Ownership Cost for 1989 Toyota Celica (Gt-S Sport Coupe)
Estimated: $22579 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
$1560
$1607
$1663
$1730
$1807
$8367
Maintenance
$215
$253
$137
$225
$1119
$1949
Repairs
$91
$323
$353
$487
$612
$1866
Taxes & Fees
$24
$24
$24
$24
$24
$36
Total Ownership Costs
$4326
$4160
$4125
$4427
$5542
$22579
Body Class: Coupe
Displacement CC: 1998
Displacement CI: 121.925440701
Displacement L: 1.998000
Doors: 2
Drive Type: 4x2
Engine Configuration: In-Line
Engine Cylinders: 4
Engine Model: 3S-GELC
Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline
Make: TOYOTA
Manufacturer: TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION
Manufacturer Id: 1057
Model: Celica
Model Year: 1989
Other Engine Info: ELECTRONIC FUEL INJECTION
TRANSVERSE MOUNTED ENGINE
Plant City: Tahara
Plant Company Name: Toyota Motor Corp.
Plant Country: Japan
Seat Belts All: Manual
Series: GT-S
Valve Train Design: Dual Overhead Cam (DOHC)
Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year
COMPONENT
Complaint
1996
VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL:CRUISE CONTROL
THE IDLE CONTROL VALVE IS DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED; IT GETS CLOGGED, MAKING MY CAR STALL REPEATEDLY WHEN IT IS COLD. IT HAS HAD TO BE REPLACED ABOUT ONCE A YEAR. LAST YEAR THEY TOLD ME THE PART HAD BEEN REDESIGNED AND I WOULDN'T HAVE ANY MORE TROUBLE. THIS YEAR THEY ADMITTED IT IS UNFIXABLE (EXCEPT BY REPLACEMENT EACH YEAR). TOYOTA REFUSES TO PROVIDE A LIFETIME WARRANTY FOR THE DEFECTIVELY DESIGNED PART. I THINK THEY SHOULD EITHER COVER THE PART FOR THE LIFE OF THE CAR, OR BUY THE DAMN THING BACK.