Ownership Cost for 1998 Chevrolet Cavalier Coupe
Estimated: $32792 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 | $1500 | $1545 | $1599 | $1663 | $1738 | $8045 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1702 | $693 | $225 | $2291 | $7674 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $173 | $173 | $173 | $173 | $173 | $256 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $7848 | $6379 | $5583 | $5304 | $7678 | $32792 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1996 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE:GASOLINE | WHEN CAR WAS TRAVELING AT ROUGHLY 45 MPH, CAR SUDDENLY LOST ENGINE POWER, THOUGH STILL HAD ELECTRICAL POWER. SUBSEQUENT REPAIR SHOWED CAM GEAR HAD BROKEN, CAUSING TIMING CHAIN TO BREAK. THIS SENT PART THROUGH ENGINE, DAMAGING 3RD CYLINDER (VALVES COMING UNSEATED OR DAMAGE TO HEAD). ORIG. PART IS PLASTIC, REPLACEMENT IS METAL. THIS RESULTED IN REPAIR CHARGE OF $1600+ TO REPAIR DAMAGE CAUSED BY INFERIOR PART. AS VEHICLE IS OUT OF WARRANTY, CUST. FORCED TO PAY CHARGE. *AK |
| 1998 | PARKING BRAKE:CONVENTIONAL | AFTER BEING DRIVEN 50 MILES THE CAR WAS PARKED ON A SLOPE OF 6 INCHES IN 24 FEET. THE PARKING BRAKE WAS SET AND THE MANUAL TRANSMISSION WAS IN NEUTRAL. AFTER 2 HOURS THE CAR ROLLED BACKWARDS 75 YARDS, OVER A SMALL TREE AND STEEL FENCE POST AND CAME TO REST IN A FIELD OF TALL GRASS. DAMAGE TO THE REAR BUMPER WAS SUBSTANTIAL. CLOSER INVESTIGATION REVELED THAT EVEN THO THE PARKING BRAKE WAS SET THE CAR WOULD ROLL. IT APPEARS THAT AFTER THE BRAKES COOLED OFF FOR SEVERAL HOURS THEY RELEASED THE PRESSURE AGAINST THE REAR BRAKE DRUMS AND ALLOWED THE CAR TO ROLL EVEN THO THE SLOPE WAS VERY SLIGHT. THE ISSUE IS THAT EVEN THO THE PARKING BRAKE APPEARS TO BE SET IT WILL ALLOW THE CAR TO ROLL AFTER THE REAR BRAKES COOL AND RELEASE THE SHOES FROM THE DRUMS.*AK |
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