Ownership Cost for 1998 Buick Century Limited
Estimated: $33915 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 | $1592 | $1640 | $1697 | $1765 | $1844 | $8538 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1953 | $863 | $327 | $2291 | $8197 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $246 | $246 | $246 | $246 | $246 | $365 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8013 | $6733 | $5861 | $5515 | $7794 | $33915 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2000 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DRUM:DRUM | CONSUMER RECEIVED RECALL 00V143000 CONCERNING REAR DRUM BRAKE FAILURE. TOOK VEHICLE TO DEALER. BUT, DEALER STATED PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. CONSUMER HAS BEEN WAITING 4 WEEKS.*AK |
| 1998 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | WHILE DRIVING 60 MPH, THE VEHICLE WAS HIT BY ANOTHER VEHICLE ON THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE. THE CONSUMER STATED THAT BOTH FRONTAL AIR BAGS DID NOT DEPLOY UPON IMPACT. THE DRIVER SUSTAINED MINOR INJURIES AS A RESULT. *NM THE CONSUMER TRIED TO AVOID THE ACCIDENT BUT THE STEERING WHEEL LOCKED UP AND THE VEHICLE SHUT OFF. *SC *JB |
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