Ownership Cost for 2011 Volkswagen CC Lux
Estimated: $42710 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2877 | $1381 | $1208 | $1093 | $978 | $7537 |
| Insurance | $1826 | $1890 | $1956 | $2024 | $2095 | $9791 |
| Fuel | $1625 | $1674 | $1732 | $1802 | $1883 | $8716 |
| Maintenance | $2620 | $1789 | $1117 | $1219 | $2225 | $8970 |
| Repairs | $932 | $1097 | $1250 | $1370 | $1576 | $6225 |
| Taxes & Fees | $993 | $993 | $993 | $993 | $993 | $1470 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10873 | $7943 | $7408 | $7600 | $8886 | $42710 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2010 | FUEL SYSTEM, GASOLINE | I HAVE OWNED A 1997 VW EUROVAN CAMPER FOR 3 YEARS. IT IS ONLY DRIVEN HALF A DOZEN TIMES A YEAR AND IS GARAGE STORED. TWO YEARS AGO, UPON START UP, I NOTICED THE SMELL OF FUEL (GASOLINE) AND FOUND IT SPRAYING FROM A FUEL FILTER CONNECTION BENEATH THE VEHICLE. I TOOK IT TO A VW DEALER, WHO REPLACED THE CRIMP CONNECTIONS TO THE FILTER. NOW AGAIN LAST MONTH, THE SAME PROBLEM HAS RECURRED. THE LEAK APPEARS TO BE COMING NOT FROM THE CRIMPED FUEL-LINE, BUT FROM SOME SORT OF QUICK-CONNECT TYPE OF FITTING THAT CONNECTS TO THE LOWER FILTER. NOTE THAT THE PROBLEM ONLY SEEMS TO OCCUR UPON START-UP IN THE MORNING, BUT DISAPPEARS SOME TIME LATER, SO THAT WHEN THE VEHICLE IS TAKEN IN TO A DEALER, THERE IS NO LEAK TO BE OBSERVED. FROM LOOKING ON THE INTERNET, I HAVE FOUND THAT 1993 EUROVANS WERE SUBJECT TO A RECALL IN CANADA FOR LEAKING FUEL LINES, BUT NOTHING EVER IN THE US. EVIDENTLY, THE PROBLEM IS STILL ONGOING AS I HAVE READ DOZENS OF COMPLAINTS AND POSTINGS ON THE INTERNET THAT DESCRIBED FUEL LEAKS HERE IN THE US, SOME OF WHICH INDICATE FUEL LEAK-RELATED FIRES HAVE COMPLETELY BURNED EUROVANS TO THE GROUND. I HAVE ALSO READ THAT VW DEALERS ARE DENYING THERE IS EVEN A PROBLEM. *TR |
| 2011 | SERVICE BRAKES | COMPLETE FAILURE OF THE BRAKES. TRIED TO STOP AT 90 DEGREE TURN AND PEDAL WENT WITHIN TWO INCHES OF THE FLOOR. CAR HAD ALMOST NO BRAKES. WENT OFF THE ROAD BUT WAS ABLE TO KEEP IT OUT OF 6 FOOT DITCH. CAR WAS TOWED TO DEALER AND I WAS TOLD THAT A FAILURE IN THE VACUUM PUMP CAUSED THE PROBLEM. THIS FAILURE WAS CAUSED BY A BROKEN PART INSIDE. NO WARNING LIGHTS CAME ON. NO WARNING OF FAILURE WHATSOEVER. VW TREATED IT LIKE IT WAS THE SAME AS A FLAT TIRE. I FELT IT WAS A SAFETY ISSUE AND ASKED TO BE REMOVED FROM THE REMAINDER OF THE LEASE. I WAS TOLD THEY DON'T DO THAT. I TRADED THE CAR FOR ANOTHER VEHICLE AS I FELT THE VW CC WAS COMPLETELY UNSAFE. *TR |
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