1995 Dodge Neon Sport from North America - Comments

The car shimmys at 30 MPH...If you are in the auto manufacturing industry (like CHRYSLER /DODGE are) you would think that a car that just come off the line wouldn't shake or shimmy at a speed of 30 mph. Come on! I can think of cars built in 1950 that don't do that! Lets gather some factors: any corporation that sells cars (like Dodge), tells you they can't fix your car, and then turn around and sock you with a bill saying, "we will have to charge you. Then we can tell you whats wrong. Well, we didn't find anything, but I think we will still charge you anyway."

If you have a Neon, and it's acting up your best bet would be to ask around of friends, and so on. Even your local auto garage, where you have taken your vehicle to in the past, is going to say, "AHHHH I DUNNO." So don't even think twice about buying such thing as a DODGE NEON. Seriously, I would rather buy a 1971 Ford PINTO. Seriously, the '71 Pinto will at least make it through the year without any hassels; maybe even 2 years.

Look at it like this: 1977 CHEVY PICKUP TRUCK WITH a four barrel carb gets about the same mileage as a nineteen nighty-five; (yes, you are　reading this correctly) 1995 Dodge NEON. When that fuel gauge hits the EMPTY mark, you have approx 10 minutes to get some fuel, or you are thumbing it. The transmission in a homemade GOKART with a 5 horsepower lawnmower engine will last longer than your Neon will any day of the week!

I bought my '95 Neon Sport for 200 dollars (yes! two hundred dollars!) I'm the kind of guy that like to dink around with cars; it gives me something to do. That's why I picked it up. I'm not going to dump large amounts of cash into this Neon thingy. I do all the work myself, so I'll sit there and work on this thing every day of the week until it's back on the road; until the next time it breaks down, which is about 30 days. Hassel-free Neon driving, then it's back into the garage for the next thing; gives me a challenge in life.

I also have a 1987 SAAB 9000S; ANOTHER lemon that I fixed very cheaply. Again; $350 for that car, but very hard to work on. Retail list is 26,000 dollars, but I bought it for 350. It took me 2 days to find the alternator on this dumb thing. Like I said, it gives me something to do; a challenge. So if you are thinking about spending 2,500 on a Neon, FORGET IT! Shop for other makes, like VOLKS, VOLVO, TOYOTA, SAAB, SATURN, SUZUKI, HONDA. (These are worth dumping a little cash into, like: pumps, tires, clutches, headlights, windows, fenders, taillights).

And then you have these makes you want to stay away from, including: JEEP, BRONCO, S10, S15, BLAZER, CHRYSLER PRODUCTS, GMC PRODUCTS, CHEVROLET PRODUCTS, SAFARI(GMC), ASTRO, and GEO. (These makes will require head gaskets, U-joints, transmisions, and engine overhaul).

FAULTY wiring; when you buy products like VOLKS OR VOLVO, you will have to put 3 trannys in a GM PRODUCT before the the tranny goes out for the first time on an IMPORT. Believe me, I've travelled this country coast to coast, and on the side of the road you will count the number of S10, S15, BRONCO, BLAZER, and Geo vehicles; they are all the same manufacturer. As I drive by these folks in the middle of the Nevada desert in my 1970 Volkswagen speed buggy (coming from Minneapolis, Minnesota heading to Los Angeles these cars will drive around the globe before this Neon hits Mason City, IOWA. NO JOKE!

If you are looking for a quality car try this; '95 Toyota Camry. But you are going to have to pay for it's reliability, like... 6k 7k, but in the long run it's worth it...

Don't buy it.

Don't buy it.

Don't buy it.

I'm warning you.

Don't buy it.

Oh yes, it looks good.

You might as well tear the floor board out and use your feet like Fred Flintstone, or push it home like Al Bundy.

This review was very poorly written. I think it was just a guy talking who doesn't like dodge, and you know how people are - if they don't like a brand, they hate it! He was just rambling on and on about the same old thing. I own a neon myself, and come on, it's not that bad whatsoever. He probably bought it from a junk yard hoping to fix it up a bit, and couldn't figure out that it was put in a junk yard for a reason, it had obviously had problems with it before hand. People are so prejudice against cars and then go and offend people who have a certain kind of car. I just can't stand that. This review was awful, and wouldn't make me not buy a neon just for this guy's personal opinion.

