It may be fast but at the end of the day you still own a Neon

 

C'mon, I hope you're kidding because when you get smoked by a "neon" at a redlight, a roll, or wherever, at the end of the day, I'll be like my neons FAST and I own one, and you'll be saying I own a "your car's name here" and it's slower than a "neon". LOL

Sorry, but that stupid "It's still a neon" is just a line used by the people out there that are scared of the things handing them their asses in a couple of months.

BOTTOM LINE, you have to give the car props because it will definitly be at the top or very near to the top of all the sport compacts and that you can't deny!!

 

Or people that have owned Dodges and sunk a lot of money into them for repairs, only to watch them continue to live in the shop.

Sure, the performance will be nice, but it's gonna suck when they're all falling apart after three years and yet others are still driving their Imprezas for 10+ years paying for nothing more than regular maintenance. A brand-new engine from Dodge WITH a turbo? Good luck.

 

well silver srt it may be faster it may handle better not likely but hey still a dodge neon P.O.S bottom line its ugly as all hell looks cheaper then a GEO Metro and if you dont like my views on your stupid car why dont you go make your self feel big with your Neon buddies on there web site

 

Look, I'm not tryin to start an arguement or anything, and I really don't understand why you're saying dodge's are POS. That's total BS to me. Have you ever owned a dodge or had experience with them even??? I have a 99 Neon with 65,000 on it. The only problem I've had with was a broken stud in the exhause manifold which was covered under warranty(probably because I took off the back weatherstrip so water got on the manifold). The only time it's been in the shop other than that was to get preventive maitnence like fluid changes and belt tension adjustment etc etc. So that's not really a POS in my opinion. LOL My buddy owns a 2001 Subaru Impreza 2.5RS which is a sweet car and I love Subaru, but his has been in the shop for the horn not working, cruise not working, bad muffler, and a bad throttle position sensor, and it only has 35,000 on it now. It was all covered under warranty and he hasn't REALLY beat it at all. I'll admit, I beat the snot out my car daily and it's NEVER died or been remotely close to non-drivable and it's still a totally solid ride. This goes with all my other friends (like 6) with NEWER (97+)neons. 95's and 96's definitly had head gasket problems etc. So all I'm trying to say is is that ALL cars have their problems like SUBARU's, dodge, ford, chevy, honda, etc. I've seen them ALL break down, but I'd have to say of all those Ford has got be the crappiest. Man, I still see Dodge Daytona's running around strong with their turbo's and the SRT-4 is way ahead of the Daytona!! And it doesn't really matter if reliability is an issue with the SRT-4, which I'm more than positive it won't be from my experience with dodge, because it has one of the best warranties out of all the cars which goes 7 full years. I'm definitly not knocking on subaru tho so don't get me wrong, if I had a a boatload of cash, I'd for sure pick up a WRX STi, that car's going to be sweet, but don't think subaru is like invinsible or somethin, it breaks down just like any other car out there man, you just need to take care of them and do preventive maitnence type stuff.
Geo metro....c'mon, I've heard my own friend who owns a Impreza say the neon SRT looks just like a WRX. LOL You can't deny it though, they do look a lot alike. Anyway, it looks nothing like a Geo metro!!?? LOL

 

look....i think what we mean to say about neons is that they are, while the SRT4 mayb be fast, why cant dodge make a better looking neon, i mean, they arent sporty looking and they always tend to ride high despite the lowering springs that come on the SRT4......sure its fast, but it doesnt handle great and the looks are still whats killing it.....but yes, it is a damn fast car....now spanking a WRX is an overstatement, maybe beating it, but not by much at all.

 

Ok, so basically, the WRX is a slightly better economy car than the Neon, and that's about it. The WRX is not anywhere near the level of quality as many other cars. Thus, it's greatest appeal is it's performance. Well, the SRT has performance and a LOWER price. Seems that Dodge outdid Subaru except for the AWD. But, a great AWD system such as that on the Audi A4 is about
$1600-$1900. That would put the SRT at still less money and much fast once the AWD gets a grip.

No, Dodge did outdo Subaru in the "bang for buck" category.
My taste is still for the WRX though. I like it's new looks better than the SRT.
I will test drive the SRT though. I'd like to see what it really has.

As far as a turbo "upgrade", why bother? I thought the SRT came with the
Mits HI 16G turbo? That is one awesome turbo. I put one in my 90 Laser turbo as an "upgrade" to the stock unit back a few years ago.

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Here's a link to someone doing some photoshop work on it. POV are probably kicking themselves in the azz after seeing these pics.
http://www.srtforums.com/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?t=185

As far as a SRT-4 spanking a WRX, that IS an overstatement, I know the SRT will have a slight edge in straight line and vice versa on the corners.

 

after reading about the Neon SRT, i was pretty amazed at what it can do and at how much it'll cost. pretty good ratio.

I think they should drop the "Neon" name and just keep the SRT. IMO, Neon sounds kinda girly. SRT gives it a much better ring.

 

I'm sorry, I've had a few Dodge's and they are ultimate POS. Anyone who says they have 65k on a Dodge without problems is straight out LYING.

Here's what owning an SRT-4 will be like.


30K miles - replace clutch because it has gone bad

40k miles - replace water pump because it broke

50k miles - replace MAS and ECU because they have broken

60k miles - replace transmission mounts

70k miles - replace motor mounts

80k miles - blown head gasket


That is typical of a Dodge.

 

No problems before 30K?? If only my old Intrepid was so lucky...