Ownership Cost for 1988 Lincoln Town Car (Signature)
Estimated: $24608 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 | $1902 | $1960 | $2028 | $2109 | $2204 | $10203 |
| Maintenance | $347 | $253 | $137 | $225 | $1180 | $2142 |
| Repairs | $91 | $323 | $353 | $487 | $612 | $1866 |
| Taxes & Fees | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $36 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $4800 | $4513 | $4490 | $4806 | $5999 | $24608 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1996 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:FOUNDATION COMPONENTS:HOSES, LINES/PIPING, AND FITTINGS | LTR FM EDWARD F. HARRIGAN (NJ) ASKING NHTSA TO LOOK INTO A BRAKE LINE CORROSION PROBLEM ON HIS 1996 LINCOLN TOWN CAR. *MR REFER TO RECALL #02V101000. THE VEHICLE EXPERIENCED SUDDEN BRAKE FAILURE WHILE ENTERING A MAJOR INTERSTATE. BRAKE FLUID WAS FOUND OVER THE REAR HOUSING AS A RESULT OF PIN HOLES THAT WERE IN THE CROSSOVER LINE FROM THE LEFT TO THE RIGHT WHEEL CYLINDERS. THE BRAKE PEDAL HAD GONE TO THE FLOOR VERY SUDDENLY. (THE MANUFACTURER MAY USE A LOW-CARBON STEEL WHICH WAS CHEAPER OR ALLOY OR COATINGS WHICH WERE READILY AVAILABLE BUT ARE CORROSION PROOF.) *SCC *JB |
| 1988 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:ALTERNATOR/GENERATOR/REGULATOR | ALTERNATOR FAILED REPLACED THREE TIMES. YH |
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