I have followed many new energy vehicle brands, and placed a small order the day before the G9 conference. However, I cancelled the order due to the high price at the release event on the 21st. During the period, I also looked at the M5ev, L8 and ET5 from Weltmeister, but still couldn’t find the right car for me. During the National Day holiday, I took my child to Nanjing Longhu Tianjie and saw a white G9 exhibit car. The appearance and interior were to my liking, and I chatted with the salesperson. The RMB 2000 I previously paid is traceable and can be used as optional funds, or converted into 50000 points. I placed the order on 10.15 and signed the contract. The whole delivery process was unsatisfactory. The delivery location was Hangzhou Chengbei Delivery Center, and there was only one delivery specialist for multiple customers. After all, it was not the first batch of 3000 Gypsum Warriors. Previously, when people talked about XPeng Motors, they said it was basically a self-service. I didn’t know much, but this time the service during delivery was just so-so. My car is the 702MAX. On 10.28, I was notified that the flat car was about to arrive at the delivery center in the evening. On the 29th, it underwent storage inspection and upgrading, and I was told I could pick it up on the 30th. Since I had something to do, I scheduled the pickup for December 3rd. On the morning of the 3rd, I took the high-speed rail to Hangzhou East and then took a taxi to the delivery center, arriving at about 10:50. The whole process is as follows, written for those who need it:
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Have lunch. The delivery center prepared lunch, a bento and a bottle of water, so I had lunch first.
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Check the car. The car was parked on the 2nd floor. It was probably driven up in the morning, and there was water all over the car because of the rain or snow in Hangzhou in the past two days. The delivery person wiped it off on the spot. First, inspect the appearance, and there was a black mark under the front bumper. I told the delivery person and he wiped it off with a cloth. There were basically no other problems. The foot mats, bed mats and sunshade headrests were all placed in the trunk. I asked the delivery person to install the headrests and foot mats. If you buy foot mats online, you can choose full coverage. The foot mats that XPeng Motors provides (from my estimation) are not quite sufficient. Then, the engine cover (i.e. front trunk lid) was a bit difficult to close. The delivery person taught me how to close it properly. After closing it, you need to press it firmly on both sides. Don’t just look at the appearance and infotainment system.
Pay attention to the interior! While waiting for the delivery specialist, I inspected the interior and found a black oil stain on the brown leather of the driver’s door panel. The lighting was poor at that time and I didn’t notice it until I wiped it repeatedly but couldn’t remove it. I called the delivery person and he brought a cleaner but it still didn’t work. Then I found the delivery supervisor and they provided a solution, and the problem was finally resolved.3.Payment. Due to the epidemic, I was in a hurry to make payment when I arrived. I used WeChat and Alipay for payment, but Alipay has a limit, so I transferred the funds to my bank card and used it to pay. Remember to confirm the limits for Alipay and your bank card in advance. A friendly reminder, check the car first, then make the payment!!!
4.Insurance. After paying for the car, you can purchase insurance on the app. The display on the app is over 8500 yuan. I bought mine in a new travel insurance group for just over 6200 yuan from China Life and over 6500 yuan from PICC. I chose PICC and saved 2000 yuan.
5.Vehicle registration. I registered the car myself. I created 30 self-made numbers on the Vehicle Management 12123 platform, but they were all taken by others. Then I randomly selected five groups of numbers and chose one that was relatively okay. I will be able to get my license plate on June 6th. I applied to waive the vehicle purchase tax in Jiangsu Tax Bureau.
6.License plate photos. At the designated photo location, I took a few poses with the flowers and the famous actor Da Xiong. 
7.Leave with style. While waiting for the temporary license plate and insurance to take effect (on the hour), I learned some car-tech skills. With one remote control key and one mechanical key, I left as soon as I got the temporary license plate. However, I did not tie the red ribbons tightly, so they all flew away on the road! 
8.I drove more than 270 kilometers back to Nanjing from Hangzhou. Before departure, the battery was at 90%, and the WLTP display showed a range of 502 kilometers. When I arrived home, there were still 106 kilometers of driving range. I used auxiliary driving at around 110 km/h and consumed 23.4 kWh/100 km. The main driver’s A-pillar camera will remind you as long as it detects any attention diversion on your part. I discovered a problem when using the high-speed NGP. Once I drove along with a large truck or semi-trailer and the safety belt was too close to the lane line, the red light on the screen would start to flash, reminding me to brake and manually take over the vehicle. This happened almost every time I drove along with a large vehicle. It made me very nervous during my first drive. Next, I will observe the electricity consumption during daily city driving. 
9.I cannot install a charging pile at home, so I will use the free 1500 kWh of electricity provided each year for now.10. I used the bonus points to exchange for a lifetime free data plan (worth 2980 yuan, with a 1000 yuan coupon and 19800 points redemption required) which provides 100GB data per month, more than sufficient for my usage. Real-name authentication is required for the plan. 
- I ordered the rear-wheel drive version which doesn’t have four-wheel drive or dual-chamber air suspension, but its driving performance is great. It has good resilience on speed bumps and minimal bumpiness, and the handling is good. The acceleration is also quick and I am satisfied with it overall. The seat memory recall is a common issue, and the rearview camera displays a red screen at night, also a known issue. The Bluetooth key is not very user-friendly, but it may be resolved in a future OTA update. The car is good, but I did encounter some minor flaws during the delivery process, which made me unhappy. However, the delivery standards may vary in different cities across the country. I hope that XPeng can provide a better user experience in the future. Keep it up!
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