The Chevrolet of the world, my Malibu XL anniversary, feeling that time has passed

I got this 2.0T Malibu on March 20 last year, and it’s just the first anniversary in March this year. I traveled a lot last year, so I ran more than 20,000 kilometers in a year. This year, because of the well-known The reason is basically just driving around in Hangzhou. The basics of the car are satisfactory after one year, but there are also shortcomings. I will explain these slowly, and I hope you will read it patiently! ?Nothing is perfect, and there is no perfect car. The key lies in whether it is worth it. The so-called value means that it can be worth what you pay. To me, it is worth it! There is a slight gap between the mid-range ratio of 19.2 last year and this year, but buy it early and enjoy it early, not to mention that the car is a consumable and not a collectible. Even if you buy gold, there will be a sharp drop a few days ago, so everything is unpredictable and you just have to be at ease. I feel relieved. ?Some links here are the posts I posted after buying the car last year. They may be of some use to some friends: /bbs/thread/0979d84c9c1f6cd3/80532503-1.html?/bbs/thread/77470c28b68a5be3/ 80484574-1.html?/bbs/thread/4426a39990fa9546/80269420-1.html

The weather is good today, the sun is warm, I also washed and waxed the car. Since I bought this Except for the free car wash during maintenance at the 4S store, I wash the rest by myself, every half a month, at home or at work. I suspect that if this continues, the car will be peeled off by me, but there is nothing I can do. Who can call me? A hard-working person? [Hehe]

I just dragged a telescopic water gun from the yard to wash the car. I won’t post pictures of the car wash because no one took pictures for me! [Smile]

The car wash is sparkling clean. If I lose my job in the future, at least I have a car washing skill. I have this skill in the world. Life is so promising!

I know there are many people who want to see that car sticker clearly, so I zoomed in to show you. This is specially customized by me. There are only 20 in the world, and I gave away 16. I like it very much. This car is stickered. [Victory]

We won’t go to Dapeng to spread its wings, but we still have to let people see what it looks like after one year of use, right?

Some people have been talking about the interior of the Malibu. I think it is quite good. It is simple and practical. It is a civilian car and has to meet the standards of a luxury car. This is not a problem for the manufacturer, but for itself. I find it uncomfortable. People are often like bears breaking corn, and in the end they end up unhappy. As I said before, buying a car is a question of whether it is worth it. For less than 200,000 yuan, I have a 9AT 2.0T variable cylinder. The engine? It has extremely high drivability? If you insist on getting him to give you the Buick interior, then you can just buy the Regal! ?What? ?Not enough money? ?That’s right, the manufacturer is not a fool, using Malibu XL to compete with Regal!

All models of this car are equipped with noise reduction functions. There are microphones for pickups in the cabin, but they are only basic noise reduction, mainly for engine noise. This does have a certain effect, but I am a People who love music can only make sacrifices. Renovating the speakers can only give up the noise reduction function. In the future, a brother encountered an audio modification store and said that he could keep it. I advise you to change to another store directly. If a store does not tell the truth and is dishonest, then It only takes seconds for him to hack you. If you are not a professional, you will definitely be unable to guard against him! ?As for why the noise reduction function cannot be retained, I will not go into it here. Interested friends can search for it by themselves.

?One more thing I must complain about is that there is no glasses case. Everyone who drives has sunglasses, right? My Taxi Pro XL is not designed to store glasses. As a result, I have to hang an external glasses case like this. Not only is it ugly, but it often falls off!

The audio renovation was a pitfall. At first, the four speakers in the front door were installed with a DSP from the Munster rear two-door Jinlang, which was just right. However, I felt unhappy within a year, and added tweeters and trunk speakers in the back door. I bought a subwoofer, then changed to a DSP, and it was another round of fiddling. As a result, I didn’t dare to turn up the sound when driving. It was like a will-o’-the-wisp boy! ?But compared to the original car? Now the effect is still great! [Strong]

Listening to lossless music using a USB flash drive is much better than using Bluetooth on your phone!

In the past year, I have run more than 25,600 kilometers, and the comprehensive fuel consumption is more than 8 and less than 9. Every time I refuel, I will use the Autohome APP to record it.

This is the fuel consumption record of Autohome in the past year. I am very satisfied with the fuel consumption. My last car was 1.6 self-priming and the average fuel consumption was more than 9. And I don’t care about the spring of my current car. Fully automatic air conditioning in summer, autumn and winter, why not enjoy this function? I have to compete with myself for these oils, this is not my style!

This is the speed and instantaneous fuel consumption at 80 kilometers per hour.

Come back to Zhang, this car is very fuel-efficient when traveling on express trains and highways. Once my colleague and I went to Ningde, Fujian Province. On the way back to Wenzhou from Ningde, my colleague actually drove more than five miles!

What it looks like after waxing!

I’ll also park in the back. The parking space in the community is a bit tight. The parking space I have is relatively deep and parked between two trees. Others are afraid of trouble and won’t come over.

Side view.

Look at it from another angle.

