Ownership Cost for 1996 Honda Prelude S
Estimated: $22494 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 | $1592 | $1640 | $1697 | $1765 | $1844 | $8538 |
| 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 | $4182 | $4193 | $4158 | $4462 | $5498 | $22494 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1998 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | WHILE DRIVING, MY CAR WILL OVER REV, AND JERK INTO GEAR. IF I LET OFF OF THE GAS IT WILL SLIP INTO GEAR LESS HARSHLY. I BROUGHT MY CAR TO HONDA OF COVINGTON IN COVINGTON, LA, AND THEY INFORMED ME THAT THE TRANSMISSION WAS FAILING DUE TO THE INSTALLATION OF AFTERMARKET PARTS, SUCH AS A COLD-AIR INTAKE, HEADER, AND EXHAUST MUFFLER. MY LOCAL MECHANIC SAIS THIS IS LUDICROUS, AND THAT A SIMPLE ADDITON OF 10-15 HP WOULD NOT CAUSE A TRANSMISSION FAILURE. I HAVE NOT MODIFIED OR ALTERED IN ANY WAY THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF THE CAR. EACH MODIFICATION WAS A SIMPLE BOLT-ON AND AT THE TIME OF PURCAHSE WAS IN ACCORDANCE WITH HONDA. I CALLED HONDA TECHINICAL SERVICE MANY TIMES AND ASKED IF I PUT A CERTAIN AFTERMARKET PART ON MY CAR WOULD IT VOID MY WARRANTY. EACH TIME HONDA TOLD ME THAT ASD LONG AS THE INTERNAL COMPONENTS OF MY CAR REMAINED INTACT, I WOULD NOT BE IN TROUBLE. THEY ALOS INFORMED ME OF BUYING AN AXLE-BACK EXHAUST INSTEAD OF A FULL CAT-BACK, TO BETTER INSURE THE SAFETY OF MY WARRANTY. NOW I AM INFORMED THAT MY TRANNY WOULD NED TO BE REPLCED OR OVERHUALED AT A COST OF MORE THAN $5000, AND NOW HONDA HAS GONE BACK ON THEIR WORD, AND DECIDED TO NULL MY WARRANTY BASED ON THE ADDITION OF AFTERMARKET COMPONENTS. I HAVE SINCE CONTACTED A LAWYER AND PLAN TO SUE HONDA.*AK |
| 1996 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:WIRING: REAR COMPARTMENT/TRUNK | ELECTRICAL FIRE IN VEHICLE TRUNK. *NM |
Vehicle identification numbers: