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Any Neon owners?? #153023
11/18/08 07:40 PM 11/18/08 07:40 PM
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I cant believe the prices. I bought this 2003 sxt LOADED with 78k miles new goodyear tires new brakes and in great cond for 3800. 32 MPG. The Durango was 15 mpg 360 with 390 gear tow package I kept it for towing .

Re: Any Neon owners?? [Re: reflections7] #153024
11/18/08 07:43 PM 11/18/08 07:43 PM
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Kitchener, Ontario, Canada
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They are a very good bang for the buck especially the 3rd gen ones. I had a 98 sport coupe, and now have a 2004 R/T.

Fred
Re: Any Neon owners?? [Re: moparrlz] #153025
11/18/08 07:50 PM 11/18/08 07:50 PM
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So far I love it. My wife wants to sell our KIA and buy one more to get rid of the car payment. I plan on doing the complete timing belt change with tensioner and pulley water pump and outer belts.
Re: Any Neon owners?? [Re: reflections7] #153026
11/18/08 07:59 PM 11/18/08 07:59 PM
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change the radiator now before it crosses fluids, i sell a ton of them and the only thing that kills them at any mileage is the junk factory plastic rad coming unglued and mixing collant with trans fluid then trans blows. keystone sells them to me for 90.00

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Re: Any Neon owners?? [Re: hemigod426] #153027
11/18/08 08:03 PM 11/18/08 08:03 PM
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change the radiator now before it crosses fluids, i sell a ton of them and the only thing that kills them at any mileage is the junk factory plastic rad coming unglued and mixing collant with trans fluid then trans blows. keystone sells them to me for 90.00



DAMHIK

1969 Dodge Coronet Super Bee 383 A4
1970 Plymouth Road Runner 440 FC7 (sold)
Re: Any Neon owners?? [Re: wingman] #153028
11/18/08 09:15 PM 11/18/08 09:15 PM

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Is the radiator deal only on the later ones because I have two first gen's, a 98 & 99.
Wouldn't it be cheaper to just use an external cooler.

Re: Any Neon owners?? [Re: reflections7] #153029
11/18/08 09:32 PM 11/18/08 09:32 PM
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My daily driver is an '03 R/T. I bought it new.

I had to put a cam position sensor on it last summer. Other than that, I haven't done a thing to it other than maintenance. It still has the original battery, even.
Re: Any Neon owners?? #153030
11/18/08 09:34 PM 11/18/08 09:34 PM
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Is the radiator deal only on the later ones because I have two first gen's, a 98 & 99.
Wouldn't it be cheaper to just use an external cooler.

2000-2005 cars, there is really no room for seperate trans coller, and you will still loose coolant. 2000,01,02, top tank, 2003,04,05 lower tank

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Re: Any Neon owners?? [Re: wingman] #153031
11/18/08 10:53 PM 11/18/08 10:53 PM
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change the radiator now before it crosses fluids, i sell a ton of them and the only thing that kills them at any mileage is the junk factory plastic rad coming unglued and mixing collant with trans fluid then trans blows. keystone sells them to me for 90.00



DAMHIK





Just went thru this with mine. Only had 42K miles on it. I flushed the trans and the block out and so far the trans is still alive .
Re: Any Neon owners?? [Re: SSAAHemiFan] #153032
11/19/08 03:43 PM 11/19/08 03:43 PM
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Armada MICH.
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I have a 2000 Neon with an automatic.What should I be looking for if there is a problem?
Re: Any Neon owners?? [Re: DUSTER_340] #153033
11/19/08 04:42 PM 11/19/08 04:42 PM
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My transfer tube broke inside and put ATF in the motor and Coolant in the trans.

Wife called and said car is steaming and trans is now slipping. When I arrived I found the overflow bottle full of ATF and coolant.

It would depend on where or what part of the radiator failed.
Re: Any Neon owners?? [Re: SSAAHemiFan] #153034
11/19/08 06:19 PM 11/19/08 06:19 PM
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Armada MICH.
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Thanks for the reply.I took a look at the car, which it actually is my daughters, and did see some residual fluid leaking around the trans fluid fitting, so I went ahead and ordered a radiator.Thanks guys I hope this just saved me from a major breakdown.
Re: Any Neon owners?? [Re: reflections7] #153035
11/19/08 07:04 PM 11/19/08 07:04 PM
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got an 02 ACR 140K on it.
fuel sending unit has been only repair and it was under warranty.

still on original clutch. been 1 dependable car.
Re: Any Neon owners?? [Re: maxwedge1] #153036
11/19/08 07:09 PM 11/19/08 07:09 PM
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Niagara, Ontario Canada
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Ive got a 2000 and a 2001 both standard. No major complaints. New wheel bearing on one around a 100 000 miles.
Re: Any Neon owners?? [Re: reflections7] #153037
11/19/08 07:33 PM 11/19/08 07:33 PM
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Wife has an 00 with almost 100,000 miles on it. She'd like to buy a new car, I'd buy a new Neon if they still made them, looks like a Civic instead. Too bad. Hers used 1 tie rod end, front brakes, 2 sets of tires, changed the timing belt. You can't complain on that.

Sheldon
Re: Any Neon owners?? [Re: reflections7] #153038
11/19/08 08:46 PM 11/19/08 08:46 PM
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Kingsburg Calif.
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My '98 ACR Coupe is still getting me over 35 mpg on the highway and 31 to 32 driving to work 25 miles a day. 130,000 on the clock but I did have a timing belt idler pulley freeze with a catastrofic result. If you're doing a timing belt do all the pulleys...everything that turns in there should be new!
Re: Any Neon owners?? [Re: Quikshft] #153039
11/19/08 10:05 PM 11/19/08 10:05 PM
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When I traded in my 05, wish I hadn't, I had zero problems with it, but it was a stick car. About 46k miles on it, ran great.

They say there are no such thing as a stupid question.
They say there is always the exception that proves the rule.
Don't be the exception.
Re: Any Neon owners?? [Re: Supercuda] #153040
11/19/08 10:27 PM 11/19/08 10:27 PM
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Northern CA
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Which years had the head gasket problem?

1973 Dodge D100
Re: Any Neon owners?? [Re: streetkit] #153041
11/19/08 10:59 PM 11/19/08 10:59 PM
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Kingsburg Calif.
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1st Gen I think probably up to 97 or 98. If it's still on the road most likely the head gasket has been done by now.
Re: Any Neon owners?? [Re: streetkit] #153042
11/19/08 11:01 PM 11/19/08 11:01 PM
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St. Charles, MO
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Which years had the head gasket problem?



Early 1st gen. If it hasn't blown by now, it won't.

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1970 Plymouth Road Runner 440 FC7 (sold)
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