In fact, to be honest, the distance from Jiang Hai's manor to Boston city is not much different from that to Winthrop.
It takes him about an hour to drive to Boston, and half an hour to Winthrop. However, people in the United States actually have some problems, which are somewhat different from the situation in China. In China, people in the city look down on the surrounding areas. Even though these people in the countryside have much more money than people in the city, this is the regional difference.
The same is true in the United States. City people look down on country people, but similarly, country people look down on city people.
This is considered an opposition, so generally speaking, as long as something is sold in Winthrop, few people from around here go to Boston.
Of course, there is another reason, that is, although there is only an hour and a half drive difference, the prices of things sold in Winthrop are cheaper than those in Boston. No matter what they are selling, this is what people here like most. One of the things to be proud of.
However, as it is also a member of the greater Boston metropolitan area, the items sold here are still very complete.
Sitting in Robbins' pickup truck, Jiang Hai and he came to a huge car dealership on the outskirts of Winthrop.
Just like in China, few car dealerships are located in towns or cities. After all, car dealerships take up a lot of space.
The same was true for Winthrop. After the two parked the car, they walked into the car dealership.
This car dealership is a private car dealership, named Fred's. It seems that the owner or founder of this car dealership is named Fred, and this car dealership, according to Robbins , which is very big around here.
We represent many car brands, including American, Japanese, German, British, Italian, etc. It can be said that except for supercars, you can buy any car here. , and the price is reasonable. The most important thing is that if it breaks, parts are replaced, or warranty is provided, we will also give you a friendly price.
"Hello, how can I serve you?" When the two entered the car dealership, a young girl came over and asked Jiang Hai and Robbins in front of them.
"Hi, girl, is Dhruv here? My name is Robbins, tell him to come over!" Hearing the girl's words, Robbins here couldn't help but smile and talk, not only when Chinese people like to buy things Looking for acquaintances is the same in the United States.
After all, they can save money or get more gifts. These people are not stupid, so how could they not use it.
"Oh, that's it. Sorry, please wait a moment." After hearing Robbins' words, a trace of disappointment flashed in the girl's eyes. It seemed that she would not be able to get the commission for this business, but the good service attitude was still She nodded slightly, and then started talking through the intercom. Not long after, a middle-aged man about the same age as Robbins walked out.
But this guy, compared to Robbins, was much fatter and had some Mediterranean qualities. He walked over from a distance like a big hairy steamed bun and left with a smile. come over.
"Hey, man, are you finally going to replace your old beat-up pickup truck? I thought you were going to keep it until it gets old." Seeing Robbins, this guy joked with a smile. It was obvious that these two The relationship between people is still very good.
"Of course I have to support my old buddy, but today my boss wants to buy a car." After bumping fists with the fat man, Robbins introduced Jiang Hai who was standing next to him with a smile on his face. identity of.
"Your boss? Wow, Green Forest, that's a rare big guy. You must need a lot of help. Come on, little boss, Dhruv Automobile Dealers can meet all your requirements." At Robbins' words, Dhruv here couldn't help but froze for a moment, then let out a strange cry, put his arm on Jiang Hai's shoulder, and walked inside.
Because it was Robbins who brought him here, he didn't take Jiang Hai to see any messy things.
They went directly to the pickup area. As soon as they walked in, rows of steel monsters appeared in front of Jiang Hai.
"Come on, little boss, although we can't say that we have the most complete range of pickup trucks in the United States, I can guarantee that I have what I have here in New York and Boston. I even have some cars from your country. Do you want to take a look?" As he led Jiang Hai inside, Dhruv kept introducing him.
"Haha, forget it." Although Jiang Hai was a little proud that domestically produced cars could be sold to Americans, he couldn't arouse any interest in them when he thought about the urinary power of domestically produced cars. Of course, he had also I have heard that what is sold in China and what is sold abroad are not the same thing, but Jiang Hai is still not ready to try more.
If you want to buy it, then buy it well. He is short of money, but he is not short of this little money.
"Oh, that's such a pity..." Hearing Jiang Hai's words, Dhruv couldn't help but said, but looking at his fat face, there was no trace of pity. Then he seemed to have forgotten the matter and started Introduced to Jiang Hai.
Basically, there are four main brands of mid-to-high-end pickup trucks in America. One is the Ford F series, which is the most used and the most popular now. This car has a price advantage. After all, it is a car produced by America itself, and it is easy to buy. Maintenance is not easy to break, and the price ranges from tens of thousands of dollars to hundreds of thousands or millions of dollars, depending on what Jiang Hai wants to buy.
Secondly, it is the Dodge series. Compared with the Ford, it has a slight price advantage. Other than that, it is basically the same, but the optional styles are a little less. After all, it is mainly used as an MPV.
