I love my neon... but here's the scoop. I have a '99 4 door Neon Sport
5-speed that I picked up in October of 98... In November it went to the
dealership for the first time because it threw the power steering belt.
Two weeks later it was in again to get the new power steering pump
tensioned and to replace a heat shield that was rattling and have the
passenger side window re-aligned because it was leaking. I have also since
replaced my front motor mount (at less than 7k miles) because it was torn.
My girlfriend has a 97 base 4 door neon 5 speed with 47k miles. As we
speak her car is at the dealership getting a brand new shortblock...
Luckily Chrysler is paying for it even though her warranty has run out..
Through all the problems, I'm in the process of buying another and would
buy a third if I had the opportunity.
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> From: Justin Hughes <ka1ult@channel1.com>
> To: PaxsACR@aol.com
> Cc: autox <autox@autox.team.net>
> Subject: Re: Neons- Quality
> Date: Friday, April 09, 1999 9:38 AM
>
> Thanks for the info, Pax. That's the only problem anyone's told me about
> other than busted motor mounts, which are somewhat common. Everyone's
told
> me the same about the warranty, though, which I like. I've been leary of
> Chrysler due to their questionable quality, but if the car's that
reliable,
> plus they're that good about the warranty, that's big points in their
favor.
> As someone else pointed out, if BMW suspected I'd been autoxing a 318ti
> (another possibility), they'd probably declare it unusual usage and not
> cover me. And here you are with a race prepped Neon and it's still
covered.
> :)
>
> I'm also keeping in mind that you guys are really running your Neons
hard,
> whereas at least for starters mine will be a "spirited daily driver,"
> something that I can toss around the back roads a bit and not be
> disappointed after autocrossing the old BMW the day before. I'm also
> keeping in mind that I could later ditch *gasp!* the old Bimmer and use
the
> Neon as my lean mean autox machine. Don't let the BMW CCA know I said
that,
> OK? Besides, I'd get a BMW as a new daily driver... :)
>
> - Justin
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