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298 messages, Last post on May 11, 2009 at 1:53 PM
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Replying to: andre1969 (May 07, 2009 5:51 pm) The Neon didn't get good gas mileage anyway, especially with the 3 speed auto. I averaged about 25 MPG in mixed/mostly highway driving with it, and as you said, it had 132 HP, I averaged the same mileage in my V6 Accord that had 240 horses, and again, the same mileage in my Audi A3 with 200 horses and 207 lb/ft of torque. The Neon did have good numbers, but in real life it didn't live up to the numbers. |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (May 08, 2009 7:24 am) Being as most 2000 Civics still look really good and run like new, and most 2000 Neons are already in the graveyard/junkyard or a mechanic's shop, I'm surprised the Civic is only 2x more valueable then the Neon of the same year. Should be 10X if you ask me. The point of a car is to get you from A to B. |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (May 08, 2009 9:06 am) AMEN! Ain't that the truth!  However, what is your life worth? That "FREE" '96 Neon might cost you 6,000 dollars in repairs the first 1,000 miles you have it, but when you get in an accident in it, it might cost you your LIFE. You couldn't get me to take one IN MINT condition with 1,000 miles on it for FREE! |
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Replying to: andre1969 (May 08, 2009 6:44 am) It had two glaring problems that had I know about, we would have never bought it. The top of the dash reflected horrible on the inside of the windshield makeing the car almost impossible to drive if the sun was hitting it from the wrong angle. And the headlights were the WORST! I remember when we first got it I once got out of the car and looked to see if they were on! They had no solution. I remember driving most of the time with the fog lights on which helped very little.
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Replying to: isellhondas (May 08, 2009 2:46 pm) That seemed to be a problem with many of the Chrysler products of the time. That article somebody posted explained everything - cutting corners to save money at the expense of the car/customer. For example, I rented a 300C AWD, and, while it was plenty fast, there was lots of loosness/clunking in the driveline. Not something I'd buy. Close, but close doesn't cut it in the world of Japan, Inc.
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Replying to: texases (May 08, 2009 4:35 pm) One of our neighbors kid has an old Neon he parks in the street. Engine has sounded like it's gonna blow for at least a couple years, but it keeps going. There is also a huge puddle of oil underneath it at all times.
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Replying to: bumpy (May 08, 2009 6:43 am) After 10 years old you know your trade-in value is about the sales tax on a new car. Your probably not going to spend as much on it. Hence, fallapartitis is possible to go unchecked. |
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Replying to: Mr_Shiftright (May 08, 2009 9:06 am) My friend took his '98 civic to the dealer for a 150,000 mile checkup. Nothing was specifically known to be wrong with it other than hardness to start. It cost him $1100 and after that the windshield was still all cracked up and the drivetrain was still very loosely hanging onto the chassis and the a/c and speedometer still didn't work. Doesn't that make a $1200 Civic into a $6000 car too? I could put $6000 into my '96 and still find a nicer one for sale for $4500 somewhere. $ put into a car does not always undo age or miles. Usually everything has wear and tear on it. My experience is more expensive cars hold up better but cost a lot to keep perfect. Neons were $7999 new in the mid 90's. The Civic mentioned above went for $20k with manual trans and hand crank windows.
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