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#559 of 1758 To ALL by dweezil Feb 18, 2001 (7:16 am)
There's a great site that lists Tech.Service Bulletins for all car brands that might be helpful.[www.alldata.com]It always pays to have as much info as possible as new cars are all so complicated even if they are inexpensive.It should keep you up to date on what changes in service procedures,redesigned replacement parts, etc.
#560 of 1758 TSBs by pat HOST Feb 18, 2001 (9:15 am)
Check out a recent feature on edmunds.com about TSBs: You, Your Vehicle and the Technical Service Bulletin (TSB) by Erin Mahoney.   Erin talks at great length with a very helpful Town Hall member, Tony Murray, who uses the Town Hall ID of 0patience. Tony founded a site Bat Auto Technical for the purpose of making otherwise unobtainable information available to the consumer at no charge.   You can request the full text of any TSB and the site will provide it free of charge.   Check out the article. And say "hi" to 0patience if you see him around - he really is a very valuable Town Hall community member.   Pat Host Sedans and Women's Auto Center Message Board.
#561 of 1758 WOW by dweezil Feb 18, 2001 (11:18 am)
Thanks Pat; I don't even own a Neon, but discovered the site I posted about and pulled down some info on a car that I do own!Glad I peeked into the Neon board.Best, Dave
#562 of 1758 odor by lucine Feb 20, 2001 (8:38 pm)
Have a 95 neon with a ghastly smell that several garages cannot find answer to. It only happens when at slow speeds, is worse when driver window is open. At high speed its not apparent. Has anyone else such a bad odor. One garage said I shouldn't be thinking of a new catalytic converter.
#563 of 1758 thinking about buying a Neon by moose99 Feb 21, 2001 (1:22 pm)
I am thinking about buying a used Neon ('95-'97). I thought that the best people to ask about this would be previous owners. Would you recommend this car and what should I watch out for?? I would love to hear from everyone.
#564 of 1758 by eneth Feb 21, 2001 (3:47 pm)
Get an extended powertrain warranty - you will replace the head gasket, if the original owner hasn't - or if the original owner didn't get the corrected version. The brakes are a weak point, as is weather sealing, and the car is prone to electrical malfunctions, like most other Chrysler Group products.
#565 of 1758 Our Neon 2000 by snowman Feb 21, 2001 (8:27 pm)
My wife's 2000 Neon just passed 2k with no problems. I am an accord owner but I really like that Neon.
#566 of 1758 2000 Neon update... by vocus Feb 22, 2001 (6:46 am)
My roommate still has his 2000 Neon ES. It's been in the shop like 10 times for various things including trunk and door latches and the radio. Now, the alarm just goes off when it wants. The engine makes the entire car vibrate when idling. It doesn't make any sense, especially in a brand new car. Chrysler has some nice cars, but their quality assurance and customer service SUCK!
#567 of 1758 2000 Neon update... by vocus by snowman Feb 22, 2001 (6:17 pm)
Why do you feel obligated to post bashing comments about Neon whenever you see something good about them? You have been repeating yourself like broken LP. I recommend you to stay in Mazda Protege Problems topic to read what type of junk Ford manufactures. I am a former Mazda owner (87-323, 97-626) and Chrysler owner (91 Plym. Sundance- bought it 94K crashed it at 128K). Both Mazdas had many problems. 323 was visiting the shop every month like I was making car payment. 97 was in the warranty, tranny, valve cover, AT locks are changed along with many small parts and car never run properly (you can read the detailes in 626 problems topic). But my sundance was never in the shop except oil changes. These are real owner experiences unlike what you post.You are reflecting someone else's problems here.
#568 of 1758 moose99 by hersbird Feb 22, 2001 (8:23 pm)
I would NOT reccomend a power train warranty. Why? because it will cost you more then it would cost just to go ahead and fix a head gasket. Then it will not need it again. The power train warranty will not cover any other potential problems you may face on a 95-97 neon. Even the automatic tranny being the sucky 3 speed variety just means it's more reliable then the 4 speed. The manual is about impossible to break, the only thing would be the clutch will wear out (as in any car) but this would not be covered by any warranty either. I disagree that the brakes are poor in a neon, especially if it has 4 wheel disc. My neon did not have them and it still never showed any brake problems even with hard driving. The early neons are SCCA club racing champions, they have few shortcomings when it comes to performance (starting, turning, and stopping). Personally they did improve on vibrations and reducing rattles on the 98's and 99's. I just traded in my low mileage loaded 98 sport for $7000 (it was $10,500 new exactly 3 years ago so a little over $1000 a year ain't bad) The dealer now wants $9700 for it but of course they would go less. I bet you would have to pay almost $5000 for a pretty basic 95. I'd be willing to spend $3,000 more to get power everything and sunroof with only 24,000 miles. Also do get a manual, the automatic really does suck unless you care nothing about performance.

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