Ownership Cost for 1999 Buick Park Avenue Ultra
Estimated: $35415 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1014 | $487 | $426 | $385 | $345 | $2657 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1733 | $1785 | $1848 | $1922 | $2008 | $9296 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2094 | $981 | $601 | $2291 | $8730 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $333 | $333 | $333 | $333 | $333 | $493 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8272 | $7044 | $6155 | $5965 | $7979 | $35415 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1999 | FUEL SYSTEM, OTHER:FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM | COLD ENGINE. HIT STARTER AND HEARD AN EXPLOSION. SOON AFTER SMOKE POURING OUT FROM UNDER HOOD. ENGINE FIRE. CALLED 911 AND WAS ABLE TO PUT OUT FIRE BEFORE ARIVAL OF FD. ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED. SUSPECTED DEFECTIVE FUEL REGULATOER THAT ALLOWED GAS FUMES TO ACCUMULATE IN AIR PLENUM. USED LOW MILEAGE ENGINE AS REPLACEMENT. COST FOR REPLACEMENT AND RELATED COMPONENTS $5300. |
| 1999 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:DISC:PADS | WHEN THE BRAKE PEDAL WAS DEPRESSED IT ALMOST WENT TO THE FLOOR. THIS RESULTED IN THE VEHICLE NOT STOPPING IMMEDIATELY. TNE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO THE MECHANIC WHO DETERMINED THAT FRONT BRAKE PAD SEPARATED FROM THE STEEL AND WAS JUST LYING THERE. THE BRAKE PAD STILL HAD 50% OF WEAR REMAINING. *AK *NM |
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