Ownership Cost for 1996 Lincoln Town Car Cartier
Estimated: $39552 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1792 | $860 | $753 | $681 | $609 | $4695 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1857 | $1913 | $1980 | $2059 | $2152 | $9961 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2555 | $1225 | $1097 | $2291 | $9931 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $491 | $491 | $491 | $491 | $491 | $727 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9331 | $8024 | $6880 | $6908 | $8408 | $39552 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1997 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | I HAVE 1997 LINCOLN TOWN CAR, 4.6L. THE PLASTIC INTAKE CRACKED, CAUSING THE ENGINE TO OVERHEAT AND SHUTDOWN. TOWED THE VEHICLE COSTS 180.00. ENGINE IS CLATTERING AND MOISTURE COMING FROM THE TAILPIPE. POSSIBLE CRACKED CYCLINDERS HEADS AT MININUMUM. COST TO REPLACE IS $2000 T0 2500. TOTAL ENGINE MAY BE AS MUCH AS $5,000. FROM WHAT I CAN DETERMINE THIS IS A MAJOR PROBLEM WITH THIS ENGINE. FORD ISSUED A NOTIFICATION TO DEALERS (97M91). I WAS NEVER NOTIFIED DURING THE WARRATY PERIOD OR SINCE. FORD SHOULD HAVE RECALLED THIS PART. AS AN ENGINEER MY SELF I WOULD HAVE NEVER PURCHASED SUCH AN EXPENSIVE VEHICLE WITH SUCH A POOR DESIGN. PLASTIC AND HEAT DON'T GO TOGETHER. I HAVE SEARCHED THE INTERNET AND THERE ARE HUNDREDS IF NOT THOUSAND OF SUCH CASES.*AK |
| 1996 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:UNIVERSAL JOINT | CONSUMER EXPERIENCED RESISTANCE IN THE STEERING WHEEL WHEN RETURNING TO THE NEUTRAL POSITION AFTER MAKING A TURN, DEALER FOUND ONE SIDE OF THE UNIVERSAL JOINT HAD FROZE UP AND WAS EXTREMELY HARD TO TURN, PART WAS REPLACED AND PROBLEM WAS CORRECTED. *YH |
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