Used Dodge Neon for Sale

This car was terrible to handle in the winter, it was like riding on ice skates. It also has common issues of all of them rusting in the exhaust area.

First, I like that my Dodge Neon because is a zippy kind of car. It moves smoothly and doesn't make strange noises. It is great on gas mileage as well. I can get about 28 miles to the gallon in the city. In the country or off the highway, it is economical as well. I have had my car for about five years and, it is dependable and reliable. I have driven to and from work everyday with very few problems. I had to have a few mechanical things fixed but not that many. It drives very easily around traffic and on the back roads too. I would like a bigger SUV in order to carry more, but I cannot afford it right now. The interior has held up really well, and the seats are comfortable and don't hold static and shock me like other cars have. I take it to my uncle who inspects it, but there is one problem I have. The instrument panel that holds the gauges sometimes quits if I go over a severe bump or pothole in the road. The contacts disengage, and it will actually re-contact if I go over another bump. Sometimes I have to wait to restart the car for the gauges to engage again, but it doesn't happen that often so I am ok with it. I have taken care of my Dodge Neon, and it has lasted me for many years even though it's a late model car. It has over 225,000 miles on it and still purrs like a kitten. It has a sporty whale tail in the back on the trunk, which I really like to look at. It is silver and looks like a new car. I'm glad I made the choice to buy this specific car.

The dodge neon is one of the worst cars I've ever owned. It won't even do me the favor of breaking in a big enough way that I can justify getting rid of it. It is not comfortable, I'm only 160lbs and I can feel the bars that hold the seat together. It handles crappy, sometimes it seems to turn faster and sometimes slower. I've replaced all the steering and suspension components and had an alignment but the problem continues. I suspect incorrect caster but that isn't adjustable on this car. The car looks sporty but has very little power. It seems about as peppy as my old ford escort. But the neon also get crappy mileage. I average 27mpg. For comparison the other two cars I've owned while I had this one where a ford escort, 35 mpg, and a Hyundai elantra 32 mpg. Both of them were also more comfortable. The neon has enough brakes to stop when you need to but they aren't anything special, just not as crappy as the rest of the car. The best thing about it is the appearance. It looks good from the front. Sporty and smooth, the side looks ok too as long as you over look that the back is way higher than the front. From the back it looks silly though because you can see halfway under the car. Yes it is tilted that much from the back to the front. As long as you get a nice muffler the back could look ok though. Also I don't know if I got lucky or if Chrysler got really cheap but my neon is the first car built after 2000 that I've seen that doesn't have cruise control. You can live without it but on my other cars I use it all the time so the neon is annoying. Another oddity is that the front windows and side mirrors are power but the rear windows are manual cranks. I don't get it. The last problem I have is keeping it working. It has the amazing ability to start and drive every day, but have something break almost weekly. I have to fix it the day before it gets inspected so nothing new has time to break and it will pass. Tie rod ends, wheel bearings, brake calipers, control arm bushings, oxygen sensors, plug wires, coolant leaks, rusted out exhaust, door locks, intake manifold gaskets and probably some other things I'm forgetting have all broken and been fixed. You wouldn't believe the thing still runs but somehow it always runs and always runs poorly. I would never recommend buying this car and I will never buy one again.