Ownership Cost for 1992 GMC Sierra C/K 1500 (Special Reg. Cab 8-Ft. Bed 2WD)
Estimated: $24683 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
$2000
$2060
$2132
$2217
$2317
$10726
Maintenance
$40
$253
$137
$225
$1038
$1693
Repairs
$91
$323
$353
$487
$612
$1866
Taxes & Fees
$24
$24
$24
$24
$24
$36
Total Ownership Costs
$4590
$4613
$4594
$4915
$5971
$24683
Body Class: Pickup
Brake System Type: Hydraulic
Displacement CC: 5000.0
Displacement CI: 305.11872047366
Displacement L: 5.0
Doors: 2
Drive Type: 4x2
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 8
Engine Manufacturer: CPC
Fuel Injection Type: Throttle Body Fuel Injection (TBI)
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
GVWR: Class 2E: 6,001 - 7,000 lb (2,722 - 3,175 kg)
Make: GMC
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Manufacturer Id: 984
Model: Sierra
Model Year: 1992
Plant City: Pontiac
Plant Company Name: NA - Truck Platform
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Michigan
Series: Conventional Cab
Trim: 1/2 ton nominal
Vehicle Type: TRUCK
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2006
STRUCTURE: FRAME AND MEMBERS:UNDERBODY SHIELDS
I PURCHASED MY PICKUP NEW IN JAN. 2007 AND USE IT TO TOW AN 8X16 TRAILER W/ELECTRIC BRAKES FOR A PART TIME BUSINESS THROUGHOUT THE SUMMER. THE TRAILER WEIGHS APPROX. 6000 LBS. LOADED AND THE TRUCK IS RATED FOR 8,000 LBS. APPROXIMATE TOWING MILEAGE IS 3 TO 4,000 MILES PER YEAR. AFTER TOWING THE TRAILER 200 MILES ON SEPT. 14, 2012 MY WIFE NOTICED SEVERAL OIL LEAKS ON THE ASPHALT NEARBY. I SUSPECTED SOMETHING IN THE DIFFERENTIAL AREA AND DROVE TO THE NEAREST GMC DEALERSHIP SEVERAL MILES AWAY. THEY DIAGNOSED IT AS A REAR BRAKE LINE AND ENDED UP REPLACING 6' OF IT ALONG WITH BOTH ROTORS AND CALIPERS AND A BRAKE SYSTEM FLUSH FOR A TOTAL OF $958.76. I'M 66 YRS. OLD AND HAVE NEVER HAD A BRAKE LINE GO IN ANY VEHICLE I'VE EVER OWNED AND I'VE LIVED IN MASSACHUSETTS ALL MY LIFE. MY LOCAL MECHANIC JUST TOLD ME THIS WEEK THAT THE REST OF THE BRAKE LINES ARE BADLY CORRODED AND SHOULD BE REPLACED ASAP. THIS WILL ADD ANOTHER $900 TO THE ENTIRE COST. THERE IS NO QUESTION IN MY MIND THAT GM HAS ALLOWED QUALITY IN WORKMANSHIP ON ITS BRAKE LINES TO FALL THROUGH THE CRACKS...AND AT THE PUBLIC'S EXPENSE. *TR