In the target consumer group of the medium-sized car market, many people have been married and have children, and when using the car, they must not only consider their own requirements for driving fun, but also consider the requirements of their families and children for space and ride comfort. As the evergreen tree of the B-class car market, Volkswagen Magotan just meets the needs of these cars, and its strong power, reliable safety and rich configuration features make it attract the attention of many users. So the question is, what is the cost of Volkswagen Magotan in terms of car maintenance, is it economical enough? Next, let's investigate.
According to official information, volkswagen Magotan has two power options of 1.4T and 2.0T. As an entry-level 1.4T model, although the price is cheap, the power performance and configuration functions are not on the same level as other models, so there are not many consumers who choose this model. For the 2.0T model, there are two models of the low-power version 330TSI and the high-power version of the 380TSI, the two cars are not much different in configuration, but the power of the 380TSI is 34 horsepower higher than the 330TSI. The difference in power and price makes the two cars necessarily have a difference in the cost of using the car, so let's take a look at it today, in terms of car maintenance costs, how much is the high-power 380TSI more expensive than the low-power 330TSI?
Insurance costs
Among the 330TSI models on sale, we selected the "2020 330TSI DSG Luxury" with the highest attention as the reference model with a guide price of 233,900 yuan; among the 380TSI models, we selected the "2020 380TSI DSG Luxury" with a similar price for the survey, with a guidance price of 249,900 yuan. The cost of using these two cars is calculated from three aspects: maintenance cost, insurance cost and fuel cost.
According to the results of the investigation of insurance costs, Volkswagen Magotan's commercial insurance includes three major insurance types of 1 million three liabilities, car damage insurance and special insurance without deductibles, the cost of 330TSI and 380TSI is 4714 yuan and 4922 yuan respectively, plus 480 yuan of vehicle and vessel tax and 950 yuan of compulsory insurance per year, then the insurance cost that needs to be spent in the first year after the purchase of 330TSI models and 380TSI models is about 6144 yuan and 6352 yuan.
We take the three-year cycle to calculate, in the case of no accident in the three years of the vehicle without claims, the insurance company will have a second year 20% off, the third year of the 30% discount, then in fact, 330TSI and 380TSI three years of insurance costs should be about 14500 yuan, 14991 yuan or so, the average annual car insurance needs to spend 4833 yuan, 4997 yuan, 2.0T high-power 380TSI models spend 164 yuan more on insurance every year, Of course, this is also related to the higher purchase price of 380TSI.
Maintenance costs
In terms of maintenance, because the 330TSI and 380TSI both use a 2.0T engine with a 7-stop wet double clutch, the two cars do not have much difference in maintenance cycle and cost. According to the official maintenance cycle given by FAW-Volkswagen, the first insurance needs to be carried out in 5,000 kilometers or 6 months (whichever comes first), including free replacement of the oil filter, and then every 10,000 kilometers or 6 months. The replacement cycle of transmission oil and brake fluid is 60,000 km or 42 months; spark plugs and air filters need to be replaced every 20,000 km; air conditioning filters need to be replaced every 30,000 km, and usually only need to be removed.
In terms of accessories and working hours price, the price of Magotan motor oil is 465 yuan, the machine filter is 100 yuan / one, and the working hour fee for replacement together is 392 yuan; the transmission oil is 1014 yuan, the working hour cost is 540 yuan; the air conditioning filter element is 90 yuan, the working hour cost is 50 yuan; the air filter element is 75 yuan, the working hour fee is 50 yuan; the brake fluid is 75 yuan, the working hour fee is 280 yuan; the spark plug is 496 yuan, and the working hour cost is 126 yuan.
We take the general family car three years to drive 60,000 kilometers as the car cycle, Maitan's 330TSI and 380TSI models need a total maintenance cost of about 10,172 yuan for three years, and the average annual cost is about 3,391 yuan. Among them, the small maintenance price of replacing the oil machine filter is 957 yuan, which is somewhat expensive compared with the same level of products. In addition, at 60,000 kilometers to carry out a large maintenance, the price is 3753 yuan, of which there are nearly 40% of the man-hour cost, which is still rare in the field of medium-sized cars, but the overall maintenance cost is decent, which is also related to the long replacement cycle of Volkswagen Magotan parts.
Fuel costs
In addition to insurance costs, the biggest difference between Volkswagen Magotan 330TSI and 380TSI in the cost of car maintenance is fuel consumption, the maximum output power of 380TSI is 34 horsepower higher than 330TSI, and the comprehensive fuel consumption of 100 kilometers given by the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology is the lowest 6.6L, while the 330TSI is 6.3L. According to the feedback of car owners and the results of our survey, in fact, the average fuel consumption of 330TSI is about 8.4L per 100 kilometers, while the actual fuel consumption of 380TSI is about 8.9L per 100 kilometers. Both models need to be refueled with No. 95 gasoline, which is currently priced at $7.65 per liter. Then the fuel cost of 330TSI and 380TSI driving 20,000 kilometers a year is about 12,852 yuan and 13,563 yuan, and the annual fuel cost of 380TSI is about 712 yuan higher. However, for friends who care about driving fun, spending more money on fuel is not enough to hang teeth.
summary
We add up the above maintenance costs, insurance costs and fuel costs, and we can calculate that the annual car maintenance costs of Volkswagen Magotan 330TSI and 380TSI are about 21,076 yuan and 21,951 yuan. It is calculated that 380TSI spends 875 yuan more on the car every year, of course, the fuel cost accounts for 80%. On the whole, in addition to the fuel consumption per 100 kilometers of 380TSI is about 0.5L higher than that of 330TSI, and the car insurance is more expensive than 330TSI, there is basically no difference between the two models in terms of maintenance costs.