Ownership Cost for 2008 Acura RL Base
Estimated: $45573 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $3012 | $1446 | $1265 | $1144 | $1024 | $7891 |
| Insurance | $1747 | $1808 | $1871 | $1937 | $2004 | $9367 |
| Fuel | $1950 | $2009 | $2079 | $2162 | $2259 | $10459 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2135 | $1249 | $1393 | $2291 | $9831 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $1059 | $1059 | $1059 | $1059 | $1059 | $1570 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $11508 | $8656 | $7915 | $8151 | $9343 | $45573 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2005 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | A COUPLE YEARS AGO, I WAS STOPPED BY A POLICEMAN BECAUSE MY DRIVER'S SIDE HEADLIGHT WAS OUT. HE GAVE ME A WARNING AND TOLD ME TO GET IT FIXED. I TOOK IT INTO A LOCAL REPAIR SHOP AND WHEN WE CHECKED THE LIGHT, IT WAS WORKING. I HAVE NOTICED THAT THE LIGHT FLICKERS QUITE A BIT, AND ALSO THAT IT WILL WORK FOR A WHILE AND THEN IT WON'T. SOMETIMES I CAN REMEDY THE PROBLEM BY TURNING THE LIGHTS ON AND OFF, BUT NOT ALL THE TIME. MEANWHILE, I FOUND OUT THAT THE PRICE FOR THE BULB WAS $200 SO DECIDED TO FOREGO CHANGING THE BULB, SINCE IT DIDN'T APPEAR THAT WAS THE PROBLEM. IT CONTINUES TO FLICKER AND DOESN'T WORK ALL THE TIME, BUT IT'S HARD TO NOTICE WHEN I'M IN THE CITY AND ON A LIT STREET. I BELIEVE THE PROBLEM IS SOMETHING CALLED THE INVERTER OR BALLAST AND THAT CAN COST UP TO $1,000.00 BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO TAKE THE BUMPER OFF TO GET TO IT. I HAVE BEEN UNHAPPY WITH THE LIGHTING SYSTEM EVER SINCE WE GOT THE CAR.....NOT WHAT I EXPECTED FROM AN ACURA PRODUCT. I EXPRESSED MY DISPLEASURE INITIALLY WITH THE DEALERSHIP BUT WAS TOLD THAT'S JUST THE WAY THEY WORKED. VERY DANGEROUS ON DARK, RURAL ROADS WHICH IS WHAT WE DRIVE ON. I'VE READ AN ACURA FORUM ON-LINE AND LOTS OF PEOPLE HAVE THE SAME FEELINGS ABOUT THE HEADLIGHTS. LOVE THE CAR, HATE THE HEADLIGHTS! I HOPE THIS MAKES SOME SENSE, I DON'T SEEM TO BE ABLE TO SCROLL TO READ WHAT I'VE WRITTEN. *TR |
| 2008 | TIRES | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 ACURA RL. THE VEHICLE HAS MICHELIN RADIAL X TIRES. WHILE DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH, THE CONTACT DROVE OVER A DEEP POTHOLE AND THE TIRE PRESSURE ICON ILLUMINATED. THE VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO A DEALER AND THE CONTACT DISCOVERED THAT A TIRE WAS MISSING. THE DEALER COULD NOT DETERMINE WHY THE TIRE DETACHED FROM THE VEHICLE, BUT STATED THAT THE TIRE'S DISTANCE FROM THE GROUND PLAYED A ROLE. THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 3,000 AND FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 2,600. UPDATED 04/25/08 *BF |
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