Official "I'm Going to Drive My Neon till it Dies"

theColonel · Post by **theColonel** » Mon Dec 09, 2013 2:14 pm

ckrock946 wrote:Had mine for over a year... and i love it. Can i be on the list? please? can i?

Welcome to our club, you're now #141

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 12:19 am

caustic neon wrote:
Midnight_Rider wrote:
INVUJerry wrote: Can we get some pics of it? LOL
Give me some warning so that I'll have a box of Kleenex handy.

you know those are happy tissues
neon pics are Gramps porn,

LOLZ

. No, I meant that it would be sad to see a Neon with that much Honda cancer.

theColonel · Post by **theColonel** » Tue Dec 10, 2013 9:00 am

Midnight_Rider wrote:
Midnight_Rider wrote:
INVUJerry wrote: Can we get some pics of it? LOL
Give me some warning so that I'll have a box of Kleenex handy.
LOLZ . No, I meant that it would be sad to see a Neon with that much Honda cancer.

fixitmattman · Post by **fixitmattman** » Wed Dec 11, 2013 8:49 pm

theColonel wrote:
Midnight_Rider wrote:
Midnight_Rider wrote: Give me some warning so that I'll have a box of Kleenex handy.
LOLZ . No, I meant that it would be sad to see a Neon with that much Honda cancer.

A quote within a quote within a quote.....

It's' like Inception on roids.

I don't have anywhere to host pics these days. Just image a white neon with no rocker panels, a silver hood, and a blue passenger door handle.

theColonel · Post by **theColonel** » Thu Dec 12, 2013 9:11 am

fixitmattman wrote:A quote within a quote within a quote.....

It's' like Inception on roids.

I don't have anywhere to host pics these days. Just imagine a white neon with no rocker panels, a silver hood, and a blue passenger door handle.

Toast · Post by **Toast** » Fri Dec 13, 2013 6:08 pm

My R/T's still going strong. Only 94k and I'm currently fending off the rocker rot. It's daily driven and I have no plans of getting rid of it.

theGamer1989 · Post by **theGamer1989** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 7:55 pm

Update: My trusty Neon has unfortunately lost her fight against rocker cancer (rust), it spread into the sub-structure, weakening the car overall. I put up a valiant effort against it, but it was all for naught.
Since she has become unsafe to drive, I guess you can say I really have driven my Neon till it "died".

fixit · Post by **fixit** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 8:19 pm

by definition a neon is unsafe to drive, mine only has 167k miles
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rqtqXcaJvDc

i'm seriously considering a safer daily driver

theGamer1989 wrote:
Update: My trusty Neon has unfortunately lost her fight against rocker cancer (rust), it spread into the sub-structure, weakening the car overall. I put up a valiant effort against it, but it was all for naught.
Since she has become unsafe to drive, I guess you can say I really have driven my Neon till it "died".

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Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Wed Dec 18, 2013 9:30 pm

That was a 1GN crash test- here is a test for the 2GN.
http://youtu.be/Gb1XOUPcOtg

The Dart fares much better:
http://youtu.be/4-nXP39vjBA

...but I still feel safe in my Neon.

theColonel · Post by **theColonel** » Thu Dec 19, 2013 12:28 pm

Midnight_Rider wrote:The Dart fares much better:
http://youtu.be/4-nXP39vjBA

...but I still feel safe in my Neon.

You know how to keep an automobile under control ... most crash test dummies lack that skill

Post by **occasional demons** » Thu Dec 19, 2013 6:09 pm

I think 1gns had the highest young/beginner driver fatality rate of any car.

But what did they expect when the neon was at the top of it's class for power, and inexperienced drivers? The Cavaliers of the same era weren't any better. They just didn't have as much power to get you in trouble as quickly.

Parents were also probably clueless as to the potential the neons had. "How much trouble could Susie possibly get into with it, ain't it cute?"

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Fri Dec 20, 2013 2:15 am

theColonel wrote:You know how to keep an automobile under control ... most crash test dummies lack that skill

Exactly. An unskilled driver can still be seriously injured in a car that gets five stars from the IIHS. I see so many stupid drivers who depend on their cars to make up for their lack of skill and common sense.

Boyscoutgonebad · Post by **Boyscoutgonebad** » Sat Jan 11, 2014 10:14 pm

I did it, I might as well join the club

Hopefully it doesn't stay dead.

UriahRR · Post by **UriahRR** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 10:37 am

The rust is spreading at an exponential rate

theColonel · Post by **theColonel** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 10:45 am

Boyscoutgonebad wrote:I did it, I might as well join the club

Hopefully it doesn't stay dead.

