Used 1999 Dodge Neon Consumer Reviews
a real neon
This car was my favorite car. It held up very very well. It was fast, nimble, and very sporty. The onlt thing this car didn't have was leather and a CD player, then it would be perfect. It also had lots of room for it's size. It was hard to find and after my brother wrecked mine, I couldn't find it again. I ended up with a 2001 but I was very dissapointed. It's weak and gets terrible gas mileage. And half of the problems I have, the dealer either can't or wont fix it. Like a sulphuric smell that nausiates me.
Lovin' my Neon.
I've had my 4-Door Neon Sport for over six years now. I drove it off the lot with 8 miles on the odometer, and today I'll roll over 107,000. I've had almost NO problems, except for an alignment issue and frozen wheel bearing due to an accident. The car handles very well, especially for a 3- speed automatic. I don't get a ton of pickup, but it's a zippy little car that's as fun to drive as it was the day I bought it. The brakes squeal a little, the car's got a lot of air noise, but it's been a champ for as long as I've owned it. I know a number of Neon owners have had issues at 60K miles, and I bought the '99 thinking they'd have the bugs out by then, and it's been very reliable for me.
Neon igreat car for teens or those on a low budget
Neons are typical of low frills standard economy cars. While not sexy or in any way a head-turner, they are still kind of cute and a great used vehicle for a teen's first car and a good daily driver. They are pleasant to drive and fairly comfortable for the occasional long distance trip (as long as you're sitting in the front.) The rear seats are less comfortable, but not as bad as many similar economy vehicles. One of the best thing about Neons are that they are pretty darn dependable as long as you keep up the regular maintenance. The one very common, quirky problem are chronic electrical connector problems with the dash cluster. This is a well known defect in this vehicle in that the electrical solder joints in the clusters are prone to being weak and the clusters invariably end up with cracked solder joints. causing intermittent or continual bad connections. (The speedometer/odometer not working or erratic, other gauges not working, trouble-lights coming on, etc...) Replacing the cluster usually ends up with the replacement cluster eventually experiencing the same problem. But there usually isn't actually a need to replace the cluster. Instead, remove it and have someone with basic soldering skills, re-solder all the joints. Re-install the cluster, and most of the time it will work fine.
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