Spending a little money to hire a tow truck was a minor expense. Although it cost several hundred yuan, it was just pocket change!
After paying the 250,000 yuan upfront, the transfer paperwork was completed in the process.
With the Volkswagen Phaeton leading the way, they drove off directly!
"Beep beep beep!"
"Hello?"
"Brother Dong, are you interested in a Mercedes-Benz S-Class? It's not the new model, but it's not that old either, about 90% new, a model from last year!"
Once the call connected, Xu Duo added with a smile, "It's the top configuration!"
"What? The top configuration of the S-Class?"
He Dong was surprised. It had barely been three hours, and she already found it for him? Xu Duo's network of connections must be incredibly powerful! However, he quickly shifted his focus to the car itself. "I'm interested, definitely interested."
"Good to hear!"
Xu Duo smiled, but seemed to remember something, and couldn't help but clarify: "It's not the S600, nor the S500, but the S300L."
"S300?"
He Dong felt a slight disappointment and his mind automatically brought up the vehicle's basic information. "Well, the appearance of the S-Class is more or less the same, and if you don't look too closely, the S600 could be mistaken for it."
"That works. It's 90% new, but a little expensive!"
Xu Duo had already checked the information and spoke confidently, "When this car was first released, it cost around 1.49 million yuan. After taxes and insurance, it's about 2 million yuan. I can get it for you for about 1.25 million."
These days, the Mercedes-Benz S-Class was all imported.
Imported cars, once brought into the country, came with hefty taxes, including luxury taxes and insurance, which added around 500,000 yuan to the base price.
Spending 1.25 million yuan on a car that was worth over 2 million — although not new, it was still a great deal.
However, it wasn't about whether it was worth it, but about how much of a steal it was since it was still 90% new.
"At this price... I'll transfer the money to you now," He Dong said in a very straightforward manner.
"Wait!"
Xu Duo refused, and even came up with a reason: "The car has been sitting in a garage, gathering dust. Before selling it for this price, I have to clean it up and make it look good for the buyer."
"In two days, I'll help with the transfer and registration, then I'll bring it to you. You can inspect it and if everything's good, then you can transfer the money."
Xu Duo needed time for the car to be refurbished and upgraded.
After all, the car was almost new, but she needed to artificially damage the engine for the renovation system to work.
"It has to lose 30% of its value!"
This was a tricky task because, even with artificial damage, it would need to affect the core parts of the car — the engine.
To damage the engine, she would need to take it apart.
To keep things discreet, Xu Duo decided to handle this herself.
She would need time to do all of this.
"Okay, I'll wait!"
He Dong was happy and didn't think too much about it. But he was eager to make sure the deal went through: "But I'll transfer the money now."
"Alright, fine!"
Xu Duo said this with a hint of reluctance, and the phone call ended.
The deal was done, but the final profit would depend on the costs of refurbishing and upgrading the car after the engine was damaged.
"60 million should be the target?" Xu Duo wondered quietly, but it was all just speculation. In the end, the renovation system would determine the actual value.
Next up, the real headache: how to artificially damage the engine.
She drove the Mercedes-Benz S300 to a converted part of the building in Haibei Village. The building had been renovated, so parking a car there wasn't a problem.
"Slap!"
Xu Duo gave herself a good smack on the back of her head, feeling the pain before realizing her mistake: "Why go through all that trouble to disassemble the engine? I could just fill it with water, add a little detergent, and call it a day!"
"No, no! It needs something stronger, like toilet cleaner. It's acidic, and much more corrosive!" Xu Duo muttered to herself, still recalling the state of her own rare Volkswagen Phaeton!
A flooded car could still be deemed suitable by the renovation system, but that wasn't how it worked with the Mercedes-Benz. The system required a 30% loss in value, so damaging the engine was a necessity.
Thinking about it, she quickly got to work.
A lot of hard work ahead.
"I can't believe this..."
This book is provided by FunNovel Novel Book | Fan Fiction Novel [Beautiful Free Novel Book]