Ownership Cost for 1983 Ford Mustang (2-Door Sedan)
Estimated: $27274 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
$975
$253
$137
$225
$1469
$3059
Repairs
$91
$323
$353
$487
$612
$1866
Taxes & Fees
$24
$24
$24
$24
$24
$36
Total Ownership Costs
$5754
$4849
$4837
$5168
$6666
$27274
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 3801.798848
Displacement CI: 232
Displacement L: 3.8
Doors: 2
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 6
Engine HP: 120
Engine KW: 89.4840
Engine Manufacturer: Ford
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: FORD
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY, USA
Manufacturer Id: 976
Model: Mustang
Model Year: 1983
Other Engine Info: Central fuel injection/2V
2 BBL
Other Restraint System Info: Active Belts
Plant City: Dearborn
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Michigan
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1995
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE
THE GAUGE FOR THE COOLANT TEMPERATURE WAS RISING ALL THE WAY TO THE RED SECTION OF THE GAUGE LABELED HOT. FORD LOOKED AT THE CAR AND DETERMINED THAT IT HAD A BLOWN HEAD GASKET THUS RESULTING IN A MAJOR EXPENSE. I TOOK MY CAR IN TO BE CHECKED AT THE TIME OF THE RECALL DATED MAY 2000-NOVEMBER 2000. THEY SAID IT WAS FINE. FORD, KNOWING THAT THESE HEAD GASKETS ARE FAILING PREMATURELY, REFUSED TO GIVE ANY CONSIDERATION ON THE COST OF THE REPAIR. I FIND THIS TO BE VERY UNPROFESSIONAL FOR THE COMPANY AND, UNFORTUNATELY, VERY COSTLY FOR THE OTHER HUNDREDS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD TO DEAL WITH THIS VERY SAME THING!!*AK
1983
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
THE VEHICLE CAUGHT ON FIRE WHILE PARKED FOR SEVERAL. SOURCE ELECTRICAL