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As far as spoilers go, I like the way mine looks. I know it is completely useless, but you can't take a $12,800 car too seriously.
I did consider a Protege, my sister had bought one earlier in the summer and I really like the way the car looks. I just recently drove her's when I "volunteered" to take it and get the oil changed for her -- the seats are way to firm. We looked at the Mazda minivan and that is one of the main reasons we went with the Ford -- my wife liked the zoom-zoom of the Mazda but hated the seats.
Yes, I know my answer is a serious answer to a not so serious post.
not to buy a Neon, but with all the constraints, this is the car I am
seriously considering.
Anyway, nothing wrong was found in the $40 Goodyear buyer's check. The
guy at the garage mentioned that the dealer has detailed the engine, so
they wouldn't be able to tell whether there had been anything wrong (ie
gasget) in the past. He said the tire pressure was 'funny', because they
are 'perfectly' right. The dealer must be an extremly careful man. The
car runs good in 3 speed automatics trans (very smooth). However, when I
accelorate it really hard (which means push the padel to the end for a good 5
seconds from 60mph) on the highway, my wife (driving another car behind)
noticed a light 'gray' smoke came out of the exhaustion pipe. At more
than 60mph, the smoke was gone in a second, can did not came out again.
After a half hour drive, the pipe is dry and there's no residuals.
Could this be a 'sign' of problem? If so, what kind of problem could it be?
Please help, thanks.
Be concerned if you see bluish exhaust (burning oil) or lots of whitish/light grey exhaust on a warmed up car on a mild or warm day (blown head gasket).
That said, the prev generation Neon has had its fair share of head gasket problems, but I believe it usually resulted in actual engine oil leakage rather than coolant mixing in with the oil. Then again, I could be wrong.
This definitely adds excitement to our Neon line up. The SRT will feature a 2.4L turbo engine with 225HP with a manual transmission and a top speed of 150mph. We plan on building 5,000 units per year. The SRT build definitely adds process and build complexity, as 193 unique parts will be required. The SRT will come in four exterior colors of Red, Solar Yellow, Black and Bright Silver. It will also feature 17" tires and race style pedal pads.
Now you know why i get mad when people bash Hyundai. ALl makes have some cars that have problems! Nuff said.
Looks promising, but it is a very competitive market segment.
http://www.allpar.com/neon/neon-srt-4.html
Chrysler Group, trying to capitalize on the renewed popularity of compact race cars, or so-called pocket rockets, is introducing the 2003 Dodge SRT-4, a souped-up version of the automaker's Neon. The SRT-4 comes equipped with Viper-style racing seats, 17-inch aluminum performance wheels and performance gauges.
SRT-4 is the second-quickest car in the Dodge lineup, accelerating from 0-60 miles per hour in 5.9 seconds, trailing only the Dodge Viper SRT-10.
It has a 2.4-liter, turbocharged, 205-horsepower engine. Appropriately, "SRT" is an acronym for street, road and track.
The car is priced at $19,995.
John
Greg
I don't see how you can think that is a horrible reliability record. The bad thing about the Internet is people can claim anything, I take it all with a grain of salt.
I cannot think of a single person I personally know that has that many miles on their car. My friend has a 93 Lexus with 144,000 miles he's owned since new, and it has a bad oil usage problem. He has spend out the wazoo to perform all the scheduled maintenance as well.
If that was my only problem with a car in 160,000 miles, I'd buy another one without a second thought.
I just feel that in this day and time with the modern technology of the car industry, I just think 160k is not enough. The car itself has just a little rust around the emblem on the hood, otherwise it looks great. The paint job still shines nicely when waxed. It is never at a good time when your car quits on you. I been checking around to see if I can get a rebuilt engine for it because I don't want to put a $1000 bucks into fixing the engine with that many miles on it. I would feel better or more secure with an engine with many less miles on it. Don't you agree? As it is or was, I always bragged on the car because it held up so well. Is it because it was built in Mexico?
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I can always tell the difference between small Japanese Sedans and Domestic Sedans! The Ford Foci and Dodge Neons are hooked up to tow trucks and the Japanese sedans are zooming down the road.
Could be 3,000,000 affected.
Every manufacturer has its problems.
Look at GMC. They figured out that the public perceived their trucks as being better made than Chevys. Some people polled even said that GMCs used thicker sheet metal. Never mind that they are assembled on the same line by the same people. Now GMC is capitalizing on this with their "Professional Grade" campaign.
Enough ranting for now.
Ill stop ranting now.. I've said my peace!
It's unfair to judge an automaker solely on its past mistakes. Yes, the 95-99 design was kind of a junkbox as far as quality is concerned, but the newer designed is much improved. I think some peoples' quests for vengeance here are clouding their reasoning.
Incidental, yes. However, as cheap as they are used, I would buy one without too much hesistancy - checked out first of course.
Will I buy import again, Not likely. I don't want to dump my money for a car that I can easyly substitute with domestic counterparts.
I believe that majority of the problems are caused by incompetent techs and mechanics even at dealers.
For who bashes domestic brands constantly, I think they don't read Toyota's sludge, Accord and Civic problem topics. Honda and Toyota are still good cars BUT not as good as they used to be. And they don't deserve the price difference.
I'd check one on the lot but there are none to be found in the 5 dealers in the local area.
I was never aware that this was a common problem. Is there any chance of getting some kind of reimbursement from C-D at this point ? The work was done at a dealership (Stoneridge Chrysler in Dublin, CA) and I still have the work order /receipts. How should I go about getting some kind of refund ?
thanks
chris
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It's your time, but I think any attempt to get money back now would be futile. Good luck though.
I'm have an intermittent problem with the power windows in my 1998 coupe. The switches only work once out of a hundred tries, and when they work, they work just fine. I'm thinking bad relay or ground, not the switches. I think a relay is probably the culprit since it has been getting progressively worse. All three switches exhibit the same problem. Any advice is greatly appreciated.
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I thought I had made made the best choice in my life.
Year and half later and 2000$ later in maintance I am wondering how much longer I can keep up with the problems with this pile of junk!!! I had a Nissan maxima 92' before this which was owned by my brother and then me and right now it has 260,000 miles on it after 2 teenagers abusing it to the max and we have not spent more then 700$ maintanance in 10 years!!!! Now that is a car worth buying!!.
I am not comparing the difference in hp or comfort or style just plain old maintanance!!! Right now after spending so much on the neon i still have my service engine light blinking and the oil light blinking(although the oil is filled). The ac just got messed up again!!! The brakes sqeaul!!
Basically right now its just four wheels running and god know how much longer
Stay as far as you can from this car.
Also if any one know any good resanable mechanics in the Richardson,TX area pls send me an email. I am sick of seeing my mechanic over and over again, i feel like i stay there!!!!
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Skalinani
You better find another GOOD MECHANIC.