That Pajero with 550,000 kilometers is performing a large-scale “industrial PUA”

That Pajero with 550,000 kilometers is performing a large-scale "industrial PUA"

An old Pajero with a mileage of 550,000 kilometers was put on a pedestal by a car repairman. There is something evil about this in itself. Let me tell you, this is not an "ingenuity protection" at all, but an "industrial PUA" that accurately targets the feelings of middle-aged men.

Look at the renovation process, it's like a performance art. The screws on the chassis were so rusty that they had to be roasted by fire, euphemistically called "fire-roasted cat legs." The oil pan was leaking like a sieve. The technician who performed the last maintenance even glued the oil drain screws, and was criticized for "leaving no way out at all." Given the car's condition, the refurbishment team had to bite the bullet and ridiculed themselves as "I had to finish the job with tears in my eyes."

That Pajero with 550,000 kilometers is performing a large-scale "industrial PUA"

An old Pajero with a mileage of 550,000 kilometers was put on a pedestal by a car repairman. There is something evil about this in itself. Let me tell you, this is not an "ingenuity protection" at all, but an "industrial PUA" that accurately targets the feelings of middle-aged men.

Look at the renovation process, it's like a performance art. The screws on the chassis were so rusty that they had to be roasted by fire, euphemistically called "fire-roasted cat legs." The oil pan was leaking like a sieve. The technician who performed the last maintenance even glued the oil drain screws, and was criticized for "leaving no way out at all." Given the car's condition, the refurbishment team had to bite the bullet and ridiculed themselves as "I had to finish the job with tears in my eyes."

With all due respect, those guys who criticize the car for 550,000 kilometers without overhaul may have their brains rusted along with the chassis. Do you really think this is a victory for Japanese quality? On the contrary, this just proves that this powertrain technology is so old that there is no room for failure - the 6G72 engine has a technical age that is longer than the driving experience of many car owners. In 2026, when turbocharging and electric drive are rampant, bragging about this "antique-level" stability is different from praising the Nokia 3310 for cracking walnuts.

Even more magical is the accounting process. For a 17-year-old old car with a residual value of maybe 20,000 to 30,000 yuan, investing a huge amount of money to replace KYB shock absorbers, DIXCEL brake discs, and polyurethane rubber sleeves for the entire car... This set of equipment is worth tens of thousands of yuan. No matter how you calculate this, it's a blood loss. But the car owner said: "I have feelings, and I can't bear to change them." You see, the essence of PUA is here - using emotion to kidnap reason, making the word "feeling" the most expensive luxury product. What you spend money to buy is no longer a car, but your self-impression of "recasting a classic".

The refurbishment team finally cleaned up the car and gave it a score of 82 in high spirits, playfully leaving 18 points for everyone to score 666. This scene is like putting on the latest fashionable AJs for an old man, and then telling everyone that he can also dunk. Yes, the spirit is commendable, but apart from taking photos and posting them on WeChat, the rest is the hardships that no one knows about.

In the final analysis, the spread of this "old car myth" satisfies a cheap sense of superiority against the times. When the streets are filled with trams that are quiet, fast-accelerating, and have intelligent driver assistance, driving an old off-road vehicle that is noisy and consumes a lot of fuel but is said to have a "soul" seems to have the moral high ground to criticize "e-waste". This emotion was accurately captured and amplified by the short video platform and became a traffic password.

So, don’t buy this kind of story easily. A truly outstanding industrial product is one that can retire gracefully, rather than relying on a costly "ICU rescue" to prove its survival. When the abacus of feelings is louder than the engine noise, you should be wary of whether you are the "big wronged" who was helped by PUA to count the money.