BYD Sealion 06 Family Space and Practicality Guide

EVIDENCE FILE

Records that change the answer

Start with seat and door-opening measurements and link it to the VIN before accepting translated trim names or catalogue photographs. Add luggage loading photographs so condition or equipment claims can be checked against the actual car. The remaining records establish how the vehicle operates, how it has been treated and whether the proposed route is credible.

1. seat and door-opening measurements
2. luggage loading photographs
3. payload and tyre labels
4. rear climate and charging facilities
5. route plan with passenger stops

A record remains useful only for the vehicle and moment it describes. Preserve original files, note who supplied them and request a new inspection after a material repair or long custody gap. When another car is offered, discard conclusions that cannot be traced to its VIN.

DECISION TEST

Test the route, not the brochure

A stroller, three suitcases and two child seats may fit separately but conflict when loaded together. Repeat the test with the exact seating positions needed on the trip and keep rear visibility and axle loading in view.

Inspection scope should follow the decision. For this route, check fit child restraints and check anchor access, then load rigid luggage with seats required for travel. Continue with set front seats for real occupants before judging rear space and record check climate, visibility and charging stops for the full family. Measurements, photographs, diagnostics and test conditions are more transferable than labels such as “excellent,” “full option” or “export ready.”

Disclosure makes a limitation discussable; vagueness makes it risky. Define how the issue affects safety, use, compliance, service or resale and who will resolve it. A deposit should not remove the buyer's ability to verify a decisive claim.

VEHICLE-SPECIFIC WORKSHEET

Apply this check to the candidate

Set the driver's seat for the tallest regular driver, install the actual child restraints and load the largest rigid luggage first. Photograph the remaining aisle, rear visibility and seat positions. Repeat with the charging cable or emergency equipment that travels in the cargo area; those items consume real family space even when brochures omit them.

Close the worksheet with a short decision memo for BYD Sealion 06 Family Space and Practicality Guide. State how “fit child restraints and check anchor access” was verified, what record supports “seat and door-opening measurements,” and who remains responsible for “check climate, visibility and charging stops for the full family.” Add the date, candidate VIN, destination and any condition attached to acceptance. If “payload and tyre labels” is missing or belongs to another vehicle, leave the conclusion open and price the uncertainty. This memo gives the inspector, buyer, logistics team and destination adviser the same boundary instead of allowing each participant to assume a different version of the purchase.

DESTINATION CONTROL

Carry the same facts through export

Confirm payload, tyre rating and any roof-load limits on the exact version. Include child-seat or accessibility requirements in the sourcing brief.

Rehearse the export file while the seller still controls the car. Contract, invoice, inspection, customs description and shipping booking should name the same VIN and propulsion. Ask the destination adviser separately about registration and any technical changes required after arrival.

Use a dated worksheet and a single delivery boundary for comparisons. Keep quoted, estimated and conditional lines distinct. Recalculate when currency, vehicle, route, sailing or customs treatment changes rather than carrying an old total into a new transaction.