Ownership Cost for 1988 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme SL Coupe
Estimated: $42976 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2461
$1181
$1034
$935
$837
$6448
Insurance
$1451
$1502
$1554
$1609
$1665
$7781
Fuel
$1814
$1868
$1934
$2011
$2102
$9729
Maintenance
$2763
$2912
$1594
$1845
$2291
$11405
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$780
$780
$780
$780
$780
$1156
Total Ownership Costs
$10246
$8691
$7526
$7890
$8623
$42976
Body Class: Coupe
Displacement CC: 5000
Displacement CI: 305.1187204736
Displacement L: 5
Doors: 2
Engine Configuration: V-Shaped
Engine Cylinders: 8
Engine Manufacturer: BOCL
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: OLDSMOBILE
Manufacturer: GENERAL MOTORS LLC
Manufacturer Id: 984
Model: Cutlass Supreme
Model Year: 1988
Plant City: Pontiac
Plant Company Name: Pontiac
Plant Country: United States (USA)
Plant State: Michigan
Seat Belts All: Manual
Trim: Classic Brougham
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1989
STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS
WHILE ACCELERATING FOM A STOP, BOTH FRONT CRADLE BOLTS SEPERATED FROM THE CHASSIS. CRADLE ASSEMBLY DROPPED ABOUT EIGHT INCHES. STEERING BECAME VERY DIFFICULT. WAS ABLE TO DRIVE TO DEALER. REPAIRS WERE MADE AT OWNER'S EXPENSE. AFTER DRIVING APPROXIMATELY FIVE MILES, ENGINE COULD NOT BE RE-STARTED UNLESS JUMPED. ALL ELECTRICAL SYSTEMS "DEAD". OWNER SUSPECTS DAMAGED OR BROKEN WIRING (I.E. GROUND WIRE) AS A RESULT OF EITHER THE INCIDENT OR THE REPAIR. REPAIRS FOR THIS CONDITION HAVE NOT BEEN MADE AS OF THIS DATE .
1988
STRUCTURE:BODY:DOOR
I HAVE A 1988 OLDSMOBILE CUTLASS SUPREME. WHICH IS HAVING A FAILURE OF THE EXTERIOR DOOR HANDLES. THIS IS AN ONGOING ISSUE. I HAVE CONTACTED GM ABOUT THIS AND THEY STATE THAT DUE TO VEHICLE AGE IT IS NOT THEIR RESPONSIBILITY. YET I FOUND ON A GM WEBSITE FOR REPLACEMENT PARTS THIS INFORMATION. "THE HANDLE CASTINGS BREAK, FAIL, FATIGUE AND STRETCH - NO CURE OR FIX EXCEPT TO REPLACE IT WITH A NEW ASSEMBLY. IT IS THE CASTING (NOT THE HANDLE) THAT IS THE REAL PROBLEM - THAT'S WHY YOU WON'T FIND USED ONES, THEY ARE ALL BROKE! " THIS AFFECTS ALL 1987-1996 GRAND PRIX'S, BERETTA'S AND CUTLASS SUPREME'S. SEEMS LIKE THAT COULD BE MILLIONS OF VEHICLES AND YET THEY HAVE NO RESPONSIBILITY. 1996 WAS NOT THAT LONG AGO. THEY EVEN KNOW THE CAUSE OF THE PROBLEM AND DO NOTHING. SEEMS LIKE A SCAM TO CHEAT THE AMERICAN PEOPLE OUT OF THEIR HARD EARNED MONEY AS THEY COST $136 + TAX UNINSTALLED. IF THEY INSTALL IT IS $204+ TAX. TAKE THAT $204 TIMES MILLIONS OF CARS AND BAM SEVERAL MILLIONS DOLLARS ARE ROLLING IN. WHAT GOOD IS THE CAR IF YOU CAN NOT OPEN THE DOORS AND NEARLY EVERYONE OF THESE MODELS HAS AT LEAST ONE BROKEN HANDLE. I AM UNABLE TO LEAVE THE WINDOWS DOWN TO OPEN THE DOOR FROM THE INSIDE DUE TO WEATHER. THIS IS SOMETHING I THINK THE DEALERS SHOULD HAVE TO FIX. *PH