This guy really doesn't know what he's talking about. Obviously if you can find a 95 for 200 bux it's for a reason. You get what you pay for!! Someone beat the crap out of it before you got it. We've had a dodge neon, dodge caravan and dodge shadow and all were GREAT cars. I'll take a dodge over ANY other car maker out there!! You could pay 200 bux for ANY kind of car and obviously it will have lots of problems!! If your going to write a review make it a real one and stop wasting space.

What a Moron. I own a 2000 Neon and its the best car in the world. First of all, grammar is not your strong point and second, someone like you doesn't even deserve to own a car like a Neon, its way too good for you. Do the Neon a favor and leave it alone. Moron.

While I'm sure the sarcasm in the review was not lost on readers, you cannot deny a certain amount of truth. However small that truth may be. The facts are simple. Chrysler designs cars well, but does not engineer them well. Watching my brother deal with his 97' neon was painful to say the least. Seeing my mother's caravan go through 3 trannys and 2 engines was not any easier. This is not to mention the little never ending problems such as random peeling paint. I loved my mini cargo van. Great work vehicle until the tranny went. My fathers company vehicle was a Voyager. Four transmissions later the company bought a new fleet of Astro style vans. Not much better though. As the dissatisfied owner of my fathers old Voyager, I will be spending this weekend trying to figure out why the 4th tranny won't shift into 2nd or 3rd now. Don't misjudge me... I have worked on hundreds of cars and do all my own mechanical work. I have many times had to repair my vehicles after paying a mechanic hundreds to fix what he thought was the problem. My current company vehicle is a 97' Dodge pickup with the V6. A piece of junk compared to the Chev pickups in our fleet. And I'm not a GM fan. Once again my little family of five will have to resort to driving my 87' Nissan Multi wagon with 320k and rust spots all over. I bought it five years ago with 200k and she still runs great.

One comment. The man can't be too bright, he had to have test drove and then bought a car that shimmied at 30mph. Duhh...

Neon rules. that guy is a hater. he just doesn't know anything about cars. my 95 neon sport has lasted years without any problems. I mean yeah, a new clutch here and a tune up there, but that's all normal things. don't sleep on neon. theyre the same as mitsubishi eclipse, but smaller. add up the specs.

I have a 95 Dodge Neon that was bought for me on my 16th birthday. I am about to turn 25. It has been a good car. We have had some "phantom" problems with it, but they have been few and far between. It isn't the best car and I'm looking into replacing it (I need a 4 door, mine is a 2 door, and a working a/c as I am about to have a baby), but I don't think it's quite as bad as some people would lead you to believe. It has been a good car for me and has brought me through 9 years just fine. It probably has another 5 years in it... and all this at over 180,000 miles.

The difference between the imports and the domestics is two things, the owners. Since 90% of people who buy foreign cars are of a higher income level and mostly NOT car people, they tend to buy EXPENSIVE cars with ZERO power and do maintenance at the drop of a hat.

Domestic owners want FAST, CHEAP and powerful, and if on the lower income side, invest in little or no maintenance. For example my friend with a Toyota Tercel would run to the dealer and drop a grand without thinking because the dealer said boo.

I get the cheap American cars, make sure the maintenance is done, avoid the notorious models (or engine trans models) or find out what breaks.

I have gotten over the last 20 years 4-5 Dodges for under a grand and gotten between 50-100K miles with nothing more than maintenance.

Your shimmying was either a warped rotor or a bent rim, but what do you expect when you buy a $200 car and expect a new Toyota for reliability.

Bought a 1985 turbo Omni for $500, put on over 60K miles with only brakes (still have it).

Got a 1988 LeBaron Convertible for $800 (drove it for the past 9 summers, brakes only)

Got a 1992 Dodge w250 diesel with 130K (for $1500), rebuilt the auto and have put on 90K trouble free miles since towing.

Got a 1995 Neon Coupe with 110K miles (for $500), replaced timing belt with 300% stronger Kevlar belt and replaced head bolts with studs and turbocharged, and after 60K miles only replaced the AC and I get 45MPG and 13.5 1/4 mile times.

Got a 1991 Mitsubishi GSX for $1K, put on a Kevlar belt and have had no problems the last 50K miles.

I try to avoid cars with auto transmissions, because people don't change the fluid and they die from overheating by the time you get it

I've owned a neon from the yrs 95-99, a 2004 sxt and now a 2005 SRT4..I haven't any major problems with any of them. They are great little cars and can make a good amount of power with cheap modifications!