Ownership Cost for 2008 Mitsubishi Eclipse Spyder GS
Estimated: $40328 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2228
$1070
$936
$847
$758
$5839
Insurance
$1656
$1713
$1773
$1836
$1900
$8878
Fuel
$1733
$1785
$1848
$1922
$2008
$9296
Maintenance
$2763
$1832
$1045
$944
$2291
$8875
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$664
$664
$664
$664
$664
$984
Total Ownership Costs
$10021
$7614
$6996
$7027
$8670
$40328
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Cabriolet/Convertible
Displacement CC: 2400.0
Displacement CI: 146.45698582735
Displacement L: 2.4
Doors: 2
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: MITSUBISHI
Manufacturer: MITSUBISHI MOTORS NORTH AMERICA
Manufacturer Id: 1054
Model: Eclipse Spyder
Model Year: 2008
Other Engine Info: SOHC MIVEC
Plant City: BLOOMINGTON-NORMAL
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: ILLINOIS
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: LOW
TPMS: Direct
Valve Train Design: Single Overhead Cam (SOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1997
STRUCTURE:BODY
CONVERTIBLE TOP WILL NOT OPEN ALL THE WAY. SUPPORT BRACKET IS BENT AND WILL NOT LET TOP LOWER COMPLETELY INTO HOUSING. THERE IS NO COMPLETE FIX FOR THIS. DEALER SAYS, THIS IS A MANUFACTURE DEFECT, SUPPORT BRACKETS ARE TO THIN FOR THIS TYPE OF TOP.
2008
TIRES
TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2008 MITSUBISHI ECLIPSE SPYDER. THE VEHICLE HAS GOODYEAR EAGLE RS-A TIRES, SIZE P245/45R18. THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED IN AUGUST OF 2007 AND BY DECEMBER OF THE SAME YEAR, THE FRONT DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE RIPPED AT THE SEAM. A FEW MONTHS LATER, THE FRONT PASSENGER SIDE TIRE EXPERIENCED THE SAME FAILURE WHILE DRIVING 30 MPH. IN JULY OF 2008, THE REAR PASSENGER SIDE TIRE RIPPED. ON AUGUST 20, 2008, THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE FAILED IN THE SAME MANNER. THE MANUFACTURER WAS UNABLE TO ASSIST AND ADVISED THE CONTACT TO SPEAK WITH THE TECHNICIAN AT THE PLACE WHERE THE VEHICLE WAS PURCHASED. ALL OF THE TIRES HAVE BEEN REPLACED EXCEPT FOR THE REAR DRIVER'S SIDE TIRE. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 14,583.