Ownership Cost for 1998 Cadillac Catera Base
Estimated: $35739 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 | $1857 | $1913 | $1980 | $2059 | $2152 | $9961 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2060 | $935 | $487 | $2291 | $8536 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $287 | $287 | $287 | $287 | $287 | $426 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8319 | $7118 | $6222 | $5972 | $8107 | $35739 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1997 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | FIRST OF ALL THE CATERA IS A BAD CAR AND IS UNSAFE . WE HAVE PUT THIS CAR IN THE SHOP OVER 7 TIMES. WE HAVE REASON TO BELIVE THAT THE ODOMETER HAVE BEEN ROLLED BACK. ON JUNE 9 01 THE CAR HAD 56615 ON A ORDER REPAIR BUT WHEN I BROUGHT THE CAR ON JULY 3 01 THE ODOMETER HAD 56512 HOW IS POSSIBLE.SINCE THEN THE MILES HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE .IT SHOWS THAT ON ONE ORDER REPAIR THAT I DROVE THIS CAR 56512 - 58101 JULY 3 - JULY 11 01.THATS 1589 MILES IN10 DAYS IN WHICH I TOOK NO MAJOR TRIPS. MY WIFE DROVE BACK IN FOUTH TO WORK.ON THE 12 OF JULY WE HAD THE TIMING BELT CHANGED WHICH BROKE ABOUT 2 WEEKS LATER ON 8/11/01.KEEP IN MIND WE JUST GOT THE CAR OUT OF THE SHOP ON 7/18/01 ODOMETER READ 61095 WHICH MEANS WE DROVE THE CAR 2994 MILES IN ABOUT 23 DAYS.THE CAR HAVE BEEN IN AND OUT OF THE SHOP. SOMETHING STRANGE IS GOING ON I HAVE GOOD REASONS TO BELIVE THAT THIS ODOMETER HAVE BEEN TAMPERD WITH .IT SHOWS THAT I HAVE WENT 36532 IN ABOUT 9 MONTHS NO WAY. *AK |
| 1998 | VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD WIPER/WASHER | WINDSHIELD WIPERS. SQUEAKY BRAKES. |
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