Dirty tricks related to auto consumption

　　According to Beijing Daily Messenger, to buy a car, to get a car repaired and to use a car, once you have the idea of purchasing a car, your wallet will start to be eyed by varied “profiteers”. These words are never a shocking statement attracts attention. As the saying goes, buyers are no smarter than the seller. As the “profiteers” eye your wallet, they will use unscrupulous divisive tactics to have a bite. But never mind, we consumers open our eyes wide. Though the profiteers have tricks, we have countermeasure.

　　A trend of increasing prices randomly

　　From 2009 until now, the prices are higher than any time before. Presently the price of almost every model in the auto market has been improved. Are consumers really so rich to make panic purchase? Do not the car manufacturers realize the current situation?

　　The answer is clearly no. though the Chinese consumers’ demand for cars is heavy, panic buying seem impossible to appear. The car dealers have an accurate understanding of the consumer psychology. Creating such a tense situation is only to compel the consumers to make decisions quickly and overcharge them by this chance.

　　With the same interests Dealers sell the same brands in the same city can pack cards with each other to make consumers feel the cars they need is really in shortage and to take inventory have to pay more.

　　The gain and loss 4S shops and car buyers are obvious. Certainly, 4S shops are more fickle in this kind of psychological game. Therefore, what the consumers have to do is to resist this kind of behavior, which will inevitably give 4S shop a strong beat and end this unhealthy trend rapidly.

　　Dirty tricks in car maintenance

　　An article entitled “Dirty tricks in car maintenance exposed by repairmen” released in the network has aroused a great disturbance. The attention of car owners has transferred into this previously too unnoticeable auto maintenance industry.

　　According to industry sources, some of repairmen in the automotive maintenance plant will secretly replace the parts of the cars waiting to be mended in the night. Therefore, car owners had better pay attention by the side and supervise repair personnel mend or replace parts if you have time. You should never claim to know what you actually don’t know. Please do not leave your car in a small car repair workshop for a long time or even overnight in case your parts are replaced. If the repair can not be complete at that very day, you should together with the repair shop to make a confirmation and record down the vehicle mileage, the approximate location of the gasoline gauge pointer and the vehicle’s exterior condition, spare tire and tools. The behavior of substituting the fake for the genuine must not be tolerated.

　　Fuel-efficient products are redundant

　　Many owners may have experienced fuel additive promotions at the gas station. In fact, the effects of fuel-efficient products including fuel additives and fuel-saving devices have been overstated. Some are even simply ineffective.

　　According to industry sources, regardless of what kind of fuel-efficient products are totally ineffective. In recent two years, the prevalence of fuel-efficient products has a directly relationship with the rapid upgrading of car ownership. However, the knowledge of auto maintenance of the car owners has not increased as the car ownership.

　　According to one staff of one Auto Parts Shop, at present the additives market is very confusing with at least 30 brands. The main ingredients of the so-called “final fuel” promoted by the petrol filling stations are ordinary gasoline and ethyl fluid, which can generate greater explosive power with more octanes. Therefore, even a little is added up to the petrol, the engine will immediately appear an illusion of unbelievable powerful to make the owners think it is very effective. The manufacturing costs of these products may only a few dollars while the profits are quite abundant. In fact, the effect of these additives is not very clear, and some even ineffective. Most of the gasoline additive makers never have done the engine or vehicle testing.

　　(Translator: Yalong/Jessie)

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