Ownership Cost for 1999 Acura Integra (Gs-R Coupe)
Estimated: $38166 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2115
$1015
$888
$804
$719
$5541
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$1393
$1435
$1485
$1544
$1614
$7471
Maintenance
$2763
$2499
$1254
$1201
$2291
$10008
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$613
$613
$613
$613
$613
$908
Total Ownership Costs
$9311
$7659
$6568
$6632
$7995
$38166
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Hatchback/Liftback/Notchback
Displacement CC: 1802.577040
Displacement CI: 110
Displacement L: 1.802577040
Doors: 2
Engine Configuration: In-Line
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine HP: 170
Engine KW: 126.7690
Engine Model: B18C1
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
GVWR: Class 1B: 3,001 - 4,000 lb (1,360 - 1,814 kg)
Make: ACURA
Manufacturer: HONDA MOTOR CO., LTD
Manufacturer Id: 987
Model: Integra
Model Year: 1999
Plant City: Suzuka
Plant Country: Japan
Plant State: Mie
Seat Belts All: Manual
Transmission Speeds: 5
Transmission Style: Manual/Standard
Trim: GS-R(Leather Seat)
Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1998
EQUIPMENT:ELECTRICAL:RADIO/TAPE DECK/CD ETC.
STEREO CD PLAYER IS NOT WORKING. YH
1999
TIRES
I OWN A 1999 ACURA INTEGRA WITH MICHELIN TIRES (P 195/55 R15 84V XGT V4). IN AUGUST, 2000, THE LEFT FRONT TIRE DEVELOPED A QUARTER-SIZED BLISTER ON THE SIDE WALL WHICH APPEARED TO BE CAUSED BY AN INTERNAL AIR LEAK. AT THE TIME, THE TIRES HAD APPROXIMATELY 16,000 MILES ON THEM. UPON OBSERVING THIS BLISTER, I FIRST CONTACTED MY LOCAL ACURA DEALER. I SPOKE TO A MAN IN THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT WHO TOLD ME, WITHOUT EVEN LOOKING AT THE TIRES, THAT THE DAMAGE WAS A ROAD HAZARD AND THEREFORE NOT COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. NOT SATISFIED, I NEXT CONTACTED MICHELIN'S CUSTOMER SERVICE HOTLINE AND WAS INSTRUCTED TO GO TO NATIONAL TIRE AND BATTERY (NTB) IN ELLISVILLE, MISSOURI. UPON WHAT I CONSIDERED VERY CASUAL OBSERVATION, AN NTB SALES REPRESENTATIVE TOLD ME THE DEFECT WAS NOT COVERED UNDER WARRANTY AND THAT A NEW TIRE WOULD COST $180.00 BECAUSE THE TIRES ARE "HIGH PERFORMANCE". THE SALESMAN FURTHER STATED THAT THE BLISTER PRESENTED A MAJOR SAFETY ISSUE WHICH I BELIEVED AT THE TIME AND TOOK SERIOUSLY. THE SALESMAN GAVE ME A 20% CUSTOMER SATISFACTION CREDIT BECAUSE I WAS ANGRY ABOUT THE HIGH REPLACEMENT COST FOR A SINGLE TIRE. I WAS PARTICULARLY ANNOYED BECAUSE THE TIRES WERE RELATIVELY NEW AND DESIGNATED AS "HIGH PERFORMANCE" WHICH SHOULD MEAN THAT THEY ARE GOOD TIRES. LONG STORY SHORT, I GRUDGINGLY PAID $133.70 FOR A NEW TIRE. I ACCEPTED THIS AT THE TIME BECAUSE I HAD NO CHOICE. HOWEVER, I AM NOT SATISFIED WITH THIS TRANSACTION AND FRANKLY, I AM SURPRISED (SUSPICIOUS) THAT THESE HIGH PERFORMANCE TIRES CAN SO EASILY FAIL TO PERFORM SAFELY UNDER NORMAL OPERATING CONDITIONS. PLEASE ASSIST LOG THIS COMPLAINT IN THE EVENT OTHER CONSUMERS ARE EXPERIENCING SIMILAR DIFFICULTIES. AS AN ATTORNEY WHO FORMERLY PROSECUTED CONSUMER FRAUD, I AM SKEPTICAL ABOUT THE CONDUCT OF MICHELIN AND NTB IDENTIFIED ABOVE AND RESPECTIVELY SUGGEST THAT YOUR OFFICE CONSIDER INVESTIGATING THIS MATTER. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.( DOT NUMBER: )