Ownership Cost for 1998 Ford Taurus LX
Estimated: $34087 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 | $1733 | $1785 | $1848 | $1922 | $2008 | $9296 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1723 | $708 | $225 | $2291 | $7710 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $178 | $178 | $178 | $178 | $178 | $264 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8087 | $6641 | $5847 | $5563 | $7949 | $34087 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2000 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:BRAKE LIGHTS | BRAKE SWITCH HAD A LOOSE WIRE PER GATEWAY LINCOLN/MERCURY MECHANIC AND WAS REPLACED UNDER WARRANTY. DRIVER COULD NOT SHIFT OUT OF PARK. NO BRAKE LIGHTS WERE OPERATIONAL. FORTUNATELY THIS DID NOT OCCUR WHILE DRIVING OR VEHICLE WOULD HAVE BEEN STRANDED IN THE ROAD OR POTENTIAL REAR END COLLISION FROM FAILURE OF BRAKE LIGHTS TO ILLUMINATE WHILE SLOWING OR STOPPING. |
| 1998 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | VEHICLE PURCHASED NEW, 2000 MILES TRANSMISSION QUIT WORKING WAS REBUILT UNDER WARRANTY BY FORD. TRANSMISSION IS OUT AGAIN CAR WILL NOT MOVE WITHOUT INCREASING RPMS TO 2,500, TRANSMISSION SLIPS AND CAR IS NOT DRIVABLE. MAKES LOUD KNOCKING SOUND. ESTIMATED $2,500 REBUILD NEEDED. HEAD GASKETS WENT OUT AT 80,000 MILES AND WERE REPLACED FOR $600, THIS IS A COMMON PROBLEM WITH TAURUS. *LA |
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