Most Expensive to Repair?

[WRXWagon2112]

Via AutoBlog, Forbes has put together a list of the most expensive luxury and non-luxury cars to repair over a five year period. I can't decide if it's surprising that the Impreza made the list or not...

Buying a luxury car or SUV is the dream of many readers, and while a BMW or Mercedes will buy you some instant street-cred, they'll also cost you an arm and a leg if it ever needs fixing. A repair that may be no big deal for a Chevy Cobalt can cost much more in a luxury vehicle due to high-tech gadgets and more expensive materials. Forbes put together lists of the ten most expensive to repair luxury and non-luxury vehicles over a five year period.

The most costly vehicle to fix overall was the Dodge Viper, which came in at $1,641, and the most expensive luxury vehicle was the Audi A8 at $1,640. On the luxury list, every vehicle came from Europe, with zero entries from Detroit or Japan. The story was much different for the non-luxury vehicles, with heavy-duty trucks and SUVs making up the lion's share of the list. The Subaru Impreza and Mini Cooper were the only imports to make Forbes' dubious top ten. Hit the jump to view the most expensive luxury cars to repair, and click on the link below to view the priciest non-luxury list.

[Source: Forbes]

Forbes top-ten most expensive luxury cars to repair (over five years)

1. Audi A8: $1,640
1. Mercedes-Benz G Class: $1,640
3. Jaguar XK: $1,629
4. Land Rover Range Rover $1,600
5. Mercedes-Benz CL Class: $1,540
6. BMW 7 Series $1,529
7. Audi Q7: $1,400
8. Land Rover LR2/LR3 $1,360
9. BMW M6: $1,300
9. Porsche Cayman: $1,300

--Alan

[Mr Kleen]

Also on our list of the most expensive non-luxury cars to repair are the Hummer H2, at $1,484; Hummer H3, at $1,244; Ford Mustang, at $1,201; Mini Cooper Convertible, at $1,093; Subaru Impreza, at $1,006; and GMC Yukon and Chrysler Pacifica, at $970 each.

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[complacent]

Ouch!

[chicken n waffles]

On the bright side, repair costs are a mere ripple when compared with the total cost of ownership, which includes maintenance, fuel, depreciation, insurance and interest, says Wurster. "In most of these vehicles, the cost is 3% or less than the five-year total cost of ownership."

not to mention that warranties aren't taken into account, and many impreza owners do the majority of the work on their cars themselves (although with the 08s i imagine that fewer owners will, due to the car targeting a larger mainstream audience and pissing off the older model enthusiasts).

[GaToR]

Vincentric looks at the cost of zero-deductible, bumper-to-bumper extended-warranty claims to calculate the average cost owners can expect to pay for repairs

And only during months with 4 Thursdays...

Sounds like a slightly limited outlook on the Big Picture to me.