Lexus brand can be said to be an upgraded version of Toyota, which belongs to the second-tier luxury brand, but its reliability and durability are absolutely unique among luxury brands. Therefore, all its models are imported, and the high pricing even requires a one-time price increase, which still cannot stop consumers from favoring it. Especially this car in lexus ES, not only new cars are in demand, but also used cars are very popular.
Some people say that it is old in technology and weak in motivation, but others like its maturity, stability, reliability and comfort. Our customers today are big fans of Lexus. He took a fancy to a 20 17 lexus ES? 300h, in the ES car series, the cost performance is also quite good. Let's look at the basic information of the vehicle first.
Model year of vehicle:? 20 17? Lexus ES? 300h？ Mark? Levinson? Comfort edition
Factory date: 2065438+August 2007
Apparent mileage: 39,000 kilometers
Guide price of new car: 363,000
Seller's quotation: 280,000
Detection city: Guangxi? Liuzhou
This lexus ES? The discount of 300h is also very small. If you land, it will take about 400 thousand. Now 280,000 car dealers are offering a little cheaper. The customer said that the seller said that there was a little accident ahead, and everything else was fine, so the price was relatively cheaper. But the customer knew nothing about cars and played drums, so he found us and asked us to check his car. Before it is too late, let's get to work ~
First of all, after observing around the vehicle for a week, no obvious defects were found. Only some slight scratches and paint pits and defects were found on the front bumper. It is common to spray paint on the front bumper. It is inevitable that there will be friction when driving on the road, but it should not be taken lightly. Then, take out professional equipment to check the paint surface.
This is a bad start. At the beginning of the inspection, it was found that the cover and the left front fender were heavily painted. And according to the position of the cover and the left front fender, the left headlight should also be changed. When checking the engine room later, we should focus on whether there is any problem with the left longitudinal beam and fender beam. See if it's a "little accident" as the seller said.
Further inspection found that the left door was painted with different degrees of sheet metal, and there was no problem with the left rear fender. Due to the dense placement of commercial vehicles, the door hinge screws are not visible when the left front door is opened. I don't know if the door has been removed. I will test it when I try to install the chassis last time.
Then when testing the left A-pillar, it was found that the situation of sheet metal painting was more serious. Boy, I am a direct boy! The first reaction was cutting and welding, so I opened the left front door and slowly inspected the inside of the A-pillar. Sure enough, I also found the situation of sheet metal painting. If we want to ensure that 100% of the cutting is replaced, we must find another cutting opening. This situation is usually at the door frame. Let's keep watching.
In order to guess whether what I said is right or not, and to verify whether my hand feel is correct, I didn't use "magic" to measure directly, but first touched the threshold several times with my hand and found a bumpy point near the middle threshold. After testing, I can confirm that there is a cut here. In order to further confirm, I secretly took off the tape when the merchant was away and found that there were no solder joints. It seems that putty has been filled in, because all the original door side beams have solder joints. But in any case, the fact that this ES is a national standard accident car is gone! It seems that this seller is still trying to cheat our customers. Keep watching ~
Although it can be confirmed that the vehicle has been cut, it is not clear whether it is only the left front or the left rear. After continuous inspection, it is found that the left B-pillar is also painted with sheet metal, which shows that this is not cutting welding holes, because first, the sheet metal area is large, and if it is cut and replaced, there will be no such serious sheet metal painting situation; Second: No painting was found on the left rear sill and B pillar including C pillar. Therefore, it should be judged that the left front A-pillar was cut and replaced. Then let's check the engine room to determine the specific cutting position.
In today's era, major luxury brand manufacturers are vigorously promoting small-displacement turbocharging, and only Lexus is still sparing no effort to insist on using self-priming engines and hybrid power. And this lexus ES300H is equipped with a 2.5L naturally aspirated engine and motor, with a maximum power of 15 1KW and an acceleration of 8.5 seconds per 100 kilometers. Although the acceleration is not very fast, it has advantages in fuel economy, durability and quiet comfort. However, like today's national standard accident car, it still needs careful consideration. Let's see what other moths are there ~
When you open the hood, you feel something is wrong. The screws of the engine hood have been removed and painted. And although the cover has been painted with sheet metal, according to the current signs, I infer that it has been replaced. First, the sound insulation cotton has been removed, and the sound insulation cotton will not be removed in general painting; Second: Although the label on the inside of the cover is relatively complete, the VIN code label is damaged and there is a missing part, which is probably torn from the original cover and pasted on this cover. Boy, it seems that this car has many stories!
