Ownership Cost for 2011 Volkswagen Golf 2.5L
Estimated: $38586 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2389 | $1147 | $1003 | $908 | $812 | $6259 |
| Insurance | $1769 | $1831 | $1895 | $1961 | $2030 | $9486 |
| Fuel | $1444 | $1488 | $1540 | $1601 | $1674 | $7747 |
| Maintenance | $2456 | $1601 | $991 | $941 | $2150 | $8139 |
| Repairs | $861 | $1032 | $1174 | $1295 | $1494 | $5856 |
| Taxes & Fees | $743 | $743 | $743 | $743 | $743 | $1101 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9662 | $7182 | $6711 | $6776 | $8256 | $38586 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2000 | AIR BAGS:FRONTAL:DRIVER SIDE INFLATOR MODULE | AIR BAG LIGHT CAME ON SO I TOOK THE CAR IN FOR SERVICE AT 38247 MILES. THE NOTES ON THE VOLKSWAGEN SERVICE INVOICE STATED: "TESTED MODULE RESPONSE AND WIRING. ALL OK PERFORMED GUIDED FAULT FINDING. DETERMINED THAT THE AIRBAG IN THE DRIVERS SEAT NEEDED TO BE REPLACED. ESTIMATE $443.43". I ASKED THEM TO EXPLAIN WHY THE AIRBAG HAD TO BE REPLACED. RESPONSE: "A WIRE GOT TO HOT AND FRIED A COMPONENT IN THE AIR BAG." THEN I ASKED HOW A "HOT WIRE" WAS NOT A MANUFACTURE DEFECT AND WHY IT WASN'T COVERED BY THE WARRANTY. RESPONSE: "IT JUST ISN'T COVERED AND IT'S NOT OUR FAULT". THE END RESULT WAS THEY DIDN'T WANT TO FIX THE PROBLEM WITH OUT CHARGING ME THE FULL PRICE, THE BEST THEY COULD DO WAS CHARGE ME HALF PRICE ON THE LABOR TO FIND THE PROBLEM. *JB |
| 2011 | FUEL/PROPULSION SYSTEM | VEHICLE ENGINE STOPPED WHILE VEHICLE WAS STOPPED. WOULD NOT RESTART. TOWED TO DEALER. DEALER SERVICE REPORTED RUST IN FUEL CANISTER. CLAIMS CAUSE OF FAILURE WAS BAD FUELED. $7200 IN PARTS AND LABOR. BASED ON SEVERAL BLOGS, I SUSPECT HPFP FAILURE WAS PART MALFUNCTION BUT VW DOES NOT ADMIT TO THIS. *TR |
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