Ownership Cost for 2008 Volkswagen Rabbit S PZEV
Estimated: $38406 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $2048 | $983 | $860 | $778 | $696 | $5365 |
| Insurance | $1630 | $1687 | $1746 | $1807 | $1871 | $8741 |
| Fuel | $1560 | $1607 | $1663 | $1730 | $1807 | $8367 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1748 | $988 | $819 | $2291 | $8609 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $584 | $584 | $584 | $584 | $584 | $864 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9562 | $7229 | $6640 | $6606 | $8368 | $38406 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2007 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | RABBIT ISSUES: 4 MONTHS IN. TO GIVE YOU AN IDEA...WITH 300000 LMS ON THE CAR I WAS STUCK IN INNER CITY TRAFFIC JUST AFTER I PULLED OUT OF MY STREET WHERE I LIVED. IT WAS A WARM DAY IN JANUARY, AND I HAD LET THE CAR WARM UP , BUT WHEN I WAS IN TRAFFIC IT DECIDED TO STALL. I HAD TO WAIT A FEW SECONDS TO GET THE MOTOR TO TURN BACK OVER. THE CAR HAD BEEN SHAKING MORE THEN IT WOULD NORMALLY A FEW MOMENTS BEFORE. THEN, THE OTHER DAY, I STARTED THE CAR, CLEANED THE SNOW OFF, AND THEN DROVE OFF. GETTING OUT OF MY STREET HAD TO CROSS A REALLY BUSY STREET TO MAKE THE TURN, WHEN I WENT TO HIT THE GAS TO GET INTO A FREE SPOT ON THE ROAD THE CAR REVVED REALLY HIGH, BUT THE CAR DIDN'T RESPOND. THE CAR DROVE LIKE I WAS ONLY WANTING IT TO GO 10 MPH , BUT I HAD HIT THE PEDAL TO GET IT TO GO WAY FASTER GIVEN THE BUSY STREET. THE REVVS WERE THERE LIKE THE CAR WAS IN NEUTRAL OR SOMETHING, BUT IT DIDN'T RESPOND. I IMMEDIATELY CHECKED THE AUTOMATIC GEAR BOX TO SEE IF I HAD ACCIDENTALLY BUMPED THE SIFTER INTO NEUTRAL ,BUT I HADN'T IT. I ALMOST GOT KILLED. VERY STRANGE. I WHIPPED THE SWEAT OFF OF MY FOREHEAD AND KEPT DRIVING SLOWLY AND IT WAS OKAY. I EVEN TRIED THE GAS PEDAL AGAIN TO SEE IF IT WOULD NOT RESPOND, BUT IT DID ALMOST LIKE THERE WAS NO FUEL COMING THROUGH, BUT THAT DIDN'T MAKE SENSE BECAUSE THE REVVS WERE THERE. I WILL HAVE IT CHECKED OUT NEXT TIME I GO TO MY DEALER.*AK |
| 2008 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING | I OWN A 2008 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT, 2 DOOR MODEL. THIS VEHICLE HAS AN AUXILIARY POWER PLUG (12V CIGARETTE LIGHTER TYPE) INSIDE THE TRUNK. IN ORDER TO OPERATE THE POWER PLUG, THE IGNITION SWITCH MUST BE IN THE "ON" POSITION (WITH THE CAR ENGINE OFF). I REVERSED INTO A PARKING LOT OPENING THE HATCH AND PROCEEDED TO USE THE AUXILIARY POWER PLUG IN THE TRUNK WITH THE HATCH OPEN (REVERSE LIGHTS ARE IN THE HATCH). ONCE I GOT HOME, I NOTICED THAT BOTH REVERSE LIGHTS HAD MELTED AND WERE DESTROYED, IT WOULD APPEAR HAS IF A FIRE TOOK PLACE INSIDE THE LIGHT HOUSING, ALTHOUGH I CANNOT ATTEST TO THAT SINCE I DID NOT NOTICED WHEN THE LIGHTS MELTED. OBVIOUSLY VOLKSWAGEN HAS CHOSEN A POOR MATERIAL FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE REVERSE TAIL LAMPS. I TOOK THE VEHICLE TO THE DEALERSHIP AND THEY REFUSED TO SEE THIS AS AN ISSUE, I ALSO CONTACTED VW REGIONAL SUPERVISOR AND ALSO THE VW NORTH AMERICA CUSTOMER SERVICE HOTLINE AND THEIR RESPONSE WAS THAT I SHOULD NOT LET THE LIGHTS RUN SO LONG ("?!") I HAD TO PURCHASE BOTH SETS OF LIGHTS AND REPLACE THEM. *TR |
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