Ownership Cost for 2008 Volkswagen Rabbit S
Estimated: $38137 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1999 | $959 | $839 | $760 | $680 | $5237 |
| Insurance | $1623 | $1680 | $1739 | $1800 | $1863 | $8705 |
| Fuel | $1560 | $1607 | $1663 | $1730 | $1807 | $8367 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $1725 | $973 | $785 | $2291 | $8537 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $564 | $564 | $564 | $564 | $564 | $835 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $9486 | $7173 | $6593 | $6543 | $8341 | $38137 |
| 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 |
| 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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