Ownership Cost for 2007 Volkswagen Rabbit PZEV
Estimated: $36662 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1777 | $853 | $746 | $675 | $604 | $4655 |
| Insurance | $1566 | $1621 | $1677 | $1736 | $1797 | $8397 |
| Fuel | $1500 | $1545 | $1599 | $1663 | $1738 | $8045 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1718 | $938 | $677 | $2291 | $8387 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $486 | $486 | $486 | $486 | $486 | $720 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9069 | $6931 | $6329 | $6214 | $8120 | $36662 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 2007 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | I BOUGHT A USED 2007 VOLKSWAGEN RABBIT WITH 22,500 KM JAN. 10, 2009. I DROVE THE VEHICLE FAIRLY STEADILY IN THE CITY AND ON THE FREEWAY THE WEEK AFTER THE PURCHASE . WHILE ON THE FREEWAY I DID NOTICE A SUBSTANTIAL ACCELERATION ON ONE OCCASION WHEN I PASSED ALTHOUGH I DID NOT ACCELERATE VERY MUCH, HOWEVER I THOUGHT I MIGHT HAVE ENGAGED PASSING ACCELERATION. THEN A FEW DAYS LATER ON JAN. 17, 2009 A WEEK LATER, I WAS IN QUITE A FRIGHTENING ACCIDENT THAT RESULTED IN CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE. THANKFULLY NO ONE WAS INJURED. I HAD GONE TO A SMALL SHOPPING MALL THAT HAD PARKING IN FRONT OF THE SHOPS. I PULLED INTO A STALL IN FRONT OF ONE OF THE SHOPS AND WAS GENTLY ACCELERATING TO PULL UP TO THE STALL CURB WHEN THE CAR ACCELERATED OUT OF CONTROL INTO THE SHOP DAMAGING THE BUILDING AND THE CAR. THE WHOLE THING HAPPENED SO QUICKLY, I COULDN'T EVEN REACT TO PUT ON THE BRAKES. HAD PEOPLE BEEN WALKING IN FRONT OF THE CAR, THEY WOULD HAVE BEEN KILLED. I AM NOT AN AGGRESSIVE DRIVER AND I HAVE NOT HAD AN ACCIDENT IN 25 YEARS. I WAS IN A STATE OF SHOCK. DUE TO THE SERIOUSNESS OF WHAT HAPPENED, I THOUGHT YOU SHOULD KNOW IN THE EVENT OTHERS START TO HAPPEN. RIGHT NOW I AM IN THE PROCESS OF GETTING THE VEHICLE REPAIRED AND TRY TO DETERMINE WHAT HAPPENED. *TR |
| 2007 | ELECTRICAL SYSTEM | THIS PAST WEEKEND I ARRIVED HOME LATE SATURDAY NIGHT/EARLY SUNDAY MORNING TO MY LOCAL, WELL-LIT TRAIN STATION THAT I USE REGULARLY. I LOCKED MY CAR (AS I ALWAYS DO) USING THE REMOTE AND MADE SURE THAT MY CAR BEEPED BEFORE I BOARDED THE TRAIN. I ARRIVED HOME 9 HOURS LATER BY MYSELF (I'M A PETITE 29 YR. FEMALE) AND AS I GOT TO MY CAR (WHICH HAD CONDENSATION ON THE WINDOWS) I PRESSED THE UNLOCK ON THE REMOTE AND OPENED THE DOOR ONLY TO FIND A MAN SITTING INSIDE MY DRIVER'S SEAT. I QUICKLY SHUT THE DOOR BUT THE MAN IMMEDIATELY GOT OUT AND APPROACHED ME. В I WAS TRAPPED IN THE PARKING LOT WITH THIS MAN FOR 15 MINUTES BY MYSELF AT 1AM. В I AM JUST SHOCKED AS TO HOW HE GOT INTO MY VEHICLE. I PAID THOUSANDS OF DOLLARS FOR THIS VEHICLE TO KEEP ME SAFE AND IN THIS ECONOMY I EXPECT THAT THE MONEY I INVESTED IN THIS CAR WOULD DO JUST THAT. I FINALLY CONVINCED THIS MAN TO LET ME GO BUT THE FACT OF THE MATTER IS THAT HE RUMMAGED THROUGH MY ENTIRE CAR LOOKING FOR VALUABLES (LUCKILY NOTHING WAS IN PLAIN SIGHT). В MY PERSONAL SPACE HAS BEEN VIOLATED AND I LIVE IN FEAR SINCE THIS INCIDENT. В WALKING UP TO MY CAR HAS BEEN DIFFICULT AS I JUST PICTURE HIS FACE WHEN I OPEN THE DOOR. В I TOOK MY CAR TO THE DEALERSHIP TODAY AND IT APPEARS THAT THE LOCKING MECHANISM ON MY DRIVER'S SIDE DOOR IS FAULTY. I SHOULD NOT BE RESPONSIBLE FOR THIS COST AND THE MANUFACTURER SHOULD ISSUE A RECALL FOR THE DOOR LOCKS. I AM LUCKY TO BE TELLING YOU THIS STORY BUT I NEED A RESOLUTION. IF NOTHING IS DONE, WHO ELSE WILL FALL VICTIM TO THIS DEFECT? *TR |
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