Chapter 880 money talks
"Can it last so long?" Lin Zheng was a little surprised.≧
He remembered that the belts used on Harley motorcycles imported into China could only be used for about 40,000 kilometers, and the belts of the continuously variable transmissions of domestic scooters performed worse, and generally only used for 20,000 kilometers. Even if the belts of this CVT transmission operated in a completely closed space, reducing the aging acceleration caused by the harsh environment, it would not be able to use for 80,000 kilometers, right?
Waldgard shrugged and looked proud: "Our experiment is the result, but to be safe, after consulting the belt provider, we believe that it is necessary to recommend that users change users for 4 years or 80,000 kilometers - anyway, the belts of our gearbox are replaceable."
"It's just like this, 4 years or 80,000 kilometers, I think it's good. Just like that, or it's recommended that users replace it once every 60,000 kilometers in three years." Lin Zheng was relieved when he heard it. He was worried about what if he didn't use it for less than 4 years or 80,000 kilometers? Now, don't worry about the belt suddenly breaking one day on the road. To be honest, changing the belt is also an income...
The belt is very good. The only problem is that it cannot be maintained for life like steel belts and needs to be replaced regularly. However, this cvt transmission is improved based on the cvt transmission on the motorcycle, and naturally it also inherits the characteristics of the belt that needs to be replaced regularly for motorcycle continuously variable transmissions, which cannot be avoided.
"Give me a little bit."
Lin Zheng and Waldgard, who were about to get on the car, were stopped by a beautiful blonde girl. The girl's eyes were full of anxiety: "Two gentlemen, is this car yours?"
"That's right." Lin Zheng nodded and asked the girl strangely: "May I ask..."
"That's great!" Before Lin Zheng could finish his words, the girl excitedly stretched out her hand to Lin Zheng: "Sir, where did you buy your car? It's so cute. I like it very much."
"Yes, sir, where did you buy this car? How is the quality?"
"How much does this car cost..."
Before Lin Zheng could answer the girl's words, the crowd around this smartcity asked Lin Zheng a question in a verbal way.
Looking at the excited crowd, Lin Zheng's original concern disappeared: although he knew that smartcity was very popular in Europe and the United States, everything could change before it was launched on the market. With such a large investment, Lin Zheng's heart would inevitably be suspended before the market was tested, but now he sees this car so popular. As long as the quality of this car does not have major problems, the hot sales of smartcity can be expected, and a big stone in Lin Zheng's heart was finally moved away.
Pointing at this smartcity, Lin Zheng said loudly to the people around the car: "Gentlemen, ladies, this car is a smartcity, the city commuter car jointly developed by our Tesla Automobile Manufacturing Co., Ltd. and Ford Motor. It will be launched in three days..."
Lin Zheng’s idea was very beautiful. He took this opportunity to advertise his car, but his ideal was beautiful. But the reality was a little backbone, and the crowd didn’t give Lin Zheng a chance to finish his words, especially the girl who just talked to Lin Zheng, whose eyes were lit up instantly: “Sir. Are you sure? This car is really a car jointly developed by you and Ford?”
As a modified car manufacturer, Tesla, which is headed by Jon Waldgard, is well-known in the industry, but Tesla faces a relatively narrow circle after all. Compared with those who know the Tesla brand, the majority of people who don’t know them are actually. But it doesn’t matter. The cooperation with Ford is equivalent to Ford endorsing the quality of this small car called smartcity. Ford’s reputation in the US market has played a role in the past few years: Since this car is cooperated with Ford, I dare not say that the quality is good, at least it will not be too bad, right?
"Of course, this lady, please believe we can't lie about this kind of thing," Bijon Waldgard squeezed in with great difficulty and introduced the car to the crowd enthusiastically: "The four most American artcities, namely "CarandD, "Tortrend", "road & Track" and "AutoTortle", reported and tested. The official website of IQ also has detailed test drive information and test drive videos of this smartcity, which can be easily found."
"There is this...well, smartcity's test drive video?" Waldgard's words surprised the girl more and more. Perhaps because of being too excited, the girl actually stuttered: "Oh, sir, I don't mean to doubt you, I just think... it's too incredible..."
