Ownership Cost for 1998 Mercury Sable LS
Estimated: $23685 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 | $1814 | $1868 | $1934 | $2011 | $2102 | $9729 |
| Maintenance | $40 | $253 | $137 | $225 | $1038 | $1693 |
| Repairs | $91 | $323 | $353 | $487 | $612 | $1866 |
| Taxes & Fees | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $36 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $4404 | $4422 | $4395 | $4708 | $5755 | $23685 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2003 | SUSPENSION:REAR | DT: THE CONTACT STATED HAD A PROBLEM WITH THE RIGHT SIDE REAR OF THE CAR BOTTOMING OUT WHEN HE HITTING A BUMP OR POTHOLE. THE RIGHT REAR TIRE RUBS THE FENDER WELL. TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALER FOUR TIMES TO TRY TO HAVE THIS REPAIRED. NOTHING HAS BEEN DONE TO CORRECT THE PROBLEM. NOW, THE CONTACT THINKS THAT THE VEHICLE MAY HAVE BEEN TAMPERED WITH BEFORE HE TOOK OWNERSHIP OF THE CAR. *AK |
| 1998 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | VEHICLE SURGES FORWARD WHEN TRYING TO STOP, THIS HAPPENS OCCASIONALLY. WAS TOLD BY FORD THAT WHEN THE WINDSHIELD DEFROSTER OR A/C IS OPERATING AND WHEN DRIVER ATTEMPTS TO COME TO A STOP, THERE IS A REACTION IN WHICH COMPRESSOR CAUSES THIS FORWARD ACCELERATION. CONSUMER CONTACTED MANUFACTURER, AND DEALER HAS NOT OFFERED TO REPAIR. IT HAS BEEN TO THE GARAGE THE 4TH TIME. *AK |
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