- VIN: 3VWDC21V6YM80****
- MPG: /
- Year: 2000
Ownership Cost for 2000 Volkswagen Cabrio GLS
Estimated: $34532 over the next 5 years
|
Year 1 |
Year 2 |
Year 3 |
Year 4 |
Year 5 |
Total |
Depreciation |
$1063 |
$510 |
$447 |
$404 |
$362 |
$2786 |
Insurance |
$1451 |
$1502 |
$1554 |
$1609 |
$1665 |
$7781 |
Fuel |
$1560 |
$1607 |
$1663 |
$1730 |
$1807 |
$8367 |
Maintenance |
$2763 |
$2036 |
$966 |
$583 |
$2291 |
$8639 |
Repairs |
$977 |
$1138 |
$1298 |
$1417 |
$1627 |
$6457 |
Taxes & Fees |
$340 |
$340 |
$340 |
$340 |
$340 |
$504 |
Total Ownership Costs |
$8154 |
$6832 |
$5976 |
$5774 |
$7796 |
$34532 |
Air Bag Loc Front: 1st Row (Driver & Passenger) Air Bag Loc Side: Driver Seat Only Body Class: Cabriolet/Convertible Displacement CC: 1984 Displacement CI: 121.071108283 Displacement L: 1.984000 Doors: 2 Engine Cylinders: 4 Engine HP: 115 Engine KW: 85.7555 Engine Manufacturer: Volkswagen Fuel Type Primary: Gasoline Make: VOLKSWAGEN Manufacturer: VOLKSWAGEN GROUP OF AMERICA Manufacturer Id: 1147 Model: Cabrio Model Year: 2000 Other Engine Info: 50-St./Can. LEV emission.
Emissions Certification Test Group: YVWXV02.0227 Other Restraint System Info: Active Seat Belt Plant City: Puebla Plant Country: Mexico Seat Belts All: Manual Series: GLS Vehicle Type: PASSENGER CAR
Model year |
COMPONENT |
Complaint |
1996 |
VISIBILITY:WINDSHIELD |
WINDSHIELD SCRATCHED. |
2000 |
ENGINE AND ENGINE COOLING:ENGINE |
PURCHASED A 2000 VW CABRIO FROM A USED CAR DEALERSHIP IN NEW JERSEY (THAT WAS MY FIRST MISTAKE AS I AM A NEW YORK RESIDENT.) TEST DROVE AND VISUAL INSPECTION APPEARED GREAT. DROVE THE CAR OFF THE LOT AND WITHIN 3 MILES, CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. CHECKED FLUIDS, PROCEEDED WITH OUR TRIP HOME. WITHIN 10 MILES, THE CAR'S MANUAL TRANSMISSION JUMPS OUT OF FIFTH GEAR WHILE GOING 65MPS ON A 4 LANE HIGHWAY. WITH THE DEALERSHIP CLOSED (AND BEING THE CAR WAS SOLD "AS-IS", WE LIMPED HOME. THE 2 HOUR TRIP ENDED UP TAKING NEARLY 3 HOURS. MECHANIC FOUND THE TRANSMISSION HAD BEEN REPLACED BUT NOT REFILLED WITH TRANSMISSION FLUID. BRAND NEW TRANNY INSTALLED ONLY TO FIND THE STARTER WAS ALSO MALFUNCTIONING. MEANWHILE, THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT WAS ON DUE TO A $409.00 SECONDARY AIR PUMP FAILURE. I HADN'T EVEN OWNED THE CAR 2 WEEKS AND HAD ALREADY SPEND OVER $2000 IN REPAIRS. I FINALLY GOT THE CAR BACK FROM MY MECHANIC, DROVE IT FOR ONE DAY, AND NOW WE APPEAR TO HAVE A TIMING BELT ISSUE AND HAVE BEEN ADVISED NOT TO DRIVE THE CAR AS THERE IS A POTENTIAL INTERFERENCE WITH MY PISTONS IF THE TIMING BELT BREAKS WHILE DRIVING. OH, AND TO BOOT, I NEED A NEW SET OF REAR BRAKES. BOTTOM LINE, IF ANYONE EVER DREAMS OF BUYING A CABRIO, DON'T DO IT UNLESS YOU HAVE UNLIMITED FUNDS AND A BACK UP CAR TO DRIVE. THIS CAR SHOULD BE CONSIDERED A HOBBY AND NOT A RELIABLE FORM OF TRANSPORTATION. *TR |
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