Liu Chao (pseudonym), who once worked as a maintenance technician in many 4S shops in Haikou, exposed the shady situation of automobile maintenance in 4S shops and pointed out some misunderstandings of consumers.
Liu Chao first talked about the price of 4S stores. He pointed out that in 4S stores, the merchants give you a 30% discount on auto parts of 100 yuan, and they still have a 25% profit. Because the original car parts were monopolized by 4S stores in the past, when they reached the consumer terminal, the price had doubled. The ex-factory cost price of a brand of tires produced by the original factory is 800 yuan/piece, and the price is 6544 through non-4S store channels.
Liu Chao pointed out that when a car needs maintenance, consumers often enter a misunderstanding that it is more reliable only in 4S stores. Actually, it's not. In terms of management, 4S shops are really different from other auto repair shops or garages. On the surface, it seems that the operation process is relatively standardized; But it is this illusion that makes many consumers fall into the consumption trap. Liu Chao said that, taking the original auto parts as an example, there is no obvious difference between the parts in the 4S shop and those in other repair shops. For example, an automobile manufacturer of a certain brand (referring to an automobile factory) is not an automobile parts manufacturer, but assembles and processes parts produced by other partners-automobile parts manufacturers to form a whole vehicle for external sales. Liu Chao said that these auto parts manufacturers and processors, in addition to supplying the parts of cooperative auto factories, also need to produce general parts for the automotive aftermarket. "You can't say that these parts that flow to the automobile aftermarket are not produced by the original factory, but there is no authorized logo of a certain brand automobile manufacturer in the circulation process." However, the price of "original accessories" sold from 4S stores is much higher than that of "original accessories" without authorization mark in the market, even several times higher. "This is mainly a high brand licensing fee, which is passed on to consumers."
Liu Chao also pointed out another consumer misunderstanding: "If the vehicle is guaranteed to be 60,000 kilometers within two years, or 65,438+10,000 kilometers within three years, consumers must maintain it in the 4S shop, otherwise the 4S shop will not guarantee it if something goes wrong." Liu Chao said that there was no such provision, which was misleading by individual businesses. During the vehicle warranty period, the owner can also go to other repair shops for maintenance. "During the warranty period of the vehicle, the owner of the 4S shop mainly guarantees the engine, chassis, suspension and other large parts, and the wearing parts such as igniter are not guaranteed. But the big parts of the new car will not be broken during the warranty period. "
The car is a very precise instrument, and maintenance without disassembly is actually the best maintenance method. Car owners should pay more attention to accumulate some knowledge of disassembly-free maintenance. When the correct disassembly-free maintenance method is implemented, as long as you maintain it properly, the main components such as automobile engines need not be overhauled for life!
Car owners should have the right to know, choose and decide about the maintenance of their cars! Independent consumption, independent choice, independent maintenance and independent supervision, "I am the owner of my car"! In the automotive aftermarket, "the owner is king" instead of "the 4S shop is king" is the general trend!
So how to maintain it independently? What kind of maintenance products and methods do you choose? What kind of model of serving car owners wholeheartedly? Car owners can choose international brand products provided by non-third-party direct supply channels or direct supply platforms for maintenance in the service system strictly supervised by suppliers, which can not only ensure quality, but also reduce intermediate links and maintenance costs.