Later, I checked, and the shock-absorbing screws on both sides of the shock-absorbing package showed signs of disassembly. The probability of replacing shock absorbers in this era is relatively small. The specific reasons will be verified later.
Then I'm going to test the front end. I haven't looked carefully yet, but I saw the big warranty label of the deputy factory on the water tank, indicating that the water tank has also been changed. Then I looked inside at the screws of the water tank fixing frame. Needless to say, the trace was obvious, and the frame was knocked back. The removal trace of the airbag sensor screw is also obvious; It is also found that a water pipe behind the electronic fan is deformed, which seems to be caused by a frontal impact. But the strange thing is that the beam of the water tank rack has been removed, but the water tank racks on both sides have not been repaired? Building a country with doubts, I will continue to test.
Next, I opened the fuse box and found that the fuse box had also been changed. The left electronic control system was basically removed, and the plug of the computer version of the engine was still broken. It is estimated that the probability of collision on the left side is greater. Then I looked down and found that the gearbox had been dismantled; The cooling water pipe on the gearbox has been removed and it is still leaking. The gearbox seems to have been disassembled, which is not in line with Lexus' consistent tonality. It's really worrying to see the present condition of this car! Let's take a look at the engine part that Toyota is proud of.
The engine foot that can be seen above has been removed, but the gearbox foot can't be seen above, but the gearbox has just been removed. According to the current situation, it is very likely that the engine and gearbox will be hoisted. Let's take a closer look at whether the engine has been disassembled for maintenance.
Fortunately, according to the observation of the engine timing cover, intake and exhaust pipes, and other accessories, there is no trace of disassembly, and the possibility of engine disassembly and maintenance can be basically ruled out. But why are the engine and gearbox hoisted?
It can be seen that the valve cover has been removed, and it is said that a three-year-old Japanese car will not leak oil. When I carefully observed around the valve cover, I found that the right rear valve cover was actually repaired by welding! I also found traces of bumps and depressions behind the shock absorber. I judge that the impact of the left front of the vehicle caused the whole engine to be squeezed to the right rear, so it is not surprising that the engine and gearbox were hoisted for maintenance. It seems that the accident is really not small.
At this moment, I suddenly remembered a question that I had just missed. The paint surface of the left fender beam falls off, which is not common in the original electrophoresis process. There is also the overall picture value on the left is slightly lower than that on the right, but at this time I probably already have the answer in my heart. I wonder if netizens have found any problems? The answer is simple. I'll reveal it to you right away.
Now, because I can't see the chassis, I went directly to the interior to open the carpet on the main driver's side and observed that the chassis shock absorber fell off. This thing is strong at the bottom and generally won't fall off; It was also found that the chassis was rusted, because it could not be disassembled too much, so the observation was not comprehensive. There were also metal pieces on the inside of the detection threshold, and it was preliminarily judged that the left shock absorber and the longitudinal beam had all been replaced. This can explain why the overall picture value on the left is slightly lower than that on the right. We have seen enough of the engine room here. The condition of this car is really bad. I will tell the customer in detail after the test. Let's test the interior.
It can be seen that although Lexus is a luxury brand, the interior design, including the overall presentation, is really not very luxurious, that is, the materials are comfortable and soft everywhere, which is suitable for low-key people to drive.
Then I took a look at the interior, and found that basically everything was dismantled, such as the workbench and ceiling. Not to mention the airbag. Although the date of the seat belt conforms to the vehicle's factory date, the accident on the left front is so serious that the recovery and recovery of the seat belt is particularly slow. I judge that the airbag should pop up, the seat belt should be tightened and not replaced, and the later maintenance will also have certain hidden dangers for future safety.
At this time, I asked the customer to go to the road test and put it on the shelf to test the chassis. The client asked me to tell him about the car. Then I told the customer the test results in detail. The customer was shocked. Obviously, he didn't expect the seller's "minor accident" to be so serious. He said to me: well, let's do this first, and I won't take the exam later. I wouldn't buy this car after such a big accident. 280 thousand's car offer is too confident I might as well buy a new Audi A4L! You go first. You are embarrassed in this situation.
I immediately packed my tools, said goodbye to the customers and left. I just don't know if the customer has paid the deposit. I hope we don't wrangle! When Lexus first quoted, it was indeed a little lower than the market price, and it was easy to attract people to see the car, so everyone must remember that if something goes wrong, there will be ghosts. Fortunately, the customer is more careful, let us help him look after the car and avoid starting with this national standard accident car. This kind of car with A-pillar cut and repaired greatly affects the rigidity of the car body. If there is a second collision, it is hard to say what will happen. Therefore, losing money and endangering life safety is the biggest danger!
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