Ownership Cost for 1985 Toyota Corolla (Sport Gt-S)
Estimated: $26915 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 | $2229 | $2295 | $2376 | $2471 | $2582 | $11953 |
| Maintenance | $730 | $253 | $137 | $225 | $1356 | $2701 |
| Repairs | $91 | $323 | $353 | $487 | $612 | $1866 |
| Taxes & Fees | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $36 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $5509 | $4849 | $4837 | $5168 | $6553 | $26915 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2010 | STEERING | HIGH SPEED STEERING IS VERY SENSITIVE. MAKING IT VERY DIFFICULT TO DRIVE ON THE HIGHWAY AT 60 MPH. OVERSTEERING IS COMMON. THE CAR CHANGES LANES WITH JUST 1/2" OF MOVEMENT ON THE STEERING WHEEL. *TR |
| 1985 | OTHER | ON MAY 23, 2003, I STOPPED AT VILLAGE SEVEN AMOCO, MY USUAL PLACE FOR CHECK UPS FOR MY VEHICLE. THE TEMPERATURE WAS RISING SLOWLY. I WAS TOLD THAT I WAS VERY LUCKY I STOPPED BECAUSE HAD I PROCEEDED FOR ANOTHER FEW MILES THE HEAD GASKET WOULD HAVE BLOWN. THEY INSTALLED A NEW THERMOSTADT, THE FIRST ONE I HAD EVER RECEIVED. THE FOLLOWING WEDNESDAY, MAY 28 WHEN I BACKED OUT OF MY DRIVEPLACE THERE WAS A PUFF OF WHITE SMOKE; FRIGHTENED I ONCE AGAIN WENT TO VILLAGE SEVEN AMOCO TO REPORT WHAT I HAD SEEN. JERRY CASH, SERVICE MANAGER, SAID THEY WILL HAVE TO LET THE CAR COOL OFF BEFORE CHECKING IT OUT. THE CAR SAT FOR ALMOST THREE HOURS BEFORE I WAS TOLD MY HEAD GASKET HAD BLOWN, COST ESTIMATED AT $1600.00; I WAS OFFERED $50.00 FOR MY CAR. REFUSING TO HAVE ANYTHING DONE TO MY VEHICLE I LEFT. THERE WERE NOT ANY SIGNS OF ANY PROBLEMS AS I DROVE HOME. AFTER CAREFUL CONSIDERATION AND OPINIONS I MADE AN APPOINTMENT WITH ANOTHER SERVICE STATION FOR A 'SECOND OPINION.' ON MAY 30TH I WAS TOLD BY CRAIG AT CRAIG'S AUTOMOTIVE REPAIR SERVICE THAT THERE WERE ABSOLUTELY NO PROBLEMS WITH MY CAR, NO PROBLEMS WITH THE HEAD GASKET. I HAVE BEEN IN TOUCH WITH THE BBB OF COLORADO SPRINGS, HAD MY COMPLAINT CONSIDERED AND WAS TOLD IN A FORM LETTER, DATED JUNE 6, 2003, "... YOUR COMPLAINT WAS CONSIDERED A LETTER OF EXPERIENCE RATHER THAN A COMPLAINT DUE TO THE FACT THAT THIS IS A CIVIL ISSUE AND THE BBB IS NOT A LEGAL OR ENFORCEMENT AGENCY. ...". |
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