Most Americans want to know about a car through four largest and most authoritative car magazines in the United States, namely "CarandD, Torttend", "road & Track" and "AutoTele". When did IQ also report on cars or test drive videos? But there is no doubt that compared to photos, vivid video materials can undoubtedly help themselves understand this car more.
Not only the girls were surprised, but Lin Zheng was also a little surprised: Beniel is relying on the huge user base of icq to build a portal website. Since it is a portal website, cars, an indispensable tool and partner in Americans' daily life, are of course indispensable, but doing car test drive videos? It's amazing, I haven't told him this. This is the original creation of Beniel!
Lin Zheng is very clear about how much impact the car website and test drive videos have on traditional paper car media!
When Lin Zheng thought of this, he couldn't help but think of another thing: By the way, it seems that mobile phones with icq function will also start to be released in the next few days. Since the cooperation between smartcity and icq has been so deep, can we further deepen the cooperation in these two things?
It seems that it's not impossible...
"I can understand your mood," Waldgard nodded with a look of "I understand you very much" and said, "In fact, when I first watched this test drive video on the IQ website, I was also shocked. I believe my lady, what you want to know can be answered in this video."
"I'll see it when I go back," the girl nodded repeatedly, but her love for this smartcity could not be concealed in her eyes. After hesitating for a moment, she finally asked Waldgard: "Sir, I know my request is a bit presumptuous, but... can I test drive this car?"
Speaking of this, she suddenly remembered something and started to flip through her bag in a hurry. While flipping through, she said to Waldegard: "This is my driver's license. If you are in a dilemma, I can give you money..."
Of course, there is no need to spend money on test drives at dealers. Thanks to the developed American automobile industry, no matter how many times you test drive, you basically don’t have to worry about the dealer’s salesperson giving you a look. But the problem is that the smartcity in front of you is obviously not a test drive car from a dealer. The girl really likes this driving practice so much that in order to experience it first, she even showed off the trick of "money seduction".
If Lin Zheng collects money, he will be really stupid. He can see clearly the name of the girl on the driver's license sent to him. Alicia - a very nice name.
Stopping her movements, Lin Zheng smiled and said, "It's our honor to like our car. It's okay. Even if you test drive, it's like a test drive at a dealer, it doesn't cost you a penny."
Alishika was quite generous. Lin Zheng said this, but she was not pretentious and happily kept her driver's license and said to Lin Zheng: "I like this car very much. If the test drive results satisfy me, I think I will buy one."
"It's okay, you can give it a try, no matter whether you buy it or not."
Since there is already the first test drive, looking at the eager light in the eyes of more and more people who are surrounding me, Lin Zheng thought about it and would do a small test drive here. However, the problem is that it is necessary to communicate with the airport. At the very least, safety must be ensured.
Regarding Lin Zheng's idea, the foreigners gave warm applause. Even Alishika, who was eager to test drive, was patiently waiting for the results of the Tesla staff to communicate with the airport: this is the airport's territory, the traffic is very busy, and it is indeed dangerous to hold a test drive here without saying hello.
The reaction of the airport was beyond Lin Zheng's expectations. Soon a guy who claimed to be the deputy manager of the airport security department and Tesla staff came over, looked at the smartcity, and then looked at the crowd next to the car. The guy nodded and pointed to a gap not far away and said to Lin Zheng and Waldgard, "Okay, no problem, I agree, you can hold a small test drive activity in that parking lot. Our people can help you maintain order, but there are three conditions: First: You need to pay US$5,000 for this, and the time cannot exceed 4 hours; Second: All test drive personnel must obtain a driver's license; Third: If the test drive activity causes losses to other people's property, you must be responsible for compensation."
Lin Zheng took a look at the location mentioned by the deputy manager of the airport security department. It was actually part of the airport parking lot. However, there were only a few cars in the parking lot. However, as a temporary test drive venue, it was still fine. As for the rental fee of $5,000, Lin Zheng didn't care at all, and nodded and said, "$5,000 is 4 hours, right? No problem." (To be continued, please search for Astronomy, novels are better, updated and faster!
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