Ownership Cost for 1996 Mercury Sable LS
Estimated: $40711 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2344 | $1125 | $985 | $891 | $797 | $6142 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1592 | $1640 | $1697 | $1765 | $1844 | $8538 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2807 | $1395 | $1471 | $2291 | $10727 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $721 | $721 | $721 | $721 | $721 | $1068 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9848 | $8294 | $7033 | $7219 | $8318 | $40711 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2000 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | AFTER EXITING I-95 WITHIN A MINUTE OR SO I HEARD A BANG FROM UNDER THE DRIVER'S SIDE OF THE CAR,FOLLOWED BY A CLANG SOUND BEHIND ME. I IMMEDIATELY STOPPED AND PARKED THE CAR AND SEARCHED THE ROAD ABOUT 200 FEET BEHIND ME. I FOUND A PIECE OF BROKEN SPRING. I RECALLED RECEIVING AN EXTENDED WARRANTY FROM FORD FOR THIS YEAR'S SABLES AND SHORTLY THEREAFTER HAD IT REPLACED , ALONG WITH THE OTHER FRONT SPRING. THE FORD DEALER RECOMMENDED I REPLACE THE STRUTS AND BUSHINGS, WHICH I DID ( THESE STRUTS AND BUSHINGS WERE DONE AT MY OWN COST.). *TR |
| 1996 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING | THE CONSUMER EXPERIENCED ENGINE TROUBLE. THE CONSUMER THEN OPENED THE HOOD AND SAW FLAMES. *PH THE CONSUMER FIRST NOTICED THERE WAS A PROBLEM WHEN THE VEHICLE SPUTTERED. UPON STOPPING HE NOTICED SMOKE COMING OUT OF THE FRONT END. THE CONSUMER PUT THE FLAMES OUT WITH A SODA. *SC |
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