Ownership Cost for 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse RS
Estimated: $33503 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 | $1592 | $1640 | $1697 | $1765 | $1844 | $8538 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1660 | $787 | $246 | $2291 | $7747 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $272 | $272 | $272 | $272 | $272 | $402 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8039 | $6443 | $5788 | $5435 | $7797 | $33503 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1995 | ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE | CAMSHAFT STARTED MAKING SAME NOISE AT 97,000 MILES AS IT DID AT 47,000 WHEN IT FAILED AT 65 MPH ON THE HWY. ENGINE SHUT DOWN AND ALL POWER WAS LOST. I AM CONCERNED THAT THIS WILL HAPPEN AGAIN IN THE NEAR FUTURE AND IT IS NO LONGER COVERED BY WARRANTY. I BELIVE THAT THE LIFE TIME OF THE PART MAY ONLY BE APROX. 45,000 MILES. THE MECHANIC DESCIBED THE PROBLEM AS THE "CAM SHAFT WAS WALKING". HE ALSO SAID THAT HE HAD SEEN A FEW OTHER CASES.*AK |
| 2003 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:FOG LIGHTS | HI, I BOUGHT MY ECLIPSE IN SEPTEMBER 2003 AND A MONTH LATER ONE OF MY EXTERNAL FOG LIGHTS BROKE WITHOUT ANY REASON, I WENT TO THE DEALER AND TOLD ME THAT MUST BE A ROCK HITTING THE FOG LIGHT AND THAT WAS NOT INCLUDED IN THE NEW CAR WARRANTY, ALSO TOLD ME THE PRICE FOR REPLACEMENT WAS $160.00 WHICH IT SEEMS TO ME A RIDICULOUS PRICE FOR A FOG LIGHT SO I WENT BACK THINKING WAS MY BAD LUCK IT HAPPEN TO ME, NOW HERE I AM A YEAR AND HALF AFTER THE INCIDENT WITH MY FOG LIGHT STILL BROKEN SINCE I HAVE HAD NOT THE MONEY TO REPLACE IT. BUT NOW I AM SEEING A LOT OWNERS WITH THE SAME EXACT PROBLEM THAT MINE AND I THINK THOSE FOG LIGHTS ARE DEFECTIVE AND SHOULD BE REPLACED AT NOT COST TO THE OWNER. *CB |
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