The flaws are not hidden. Overall, this car has many advantages. I won’t list them all here. What I like most is its power combination. It makes people feel confident when driving, and the control is also remarkable. This It's enough for me to be happy. As long as you like the car more and more, it is a good car. There is no need to compete with this one and that one. In addition to being professional, the handling is just a matter of habit for most of us. We are used to driving our own cars. Driving someone else’s car doesn’t make you adapt quickly. For example, when I drive a Land Rover, BMW, Maserati, I feel like I’m not used to my own car yet. This doesn’t mean how good my car is, it’s just that I haven’t changed my habits, so It's a waste of words to argue with people about so-called manipulation. As long as you feel like it's money well spent, it's a simple thing! ?Every car will have faults. The key is to see whether the fault is congenital or acquired. Maybe it is just a false fault! ?The first failure came very suddenly. It should have happened when I didn't get my license plate or not long after I got my license plate. I am a big person and can't remember all these things. That time, the car started and stopped automatically in front of the red light. I just turned from red to green. I stepped on the accelerator, and suddenly a figure flashed from the side of the car to the front of the car out of the corner of my eye. I suddenly stopped the car. At that time, the car was just started and then stopped, but the car actually stalled!? At that time, my heart skipped a beat. I thought to myself that the car had broken down like this. Then I started the car and pulled over. I called the 4S shop directly. The wiring guy was very nice and asked me to drive the car over for inspection. I calmly thought about it and thought this It was a false fault, just a coincidence, so I reported the fault first and then drove it for a while to see. Fortunately, this phenomenon never happened again, and of course I never encountered the same scenario.

?Next, the real fault came

As I said above, I am a hard-working person. I wash the car within half a month and often rinse it with water. But last week I found it when I tried to put the wire on the spare tire. Is this a problem? Water has entered! ?(I am willing to help others, so I brought a wire with me in the car. If a girl’s car runs out of battery, I can go up and strike up a conversation! [Naughty]))?Looking at this photo, the water volume is not small. It is no problem to raise a few goldfish. Yes, I cleaned the water that day, but it rained heavily all night. I checked in front of the 4S store the next day. It rained all night and no water entered. My little heart was a little calmer. I guess the lampshade or somewhere was not sealed enough. It leaked in when I used a water gun to flush it. After I went to the store to check it, they said there was something wrong with the trunk seal. It was out of stock and I had to wait a week to replace it. Today I washed the car and flushed it with a water gun and no water came in. Damn it, it seems like it's a build-up of water. The cause of the problem is that there is a slight problem with the sealing strip. When the water pressure is high, a little water will enter. The more times the car is washed, the more water will enter. If you have time, you should open the spare tire to see if there is water leakage. phenomenon.

This is what happened at the end of last year. The wheel hub was broken! When I encountered a pit on the highway, I chose not to move over it at a speed of 120 kilometers per hour. I was prepared for a puncture, but there was a loud bang. The car still ran, so I didn't pull over. I couldn't knock my teeth out and swallow it on the highway. I couldn't park the car on the side of the road and run for a few seconds. I walked 100 meters to the edge of the big pothole to take pictures (the big pothole was actually on the express lane). It is said that this way I can file a claim with the road administration. I had something urgent to do that day so I didn’t bother. Afterwards, I found that the tires and wheels were bad. After inspection, the car’s suspension was fine. .

There are also some bulges in the tires. The repair shop suggested that I replace them all. The bulges on the side of the tires are not a fluke. Maybe it can be used by replacing the rear wheels, but the bulges on the side mean that the cord is broken, and it will slowly disappear in the future. If the tire bulges or even blows out, it is not a big problem if there is trauma on the side of the tire as long as the steel wire is not damaged! Problems like tires and wheels are basically caused by improper use, so I didn’t go to a 4?S store. I just bought it online and found a repair shop to install it. Of course, dynamic balancing is indispensable.

I was lucky enough to find an online store in this city that sells the same type of wheels. With the sales volume of Malibu XL, I don’t think even the counterfeit ones would be interested in it, so I felt confident and boldly changed it. The tires cost 800 a piece at a physical store, and the installation fee was waived for me. Mainly because I looked pale [smiles]? I have never charged less for this highway, but the pitfalls are not small!

I took a long trip to Chongqing in October last year, nearly 3,000 kilometers round trip. The Malibu XL was cheerful, relaxed and not a little bit tempered. This was in Jingzhou.

I didn’t see the cherry blossoms at Wuhan University. I hope this year’s cherry blossoms will still be brilliant, but who knows the feeling of right and wrong?

The Wuhan Bridge under the setting sun, the traffic is rolling!

Wuhan is a beautiful city with many heroes in Chu and Jing. I have friends from Hubei and I miss them all the time!

The old friend left the Yellow Crane Tower in the west, and the fireworks went down to Yangzhou in March

It was October and the sky was so blue!

You only know how precious you are when you lose it. In fact, the same goes for cars. Don’t be too hard on yourself. Being ordinary is the real thing. When you wake up every day, you can happily hold the steering wheel and enjoy time with your family at night. This is the life of us ordinary people.

Finally, this is the end of the article. If anyone likes it, please feel free to post it. If you have any questions, you can also leave a message. I will tell you everything! ?Finally, if you don’t agree with this post, please be careful of tire pressure nails! [Smile][Heehee][Naughty][Dr. Soldier]

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