Ownership Cost for 1984 Datsun Pickup (Regular Cab 2WD)
Estimated: $27096 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 | $853 | $253 | $137 | $225 | $1413 | $2881 |
| Repairs | $91 | $323 | $353 | $487 | $612 | $1866 |
| Taxes & Fees | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $24 | $36 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $5632 | $4849 | $4837 | $5168 | $6610 | $27096 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1994 | STRUCTURE:FRAME AND MEMBERS | TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 1994 TOYOTA PICKUP. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS UNDERNEATH THE VEHICLE, HE NOTICED THAT THE FRAME CONTAINED EXCESSIVE RUST AND HOLES. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN INDEPENDENT MECHANIC AND WAS REPAIRED FOR THE FAILURE. IN ADDITION, WHEN BRAKING, THE REAR OF THE VEHICLE WOULD SHIMMY. THE CONTACT WAS CONCERNED OF THE SAFETY RISK INVOLVED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 180,000 AND CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 182,000. |
| 1984 | POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY:AXLE SHAFT | CONSUMER STATES OVER TIME, PART OF THE AXLE SHAFT ONTO WHICH THE BEARING IS FITTED BEGINS TO BECOME THINNER, IN THE SAME MANNER THAT A CYLINDRICAL PIECE OF PLSTICENE WOULD BECOME THINNER IF ROLLED BETWEEN THE THUMB AND FOREFINGER, THE BEARING GRADUALLY BECOMES LESS AND LESS TIGHTLY FITTED ONTO THE AXLE SHAFT, THE FIRST SIGNS ARE A CLUNKING NOISE HEARD WHEN TURNING OR GOING OVER BUMPS, THEN SCRAPING NOISES ARE HEARD FROM THE REAR BRAKES DURING TURNS, BOTH AXLE SHAFTS HAVE BEEN REPLACED, IF THE SYMPTOMS ARE IGNORED, THE BEARING BECOMES SO LOOSE THAT IT BEGINS TO ROTATE AROUND THE AXLE SHAFT, CAUSING THE SHAFT TO OVERHEAT AND BREAK WHILE THE VEHICLE IS UNDERWAY. *SLC |
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