Just realised

halford637 · Post by **halford637** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 11:02 am

Eight years ago yesterday I picked up my neon from the dealership. I watched them roll it of the truck, when I left the lot it had 3 miles on it (after the sales guy took it to put gas in it). 185500 miles later I still love driving it as much as that first day.

Here are some averages... 63.48 miles per day, 4122.22 hours, which is 171.76 days (based on an average speed of 45, which is probably too high) I could have driven around the earth 7.45 times. Approximately 6870 gas fill ups. 61 oil changes.

It has a new engine in it's very near future and hopefully I'll get the same enjoyment out of it for another eight years.

60trim · Post by **60trim** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 11:20 am

LOL, right on man. Neons are pretty reliable cars if maintained properly and kept up well.

03blackrt · Post by **03blackrt** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 11:51 am

nofrills05 · Post by **nofrills05** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 12:14 pm

This goes to show that Hondas, toyotas etc. are not the only cars that can go in the upper 100K mile range and still be fine. Heck my dad had a 1978 Caprice that had over 200K and still ran fine (for the most part), then he sold it to a friend who shortly thereafter wreked it

On the flip side my friend had a 1gn neon that started to burn oil at 70K and ran like crapola no matter what you did to it...lemon?

JK · Post by JK » Tue Apr 24, 2007 1:06 pm

60trim wrote:LOL, right on man. Neons are pretty reliable cars if maintained properly and kept up well.

Very reliable IMO
my 01 is till getting broken in at 69K
my 95 has 200K and is still going strong, drive it 250 miles a day currently
oil changed every 5k. I have owned it since 70k, and haven't even changed the timing belt yet

I'm waiting for it to break, but May 1st it gets a magnum head, longtube etc

Demonik · Post by **Demonik** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 2:58 pm

ill be surprised if mine lasts past 100k, not that it isnt well maintained, its just the way i drive it im sure is going to kill it prematurely

MoparNeonMan · Post by **MoparNeonMan** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 3:47 pm

Demonik wrote:ill be surprised if mine lasts past 100k, not that it isnt well maintained, its just the way i drive it im sure is going to kill it prematurely

Brother I feel you on that one..damn heavy ass right foot....

Im sittin 88k on my 03. Im on my third trans...first time diff pin got the best of me....second I had a bolt bust a hole in the case, lost all the fluid and basicly melted it together. I cant tell you haw many cv's Ive destroyed. Outside of that...mechanicly Ive had no issues. Other than wear out stuff like brake calipers which I am just now having to replace. I look to make 100k about september.

halford637 · Post by **halford637** » Tue Apr 24, 2007 9:00 pm

I will tell you that I am not at all nice to my car...everywhere I go is a race... but it's taken all the abuse and asked for more