Daewoo Matiz test drive since 2005 hatchback

A remedy for a hitch

Closely today on the streets of cities do not push through.
Obviously, a compact car where it is squeezed into the crowd is preferable and where it will dive. One of the bright representatives of the ultra -low class of Daewoo Matiz is very popular in the secondary market.

Do not like to return
This time we did not turn to the dealer, but did not lose their usual commission. Many car dealerships that do not have their own trad-in department direct those who want to pass used mates and Nexia to here, to the River company. Other budget foreign cars come across here, however, the choice consciously limited several models less trouble. A narrow specialization allows you to quickly identify flaws and weed out a problem car. He will be offered to hand over somewhere else, they will leave the best product for themselves. Everyone can evaluate the prospect of cooperation on his own: it is easy to find basic purchase prices on the office board and on the site on the Internet.

Hard selection is not accidental: after all, the local buyer is endowed with a unique right to return the uneasy purchase for a week and get his bloody back. The promotion voluntary law on the protection of consumer rights has nothing to do with it. In it, as you know, for high -tech products (a car belongs to it), such a scenario is not even considered. Another version of the contract is also possible, when the purchase can be returned within a month by paying $ 300, or to exchange a car for another for $ 200.

The evaluation of the technical condition and design is about half an hour. Separately control the credit past, since scammers often use spaces in the legislation. It is not surprising that the company checks the fate of each car from the dealer and, if it was bought in debt, requests the bank about his repayment. Cooperation is fruitful, since there are a lot of borrowed cars in this market segment, about half. By the way, almost every second buyer prefers a loan in the reception.

EYES TO EYES
In anticipation of the new owner, about two dozen babies gathered in a heap and, bulging their eyes, followed our movements. More than others, we liked the green Matiz with broken antenna. True, in appearance it is clear that relations with the former mistress developed unequal: for his work, he received only food and a whip from the mistress. However, $ 6300 for the 2003 car seemed to us quite adequate neighbors cost an average of half a thousand more expensive (the price of a new $ 8400).

A detailed inspection confirmed minor defects on the body. The left side is like a fish of scales: the front door is puffing relative to the posterior, and it does not join with the arch of the wing. Capot-winged clearances and wing-transitional panel are uneven, the gas tank neck hatch is skewed. The edges of the decorative panel under the windshield were bent up, and it itself is barely perceptibly shifted in the opening. The decorative lining near the castle on the fifth door is split. Either with annoyance on a sour larva on it was hit by a fist, or they torn off the frozen sash.
Obviously, part of the defects are traces of operation, but a good half of the result of a careless assembly. Here you have a foreign car!

The mysterious velvet sand in a niche for the spare tire spoiled the mood. Where are they from here? For playing in the sandbox, the machine is big, and for work in the career, it is clearly small. But as compensation, four wheels were attached in winter shoes of a very rare dimension of 155/65R13. However, the depth of the niches quite allows you to install more popular tires from Tavria (155/70R13).

Having stolen in the alarm algorithm, with the sixth attempt, all three cylinders revived, making sure of the service of a tiny, 28 ampere watch, the battery. A familiar motor from Tiko, froze evenly, without interruptions. Alas, a suspicious sound from under one of the pullene belt pullepts spoiled the picture, the pre-sale was carried out so carefully that they washed the lubricant from the tensioner's seal. To replace it, it is necessary to postpone 1,200,1300 rubles, because the former mistress clapped the last visit to the dealer for 20 thousand km, and now 32 already on the odometer (recall, it is supposed to be every 10 thousand km). Something, however, was eliminated independently: in order to bring the front size to the sense of the front, it was enough to hit the headlight cap.

On the go, the baby is so good that in a few minutes we are ready to forgive him everything: and a cramped salon in the shoulders, and short -made pendants, and a noisy motor. With three men on board, the machine was briskly accelerated and eagerly slowing down, galloped cheerfully through bedridled policemen, dashingly and without effort (thanks to the guru) unfolded in tight yards. At the same time, strangers, creaks and knocks were not in sight. Even the heater fan provocatively turned on at maximum speed turned out to be quiet, like a mouse, although the air flow from the deflectors on the instrument panel almost blew the cap from the passenger sitting behind.

Having systematized the impressions, we took up the calculator. So, to the declared price (recall, $ 6300) has to add another $ 120140 to replace the decorative lining of the fifth door, the belt roller, the purchase of an antenna and bulbs in the rear lights. With the lack of a guarantee, you will have to come to terms judging by the state of the units, it is most likely not needed. At least, not one of the nodes gave the reason to doubt his vitality. Recognizing the arguments with wealthy, the manager immediately dropped $ 100, making an offer even more attractive. Let's see what the wild market will answer.

Non -warranty obligations
The most expensive option for $ 8000 we left unnoticed, focusing on mass offers for $ 57005900. Alas, most of the cars and here their owners simply did not want to use the obligations of the plant. Apparently, the five -year guarantee of Uzdau was not so great good. There are two reasons: for many nodes (brake discs, shock absorbers, belts, rollers, suspension elements, etc.), it is much shorter. And if anything is out of order, you will have to make a lot of effort, defending your rights. In addition, many years of experience in operating mates convinced their reliability troubles with large units are extremely rare. That is why many deliberately preferred to save money by serving the car in a non-financial (read, cheaper) service. Fortunately, the design is not complicated and there are no problems with spare parts.

Whether to agree with this approach is a personal matter. But remember to check the credit past on your own, and no one will return the money for the unhust purchase.
 

Igor Kozlov
 

A source: The magazine "Driving"