Ownership Cost for 2007 BMW Z4 3.0si
Estimated: $46919 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $3737 | $1794 | $1570 | $1420 | $1271 | $9792 |
| Insurance | $1773 | $1835 | $1899 | $1966 | $2034 | $9507 |
| Fuel | $1592 | $1640 | $1697 | $1765 | $1844 | $8538 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2405 | $1401 | $1694 | $2291 | $10554 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $1398 | $1398 | $1398 | $1398 | $1398 | $2071 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $12240 | $8971 | $8067 | $8392 | $9248 | $46919 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2004 | STEERING | VEHICLE BOUGHT JULY 2011 WITH 40000 MILES. IN DECEMBER, 2011 ON THE RETURN TRIP (200 MILES EACH WAY), AFTER A 5 HR LAYOVER, THE STEERING ON THE CAR STARTED TO STICK IN THE STRAIGHT AHEAD POSITION. WHEN THE CAR DRIFTED TO THE LEFT AND STEERING NEEDED TO BE CORRECTED TO THE RIGHT, THE STEERING WHEEL WOULD NOT MOVE UNTIL A LOT OF FORCE WAS APPLIED AND THEN THE CAR WOULD OVER CORRECT TO THE RIGHT, SOME TIMES GOING ON THE SHOULDER OF THE ROAD. IT DID NOT SEEM TO BE AS PREVALENT WHEN CORRECTIONS TO THE LEFT WERE NEEDED. SINCE THEN IT HAS OCCURRED ON AT LEAST TWO OTHER OCCASIONS, ALWAYS ON EXPRESSWAYS AND AT SPEEDS IN EXCESS OF 50 MPH. AND WHEN THE TEMPERATURE IS ABOVE 70 DEGREES F. *KB |
| 2007 | STEERING | I'VE LOST CONTROL OF MY STEERING IN GRAVE CIRCUMSTANCES AND THE WHEEL STICKS, WHERE IT REACHES A POINT WHERE I CANNOT CONTROL THE VEHICLE WHATSOEVER. THE VEHICLE BARELY HAS 47,000 MILES ON IT. WHILE DRIVING 30MPH LAST FALL, THE STEERING WHEEL BEGAN TO STICK AND I COULD NOT STEER THE VEHICLE. I HAD TO APPLY A GREAT DEAL OF FORCE TO GET THE STEERING TO RESPOND. THERE IS A CONTINOUS CLICKING, ALMOST LIKE A "CLUNK" SOUND, FROM THE STEERING COLUMN AND THE STEERING SIMPLY DOES NOT RESPOND WELL AND I FEEL EXTREMELY UNSAFE. THE LOCAL BMW DEALER SAYS THAT THE ENTIRE STEERING COLUMN WILL NEED TO BE REPLACED, WHICH WILL COST ME OVER $3,000. I PARKED THE CAR FOR WINTER AND RECENTLY PULLED IT BACK OUT AND THE PROBLEM CONTINUES TO PERSIST. *TR |
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