I drove a Dodge Neon recently & it was a fantastic car! Material/Interior quality was OK, but the performance was top-notch. Handled very well even when I was driving at 80-90mph :p, steering and braking were perfect. I also drove through a mountain road (no lane markings or signposts - both ways on a narrow single lane & no proper road pavement, drove on gravel and sand!!!) it performed very well. All-in-all, it was as good as the Nissan Sentra (both V4 engines), but I felt the interior of the Sentra was better.
2006-10-01 06:42:56 · 16 answers · asked by Anonymous in Cars & Transportation ➔ Car Makes ➔ Dodge
I have a Dodge Neon as well and I have no complaints and it handles great with standard accessories at around 110.
2006-10-01 06:44:26 · answer #1 · answered by Wite Out 4 · 3⤊ 0⤋
I have a 2000 Dodge Neon. Done a few mods to it. It is my daily driver tho. I don't plan on racing it all the time. Although I do think it performs OK. Every now and then I might take on a challenger, but I know where my car stands. It's alright. Not amazing. It's been very reliable tho. If I were going to be racing all the time I would have a srt4. They are more suited to race because of the upgraded engine and turbo. But yeah I live my neon. I wouldn't call it amazing tho.
2016-05-29 16:27:09 · answer #2 · answered by Gerald 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I absolutely disagree. You must have driven a newer Neon. I think Dodge stop making them in 2005, not sure. But I have been an owner of a 1998 Dodge neon. I bought it in 1997 with only 8 miles on it. It has lasted, but not without multiple repairs. The head gasket blew with only 18,000 miles on it. I had the air conditioner to the dealer 9 times when it was under warranty and it still was not repaired. I'm driving a car with no a/c. It currently has 84,000 on it and the speedometer is broke. The air bag light constantly comes on. The oil light is currently coming on and I just had an oil change done a few days ago. Also, the transmission lost third gear. So, anyday now, I'm expecting the car is ready for the junkyard. I would love to get another car, but have major credit issues. Amazing is not the word for a neon.
2006-10-03 07:56:54 · answer #3 · answered by Angrygirl5 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Neon's are okay for daily driving and that is about all they were designed to be.
If you want a high performance long lasting car you need to look at Mercedes or BMW or some other maker. Not to Dodge or Nissan as these cars are not really designed to do what you are wanting for a extended time period. They maight make the SRT4 as a performance version of the Dodge Neon, yet it is not designed for extended use and the owners manuel even states this fact.
2006-10-02 10:06:45 · answer #4 · answered by Nedan 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The sidestep or Plymouth Neons are solid reliable autos. the only common issues of them be it a ninety 5 or an 05 is the gas pump.I even have replace some HUNDRED interior the previous 11 years.
2016-10-15 10:00:33 · answer #5 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I love my Neon. I have a '03 SXT. I purchased it after running 190,000 miles on my '98. I've had very little trouble. Cars today are not meant to last 20 years. They're all crap.
I have a 620 lbs Friend who drove a Neon for delivering news papers. It ran fine....
2006-10-02 00:02:47 · answer #6 · answered by WilljClinton 4 · 4⤊ 0⤋
You had me halfway believing that you knew what you were talking about until you mentioned that both the Neon and the Sentra have V4 engines. At that point I knew you were full of crap and that you probably could not identify a Neon even if it were lined up with nothing but pickup trucks. Neons are not bad cars, not all of them at least, and in fact as far as Dodge is concerned, it's one of their better efforts. But they are certainly not worthy of the praise you have heaped on them. Same with Sentras. I've heard a lot of good things about them, but both of mine were absolute junk.
2006-10-01 17:55:56 · answer #7 · answered by Me again 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Dodge neons are death traps if you get into a front end collision.
I would never put kids in one. I had one but only kept it for 6 months before trading it in for a dakota. The stupid things speedometer quit working makin dealers not want to trade.
2006-10-03 09:21:09 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It must have been a New Neon right ?
All cars feel nice in alot of ways when New.
A Neon is not a car you can hope to have for a very long time like a
honda, nissan, toyota ect.......
2006-10-01 06:48:43 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 3⤋
Its just an a-b car to me.
I drove my moms infiniti - 120mph feels like 10mph it was amazing and so freakin fast.
2006-10-01 06:45:04 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