced and lost to Zhao Yishou.

"The quality of FJ Cooluze is very good, and it adopts professional off-road trapezoidal beams, and up to 8 beams are placed between the two main beams to increase the rigidity of the entire frame. The body will not be deformed in the slightest. As long as you don't work hard and don't do high-intensity off-roading, it is very easy and worry-free, and there are many cases where the chain has not fallen off after running for hundreds of thousands of kilometers.

Therefore, the FJ Coolluze has a high retention rate. The car price in 2008 was more than 500,000 yuan. More than ten years later, it can still sell more than 200,000 yuan. It is unimaginable to put it on other models. Turning the topic, Zhang Chen said, "Of course FJ Kuluze also has shortcomings and common problems..."

The candle light of the original FJ Cool Luze car has a high beam of 15 meters and a low beam of 5 meters. It is very poor. It can only play the role of showing width and warning in the city. In places without street lights, it is authentic blind.

If there is a pit in front of you while running the mountain road, and you don't find it in time, it will definitely lead to a tragedy in the world.

For many car owners who often go out to play, the first thing is not to change the sports bar, not to install a winch, not to install a luggage rack, but to change the lights.

The tires of Cooper STT are too noisy, and the tires are buzzing at 80. The original HT tires are quiet, but the off-road performance must be almost meaningless~www.readwn.com~ No way, fish You can't have both.

For off-road performance, the quietness of road driving can only be sacrificed.

Zhang Chen opened the car door and continued to introduce that from the way the car door is opened, the rear row is not something that FJ Coolluze attaches great importance to. In fact, its space is not as good as imagined, and by the standards of ordinary four-door cars, the rear view is also very narrow.

The front view is also not very good, because the windshield is narrower up and down, the A-pillar is wider, and it is exaggerated to say that it can even hide a person.

In fact, in Zhang Chen's view, these are all innocuous little faults.

One of the most fatal common problems of FJ Cool Ze from 2007 to 2010 is that the fender beam is easy to break.

The workmanship of the fender beams of FJ Cooluze is really thin, and stress concentration is prone to occur at the prefabricated grooves.

Moreover, the probability of rupture on the right side and the severity of the rupture are often greater than those on the left side, because the fender beam on the right side bears a battery weight of about 30 pounds more than the left side.

Long-term bumps and bumps, various off-road conditions, flying slopes, and sand washing have caused the fender beams to break easily.

Moreover, the damage to the fender beam is irreversible. Even if it is reinforced by welding, it is too late. It will have a great impact on the strength and the future value preservation rate of used cars.

After 10 new models, the Toyota OEM has made improvements and the strength has increased, but this may still happen.

Therefore, many riders, even if they have just picked up a new car, will send it to the modification shop as soon as possible to strengthen it.