Ownership Cost for 2008 Volkswagen GTI PZEV
Estimated: $40181 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2370 | $1137 | $995 | $900 | $806 | $6208 |
| Insurance | $1675 | $1734 | $1794 | $1857 | $1922 | $8982 |
| Fuel | $1560 | $1607 | $1663 | $1730 | $1807 | $8367 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1897 | $1089 | $1040 | $2291 | $9080 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $734 | $734 | $734 | $734 | $734 | $1086 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $10078 | $7596 | $6945 | $7012 | $8548 | $40181 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2008 | POWER TRAIN:AUTOMATIC TRANSMISSION | WITH ABOUT 4,000 MILES ON MY CAR I WAS PARKED ON A HILL GOING UPWARDS, I TURNED THE CAR ON ONLY TO FIND THAT IT WOULD GO INTO D, BUT NOT ENGAGE IN DRIVE AND I WOULD JUST DRIFT BACKWARDS. THEN I NOTICED "PRNDS" WAS FLASHING WHERE THE GEARS USUALLY ARE LOCATED ON THE MFD. I SHUT THE CAR OF AND TURNED IT BACK ON, EVERYTHING WORKED OUT FINE. THIS HAS OCCURRED ONE OTHER TIME, SAME EXACT SCENARIO, AT 15,000 MILES. ALSO, WHEN STARTING OUT OR SLOWING DOWN, NO MATTER WHAT GEAR I'M IN, MY CAR WILL SHUTTER VERY ROUGHLY. I TOOK A FEW PEOPLE FOR A RIDE, THEIR REACTION WAS "WHAT ARE YOU DOING?: AND "IS THAT NORMAL?" NOW I HAVE HAD MY CAR AT THE DEALERSHIP TWICE ABOUT THIS, AND ALL THEY TELL ME IS THAT IT'S "NORMAL FOR THE DSG" AND I DON'T NEED TO WORRY. *TR |
| 2008 | POWER TRAIN | MY 08 GTI HAS VERY STRANGE ACTIONS WHEN I AM DRIVING MY AUTOMATIC DSG TRANSMISSION. IT WILL EITHER LURCH FORWARD OR SLAM INTO GEARS. AT TIMES IT FEEL LIKE IT STALLS AS THE CAR SHAKES VIOLENTLY. I KNOW PEOPLE THAT HAVE CHANGED THEIR MECHATRONI UNITS AND FOUND IT'S JUST A CPU PROBLEM BUT WHEN I TAKE THIS TO THE DEALER THERE IS ISSUES WITH THEM STATING THEY CAN'T DUPLICATE THE PROBLEM. MY CAR HAS CAUSED ME TO GET INTO AN ACCIDENT IN WHICH SOMEBODY REAR ENDED ME BECAUSE MY CAR SLAMMED INTO 1ST GEAR AS I BRAKED. THIS SCARES ME VERY MUCH WHEN THE VEHICLES GEAR DOESN'T SEEM TO ALWAYS BE IN THE PROPER GEAR. *TR |
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