"Reverse car selection"!

In 2022, a guy born in '79 spent 12,000 yuan to buy a 2008 Buick with a 1.6L manual transmission and sunroof, which had 60,000 kilometers on it. The fuel consumption was 8-10 liters per 100 kilometers. He drove it for 3 years, accumulating 80,000 kilometers. Because the parking lot at work has a steep ramp and vehicles often get stuck during peak hours, he never managed to practice driving up the ramp well, so he wanted to switch to an automatic.

In November 2025, the Buick's insurance was about to expire, and buying insurance would cost 3,000 yuan. Coincidentally, he met the person who sold him the used car back then, who recommended an automatic car for 16,000 yuan, including one year of insurance. The Buick could only be scrapped for 3,000 yuan, but if he traded it for a new energy vehicle, he could get a subsidy of 20,000 yuan, making it possible to return 10,000 yuan to him. Therefore, he spent 16,000 yuan - 10,000 yuan subsidy - 3,000 yuan insurance = 3,000 yuan difference to happily exchange for a 2016 Dongfeng 2.0L automatic car without a sunroof, the Dongfeng Fengshen AX7, with 100,000 kilometers on it.

On the first day with the new car, while reversing in the basement, he hit a BMW. He fixed it using third-party insurance, but the female BMW owner insisted he compensate her for transportation costs for a few days, which ended up being 500 yuan.

As everyone knows, when an automatic car reaches 100,000 kilometers, it’s time for a major overhaul. The first maintenance cost him 2,500 yuan.

Not long after the repairs, he noticed the tires were worn out, so he replaced them with four used tires that looked good for 200 yuan.

As a result, the used tires were severely aged, and after just a few days, they had cracks. He spent another 1,400 yuan to replace them with four new tires.

Again, because he wasn't used to driving it, he hit a stone curb while turning, which deformed two doors, costing him 600 yuan for bodywork.

Not long after, he found that after adding 200 yuan worth of fuel, it didn’t last long, so he took a photo of the odometer when the fuel tank alarm went off. He added another 200 yuan worth of fuel, which lasted for 29 kilometers. In total, he drove 200 kilometers before the alarm went off again, equivalent to a fuel consumption of 14.5 liters.

Not even a month later, he didn't want it anymore and thought about selling it every day.

This series of actions is indeed "reverse car selection", with a focus on going against cost-performance! Ignoring fuel-efficient cars, he eagerly wanted the fuel-consuming ones. He looked down on cars with sunroofs and cherished those without. The 1.6L Buick manual diligently consumed 8 liters, while the 2.0L Dongfeng CRV automatic guzzled 15 liters. The higher the fuel consumption, the more appealing it became; the fewer the features, the more he loved it. Is this a grudge against his wallet, or does he have relatives at the gas station?