Ownership Cost for 1994 Mitsubishi 3000GT Base
Estimated: $41472 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2155 | $1034 | $905 | $819 | $733 | $5646 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1857 | $1913 | $1980 | $2059 | $2152 | $9961 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2847 | $1379 | $1415 | $2291 | $10695 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $630 | $630 | $630 | $630 | $630 | $933 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9833 | $8506 | $7207 | $7377 | $8549 | $41472 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1992 | POWER TRAIN:DRIVELINE:DIFFERENTIAL UNIT | HAVING REPAIRED THE TRANSMISSION AND TRANSFER CASE, THE TRANSMISSION OUTPUT SHAFT HAD SHEARED, ALSO SHEARING THE TRANSFER CASE INPUT COUPLING. COST OF REPAIRS, $2,800 TO REBUILD BOTH ITEMS, PLUS RENTAL CAR ($1,000). THE TRANSMISSION HAS BEEN REPLACED TWICE UNDER WARRANTY; ONCE AT 4,069 (NEW UNIT), AND THE OTHER AT 46,122 MILES (REBUILT) DUE TO INTERNAL FAILURES. IN TALKING WITH BOTH MESA MITSUBISHI (MESA, AZ) AND MITSUBISHI CUSTOMER SUPPORT (COSTA MESA, CA) THERE IS NO OR HAS THERE BEEN AN EXCESSIVE FAILURE OF THIS TRANSMISSION. I BEG TO DIFFER WITH THAT. AFTER RESEARCHING THE INTERNET FOR A COUPLE OF WEEKS I KNOW OF AT LEAST 1 DOZEN OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE HAD MULTIPLE TRANSMISSIONS CHANGED. WITH MITSUBISHI ONLY SELLING NEW/REBUILTS AT $5,000 A PIECE AND PARTS FROM GET DRAG VERY HARD TO GET, THEY ARE MAKING PEOPLE PURCHASE A WHOLE UNIT VERSUS PARTS TO REBUILD, ALONG WITH INEFFECTIVE DESIGN AND EARLY FAILURE OF THOSE ITEMS. |
| 1994 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | IN THE NEARLY YEAR I'VE OWNED MY CAR I'VE HAD FOUR PROBLEMS WITH MY TRANNY. AT THE TIME I PURCHASED THE VEHICLE, I COULD NOT AFFORD THE $3000+ THE DEALERSHIP WAS ASKING FOR AN EXTENDED WARRANTY AND NO OTHER EXTENDED WARRANTY COMPANY THAT I'VE CONTACTED OFFERS EXTENDED WARRANTIES ON TWIN TURBO CARS. SO ALL OF THIS, ROUGHLY $8000 IN THE PAST YEAR, HAS COME FROM MY POCKET, WHICH I'M STILL PAYING. IN THE ORIGINAL TRANSMISSION WITH THE CAR, THE SEALS WERE LEAKING ROUGHLY 2 MONTHS AFTER I BOUGHT THE CAR. I BOUGHT REPLACEMENT SEALS AND FIXED THIS, ONLY TO HAVE MY TRANNY LOCK UP THE WHEELS ON ME WHILE DOING ROUGHLY 75 MPH ON THE 241 TOLL ROAD. IT IS ONLY DUE TO LOW TRAFFIC AT THAT TIME THAT NO ONE GOT HURT. I THEN REPLACED THE TRANSMISSION. AND AFTER ABOUT 6 MONTHS, MY WHEELS LOCKED UP AGAIN, AND ON THE 241 LATE AT NIGHT. I HAVE YET TO FIGURE OUT HOW I DIDN'T GET INJURED, AND NOW, THE LATEST PROBLEM IS THAT THIS TRANSMISSION IS LEAKING AS WELL! FOR ORIGINALLY BEING A $45000 SPORTS CAR, WHICH I PURCHASED USED AT $20000, THESE ARE PROBLEMS THAT CERTAINLY AREN'T EXPECTED OR MAKE THE CAR WORTH OWNING.*AK |
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