Any Neon owners??

Posted By: reflections7

Any Neon owners?? - 11/19/08 12:40 AM

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 .

Posted By: moparrlz

Re: Any Neon owners?? - 11/19/08 12:43 AM

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

Posted By: reflections7

Re: Any Neon owners?? - 11/19/08 12:50 AM

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.

Posted By: hemigod426

Re: Any Neon owners?? - 11/19/08 12:59 AM

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

Posted By: wingman

Re: Any Neon owners?? - 11/19/08 01:03 AM

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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

Posted By: Anonymous

Re: Any Neon owners?? - 11/19/08 02:15 AM

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.

Posted By: JimG

Re: Any Neon owners?? - 11/19/08 02:32 AM

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.

Posted By: hemigod426

Re: Any Neon owners?? - 11/19/08 02:34 AM

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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

Posted By: SSAAHemiFan

Re: Any Neon owners?? - 11/19/08 03:53 AM

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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

Posted By: DUSTER_340

Re: Any Neon owners?? - 11/19/08 08:43 PM

I have a 2000 Neon with an automatic.What should I be looking for if there is a problem?

Posted By: SSAAHemiFan

Re: Any Neon owners?? - 11/19/08 09:42 PM

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.

Posted By: DUSTER_340

Re: Any Neon owners?? - 11/19/08 11:19 PM

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.

Posted By: maxwedge1

Re: Any Neon owners?? - 11/20/08 12:04 AM

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.

Posted By: mrpatel

Re: Any Neon owners?? - 11/20/08 12:09 AM

Ive got a 2000 and a 2001 both standard. No major complaints. New wheel bearing on one around a 100 000 miles.

Posted By: RUNCHARGER

Re: Any Neon owners?? - 11/20/08 12:33 AM

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

Posted By: Quikshft

Re: Any Neon owners?? - 11/20/08 01:46 AM

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!

Posted By: Supercuda

Re: Any Neon owners?? - 11/20/08 03:05 AM

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.

Posted By: streetkit

Re: Any Neon owners?? - 11/20/08 03:27 AM

Which years had the head gasket problem?

Posted By: Quikshft

Re: Any Neon owners?? - 11/20/08 03:59 AM

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.

Posted By: wingman

Re: Any Neon owners?? - 11/20/08 04:01 AM

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Which years had the head gasket problem?

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

Posted By: ZIPPY

Re: Any Neon owners?? - 11/20/08 03:19 PM

I paid kind of alot for my 2005 sxt special edition, but it's only got 33,000 miles on it now and is still under 7/70 warranty, so I hoped it'd be worth it. It only had 28,000 when I bought it back in August, no issues so far and I don't regret the purchase one bit. It's not easy to find one with that low of miles anymore.

I'm more of a gearhead type but over time I've become addicted to the sound system in it. It came from the factory with the full Kicker speaker system and 6 disc cd changer. It just sounds good, the EQ is tuned real well.

Posted By: B5TA

Re: Any Neon owners?? - 11/20/08 05:46 PM

Does this one count? Did replace head gasket and "cleaned up" the head before season started, so far no problems

Only problems are the ones that have been self inflicted

At least we get to beat the snot out of it every Sat.night(during the summer) at the local track. My youngest son is the Owner/driver he has learning disabilities so it gives him a chance to be like every body else on those Sat. nights!

Kev