1995 Plymouth Neon Base review from North America
"Overall a cheap bargain"
What things have gone wrong with the car?
My front wheel bearing started to make noises just after 2000 km.
Terrible wind noises during highway cruising.
The right left speaker blew and makes terrible noises.
During rapid acceleration the car does not shift properly the gears shifter seems to disengage.
The heater takes awful long time to heat up.
$25 bucks of gas for 250 km long trip.
The factory exhaust rusted out badly and had to replace it with an Ractive racing after market unit.
During rain the rain comes in the driver's side due too bad geometry of the vehicle.
Alternator was gone at 83000 km.
General comments?
I had own a 96 dodge intrepid before and when switched over to neon I felt pretty disappointed.
Extreme wind noises during highway cruising cause irritation.
Although car handles really well I have not own this car for long time, but I think I will keep it since its easy to get parts for this car.
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| Please, God, please let it work today... |
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| Below average reliability and quality |
| Would you buy another car from this manufacturer? | Yes |
| Year of manufacture | 1995 |
| First year of ownership | 2001 |
| Most recent year of ownership | 2002 |
| Engine and transmission | 2.0 Litre SOHC Manual |
| Performance marks | 7 / 10 |
| Reliability marks | 6 / 10 |
| Comfort marks | 6 / 10 |
| Dealer Service marks | 4 / 10 |
| Running Costs (higher is cheaper) | 5 / 10 |
| Overall marks (average of all marks) | |
| Distance when acquired | 81250 kilometres |
| Most recent distance | 85690 kilometres |
| Previous car | Plymouth Neon |
| Date of Entry | 14th November, 2002 |