Ownership Cost for 2000 Audi S4 Quattro
Estimated: $42255 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2391 | $1148 | $1004 | $909 | $813 | $6265 |
| Insurance | $1482 | $1534 | $1588 | $1643 | $1701 | $7948 |
| Fuel | $1902 | $1960 | $2028 | $2109 | $2204 | $10203 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2556 | $1316 | $1353 | $2291 | $10279 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $744 | $744 | $744 | $744 | $744 | $1102 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10260 | $8420 | $7342 | $7500 | $8733 | $42255 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2001 | TIRES | OF FIVE OF THESE TIRES SUPPLIED AS NEW EQUIPMENT, TWO HAVE FAILED CATASTROPHICALLY AFTER APPROXIMATELY 10,000 MILES; ONE AT APPROXIMATELY 23,200 MILES. THESE ARE VERY EXPENSIVE TIRES, SUPPOSEDLY HIGH PERFORMANCE. TIRE PRESSURE WAS MONITORED USING BOTH ELECTRONIC AND MECHANICAL PRESSURE GAUGES, TIRES WERE KEPT AT THE RECOMMENDED PRESSURE OF 42 PSIG. PRESSURE CHECKS ON THE REMAINING 3 TIRES AFTER EACH FAILURE REVEALED THAT THEY WERE PROPERLY INFLATED TO 42 PSIG.*AK (TIRESIZE: 225/45R17) |
| 2000 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM: INSTRUMENT PANEL | (1)EVENTS LEADING UP TO THE FAILURE: A.TIME. THIS HAS BEEN AN ONGOING PROBLEM THAT CONTINUES TO GET PROGRESSIVELY WORSE OVER TIME AS PIXELS FAIL ON THE LCD DRIVERS INFORMATION DISPLAY IN THE GAUGE CLUSTER. (2) FAILURE AND ITS CONSEQUENCES: A. PRESENTLY, THE CLUSTER IS UNREADABLE AND THUS INFORMATION VITAL TO THE SAFE OPERATION OF THE VEHICLE IS NOT AVAILABLE TO ME. (3) WHAT WAS DONE TO CORRECT THE FAILURE; I.E, PARTS REPAIRED OR REPLACED (AND IF OLD PART IS AVAILABLE) A.NOTHING YET. TO REPAIR THE ITEM A COMPLETELY NEW GAUGE CLUSTER MUST BE PURCHASED. *TR |
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