Ownership Cost for 2000 Subaru Outback Limited
Estimated: $36506 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1487 | $714 | $625 | $565 | $506 | $3897 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1625 | $1674 | $1732 | $1802 | $1883 | $8716 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2165 | $1053 | $774 | $2291 | $9046 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $412 | $412 | $412 | $412 | $412 | $610 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8715 | $7240 | $6321 | $6205 | $8025 | $36506 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2006 | SUSPENSION | I TOOK MY 2006 SUBARU OUTBACK 2.5 IN FOR ROUTINE SERVICE AND TIRE ROTATION. WAS TOLD THAT MY LEFT OUTER CV BOOT WAS TORN. TOOK THE CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP WHO VERIFIED THE PROBLEM AND WAS GIVEN A PRICE TO REPAIR, WHICH I COULD NOT AFFORD. SINCE THE CAR ONLY HAD APPROX. 55,000 MILES, AND MY EXTENDED WARRANTY HAD JUST LAPSED, I CONTACTED SUBARU AND WAS TOLD THEY WOULD REIMBURSE ME FOR HALF OF THE COST OF THE REPAIRS IF THEY WERE MADE AT A SUBARU AUTHORIZED MECHANIC, I.E. DEALERSHIP. THE COST MY MECHANIC OF CHOICE QUOTED WAS LESS THAN HALF OF THE DEALERSHIP FEE, SO I DECLINED THE OFFER FROM SUBARU. JULY 2012, 60,000 MILES, TOOK CAR IN FOR ROUTINE SERVICING AGAIN AND WAS TOLD THE RIGHT INNER CV BOOT IS TORN AND THE LEFT REAR STRUT IS LEAKING. I CANNOT AFFORD THESE REPAIRS AND HAVE DONE RESEARCH TO FIND OUT THAT CV BOOT TEARS ARE QUITE COMMON IN SUBARU'S. THEY WILL NOT COVER THE COST OF REPAIR OR DO A RECALL EVEN THOUGH SINCE MY EXPERIENCES, I HAVE TALKED TO MANY SUBARU OWNERS WHO HAVE HAD CV BOOT ISSUES. AS IT STANDS NOW, I DO NOT FEEL THE CAR IS SAFE TO DRIVE, SO IT SITS IN THE GARAGE WHILE MY FRIENDS PROVIDE TRANSPORTATION. I PAID MORE THAN $20,000 TO BUY A CAR THAT SITS IN THE GARAGE. *TR |
| 2000 | TIRES | I AM NOT SURE IF I HIT THE CENTER ISLAND AND BOTH TIRES BLEW OR BOTH TIRES BLEW AND I HIT THE CENTER ISLAND. IF I HIT THE CENTER ISLAND AND BOTH TIRES BLEW, THEN THERE IS A PROBLEM SINCE THIS IS AN OFF-THE-ROAD VEHICLE AND THE TIRES SHOULD NOT HAVE SUSTAINED ANY DAMAGE. IF THE TIRES BLEW, AND THEN I HIT THE ISLAND, THEN WE HAVE THE SAME PROBLEM AS THE OTHER FIRESTONE TIRES. EITHER WAY IS NOT GOOD. I LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE TEMPORARILY, BUT WAS ABLE TO BRING IT TO A STOP WITHOUT SUSTAINING ANY BODY DAMAGE. ONLY THE WHEELS WERE DESTROYED ALONG WITH BOTH LEFT SIDE TIRES. I NOTIFIED MY INSURANCE COMPANY, STATE FARM, OF MY SUSPICIONS OF FIRESTONE TIRES AND ALSO THE DEALER. BUT, THIS SIZE WAS NOT INCLUDED ON THE RECALL. I BELIEVE THAT THERE IS SOMETHING WRONG. STATE FARM HAS TAKEN PICTURES OF THE TIRES THROUGH THE BODY SHOP. *AK( DOT NUMBER: TIRE SIZE: P22560697H ) |
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