Ownership Cost for 2007 Volkswagen New Beetle 2.5
Estimated: $36790 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1860 | $893 | $781 | $707 | $632 | $4873 |
| Insurance | $1577 | $1632 | $1689 | $1748 | $1809 | $8455 |
| Fuel | $1444 | $1488 | $1540 | $1601 | $1674 | $7747 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1754 | $962 | $730 | $2291 | $8500 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $513 | $513 | $513 | $513 | $513 | $759 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9134 | $6963 | $6344 | $6251 | $8100 | $36790 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2002 | SERVICE BRAKES, HYDRAULIC:ANTILOCK | I BOUGHT MY NEW BEETLE BRAND NEW IN AUGUST 2001. THE DAY AFTER I BROUGHT IT HOME (OVER 2 HOURS AWAY), THE CHECK ENGINE LIGHT CAME ON. I CALLED THE DEALER AND THEY SAID IT DIDN'T MEAN ANYTHING UNLESS IT WAS FLASHING SO I THOUGHT NOTHING OF IT. 2 MONTHS LATER MY ABS WENT OUT WHILE I WAS AN HOUR FROM MY HOUSE AND IT HAD TO BE TOWED AND REPLACED. THE WINDOWS CONTINUALLY GO UP AND DOWN BY THEMSELF BUT THE DEALER CAN'T FIX IT. I TOOK MY CAR BACK TO THE DEALER YESTERDAY BECAUSE IT WAS LEAKING BRAKE FLUID AND TOLD THEM AGAIN ABOUT THE CEL LIGHT. THEY THEN TOLD ME I NEEDED TO HAVE THE MASS AIR FLOW SENSOR REPLACE (NEARLY $400) AND THAT IS WHY MY CAR HAS BEEN DOWNSHIFTING BY ITSELF AND LOSING POWER WHILE DRIVING. THIS MAKES ME FEEL UNSAFE TO DRIVE THE CAR THAT I HAD WANTED FOR SO LONG. DT |
| 2007 | VISIBILITY:REARVIEW MIRRORS/DEVICES:EXTERIOR | TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2007 VOLKSWAGEN BEETLE. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 30 MPH THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MADE A LOUD SQUEAKY NOISE WHEN IN ACTIVATION. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER ON FIVE SEPARATE OCCASIONS WHERE THE MECHANIC LUBED THE WINDOW GLASS TRACK INSIDE OF THE DOOR PANEL. IN ADDITION, THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW MECHANISM AND EXTERIOR SIDE VIEW MIRRORS CONTROL MECHANISM MALFUNCTIONED AND WERE REPLACED. THE EXTERIOR PAINT ON THE DRIVER SIDE DOOR EXHIBITED SEVERE CHIPPING. ALSO, THE CONTACT STATED WATER WOULD LEAK INSIDE THE DRIVER SIDE WINDOW DOOR PANEL CAUSING THE WINDOW GLASS TO FOG. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 5. UPDATED 10/27/10. *LJ |
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