Ownership Cost for 1981 Volkswagen Rabbit Pickup Base
Estimated: $27623 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 | $1214 | $253 | $137 | $225 | $1579 | $3408 |
| Repairs | $91 | $323 | $353 | $487 | $612 | $1866 |
| Taxes & Fees | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $36 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $5993 | $4849 | $4837 | $5168 | $6776 | $27623 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1993 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | THE THROTTLE SUDDENLY STUCK IN THE OPEN POSITION WHILE THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DRIVEN. IT NEVER RETURNED TO THE CLOSED POSITION. THE REMAINDER OF THE TRIP WAS UNSAFE BECAUSE THE VEHICLE WAS EXTREMELY DIFFICULT TO CONTROL.*AK |
| 1981 | TIRES | TRUCK VIBRATED AFTER INSTALLATION OF NEW TIRES. HAD BALANCE RE-DONE, BUT STILL VIBRATED. I NOTICED BUBBLING ON THE SIDEWALL AND KNEW THAT THE TIRE WAS DEFECTIVE. TOOK BACK TO SEARS AUTOMOTIVE IN HAYWARD,CA (SOUTHLAND MALL) AND WAS TOLD THERE WAS NO DEFECT AND WOULD NOT REPLACE TIRES. *TR |
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