Ownership Cost for 1982 Chevrolet Caprice Classic Sedan
Estimated: $27450 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
$2229
$2295
$2376
$2471
$2582
$11953
Maintenance
$1096
$253
$137
$225
$1524
$3235
Repairs
$91
$323
$353
$487
$612
$1866
Taxes & Fees
$24
$24
$24
$24
$24
$36
Total Ownership Costs
$5875
$4849
$4837
$5168
$6721
$27450
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 4400.0
Displacement CI: 268.50447401682
Displacement L: 4.4
Doors: 4
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 8
Engine Manufacturer: Chevrolet
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: CHEVROLET
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Manufacturer Id: 984
Model: Caprice
Model Year: 1982
Plant City: Fairfax
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Kansas
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: Classic
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1995
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:EXHAUST SYSTEM
ALL 4 EXHAUST MANIFOLD BOLTS SNAPPED OFF CLEAN WITHIN THEIR HOUSINGS. MY ASE MECHANIC (MARK AT MARK'S AUTO IN ROCKY HILL, CT. 860-721-7033) DETERMINED THAT THE BOLTS MUST HAVE BEEN OF INFERIOR QUALITY TO HAVE SNAPPED OFF THE WAY THEY DID. THERE WAS NO INDICATION OF METAL SPURS WHICH MIGHT INDICATE THE BOLTS WOULD HAVE BEEN LOOSE WITHIN THEIR HOUSINGS. THIS WAS NOT THE CASE. I HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT GENERAL MOTORS HAS HAD THIS SAME PROBLEM IN THE PAST. THANK YOU FOR READING MY PROBLEM, AND THANK YOU IN ADVANCE FOR ANY ASSISTANCE YOU MAY PROVIDE TO ME.