Ownership Cost for 1986 Ford Mustang (LX Convertible)
Estimated: $51197 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$3958
$1900
$1662
$1504
$1346
$10370
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$2229
$2295
$2376
$2471
$2582
$11953
Maintenance
$2763
$2912
$1914
$2541
$2291
$12421
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$1495
$1495
$1495
$1495
$1495
$2214
Total Ownership Costs
$12873
$9918
$9021
$9681
$9704
$51197
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 4948.893328
Displacement CI: 302
Displacement L: 5
Doors: 2
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 8
Engine Manufacturer: Ford
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: FORD
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY, USA
Manufacturer Id: 976
Model: Mustang
Model Year: 1986
Other Engine Info: High output
Electronic fuel injection
Plant City: Dearborn
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Michigan
Seat Belts All: Manual
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1995
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM:RADIATOR ASSEMBLY
WHILE TRAVELING ON HIGHWAY, THE ENGINE OVERHEATED AND HEAT NOT WORKING. NO ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. WAS ABLE TO MAKE IT BACK HOME WHEN THE CAR STOPPED RUNNING. TOOK IT TO LOCAL MECHANIC WHO REPLACED THERMOSTAT, CHANGED COOLANT AND OIL. NEXT DAY CAR STILL OVERHEATED AND NO HEAT. TOOK IT TO FORD DEALERSHIP, WHO DID SAME AS MECHANIC WITH SAME RESULT. THEY CHECKED THE WATER PUMP, NOTICED WHITE SUBSTANCE IN RADIATOR. THEY RECOMMENDED AND REPLACED RADIATOR. I WAS TOLD HEAD GASKET IS OK AT THIS TIME. THEY RELEASED THE CAR TO ME. I DROVE THE CAR FOR A WEEK, AND TEMPERATURE GAUGE FLUCTUATED AND HEAT VERY SPORADIC. TOOK IT BACK TO DEALERSHIP, AND THEY STATE I NEED NEW HEAD GASKETS. THEY WILL NOT REFUND MONEY FOR RADIATOR REPLACEMENT. I CONTACTED FORD MOTOR, AND THEY STATED THEY WILL NOT REFUND MONEY FOR RADIATOR OR PAY FOR HEAD GASKETS.*AK
1986
ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION:SWITCH
ELECTRICAL SHORT OR SHOCK IN THE IGNITION SWITCH, CONSUMER SMELLS A BAD ODOR IN THE VEHICLE, THE IGNITION SWITCH IS STICKING. *AK