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| 1998 Dodge Neon Review, Robert DeJonge, From Anna Mari
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Dodge Neon Sport
| | Model of the car: | Dodge Neon Sport | | | General comments: | I had paid probably a little too much for the car, over $11,000. I am impressed with the acceleration. It performs well on busy roads. And the gas mileage on the Neon's 2.0L is better than the engine on my Toyota CE 1.6L.The window tinting and the blind spots made visibility difficult on the sides and the back. Also, cold or rainy weather absolutely requires that the defroster (front and back) be run. Otherwise, the windows fog easily.The alternater is able to power my 600 watt audio system without complaint. The alternator in my friends Hyndai Elantra fails to deliver enough power with even smaller loads.The engine and frame are noisy. Sometimes the engine is "hard starting" when it is cold, and tend to vary slightly in RPMs. The car squeaks when the gears are changed between Reverse, Neutral and Drive.Care must also be exercised on uneven terrain. The suspension is quite stiff.I have about 52,000 miles on mine. The only problem I have had--so far--was an oil leak between the engine and transmition. This was fixed by an oil additive, and is no longer an issue. The service man indicated that this was probably due to the long distance and fast highway driving. The engine RPMS at freeway speed run me about 3,000 to 3,600, due to the 3-speed auto transmition.I would recommend this car to those that drive short distances on surface roads. I would not recommend it for long distance commute at high speed. | | | What things have gone wrong with the car: | * Fogs up easily in cold or rain.* Blind spots* 3-speed auto transmition causes engine to rev too high on the freeway, also not good on gas for extended trips driving over 60MPH.* Handling not good in very heavy rain.* Engine is noisy.* Wind noise was a problem with stock audio, but my 600 Watt system fixed that.* The window tinting makes it hard to resolve detail in the rear view mirror. | | | Previous car: | Compared to a 97 Toyota Corola-CE:The engine on the Neon is louder and runs rougher than the Toyota. However, the power from the Neon's engine is much better. Also despite the larger displacement, I got better gas mileage on the Neon than the Toyota. The |
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