3.9 Overall rating
(23 reviews)I absolutely love this car! Easy to work on and has been very reliable. Easy to get HP gains and now that the car has been around a while there are some cool tricks to perfecting this car. It also gets about 30 mpg....when I keep my foot off the gas. Stock motor mounts are terrible...buy inserts if you want the problem to go away don't continue to buy stock mounts. Also do not let the motor mounts go...the engine riding on the chassis damages so many things the motor mounts are there for a reason. If you car ever starts running bad or starts to want to die in the middle of the street. Took me a while but I found out the Coolant sensor on this car is very touchy. Change that out and if you still have problems check the wiring leading up to the sensor. The older cars get mine is a 98 the heat of the motor will eventually start effecting wiring, hoses etc.
The first generation Neon is one of the sweetest and cheapest cars to own. Now I dont mean cheap as in crappy quality but because its very reliable, hardly ever breaks down and when it does is usually very easy to fix. Therefor it doesnt cost much to own. I have one now with a 5 speed transmission and I'm about to hot 200,000 miles and I'm still on the stock clutch. thats about $500 dollars that I've never had to spend. This car is cool looking and its extremely fun to drive. my first car was a neon and i've loved um ever since. For such a small car it has decent acceleration. Top speed of only about 125mph but it gets up there fairly quickly. The interior is well designed, everything is where you would expect it too be and its not too complicated. There are quite a few aftermarket parts available for exterior mods as well as interior so the customization possibilities are endless. I've owned a total of 7 neons (i currently still have 5 of them) and if i found another one tomorrow i would buy it. Thats how much i love these cars.
It's a fun overall car, has a 5 speed transmission which is really fun. It's a fun play car that's good on gas, it's easy to upgrade, and beats all the civics that think they're all that... It's easy and cheap to fix if it does break down. With a little money, time and good ideas, this can be quite a nice car.
Mine has never broken down in 10 years of it's life of which 6 have been mine. Love the 2.0 DOHC engine, sounds good and packs quite a bit of torque for a ten year old $ cylinder. Killed a Miata like it was standing there! haha... Installed a new front bumper with Fog Lamp holes, but I don't have any so it give the impression of air intakes, which makes it look much mopre aggressive. I love the way you feel the road in this car, feels like you're feeling the road yourself, which is great.
I like the gas mileage and the pep in the motor.
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