Let it snow, let it snow, let it snow!!!

GTS · Post by **GTS** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 11:02 am

Well I got the Neon all ready for the winter with some Bridgestone IceCompoundII Studable tires mounted on the stock 14" rims.

The tires are 185/70-14, got em off ebay for 80$shipped brand new.

and here is the new ride

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 11:06 am

Ahhh you got it! Congrats dude! Nice Catera!

GTS · Post by **GTS** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 11:18 am

Thanks CgPeon, Yeah .... it is the nicest thing i've ever owned...

It was owned by some grandma down in Florida and it was garage kept. The interior is perfect, the under body has absolutely no rust, and the engine is running as new. I checked some of the records and i guess for the first 2 years it was hardly driven at all. Since i got it a month or two ago i've put on more then 5K on it. It runs like a champ and its quick as hell. I have to say thou its slow from the get go but once you get up to speed it accelerates like nothing. Its geared mostly for high speed autobahn driving which i love btw.

well I looked around for an RT neon for as long as i could and I couldn't find anything i wanted so i figured time to move on to my dream car and so i go this. Ohh did i mention that i bought it for 8K....

glasswars · Post by **glasswars** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 11:57 am

Polish or do something with your exhaust tips plese.

GTS · Post by **GTS** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 12:08 pm

Well they are just mild steel 2.5" painted with some high temp silver on the outside and they pretty much black on the inside.

I guess I could try to do something about that.

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 12:09 pm

bah... screw winter... my neon hides for the season

GTS · Post by **GTS** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 1:23 pm

Well guys here are a few more shots of the Catera.
Here is a video of the HIDs
I am working on swapping some Hella or Bosch projectors with the european cutoff.

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 3:57 pm

Let the modding begin! So you decided to keep your Neon?

GTS · Post by **GTS** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 4:08 pm

-CgPeon- wrote:Let the modding begin! So you decided to keep your Neon?

Well yes and the only reason for that were my parents. They told me to keep it simply because that price that I was gonna sell it for would never ever buy me another one like mine, and also I've had it since day one and I know how its been driven and how much money I've spent modifying and maintaining it so it was gonna be kinda stupid to sell it just to get rid of it.

I have no payments on the neon and the insurance on it is 22$/month so i'd rather have it around as a spare car in case the expensive one brakes and also next summer once i get out of college i will be doing the sleeper SRT swap.... so keep an eye out for that.

GTS · Post by **GTS** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 4:44 pm

And these are the Bridgestone IceCompound II that i got for the Neon.

03sxt · Post by **03sxt** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 6:44 pm

Looks like you've got quite a few new tires stacked up in the garage.

Nice Caddy, by the way!

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 7:53 pm

GTS wrote:And these are the Bridgestone IceCompound II that i got for the Neon.

holyfourbyingtiresbatman!

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 7:56 pm

Those winter tires look nice and sturdy!

Nice caddy! glad im not the only one thats daily driver is nicer than their favorite car

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 7:57 pm

^BAH! your neon > the volvo!

scneonchic · Post by **scneonchic** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 8:59 pm

I think they are equal.

neon has soft, comfy seats, quick, hot heater, loud

and the volvo is a smooth drive, leather, sunroof and ac

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Wed Dec 13, 2006 11:48 pm

*shakes head* i'm beginning to think im the only DIE HARD left here....

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 12:00 am

TNK wrote:*shakes head* i'm beginning to think im the only DIE HARD left here....

Nope! My SRT is a daily driver, thank you very much.

MyNeonSaysHi · Post by **MyNeonSaysHi** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 12:16 am

TNK wrote:*shakes head* i'm beginning to think im the only DIE HARD left here....

Neons 4 evah!

I see shapes of Neon cars pulsating through my veins!!!! AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

TNK · Post by **TNK** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 12:17 am

AMEN BROTHA!

TheNumberOneD · Post by **TheNumberOneD** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 1:22 am

........

yhea... neon.. ftw.. right..

ahhhhh, who i kid, i love my neon....

can't wait to get my hands on that srt-4 caliber though.. just gonna wait a while till they get rid off all those damn problems....

Post by **Diablo0** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 2:07 am

TNK wrote:*shakes head* i'm beginning to think im the only DIE HARD left here....

Ahem... I don't see selling mine anytime fast

haha

Wheels look, okay though

What else can I say about steelies haha, they're steelies, they don't look good period

lol

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 2:19 am

Diablo0 wrote:Ahem... I don't see selling mine anytime fast haha

That's good to know...

LowNSlow · Post by **LowNSlow** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 2:25 am

I hate your tail lights and your bumper mod..
but the rest is okay

GTS · Post by **GTS** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 9:50 am

LowNSlow wrote:I hate your tail lights and your bumper mod..
but the rest is okay

Yeah but for 10$ you cant beat the price so no matter what I am keeping them. I actually like how they look now i used to hate them at first but i guess they grew on me.

As to the bumper mod its there to help suck cold air for the air box.
Right now the factory air box is mounted in the engine compartment and I have a 3" tube that runs to a funnel which mounts to the back side of the bumper. I dont know if it helps or not because the car feels as quick as aways so it probably does but its more of a economy thing than performance i guess. I will take more pix of it.

outkast · Post by **outkast** » Thu Dec 14, 2006 10:35 pm

TNK wrote:*shakes head* i'm beginning to think im the only DIE HARD left here....

daily driven 40 mile round trip to work 6 days a week

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Fri Dec 15, 2006 12:47 am

outkast wrote:daily driven 40 mile round trip to work 6 days a week

WOO HOO!!!

seisephiroth · Post by **seisephiroth** » Sat Dec 16, 2006 1:32 am

DUDE i need some of those for camp

GTS · Post by **GTS** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 10:08 am

Try looking around on Ebay, thats where I got them and they were a heck of a good deal 20$/pc

grambo · Post by **grambo** » Mon Dec 18, 2006 11:20 am

GTS wrote:And these are the Bridgestone IceCompound II that i got for the Neon.

Haha...we can go wheelin' now. Bridgestones FTW (I got Blizzack LM-25's for the snow...yay)