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The LAST Neon.....(to honor our Neons)
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 12:51 pm
by moparknighthawk
This week is the end of the line for the Neon. (see link below)
Its been a nice long 11 model years. To honor our Neons lets all drive with our headlights on all day this Friday (09/23), and at midnight, we can all honk our horns at once.
http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosinside ... 319217.htm
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 2:05 pm
by CrashTeam
*Tear...
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 2:13 pm
by Floyd
so sad
I still love my Neon
the end of the neon
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 2:26 pm
by ImportKiller
WHY!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!? the engine specs on the caliber look great,.. but it is so ugly, I thought the SRT would boost sales giving neons a much longer production span,..
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 2:28 pm
by 22stars
...damn...
...out of curiosity though, is this also going to make it difficult to get replacement parts and after market performance parts? - i hope this doesn't phase us out...
- Tony
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 3:08 pm
by Frizbe
22stars wrote:...damn...
...out of curiosity though, is this also going to make it difficult to get replacement parts and after market performance parts? - i hope this doesn't phase us out...
- Tony
replacement, maybe but not for a few years.
Aftermarket, nope look at the Supra or 2nd Gen Eclispe aftermarkets, both are still going strong and are growing.
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 3:21 pm
by mkyboy
sob sob...sorry to see them go
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 3:25 pm
by 22stars
linkinevo wrote:22stars wrote:...damn...
...out of curiosity though, is this also going to make it difficult to get replacement parts and after market performance parts? - i hope this doesn't phase us out...
- Tony
replacement, maybe but not for a few years.
Aftermarket, nope look at the Supra or 2nd Gen Eclispe aftermarkets, both are still going strong and are growing.
...awesome, thanks justin - i sorta got scared for a second...
- Tony
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 4:06 pm
by moparknighthawk
22stars wrote:linkinevo wrote:22stars wrote:...damn...
...out of curiosity though, is this also going to make it difficult to get replacement parts and after market performance parts? - i hope this doesn't phase us out...
- Tony
replacement, maybe but not for a few years.
Aftermarket, nope look at the Supra or 2nd Gen Eclispe aftermarkets, both are still going strong and are growing.
...awesome, thanks justin - i sorta got scared for a second...
- Tony
Stock mechanical replacement parts will be avaliable for years to come. You can still get stuff for the Omni, Aries, etc. Body parts will start to be harder to get. You'll be relying more on junkyards, but thats years away too. The aftermarket will still be there as long as demand is there.
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 4:55 pm
by JustANeon
well if you are worried about support going away, look at the 1gn's they have been out of production for 5 years and the aftermarket is as strong as ever
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 6:13 pm
by refect
Posted: Mon Sep 19, 2005 6:36 pm
by glasjaw
Long live the neon.
That srt-4 video is pretty sweet too.
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 9:28 pm
by scneonchic
i still love my neon too, even more cuz mines a plymouth and those were over years ago (yea, yea i know thats just a technicality, but it could be the last plymouth
lol) so its the end for srt4's as well?
oh yea...at midnight, i cant honk w/ you guys
i disconnected my horn lol....ill flash my lights instead
Posted: Tue Sep 20, 2005 9:45 pm
by grambo
Damn, now parts are gonna' be more expensive. Oh well. good cars never die anyway. Maybe we will have a Danchuk catalog of our own someday where we can buy practicaly every part to build our cars from the ground up. (not likely but it sounds neat)
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 1:27 am
by DannyBoy
It is sad to see them go.
Anyone notice that Tim Kish was in that article towards the bottom?
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 1:27 am
by dblsg
what about in other countries?....
Mexico still makes the old vw beetles. is it likely someone else will still make the neon?
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 2:53 am
by Ifixyawata
I think Mexico actually stopped making the old beetles in '03 or so, but that's still a helluva run for a car that basically stopped regular production in 1979.
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 4:29 am
by Baal
yeah it ended in 03... actually the last year of the beetle it was an special edition and it costed almost as much as a neon... WTF!
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 6:16 pm
by 1st gen troll
The last Neon was built in 1999.
(yes I ripped that off from somone else)
Posted: Wed Sep 21, 2005 6:18 pm
by Diablo0
haha
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 10:55 pm
by 1st gen troll
Damn I was hoping to get flamed for that! All meant in good fun...
Posted: Thu Sep 22, 2005 11:01 pm
by scneonchic
well tomorrow is the day guys!
is everyone seriously gonna ride w/ thier headlights on? i know i will anyways lol. ill rev up at midnight since i have no horn hahaha
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 12:32 am
by refect
ill do it and i already started considering its now friday early morning time so i kinda have to drive with the headlights on..
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 12:37 am
by scneonchic
^your neon is so sweet....lol, i cant get over that every time i see your sig...sexy sexy haha
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 1:15 am
by SilverSRT05
for him driving with the foglights on woud be brighter.
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 1:16 am
by Frizbe
damn... and today I looked my Neon was built 9/02. My car nad I share birth months!
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 1:18 am
by scneonchic
03GraphiteMetallic wrote:for him driving with the foglights on woud be brighter.
hmmm....
maybe all the lights should be on?
Posted: Fri Sep 23, 2005 3:34 am
by refect
03GraphiteMetallic wrote:for him driving with the foglights on woud be brighter.
as blue as my foglights are.....they actualy light up yellow believe it or not. lol here is a pic
edit:
i will be driving with them on along with all under body and interior neons....the brighter the better!!!!
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 7:09 pm
by oj
Man, that article is a bunch of bull. The 1st and 2nd gen Neons were not a flop in my opinion. The SOHC engine put out more hp and tq than a lot of the "high output" engines it was competing with. At the time compact cars were getting by with 1.3L-1.8L. Even in 2000, when the Neon was redesigned it had the quickest 1/4 mile time amongst a C&D comparison.
Aside from the headgasket issue in the 95-97 cars, there haven't been any real glaring issues. And the recalls have been quite few... unlike the Focus.
If it was such a failure how were they able to build a million Neons in only 3.5yrs? The author probably drinks lattes rom Starbucks and carries a man-purse. The Neon shook up the small car market. Only to shake things up again with the introduction of the $20k SRT.
Posted: Tue Sep 27, 2005 10:33 pm
by moparknighthawk
oj wrote:Man, that article is a bunch of bull. The 1st and 2nd gen Neons were not a flop in my opinion. The SOHC engine put out more hp and tq than a lot of the "high output" engines it was competing with. At the time compact cars were getting by with 1.3L-1.8L. Even in 2000, when the Neon was redesigned it had the quickest 1/4 mile time amongst a C&D comparison.
Aside from the headgasket issue in the 95-97 cars, there haven't been any real glaring issues. And the recalls have been quite few... unlike the Focus.
If it was such a failure how were they able to build a million Neons in only 3.5yrs? The author probably drinks lattes rom Starbucks and carries a man-purse. The Neon shook up the small car market. Only to shake things up again with the introduction of the $20k SRT.
Yeah, but it didn't sell like the Civics, Corollas, and such. They are also talking about the general commuter, grocery getting public. Not car enthusiasts. Car enthusiasts are a VERY small part of the whole picture.
