1995 Plymouth Neon review from North America

I have had my Plymouth Neon since 1996 (it's a '95 model). It has been pretty much awesome. Yes, I have some paint peeling problems (but it's ten years old!) and, like I've read in other's complaints, the speedometer works when it wants to (but I can feel how quickly I'm going by what gear I'm in). I've never had a problem with it until today. Went to go to work and it wouldn't start. I am a high school teacher and am poor as all get out and I hope it's just the starter (as my kids assured me when I described the problem to them). I got lucky...I've read, for the past few years, horror stories about my car. I do get ticked off about the fact that the controls in the cabin have been cracking / falling off for the past few years, but since I've put, probably, less than $300 bucks in this car since I got it (less oil change / lube job expenses), I don't feel like I should complain. This baby drove me up and down all of Virginia two years ago when I was even poorer than I am now and was looking for a job. I like my Neon; let's pray that tomorrow (when I hear from the garage) that I still do!

Fun to drive. A bit too low to the ground. Shocks way gone. Can feel every bump in the road. No problems with clutch or transmission after nearly 100K miles. Gas mileage awesome. I don't have a problem with trunk leakage. Controls in panel start breaking after about 6 years. Radio still works. A/C needs freon every two years. Brakes squeal like crazy when wet, but work.