Ownership Cost for 1983 Ford Mustang (Convertible)
Estimated: $48134 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$3106
$1491
$1304
$1180
$1056
$8137
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$2229
$2295
$2376
$2471
$2582
$11953
Maintenance
$2763
$2912
$1838
$2366
$2291
$12170
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$1105
$1105
$1105
$1105
$1105
$1637
Total Ownership Costs
$11631
$9464
$8530
$9145
$9364
$48134
Body Class: Cabriolet/Convertible
Displacement CC: 4948.893328
Displacement CI: 302
Displacement L: 5.0
Doors: 2
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 8
Engine HP: 140.00
Engine H P_to: 155.00
Engine KW: 104.398000
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
2BBL
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
1997
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL
WITH 60,000 MILES ON VEHICLE HEAD GASKET BLEWOUT, AND HAD TO BE REPLACED AT CONSUMERS EXPENSE BY DEALERSHIP. THEN 4,000 MILES LATER, TIMING GASKET BLEWOUT WHICH WAS COVERED UNDER A MANUFACTURER SERVICE PROGRAM. THEN, WITH 68,000 MILES ON VEHICLE, IT STARTED VIBRATING WHILE TRAVELING AT APPROXIMATELY 65 MPH, AND REVVED TO OVER 6000 RPM. CONSUMER PULLED TO THE SIDE OF ROAD WHERE ENGINE STOPPED WORKING. 3.8 LITER V6 ENGINE HAD TO BE REPLACED BY THE DEALERSHIP BECAUSE OF COMPLETE FAILURE. *AK AIR CONDITIONER WOULD LOSE POWER AFTER 45 MINUTES OF OPERATION, DEALER STATED AN ACCUMULATER AND ORIFICE TUBE WAS NEEDED. THE CONNECTOR TO THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM WAS CRACKED ALMOST IN HALF CAUSING THE CABLE TO DISENGAGE FROM THE CRUISE CONTROL SYSTEM. *SLC