... You're now #142 ... I hope it's running again soon

caustic neon · Post by **caustic neon** » Thu Jan 16, 2014 11:38 am

this is twice mine has died, im gonna try and save her if i can

sleeper2gn · Post by **sleeper2gn** » Thu Feb 06, 2014 11:41 am

I've owned mine for 5 years now and I'm convinced I can keep her running for a long time to come. it's been my learning car in many aspects and I believe I can do just about anything with it. I'd like a number because I will drive my neon until it dies. for sure.

theColonel · Post by **theColonel** » Thu Feb 06, 2014 11:54 am

sleeper2gn wrote:I've owned mine for 5 years now and I'm convinced I can keep her running for a long time to come. it's been my learning car in many aspects and I believe I can do just about anything with it. I'd like a number because I will drive my neon until it dies. for sure.

Welcome to our club ... please take #143

McNasty · Post by **McNasty** » Thu Jun 05, 2014 3:34 pm

I know I'm new to the 2gn family, but I've had Bill for 3 years, with plenty of (scheduled and unscheduled) maintenance. He's got 187,XXX and 11 rough years and I'm about to replace the tranny...

i can haz official status?

theColonel · Post by **theColonel** » Thu Jun 05, 2014 4:06 pm

McNasty wrote:I know I'm new to the 2gn family, but I've had Bill for 3 years, with plenty of (scheduled and unscheduled) maintenance. He's got 187,XXX and 11 rough years and I'm about to replace the tranny...

I can haz official status?

Of course ... you're now officially #144

Toast · Post by **Toast** » Tue Dec 09, 2014 6:42 am

I think I'm going update this once a year as long as I own/drive the Neon. The R/T's still going strong as a daily driver with 99K. Had to replace the driver's side rocker panel but other than that it passed Pa.'s inspection and emissions. Good for another year

Items for new year: passenger side rocker (getting a little soft) and timing belt/water pump.

How's some of the other people's Neons holding up?

Haganracing · Post by **Haganracing** » Tue Sep 20, 2022 2:16 pm

Do we still have any members left of this?

Post by **occasional demons** » Thu Sep 22, 2022 8:46 pm

A few neons have kept their owners until the end....

Midnight_Rider · Post by **Midnight_Rider** » Fri Sep 23, 2022 6:48 am

I still have mine.

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Mon Sep 26, 2022 7:33 am

Heck I've resurrected a few since this thread began lmao

Pizzacrust · Post by **Pizzacrust** » Tue Sep 27, 2022 11:54 pm

I got this 2nd Neon to hopefully drive it before it dies lol.

Only stuff I have from that old Neon is an old windshield ice scraper I used during winter. That's in the Neon rt now.

Post by **racer12306** » Mon Oct 03, 2022 3:53 pm

INVUJerry wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 26, 2022 7:33 am
Heck I've resurrected a few since this thread began lmao

Just came here to say,

I'll join the drive my neon for a while, then hand it off to someone who I know for damn well sure will drive it til it dies club.

I'll also join the longest club name club.

Haganracing · Post by **Haganracing** » Wed Oct 12, 2022 12:56 pm

INVUJerry wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 26, 2022 7:33 am
Heck I've resurrected a few since this thread began lmao

The last one I saved was yours last year

INVUJerry · Post by **INVUJerry** » Thu Oct 13, 2022 10:52 am

Haganracing wrote: ↑
Wed Oct 12, 2022 12:56 pm

INVUJerry wrote: ↑
Mon Sep 26, 2022 7:33 am
Heck I've resurrected a few since this thread began lmao
The last one I saved was yours last year

Thank god, because that one would've proabbly become a donor for Turbo Couch PT 2

Benvolks · Post by **Benvolks** » Thu Oct 13, 2022 1:48 pm

Hi,
My name is Ben. I've been on the Neon bandwagon for nearly a decade and try as I might, the damn thing just keeps on kicking with gleeful ignorance of it's misuse, abuse, and downright criminal mechanical skills of its owner/operator.

We are about the kick over 250k miles on the odometer and I rally the piss out of it on forest and blm gravel roads fully loaded with wayyyyyy too much camping gear on the regular.

I wish factory parts were still available but thank God for eBay and random back stock availability from Summit and Rockauto, and salvage yards, of course.

2004 SXT MT
-Aluminum Valve cover with gross candy green powder coat(cracked the factory plastic after a head gasket replacement at 230k)
-1GN front seats with bitchin' 90's pattern fabric
-Booger bushings
-AC high pressure switch bypass(had two shops diagnose the PCM as my AC nemesis, but after it was replaced without achieving desired outcome I had to take matters into my own hands)
-Projector retrofit is in the works
-LED park/turn/brake lights
-SRT4 rear struts are in mail(going for a little lift and clearance for chunkier M/S tires)
-PT GT strut assemblies for the front are on my wanted list
-Hurst STS is on backorder but will be mine, one day. Oh yes, it will be mine.
-Will hopefully be DIY spray on Bedlining the entire car battleship grey, and touching up the trim with some fresh black
Otherwise the most fully polished turd of a neon you'll see. She's not pretty, but she treats me good.

Thanks for providing info on the forums to help me keep it purring like a slightly ill kitten.

2GN.ORG

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