Ownership Cost for 1998 Audi A6 2.8
Estimated: $23252 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $984 | $472 | $413 | $374 | $335 | $2578 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1733 | $1785 | $1848 | $1922 | $2008 | $9296 |
| Maintenance | $40 | $253 | $137 | $225 | $1038 | $1693 |
| Repairs | $91 | $323 | $353 | $487 | $612 | $1866 |
| Taxes & Fees | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $36 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $4324 | $4339 | $4309 | $4619 | $5662 | $23252 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2000 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | INSTALL PLASTIC COVER ON DRIVER'S SIDE SUPPORT ON CROSS MEMBER AND APPLY FELT TO LEFT CROSS MEMBER END. CHECK FRONT SUSPENSION LOWER CONTROL ARMS. *BF THE CONSUMER REQUESTED REIMBURSEMENT. THERE WAS AN ELECTRICAL SHORT THAT DISABLED THE VEHICLE AND REQUIRED EXTENSIVE REPAIRS FOR SMOKE AND PARTS/WIRING REPLACEMENT. THE ELECTRICAL SHORT ON THE DRIVER'S SIDE BEHIND THE DASH RESULTED IN SMOKE AND A STRONG BURNING PLASTIC SMELL. RECALL# 04V133000. *SC THE CONSUMER HAD TO PAY TO HAVE THE RUBBER BOOT AND UPPER CONTROL ARMS REPLACED EVEN THOUGH THERE WAS A RECALL FOR THE CONTROL ARMS. *JB |
| 1998 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK:CONTROL UNIT/MODULE | I OWN A 1998 AUDI A6. THIS VEHICLE HAS BEEN DRIVEN APPROX 75 000 MILES. SEVERAL MONTHS AGO THE ABS CONTROL UNIT (BRAKES) FAILED. I WAS QUOTED A PRICE OF $1085 BY THE DEALERSHIP WHERE I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE. THERE ARE NO USED PARTS AVAILABLE. WHEN I MADE AN APPOITMENT TO HAVE THE UNIT REPLACED I WAS INFORMED THAT AUDI NO LONGER MANUFACTURES THE ORIGIONAL REPLACEMENT PART AT A COST OF $1085. RATHER, AUDI HAS REMANUFACTURED THE REPLACEMENT PART AND THE NEW COST IS APPROX $2000.00. I VERIFIED THE COST OF THE REMANUFACTURED REPLACEMENT PART BY CALLING A FEW DEALERSHIPS. MY COMPLAINT IS THAT I BELIEVE THAT AUDI RECOGNIZED THAT THE ORIGINAL PART WAS DEFECTIVE AND THAT ONCE THE ABS CONTROL UNIT FAILED IT MADE ABS BRAKING INOPERABLE AND THEREFORE UNSAFE. RATHER THAN RECALL THE 1998 A6 TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE ABS CONTROL UNIT, THEY ALLOWED CONSUMERS TO EITHER DRIVE WITH AN UNSAFE CONTROL UNIT THAT COULD FAIL AT ANY TIME OT PAY ALMOST $2000 TO REPLACE THE DEFECTIVE PART.*AK |
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