Ownership Cost for 2006 Subaru Forester (2.5 X L.L.Bean Edition)
Estimated: $40288 over the next 5 years
Year 1
Year 2
Year 3
Year 4
Year 5
Total
Depreciation
$2288
$1098
$961
$869
$778
$5994
Insurance
$1610
$1666
$1724
$1785
$1847
$8632
Fuel
$1660
$1709
$1769
$1840
$1923
$8901
Maintenance
$2763
$2040
$1125
$1060
$2291
$9279
Repairs
$977
$1138
$1298
$1417
$1627
$6457
Taxes & Fees
$693
$693
$693
$693
$693
$1027
Total Ownership Costs
$9990
$7730
$6977
$7035
$8556
$40288
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Air Bag Loc Side: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger)
Body Class: Sport Utility Vehicle (SUV)/Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV)
Displacement CC: 2500
Displacement CI: 152.559360236
Displacement L: 2.500000
Drive Type: AWD/All Wheel Drive
Make: SUBARU
Manufacturer: FUJI HEAVY INDUSTRIES U.S.A., INC. (C/O SUBARU OF AMERICA)
Manufacturer Id: 1075
Model: Forester
Model Year: 2006
Plant Company Name: FHI
Plant Country: Japan
Seat Belts All: Manual
Transmission Speeds: 4
Transmission Style: Automatic
Trim: L.L.Bean
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
2002
POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION
ON THE GREEN TRAFFIC SIGNAL I ACCELERATED AND THE CAR SURGED INTO THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF ME. I JAMMED MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND THREW THE SHIFT INTO PARK WHEN THE CAR STOPPED, THEN WITH MY FOOT ON THE BRAKE AND SHIFT IN PARK, THE CAR SURGED IN REVERSE HITTING THE CAR BEHIND ME. I PREVIOUSLY EXPERIENCED SURGING TWICE BEFORE THIS. MY 2002 SUBARU FORRESTER WAS RECALLED FOR THE PARKING ROD REPLACEDMENT IN APRIL 2003.*AK
2006
EXTERIOR LIGHTING:HEADLIGHTS
2006 FORESTER LOW BEAM HEADLIGHTS FAILED TO PROVIDE SUFFICIENT LIGHT FOR SAFE TRAVEL. *TS ***TRANSFERRED TO NVS220**** THE HEAD LIGHT UNIT HAS A GROOVED, STRAIGHT-LINE DESIGNED AT THE TOP OF THE GLASS AREA THAT APPARENTLY CAUSES THE ROOM DARKENING EFFECT IN FRONT OF THE VEHICLE. *JB