Head gasket blew at 150,000 (which was normal for the Neon's).
Starter went at about 170,000.
The original clutch just went at 229,000 miles.
Speedometer went at 195,000.
Radio went at about 197,000 miles.
Its been EXTREMELY reliable and still goes like the day we bought her.
We also have a 95 DODGE Neon. and that's been nothing, but trouble pretty much, but still its over 200,000miles and I have noticed that the Plymouth Neon's seem to last longer (without as many problems) than their Dodge counterparts so if your gonna buy a Neon, go Plymouth.
Methinks there is something rotten in Denmark.
The Neon is a horrible car. My sister had one and it fell apart by the week.
And I find your review highly suspect when you tell us that you bought a ONE year old car with 50,000 miles on it.
To the person above. you must of gotton a bad Neon or just a poorly maintained one, cause I have a 97 Neon with over 190,000 miles and still going great!.