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Used 1997 Dodge Neon Consumer Reviews

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4.63 out of 5 stars

Little Red FunDrive

Customs_MP, 04/10/2010
1997 Dodge Neon Highline 2dr Coupe
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Vehicle bought from salvage pool for wife-no damage-theft/recovery. 2 head gaskets needed replaced; then normal maintenance. Had dings taken out, repainted red w/clearcoat, added cruise control She loves it and will keep it til it dies!

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4.75 out of 5 stars

Totally reliable, economical little car!

*~Kelli~*, 05/13/2003
1997 Dodge Neon 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

I bought my Neon new in April of 1997 and I have been more than pleased with it ever since! When it was new there was an issue with the transmission that was promptly replaced without any problems and ever since then, it has only been to the shop for scheduled maintenance (knock on wood). It gets SUPER gas mileage! Even today, it is still getting 39mpg hwy and 35mpg city consistently. For a 4cyl car it has alot of power and speed. We now have a Chrysler LHS to use for a luxurious family car, but my husband still drives the Neon daily with no trouble for his 150 mile round trip commute.

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5 out of 5 stars

1997 Neon by Brian

BrianGriffis, 02/28/2010
1997 Dodge Neon 4dr Sedan
1 of 1 people found this review helpful

love the milage, style and handling

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2.63 out of 5 stars

Neon

byron_caroline, 06/24/2002
1997 Dodge Neon Highline 4dr Sedan
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

My Neon has held up relatively well over the years. Most of the k's are highway driving. I have, however, been extremely disappointed by Chrysler and their lack of help. I have had to have the seals on the rear lights replaced because water was leaking into the trunk. I have also had constant issues with the head gasket. In both cases, Chrysler has refused to help at all. I will not buy another Chrysler product.

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3 out of 5 stars

I expected something better

It@doesntmatter.com, 08/21/2002
1997 Dodge Neon Highline 2dr Coupe
0 of 0 people found this review helpful

I'm very disappointed. Less that 40K miles and have had too many things go wrong. Currently have it in the shop, all dials (water, speedometer, tach, odometer, etc) stopped moving. I'm told it's due to a bad circuit board, $440 to fix. Also have gone through two sets of tires and approaching the third already.

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