Ownership Cost for 1998 Mercury Mountaineer Base
Estimated: $38482 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 | $2438 | $2511 | $2598 | $2702 | $2824 | $13073 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1961 | $869 | $340 | $2291 | $8224 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $249 | $249 | $249 | $249 | $249 | $368 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8861 | $7613 | $6768 | $6465 | $8774 | $38482 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2002 | STEERING:COLUMN | SHIFTING GEARS FROM REVERSE TO DRIVE WHEN GEAR SHIFTER BROKE OFF IN MY HAND LEAVING CAR STUCK IN REVERSE WITH NO WAY OF CHANGING GEARS. HAD TO HAVE COMPLETE STEERING COLUMN REPLACED BECAUSE COLUMN IS NOT DESIGNED TO LET YOU REPLACE THE BROKEN PART ONLY. HAD TO SEARCH FOR THE PART IN JUNK YARDS AND ALL THE COLUMNS THAT COULD BE FOUND IN JUNKYARDS HAD THE SAME TROUBLE BROKEN OFF SHIFTER. HAD TO ORDER A NEW STEERING COLUMN AND I DO HAVE THE OLD COLUMN AND RECEIPTS. *TR |
| 1998 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM:IGNITION | VEHICLE STALLS INTERMITTENTLY AT ANY SPEED. TAKEN TO DEALER ONCE A MONTH SINCE PURCHASE IN MARCH 2000, CANNOT FIND CAUSE. *AK *SLC |
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