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Used 1997 Dodge Neon Consumer Reviews

3.5 out of 5 stars
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4.75 out of 5 stars

Great car, fun to drive

Bfett4eva, 03/17/2002
1997 Dodge Neon Highline 2dr Coupe
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

Only simple repairs needed. Very reliable. I liked the Neon so much I bought another.

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1.63 out of 5 stars

JUNK! This car was a nightmare!

Cshel, 03/18/2002
1997 Dodge Neon 2dr Coupe
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

Bought this thing brand new...What a disappointment! Amen to the previous statement from another user about ELECTRICAL problems! Mine ate batteries like crazy...Usually the car was disabled because it would not start...Had a little transmission trouble, interior problems, seats splitting, dash cracking all under 20k...Traded for a FORD! (BTW the electrical problems were never fixed)Wanted rid of this piece of junk before the warranty expired!!!

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1.38 out of 5 stars

Dont Buy!!!!!!!!

UNHAPPY, 03/19/2002
1997 Dodge Neon 4dr Sedan
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

These cars head gaskets only last 60000 miles and are very costly to repair. Read more about the head gasket problem on internet. These cars also lose value quickly. I bought in 11/99 for $7300 and Value today is only $4700

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4.13 out of 5 stars

OK Neon

Johnny lLarue, 03/26/2002
1997 Dodge Neon 4dr Sedan
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

Solid overall performance. Dont like the frameless window

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1 out of 5 stars

I hate my neon

Tanya, 01/28/2004
1997 Dodge Neon 2dr Coupe
0 of 3 people found this review helpful

I think neons are the worst cars ever! I hate my neon, i only get 11 miles to the gallon, it shakes so bad. I can't go over 20mph on hills.

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5 out of 5 stars

VERY HAPPY

cwalsh32084, 05/16/2002
1997 Dodge Neon Highline 2dr Coupe
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

I haven't had any problems with mine. I would recommend for any college student like me to get one because they are cheap and really good cars.

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3.25 out of 5 stars

Something to drive

DDaubenspeck, 08/17/2010
1997 Dodge Neon 4dr Sedan
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

Honestly it was my second car after my first vehicle (1995 Honda Passport) died on me. I purchased this vehicle with around 144,XXX miles on it. Ran like a charm, but wasn't exactly my "type" of vehicle. Started experiencing odd behavior with the car so I sold it and purchased a Mustang Cobra. I was driving an Automatic and switched to Manual. I love the Mustang 1000x more than that little Neon.

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1.13 out of 5 stars

What A Joke

A SUCKER, 11/24/2002
1997 Dodge Neon 4dr Sedan
0 of 1 people found this review helpful

This is truly a piece of junk. These cars come staight from the factory with a warped head. Which i believe is like most owners of this car "warped heads". If you don't get the head shaved on theses cars you will have the same problem over again. And then they will start to burn oil and you are spending more money then for gas it seems! I have never had to do so much work to keep it going. I will never own another and will tell my friends the same.

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