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#168 of 1709 P.S. by vocus Jul 30, 2000 (5:18 am)
I have never owned a Dodge, Jeep, or Chrysler because I know better. My cousin had a 1998 Wrangler in which the rotors went at 9300 miles. Since the car was 1 month and 3 days over 1 year, Chrysler wasn't going to replace them. After my attorney sent them a nice little letter, they came and got the car from home and replaced the rotors, and washed and waxed the vehicle, all free of charge. It just seems that almost everyone I know has trouble with DC products, and this reaffirms it. I will say my friend's ex-wife has a 1996 Neon sedan that she never had problems with. That's why be bought the 2000, based on the experiences with the 1996 model. So I guess that means there are good ones and bad ones, like any manufacturer. Just seems DC has more bad ones than good ones.
#169 of 1709 Stupid Statement by roadrnnr Jul 30, 2000 (9:22 am)
I have owned alot of Chrysler products over the years and a couple of Tacoma's. I have a 90 Shadow ES Turbo that has been driven everyday since new with no major problems. Still runs like new. I had no qualms about my daughter getting a new 2000 Neon. She got an automatic and I drove it also and it seems adaquite for a 19 year olds first new car. The choice was between that and a Civic but they are overpriced I think and the look is so stale after all these years. The New Neon is IMHO the best looking of the entry level cars. I take care of my vehicles and do most maintenance myself and I am sure her new Neon will give her many miles of pleasure. I buy Dodges cause I know Better!
#170 of 1709 . by ed12 Jul 30, 2000 (5:24 pm)
Folks: I just spent some time with my son in California. He has a 95 Neon with the 5 speed. I drove that baby for quite a while. I was very, very impressed. It is like new on the inside. Drives beatifully, rock solid on the highway. Very impressed by the seats. Much better than the seats in a 2000 Acura TL I drove recently. Also, nice gearbox. My only complaint was the level of engine noise. The only major problems he has had is a broken clutch cable and the infamous head gasket. Luckily, he had an extended warranty. Ed
#171 of 1709 vocus by hersbird Jul 31, 2000 (6:53 am)
I still don't understand why if you have never owned a dodge what were you doing at the service shop? I agree they might not give such excellent service on your Mazada. Lsauka- if you didn't pay $16500 then it really didn't deperciate $6500 did it? What did you pay? then you ratio that to the retail value, not the trade in (wholesale) value to find a resale percentage. I bet it's really no more then $2000 which is what you'd expect from a 1 year old Honda as well.
#172 of 1709 Hersbird... by vocus Jul 31, 2000 (3:16 pm)
My friend has a Neon. The Dodge service shop is right up the street from where I work, so I thought I would be a nice friend and take his car in to the shop for him. He took mine for its oil change, alignment, and tire rotation the week before, so I thought I'd return the favor. I did wayyyy better service at the Mazda dealer than at the Dodge dealership though. It was just this particular one, because when (over a year ago) I took my cousin's Jeep Wrangler in for brakes, they were very nice to me. There is no other word for the repair shop at Bob Banning motors than ghetto-rific.
#173 of 1709 one dealership doesn't mean every dealership by gigs Aug 01, 2000 (3:13 am)
Vocus you truly hate dodge. Is it because deep down inside you know that your deep down you realize that your uncreative Mazda brand (every type of vehicle looks the same but in a different size (protege, 626, mpv) is inferior to our dodge products? I'm just messin' wit ya but its funny you talk about how your Mazda gives out rentals. My rental branch is right beside a Mazda dealership and they never, ever give out rentals. Meanwhile many of my branches stock up on american built vehicles cause they are the dealerships that will pay for rentals. Chrysler dealerships get reimbursed from chrysler for rentals as long as your vehicle takes, I think, at least 8 hours. I know this cause we are a choice rental company for both the Mazda and chrysler dealerships in my town. Well when ever we do get the odd deal from Mazda cst pays, as with many japanesse makes. The boys and girls at both midas and chrysler in my town are both nice to deal with. I like both cars, I've also heard alot of people say they hate there protege's as well as people who hate there neons. One car a lot of people like is the echo. It ends up surprising them how much room and how peppy it is. to bad it gets tossed around in the wind. You want to pick on some really crapy cars lets pick on sunfires and cavaliers cause in my mind there is no other cars worse in this class then them. They handle like crap, are so unconfomortable and are louder then hell. top 5 cars in this class 1 focus or protege 2. focus or protege can't decide 3. neon 4. sentra 5. civic or elantra The reason I got a neon the protege was a few thousand more expensive in Canada (that means a lot) and the focus's looks and interior soured on me a bit
#174 of 1709 Cavalier experience... by vocus Aug 01, 2000 (3:32 am)
Before my Protege, I had a Cavalier. Someone I went to school with had one too, both of them were 1996 base coupes with automatic. Mine was white, and his is tanish. His engine blew at 100,500 miles, just far enough so Chevy wouldn't cover it to be replaced. Mine was traded in because it spent more time in the shop than on the road. A shame, because they were cheap and have nice power. Bob Banning told me if my car wasn't done at 6pm when they close, they would put it back together the best they could and return it to me. Then I would have to bring it back the next day. That is awful! I asked for a loaner or rental, and they said they didn't have one. They did, thank GOD, have the car ready at 6 when they closed.
#175 of 1709 Deja VU?? by mobay Aug 01, 2000 (4:43 am)
HI, Is is just me? I could have sworn that we've been through this before. Anthing else to discuss? As for Bob Banning, I would suggest sending his company an email, with this link and tell them to see all the post with his name mentioned.They'll either sue, or give your friend better service.  Send it to Chrysler customer support, and your friend may just get kissed by them north of the knees and south of the belly button.They will also string up Bob Banning's dealership by their gonads. We've been here before,where do we go next? BTW had my first oil change today. Put in 0-30W Synthetic. I swear the engine is idling slightly higher and feels ..,more.., how can I say..,less restricted. Has anyone had the same experience?
#176 of 1709 Vibration... by vocus Aug 01, 2000 (5:04 am)
Does anyone else's 2000 Neon vibrate when idling in reverse? No matter if the engine is cold or hot, AC on or off, the engine vibrates bad enough to make the steering wheel tremble. Is this normal? My dealer told me ALL 4-cylinder cars do this. Maybe in the 70s or 80s, but not in 2000!
#177 of 1709 . by importfighter Aug 01, 2000 (10:57 pm)
vocus: to answer your question about vibration, NO. It seems your dealer has a B.S. in "BS" =^]. Get a new dealer and get a new car.

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