Ownership Cost for 1983 Cadillac Eldorado Coupe
Estimated: $43142 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1915 | $919 | $805 | $728 | $651 | $5018 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $2229 | $2295 | $2376 | $2471 | $2582 | $11953 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2912 | $1517 | $1662 | $2291 | $11145 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $532 | $532 | $532 | $532 | $532 | $789 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9868 | $8827 | $7626 | $7935 | $8885 | $43142 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1994 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 CADILLAC ELDORADO TOURING COUPE. THE CONTACT STATED THAT SHE STARTED THE VEHICLE AND HEARD A LOUD EXPLOSION. SHE THEN EXITED THE VEHICLE AND SAW SMOKE COMING FROM UNDER THE HOOD. SHE THEN WENT TO OPEN THE HOOD AND FOUND PIECES OF THE GASKET. THE CONTACTS MECHANIC ARRIVED TO ASSIST AND WHEN HE STARTED THE VEHICLE, THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE. THE FIRE WAS EXTINGUISHED AND NO ONE WAS INJURED. THE MECHANIC ADVISED THE CONTACT THAT THERE WAS A HOLE IN THE FUEL INJECTOR AND IT HAD FRACTURED INTO PIECES. THE CONTACT INQUIRED WITH THE MANUFACTURER AND WAS ADVISED THAT THERE WERE NO RECALLS ON THE VEHICLE AND ANY REPAIRS WOULD BE AT THE CONTACTS EXPENSE. THE VEHICLE WAS NOT REPAIRED AND HAD NOT BEEN DRIVEN SINCE THE FAILURE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 130,000. |
| 1983 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:POWER ASSIST | VEHICLE HAS HAD SEVERAL BRAKE PROBLEMS AND HAS MANAGED TO AVOID A COLLISION. CONSUMER STATES THERE IS A DEFECT IN THE VACUUM PUMP AND BOOSTER. *AK |
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