Ownership Cost for 2000 Volvo XC70 AWD
Estimated: $35925 over the next 5 years
| Year 1 | Year 2 | Year 3 | Year 4 | Year 5 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Depreciation | $1072 | $514 | $450 | $407 | $364 | $2807 |
| Insurance | $1451 | $1502 | $1554 | $1609 | $1665 | $7781 |
| Fuel | $1814 | $1868 | $1934 | $2011 | $2102 | $9729 |
| Maintenance | $2763 | $2038 | $967 | $586 | $2291 | $8645 |
| Repairs | $977 | $1138 | $1298 | $1417 | $1627 | $6457 |
| Taxes & Fees | $341 | $341 | $341 | $341 | $341 | $505 |
| Total Ownership Costs | $8418 | $7100 | $6252 | $6062 | $8093 | $35925 |
| Model year | COMPONENT | Complaint |
| 1998 | EXTERIOR LIGHTING:TURN SIGNAL | LEFT TURN INDICATOR BEGAN FLASHING QUICKLY, INDICATING A POSSIBLE BULB FAILURE. AFTER REMOVING THE BULB, FOUND SEVERE BLACK CHARRING SURROUNDING THE CONTACT AREA. AFTER CLEANING, THE BULB STOPPED FLASHING. |
| 2000 | VEHICLE SPEED CONTROL | MY 2000 V70 VOLVO'S ETS SYSTEM BROKE DOWN THIS SUMMER, HAVING BEEN ON THE ROAD FOR APPROX. 5 HRS. I WAS TRAVELING HOME ON 95 FROM NY, & I WAS ON THE DC BELTWAY (495) WHEN THE INCIDENT OCCURRED. I WAS IN THE CENTER LANE, GOING WITH THE PACE OF TRAFFIC (OR A LITTLE SLOWER - I HAD MY 23-MONTH-OLD SON IN THE CAR WITH ME), WHEN THE CAR STARTED BUCKLING A LITTLE BIT. ABOUT .10 MILE LATER, THE CRUISE CONTROL WOULDN'T WORK, & I COULD NO LONGER ACCELERATE. I WAS QUICKLY DECELERATING FROM 60+ MPH DOWN TO 20. THE SHOULDERS WERE NOT AVAILABLE TO ME AS THERE WAS CONSTRUCTION ON THE SIDES, BUT I WAS FORTUNATE ENOUGH THAT THE CAR WOULD JUST GO FAST ENOUGH & TRAFFIC WAS JUST LIGHT ENOUGH THAT I COULD MOVE TO THE CLOSEST EXIT - ABOUT A .5 MILES FROM THE BREAKDOWN. MY CAR ONLY HAS 75K MILES - NEARLY BRAND NEW FOR A VOLVO - SO YOU CAN IMAGINE MY SHOCK WHEN I FOUND MYSELF BROKEN DOWN IN THE MIDDLE OF DC WITH A 5-YEAR-OLD CAR. A 107-MILE TOW BACK TO RICHMOND ($300), PLUS THE $1000 FOR THE FIX WHICH INCLUDED THE HEAVILY RECOMMENDED COMPUTER UPGRADE, & I AM STILL LEARY OF THE CAR'S FUTURE PERFORMANCE. (APPARENTLY THE DEALER KNOWS THAT THIS PROBLEM CAN HAPPEN AGAIN IF YOU DON'T UPGRADE THE COMPUTER SYSTEM). THIS SITUATION TURNED OUT TO BE A RELATIVELY SAFE ONE FOR MY FAMILY, BUT IT COULD HAVE EASILY TURNED DISASTROUS - IF NOT DEADLY. I COULD HAVE EASILY BEEN REAR-ENDED BY A FAST-MOVING VEHICLE ON THE BELTWAY SINCE SHOULDERS OF THE ROAD WERE NOT AN OPTION. CARS WERE WHIZZING PAST ME AT 70 MPH - I CANNOT BEAR TO IMAGINE WHAT WOULD HAVE HAPPENED IF IMPACTED AT SUCH HIGH SPEEDS - ESPECIALLY WITH MY SON IN THE CAR. THIS ETS PROBLEM NEEDS TO BE ADDRESSED IMMEDIATELY - ESPECIALLY SINCE SO MANY PARENTS BOUGHT VOLVOS TO TRANSPORT THEIR PRECIOUS BABIES BASED ON THEIR REPUTATION OF SAFETY. ALSO: THE CAR HAD NOT HAD ITS 60K SERVICE AT THE TIME OF THE INCIDENT (COMPLETED MID- AUGUST, AS WELL AS THE 75K SERVICE). WE ARE THE 3RD OWNER OF THE CAR. WE BOUGHT AT AUCTION IN PA. *JB |
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