Ownership Cost for 2001 Mercury Cougar Base
Estimated: $33982 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 | $1660 | $1709 | $1769 | $1840 | $1923 | $8901 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1768 | $809 | $256 | $2291 | $7887 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $256 | $256 | $256 | $256 | $256 | $379 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8090 | $6619 | $5880 | $5519 | $7874 | $33982 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1989 | WHEELS:RIM | WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH RIGHT FRONT TIRE WENT FLAT. THEN UPON CHANGING TIRE CONSUMER NOTICED RIM WAS SPLIT ON INSIDE ABOUT 12 INCHES LONG. THIS CAUSED TIRE TO GO FLAT.*AK CONSUMER STATED THIS IS THE SECOND TIME THIS HAS HAPPENED.*SLC |
| 2001 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CABLES | WHILE PULLING OUT OF A PARKING LOT VEHICLE SUDDENLY/UNEXPECTEDLY ACCELERATED AND LURCH FORWARD. CONSUMER APPLIED THE BRAKES HARD TO SLOW THE VEHICLE DOWN, ALLOWED THE VEHICLE TO HIT THE CURB, AND TURNED OFF THE IGNITION SWITCH. VEHICLE WAS TOWED TO THE DEALER. DEALER INFORMED THE CONSUMER THAT THE THROTTLE CABLE STUCK. *AK |
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