Ownership Cost for 1997 Volvo 850 GLT
Estimated: $34677 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $984 | $472 | $413 | $374 | $335 | $2578 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1660 | $1709 | $1769 | $1840 | $1923 | $8901 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2093 | $935 | $473 | $2291 | $8555 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $273 | $273 | $273 | $273 | $273 | $404 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8108 | $6946 | $6009 | $5738 | $7876 | $34677 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1997 | SEATS:FRONT ASSEMBLY:RECLINER | DRIVER SEATBACK FRAME BROKE WHEN ACCELERATING FROM STOP SIGN. SEAT DID NOT ENTIRELY COLLAPSE, BUT SEAT DOES WOBBLE NOW AND MAKES CLUNKING NOISES. DEALER ADVISED $650 PARTS AND LABOR TO CORRECT PROBLEM. VOLVO ADVISES THEY WILL NOT ASSIST SINCE THE CAR IS OUT OF WARRANTY. THIS REPAIR IS BEING PAID FOR BY MY RYAN EXTENDED WARRANTY. I FEEL THIS IS SAFETY HAZARD BECAUSE I BELIEVE THE SEATBEAT COULD HAVE COLLAPSED WITHOUT WARNING AND CAUSED AN ACCIDENT. |
| 1997 | SEAT BELTS | INTEGRATED BOOSTER SEAT BROKE APART AT HINGE LINKING SEAT TO SEAT-BACK (SEAT BELT FUNCTIONED, BUT ONLY TO HOLD THE INTEGRATED BOOSTER SEAT IN PLACE). THE METAL HINGE BROKE INTO 4 PIECES AND COMPLETELY DISENGAGED FROM THE SEAT/BACK. THE SEAT WAS USED BY ONLY ONE CHILD, AND AT 55 LBS WELL BELOW THE WEIGHT LIMIT OF 80 POUNDS. THE INTEGRATED BOOSTER SEAT REMAINED IN THE BOOSTER-SEAT POSITION MOST OF THE TIME AND WAS NOT SUBJECT TO AN UNUSUAL AMOUNT OF OPENING AND CLOSING. THIS SUGGESTS A SERIOUS DESIGN FLAW THAT COULD JEOPARDIZE THE SAFETY AND EVEN THE LIFE OF A CHILD STRAPPED INTO THE INTEGRATED BOOSTER SEAT. IF THE STRUCTURAL INTEGRITY FAILURE WAS NOT NOTICED BY A PARENT AND THE VEHICLE WAS INVOLVED IN A HIGH-IMPACT CRASH, THE SEAT COULD DISENGAGE FROM THE VEHICLE ITSELF, PROPELLING THE CHILD INTO SEATS OR WINDOWS. |
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