Ownership Cost for 1998 Ford Contour SE
Estimated: $33200 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 | $1592 | $1640 | $1697 | $1765 | $1844 | $8538 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1660 | $665 | $225 | $2291 | $7604 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $164 | $164 | $164 | $164 | $164 | $243 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $7930 | $6431 | $5651 | $5405 | $7783 | $33200 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1995 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK | WHEN APPLYING THE ABS BRAKES ON ICY OR WET PAVEMENT THE PEDAL IS HARD TO APPLY AND EXCESSIVE PRESSURE IS NEEDED TO GET THE VEHICLE TO STOP WHICH CAUSED EXTENDED STOPPING DISTANCE. *AK |
| 1998 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1998 FORD CONTOUR. THE CONTACT STATED THAT BOLTS WERE MISSING FROM THE ENGINE AND TRANSMISSION. HE DID NOT KNOW THE BOLTS WERE MISSING AT THE TIME THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. THE DEALER STATED THAT THEY DID NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY PARTS AVAILABLE, BUT WOULD HAVE THEM ORDERED. THE DEALER DID NOT KNOW WHEN THE PARTS WOULD ARRIVE BECAUSE THE MANUFACTURER DID NOT HAVE THEM IN STOCK. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 150,000. |
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