Buy a car on Lunar New Year

Buying a new house or a new car near Tet is an action to mark a milestone for an intention that has been cherished throughout the year. Buying a new house to celebrate Tet, buying a new car to go to Tet. It sounds funny because it is absurd but very cute.

Because they are two big items, when buying a house or a car, in addition to form and function, everyone cares about feng shui. When buying a house, they look at the direction, when buying a car, they choose the color. But if the house does not match the direction, they will buy another house. And if the car does not have a suitable color, people will often choose... black! Simply because black may not match the destiny, but it is more luxurious, and it is also easier to sell. So in the end, the compatibility factor is not as good as luxury and good liquidity.

should i buy a car in 1037.jpeg — Cars are a big asset for Vietnamese people, so when and how to buy them is a matter of great concern in many aspects. (Illustration: Dinh Quy)

Everyone is busy during Tet, but customers who buy houses or cars have the mentality that the seller will always want to collect the money before Tet. So the customers will make things difficult, and will come up with more ridiculous things than usual to force the seller to serve them.

I go around the market, find a place I like, then start bargaining. Even though I want a new house, a new car, and Tet is coming, I am a rich person, so I have to bargain hard. Customers don't know that the commission for sellers on Tet or normal days is the same, "cutting blood" for customers is only that much, no more. So bargaining is just to enjoy the feeling of having money, but it rarely reduces it.

After the price is finalized, the contract is made. Buying a house is done, but buying a car is not. The customer will ask the seller to pay taxes, register, see if it is possible to get a nice license plate at a low cost, and then go for inspection. All of these things, the customer only pays the required fees, and the seller's effort is considered free! To satisfy the customer, the car sales staff will stand in line to pay taxes, then go to register, then rush to the inspection. On a normal day, this takes all day, but during Tet, the roads are congested so it cannot be done quickly. The customer will complain, complain, and blame.

Tet, customers who buy a house will do nothing after Tet. But customers who buy a car will not! The car must be ready to go out on Tet holiday, right? So the story of installing accessories and window film begins. And the car salesman has to do it again. Prices will continue to be compared and bargained. However, at this stage, there is no "bloodletting" and the car salesman gets a little extra money.

Tet is here, I bought a new house and finished my car. I happily sit in my new car and watch the city through the window with heat-insulating film. What could be more blissful?

But by then, the vendors were just starting to worry about their New Year, just starting to shop. But they couldn’t bargain like their customers anymore! New Year was coming, if they didn’t buy quickly, who would sell to them? So they bought in a hurry, bought gold.

And then on the first day of the new year, they will also go out, they will also cruise on the main street. And if they see a customer in a new car they just sold, they will show off to their family that it is their last car of the year with a satisfied smile.

Tet, who doesn't have to create their own joy?

Doan Hieu Minh

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Self-drive rental cars are "sold out", prices are skyrocketing near Tet, customers decide to buy used cars to use temporarily. Although it has just passed the 15th of the 12th lunar month, many self-drive rental establishments in Hanoi are "sold out", prices are pushed up very high. Many people who need to rent a self-drive car have to consider other options.

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