Ownership Cost for 1998 Ford Explorer Sport
Estimated: $37182 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 | $2763 | $1912 | $836 | $268 | $2291 | $8070 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $232 | $232 | $232 | $232 | $232 | $344 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8636 | $7347 | $6510 | $6160 | $8530 | $37182 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1999 | TIRES | WHILE DRIVING ON HIGHWAY, STEERING BECAME WOBBLY & I PULLED OVER. THE TIRE COLLAPSED JUST AS I REACHED SIDE OF HIGHWAY. WIFE AND INFANT WERE PASSENGERS. CALLED AAA & ASSISTED BY PASSING PATROL CAR. BROUGHT THE TIRE TO FIRESTONE DEALER IN NATICK, MA WHO *REFUSED* TO REPLACE THE TIRE FOR FREE AND TOLD ME I MUST HAVE DRIVEN OVER SOMETHING. I TRADED IN THE FORD SIX MONTHS LATER FOR A LEXUS. *AK( DOT NUMBER: ) |
| 1998 | TIRES:TREAD/BELT | WHILE DRIVING ABOUT 70 MPH A LEFT RIGHT TIRE BLEW OUT WHERE TREAD SEPARATED ON FIRESTONE WILDERNESS ATX TIRES. *AK |
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