Ownership Cost for 1981 Ford F-150 (Regular Cab 2WD)
Estimated: $27623 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 | $1214 | $253 | $137 | $225 | $1579 | $3408 |
| Repairs | $91 | $323 | $353 | $487 | $612 | $1866 |
| Taxes & Fees | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $36 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $5993 | $4849 | $4837 | $5168 | $6776 | $27623 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2000 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK | AT 102,000 MILES THE ANTI-LOCK BRAKE SYSTEM LIGHT CAME ON. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE FORD DEALER AND HE SAID THE WHOLE ANTI-LOCK SYSTEM HAD CORRODED AND WOULD HAVE TO BE REPLACED TO THE TUNE OF $1000. THIS WAS JUST AFTER FORD HAD FIXED BALL JOINTS AND COMPLETELY RUSTED EMAERGENCY BRAKE CABLES UNDER EXTENDED WARRANTY AT 99,900 MILES. |
| 2011 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | EVENT OCCURRED 3 TIMES OVER A PERIOD FROM 27 OCT 13 TO 21 NOV 13, DECELERATING WHILE TOWING A TRAILER. SPEED VARIED ALL THREE TIMES FROM A HIGH OF ABOUT 60MPH, TO A LOW OF 45MPH. MESSAGE CENTER WOULD TURN ORANGE AND DISPLAY A WRENCH SYMBOL, WHILE THE ENGINE DISCONTINUES PRODUCING POWER. AFTER PULLING OVER, SIMPLY TURNING THE VEHICLE OFF, THEN RESTARTING, EVERYTHING APPEARS NORMAL AGAIN. TWO FORD DEALERS "FOUND NO CODES", AND WERE UNABLE TO FURTHER DIAGNOSE THE ISSUE. THE SECOND DEALER ATTEMPTED TO COLLECT DATA VIA AN ONBOARD COMPUTER AS WELL, BUT THE EVENT WOULDN'T REPEAT WHILE THE DEVICE WAS INSTALLED, NOR WAS I TOWING DURING THAT TIME. ONE OF THESE EVENTS OCCURRED ON A TWO LANE ROAD WITH NO SHOULDER AVAILABLE. TRAFFIC HAD TO STOP UNTIL I RESTARTED. DANGEROUS AT BEST. THE THIRD EVEN OCCURRED GOING UP A ONE LANE FREEWAY FLYOVER. I WAS ABLE TO COAST PAST THE BRIDGE STRUCTURES AND ONTO THE SHOULDER, HOWEVER, THIS OCCURRED DURING RAIN, AND MULTIPLE OTHER VEHICLES HAD TO MAKE ACCIDENT AVOIDING MANEUVERS, INCLUDING TRACTOR TRAILER RIGS. VERY DANGEROUS. I HAVE REPLACED THE VEHICLE. *TR |
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