Secondly, there is Toyota from the island country. Compared with Ford and Dodge, this car has many advantages. One is that the price is cheaper, and the other is that it is very fuel-efficient. Although the gas price of the American model is quite cheap, because Taxes, road tolls, etc. are all added to the gasoline. It seems to be about one US dollar per liter, which is similar to the price of domestic gasoline.
But don’t forget, what others earn is US dollars, while what we earn in China is soft currency, and others do not accept tolls, bridge tolls, tolls. Cards are only installed on a very small number of privately built highways, but the number is Very rarely, these are included in the gas fee.
At the same time, the most important thing is that for others, one US dollar is worth more than six yuan in soft currency, but what they earn in China is not US dollars. There is a six-fold difference in the exchange rate, but they do not earn six times as much. The middle class of the American emperor Class is an income of fifty thousand dollars, and the income of the middle class in China is about one hundred thousand dollars per year. Even if it is middle class, the most important thing is that the purchase rate of fifty thousand dollars is much higher than that of three hundred thousand dollars in China. The purchase rate of soft sister coins is much higher, so after coming here, don’t think about those.
Toyota's pickup trucks have been selling well in the United States recently, but as far as Jiang Hai is concerned, he is not willing to buy an island country car.
In addition to the previous three models, there is also a relatively high-end CMG. This car used to be specialized in commercial vehicles, but now it also makes pickup trucks. According to Dhruv, these four cars are what he recommends. Either one will do.
After Jiang Hai hesitated for a while, he decided to go with the crowd. Although he also wanted to get some weird cars, it was hard to say how good they would be, so after hesitating for a while, Jiang Hai decided to buy a Ford.
But now that you have decided to buy a Ford, you need to look at the model. Ford's pickup truck is the F series, with a total of seven models.
From small to large they are F150, F250, 350, 450, 550, 650 and 750.
The most common one is naturally the F150, commonly known as the Raptor. The price in China is about 500,000, but there is a 40% customs tax. After deducting the 40%, the price is about 300,000. About 50,000 dollars, excluding the six-fold exchange rate difference, a brand new, high-power, top-of-the-line Ford Beast F150 costs about 60,000 US dollars here.
Including the license plate, insurance, and the car purchase tax for the first year of buying the car, the total cost is less than $80,000. However, Jiang Hai bought this car as a vehicle for agriculture and animal husbandry, and there are government subsidies, etc. After the money comes down, according to Dhruv's calculation, it will be about $58,000, which is indeed very cheap. With a 6.2L displacement, it can do almost any job.
Jiang Hai was a little excited when he said that, but Robbins shook his head. Indeed, an average family farm would have a Ford F150, which is about the same, but Jiang Hai's farm is too big, not to mention pulling the boat in the future. , pulling fish, just pulling cattle, 150 is not enough.
"You can buy one of these cars. It's fine for transporting fodder and the like in normal times, but if you want to work, you have to use something else." Hearing what Robbins said next to him, Jiang Hai clicked his tongue, why? The car that I thought was a good car turned out to be so miserable here.
"Indeed, your farm is too big. If you want to transport cattle, this truck can only carry fifty cows at a time. If you want to use it for the farm, you can take a look at it. 450, 550, 650 and 750 are too expensive, so I don’t recommend them. You can buy them yourself.” After hearing what Robbins said, Dhruv here also said with a look of approval.
After all, Jiang Hai would be his neighbor in the future. If he cheated him, he might not have a grudge against him in the future, so the young rich man might have something to say to him first.
According to him, Ford's F450 and F550 are mid-sized cars in this series, and their prices have risen a lot. If calculated based on government subsidies, a F450 costs US$140,000. Knife, it must cost over one million dollars in China, and the 550 costs US$210,000. It is indeed a bit too expensive, but the power of this car is more powerful than five 150s. According to Robbins, if the F550 is used to pull cattle, it can be connected to a trolley and pull 300 cattle at a time.
This is already standard equipment for large farms. Most large farms in the West also use 450 or 550.
But in fact, from the beginning, Jiang Hai's eyes were not on these cars. His eyes were always fixed on the largest one.
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Today's update was posted a little earlier... The main reason is that Xiaofei remembered that Xiaofei had recommended it this week, so he happily searched for it for an hour... but couldn't find it. I was a little confused, and after going into the backend, I discovered that it turned out to be classified pictures. The rotation is scheduled to December 3rd... Vomiting blood and flying back... Let me post a chapter first. It seems that the matter of ranking will be postponed to next week, but it seems that Xiaofei will be off the list by then. Waterfall sweat... There will be another update after midnight today. Please support me...