Ownership Cost for 2000 Ford Contour SE
Estimated: $34174 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 | $1625 | $1674 | $1732 | $1802 | $1883 | $8716 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1906 | $878 | $389 | $2291 | $8227 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $281 | $281 | $281 | $281 | $281 | $416 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8081 | $6724 | $5916 | $5617 | $7837 | $34174 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1995 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | RECEIVED RECALL NOTICE (#97V225000). CALLED DEALER & SET AN APPOINTMENT. WAS LATER INFORMED THAT PARTS WERE NOT AVAILABLE. HAD ORDERED PARTS & WILL CALL WHEN THEY COME IN. HAS NOT HEARD ANYTHING SO FAR. *AK |
| 2000 | STRUCTURE | FOAM COVER ON DASHBOARD HAS WARPED. EDGE NEAREST WINDSHIELD HAS CURLED UP AND IS NOW TOUCHING WINDSHIELD AT LEAST 5 INCHES FROM BASE. WARPED DASHBOARD BLOCKS AIR FROM DEFROSTER RESULTING IN SAFETY HAZARD AS VISIBILITY IS SIGNIFICANTLY REDUCED ESPECIALLY IN COLD WEATHER. THIS IS THE RESULT OF A KNOWN DEFECT (TSB 01B78). FORD HAD AN OWNER NOTIFICATION PROGRAM IN PLACE BUT I NEVER RECEIVED A LETTER DESPITE OWNING THE CAR AND HAVING IT REGISTERED AT THE TIME. A SUPERVISOR AT THE FORD "CUSTOMER RELATIONSHIP CENTER" TOLD ME THAT "IT MUST HAVE BEEN LOST IN THE MAIL". I WAS TOLD THAT THE REPAIR OFFER HAS NOW EXPIRED. THIS IS NO LONGER AN AESTHETIC PROBLEM AS THE BLOCKAGE OF THE DEFROSTER SEVERELY COMPROMISES SAFETY. *JB |
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