Ownership Cost for 2005 Mercury Grand Marquis (LS Ultimate)
Estimated: $38902 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$1879
$902
$789
$714
$639
$4923
Insurance
$1527
$1581
$1636
$1693
$1752
$8189
Fuel
$1814
$1868
$1934
$2011
$2102
$9729
Maintenance
$2763
$1936
$1026
$817
$2291
$8833
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$520
$520
$520
$520
$520
$769
Total Ownership Costs
$9480
$7484
$6758
$6701
$8479
$38902
Air Bag Loc Curtain: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sedan/Saloon
Displacement CC: 4600.0
Displacement CI: 280.70922283576
Displacement L: 4.6
Doors: 4
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 8
Engine HP: 224
Engine KW: 167.0368
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: MERCURY
Manufacturer: FORD MOTOR COMPANY OF CANADA, LTD.
Manufacturer Id: 977
Model: Grand Marquis
Model Year: 2005
Plant City: Talbotville
Plant Company Name: St. Thomas
Plant Country: Canada
Plant State: Ontario
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: LS
Valve Train Design: Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1997
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:COOLING SYSTEM
THE INTAKE MANIFOLD IS MADE OF A PLASTIC MATERIAL. IT DEVELOPED A CRACK AND A MAJOR COOLANT LEAK AT THE FRONT OF THE MANIFOLD. THE CAR WAS RUNNING AT NORMAL TEMP BEFORE THE FAILURE, IT JUST CRACKED WITH NO WARNING. THIS IS A MAJOR FIX BECAUSE THE ENTIRE INTAKE MANIFOLD HAS TO BE REPLACED. THE COST OF THE PART ALONE IS $283. THIS IS A DEFECTIVE PART, IN MY OPINION. DT
2005
EXTERIOR LIGHTING
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