1. Fully original paint, three touch-up areas: hood, front right door, and rear right door. The rest is original paint. 2. First-hand vehicle with a four-wheel drive license, registered under our name. Actual odometer reading: 160,000. 3. 3,000 insurance claims. New car list price: 380,000. 4. Excellent condition compared to other vehicles; exterior and interior are very new; four-wheel drive.
It's extremely difficult. The security level of Chinese brand immobilizers is very high, and you must connect a specialized factory computer to the vehicle's OBD and be online with the domestic server to match it. Losing all keys usually means you need to replace the entire lock cylinder and anti-theft control module while overseas.
We thoroughly rule them out by checking if the cabin wiring harness is melted, if the seat belts have water stains or mold, if there is unusual rust or debris in the seat tracks and cigarette lighter, and by verifying with the insurance company for any "total loss claims." These two types of cars are an absolute sales ban for us.
Test-drive cars experience much more mechanical wear due to extreme conditions like cold starts and emergency braking compared to regular family cars. We can identify this by tracing whether the first owner was a 4S dealership or the manufacturer. If so, we will reassess its value based on "operational intensity" standards.
