A few days ago, I just said goodbye to my XPeng P7. In the following days, I always felt a bit reluctant and lost while working and living. Until last Thursday, I suddenly received good news from a friend: my G9 has arrived. I immediately opened the app to check the vehicle status and indeed, my car was already at the delivery center. So I immediately shared this good news with my wife and made an appointment with the delivery center to handle the pick-up procedures on Saturday. The feeling at that time can be expressed by a song: “Finally Waiting for You”.
Because I was going to watch Messi play in the World Cup on Saturday morning, I scheduled the pick-up time for the afternoon (by the way, it was worth staying up late to watch that thrilling Argentina-Holland match. Messi is awesome!).
After lunch, I specially put on my XPeng’s jersey and took a taxi with my wife to the XPeng delivery center.
As soon as we entered the delivery center, my eyes were greeted by rows of neat and beautiful cars, of which 80% were G9s. It’s no wonder that the recent period is the peak of G9 deliveries. At this point, my delivery specialist, Xiao Wu, brought me to my G9, and I immediately felt that my car was the most beautiful one in the whole venue, no objections accepted, haha.
The next step is to take photos of the beautiful moment of getting the car, including taking a photo of the G9 bear which is really cute and resembles my size. My wife said that we look like two brothers… I wonder if I can take the “brother” home?
After the photoshoot, it’s time to officially inspect the car. For those who are getting their car for the first time and don’t know how to inspect it, here’s a small tip: there’s usually a checklist inside the car which you can use to inspect it item by item. If there’s no checklist, you can ask the delivery staff for one.
In fact, before every new car is delivered, the delivery staff will inspect it meticulously from the outside to the inside. You can fully trust that they will check more thoroughly and professionally than you can. Of course, if you still have doubts or possess knowledge on how to inspect the car, you can inspect it again item by item to be doubly sure. As a senior PENG friend, I choose to trust PENG and only briefly inspected the car’s appearance and interior before completing the inspection. (The attentive delivery staff had already installed the foot mat, headrest, smart mattress, and sunshade in the trunk)
Then it’s time to pay by card and get insurance. Since I bought the car in full payment, I saved the step of applying for a loan. The car insurance can be obtained at the delivery center or by contacting an insurance company. This is worth praising for XPeng Motors, unlike some traditional car companies that require mandatory purchase of car insurance in-store for the first year. Since I have a friend working in an insurance company and to take care of his performance, I bought it from him. After comparing, I found that the prices were similar as they were both big companies. Personally, I suggest that everyone buy from XPeng Motors, as if there is an accident in the future, the claims and repairs can be handled and followed up by the staff of XPeng’s factory, which is more time and effort saving.
After buying car insurance, you can get a temporary license plate. The validity period of the temporary license plate is one month. Before it expires, you can apply for a new one on the 12123APP by yourself. For friends who plan to get their cars at the end of the year, it is suggested to wait until January next year to get a license plate. This way, the vehicle’s registration certificate will show that it is a 23-year car, and in the future, when selling or replacing the car, it will have a relatively higher price.
Finally, after completing all the procedures, I can finally drive my new car home. Although I have test driven it before, driving my own G9 again has still amazed me…
As for the detailed driving experience, I will share it with you after a few days of experience. So, please hold your horses, haha!
This article is a translation by ChatGPT of a Chinese report from 42HOW. If you have any questions about it, please email bd@42how.com.