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Some frightening numbers |
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| Cost of the car brand new in 1989 | $80,000 |
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Current Trade-In value, if it was considered in "Fair Condition" in May 2002 (according to Kelley Blue Book values) |
$5185 |
| Minimum cost to bring the car to a state of good repair | $9570 |
| Net value of the car (the current repair needs exceed the car's value!) | negative $4385 |
| During my ownership | |
| Number of miles I have put on the car | 39,000 |
| Repair and maintenance costs | $27,237 |
| Number of times the car went into the shop or needed attention | 54 |
| Estimated number of days in the shop | 128 |
| Number of times the cooling system has needed attention | 18 |
| And, from the prior owner of the car | |
| Number of miles put on the car | 73,000 |
| Repair and maintenance costs | $9483 |
| Number of times the car went into the shop or needed attention | 54 |
| Add it together and what do you get? | |
| Number of visits to the shop, that I know of | about 108 times |
| Amount of money spent on repairs and maintenance, so far | $36,720 |
| Estimated amount of time the car has been in the shop for repairs | 7 months! |