Ownership Cost for 2005 Saab 9-3 Linear
Estimated: $34663 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1348 | $647 | $566 | $512 | $458 | $3531 |
| Insurance | $1466 | $1518 | $1571 | $1626 | $1683 | $7864 |
| Fuel | $1500 | $1545 | $1599 | $1663 | $1738 | $8045 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1734 | $890 | $519 | $2291 | $8197 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $384 | $384 | $384 | $384 | $384 | $570 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8438 | $6626 | $5980 | $5772 | $7847 | $34663 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2003 | SEAT BELTS | MY SAAB HAS HAD A LITANY OF PROBLEMS SINCE I HAVE OWNED THE CAR. IT ALL STARTED WITH LITTLE ITEMS. IGNITION WOULDN'T START THE CAR. HEAD LIGHTS BURNT OUT. DASH PEELING, DOOR HANDLES DISCOLORING, EMERGENCY BRAKE GETTING STUCK AND BEING ABLE TO OPERATE MY CAR. ENGINE WARNING LIGHT BECAUSE MY GAS CAP WASN'T ON CORRECT. STEERING WHEEL LOCKING WHILE I WAS DRIVING. WHEEL LOCK LIGHT REMAINING ON WHILE I WAS DRIVING. BRAKES REPLACED DUE TO FACTORY RETRO FIT. SEAT BELTS BEING RECALLED. COMPUTER CONSTANTLY NEEDING TO BE REPLACED SO THE CAR WOULD FUNCTION. ELECTRONIC KEY FAILING SO I COULDN'T START MY CAR. MY CAR IS A 5 SPEED AND THE SHIFTER HANDLE HAS AN CONTINUES TO COME OFF IN MY HAND. A MINIMUM OF 3 FUSES NEEDING TO BE REPLACED. THE DASH BOARD GOES BLANK AT TIMES SHOWING NO FUNCTIONS OF THE CAR. WINDOW WOULDN'T GO UP OR DOWN AND REQUIRED THE REGULATOR TO BE REPLACED. ERRACTIC IDLE. SERVICE ENGINE LIGHT COMES ON BUT, DEALER DOESN'T KNOW WHY. BRAKES NEEDED TO BE REPLACED AT 30,000 MILES AND ROTORS TOO. |
| 2005 | SUSPENSION:FRONT | MY 2005 SAAB 93 44,500 MILES. WHILE DRIVING TO WORK ON A SIX LANE DIVIDED HIGHWAY (I495) IN THE RIGHT TRAVEL LANE THE RIGHT FRONT COIL SPRING BROKE AND SHRED THE TIRE CAUSING A BLOW OUT. THE DRIVER HAD NEVER BEFORE EXPERIENCED A TIRE BLOW OUT AND WAS STARTLED AND JERKED THE STEERING WHEEL TO THE LEFT IN A MOMENT OF PANIC AND THE CAR BEGAN TO SLIDE SIDEWAYS WHILE SCRUBBING OFF SPEED. THE CAR REMAINED MOSTLY IN THE RIGHT TRAVEL LANE. THERE WASN'T MUCH TRAFFIC ON THE ROAD AT 5AM AND THE CAR DID NOT HIT ANY OTHER VEHICLES OR OBJECTS. THE DRIVER REGAINED CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND PULLED OFF THE RIGHT SHOULDER OF THE ROAD AND GOT OUT OF THE VEHICLE TO EXAMINE THE DAMAGE. THE RIGHT FRONT TIRE WAS FLAT SO THE DRIVER JACKED THE CAR UP AND REMOVED THE TIRE. IMMEDIATELY APPARENT WAS THE BROKEN COIL SPRING. THE DRIVER DID NOT WANT TO SPEND THE MONEY FOR A TOW TRUCK. INSTEAD, THE DRIVER DECIDED TO INSTALL THE TEMPORARY SPACE SAVER SPARE TIRE AND LIMP THE CAR HOME BY DRIVING ON THE SHOULDER FOR ABOUT 10 MINUTES AT 30MPH WITH THE HAZARD WARNING LIGHTS FLASHING. THE CAR WAS PARKED IN THE DRIVEWAY AND ANOTHER VEHICLE WAS DRIVEN TO WORK. LATER A MECHANIC WAS HIRED TO REPAIR THE VEHICLE WHERE IT WAS PARKED IN THE OWNER'S DRIVEWAY. BOTH FRONT COIL SPRINGS AND THE DAMAGED TIRE WERE REPLACED AT A TOTAL COST OF APPROXIMATELY $600. |
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