Will there ever be a new NEON?

Post by **racer12306** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 5:39 pm

No, what he means is you could buy a brand new house for $15,000 - $20,000 back in the 60's.

The bad ass motherfucker of a car was $4000 - $5000.

yellowpatrol · Post by **yellowpatrol** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 5:41 pm

racer12306 wrote:No, what he means is you could buy a brand new house for $15,000 - $20,000 back in the 60's.

The bad ass motherfucker of a car was $4000 - $5000.

Well yeah, that's what I'm saying too. Things are increasing in proportion. Only now it's $200,000.00, and a $50,000.00 Challenger

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 5:59 pm

fixitmattman wrote:
OB wrote:You're joking right? The Ford Taurus is one of the shittiest most unreliable cars ever built. And it's reputation reflects that. Who cares about the SHO? That was just a faster version of a POS. The newer Taurus was ok, much better than the early 90's models, but lets be real, reputation is based on first impressions. Just like the Neon.
That's exactly the way people think about neons.

The taurus was the staple of rental fleets for a reason. Low cost, cheap to run, cheap to fix, kind sounds like the neon in a bigger car eh? I remember seeing a list of "Most Reliable Winter Beaters" and the taurus was near the top

Ford engines.. you just can't freaking kill 'em.

the bodies however....

SOKADAO954 · Post by **SOKADAO954** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 6:41 pm

i would love for a new neon. but i dont think so.
i belive dodge need something awd also something like a new srt4. well not the caliber srt4 a real srt4. that caliber was the worst move dodge has done. in my opinion guys

Post by **racer12306** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 6:42 pm

awd is not god. dodge doesn't need an awd car, they need to put themselves back in the compact market to compete with Civics, Corollas, etc.

SOKADAO954 · Post by **SOKADAO954** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 6:44 pm

racer12306 wrote:awd is not god. dodge doesn't need an awd car, they need to put themselves back in the compact market to compete with Civics, Corollas, etc.

yes i agree. but it would be nice to have a awd turbo srt ftw

MoxHair · Post by **MoxHair** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 7:17 pm

racer12306 wrote:awd is not god. dodge doesn't need an awd car, they need to put themselves back in the compact market to compete with Civics, Corollas, etc.

I'll agree and raise you a quote from Ford's Euro Divison

"The decision not to pursue it had nothing to do with cost, [All-Wheel-Drive] increases the weight, the emissions and the fuel consumption. We were confident we could achieve everything we wanted to with front-wheel drive."

NickKo · Post by **NickKo** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 9:46 pm

Donkeypuncher wrote:Allpar wrote a good article about what happened to the neon, and why it will probably never be made again: http://www.allpar.com/neon/engineering.html

That is an EXCELLENT article.
Thank you for posting that link.

- Nick

Sykora · Post by **Sykora** » Fri Mar 13, 2009 11:17 pm

MoxHair wrote:The Neon is dead.

Build a bridge and Get the fuck over it.

NOOOOooooooooooooooo!

neonsox · Post by **neonsox** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:22 pm

SOKADAO954 wrote:yes i agree. but it would be nice to have a awd turbo srt ftw

Also known as a Caliber SRT these days.

yellowpatrol · Post by **yellowpatrol** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:23 pm

neonsox wrote:
SOKADAO954 wrote:yes i agree. but it would be nice to have a awd turbo srt ftw
Also known as a Caliber SRT these days.

FWD != AWD

Post by **racer12306** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:24 pm

The Caliber SRT is not AWD, only the R/T is which comes with an N/A 2.4 putting out ~170hp iirc and either a CVT or a 5 speed.

MoxHair · Post by **MoxHair** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:34 pm

racer12306 wrote:The Caliber SRT is not AWD, only the R/T is which comes with an N/A 2.4 putting out ~170hp iirc and either a CVT or a 5 speed.

and it runs 0-60 in a Blazing 10seconds.

yellowpatrol · Post by **yellowpatrol** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:35 pm

MoxHair wrote:
racer12306 wrote:The Caliber SRT is not AWD, only the R/T is which comes with an N/A 2.4 putting out ~170hp iirc and either a CVT or a 5 speed.
and it runs 0-60 in a Blazing 10seconds.

But it hauls groceries like a mofo!

Post by **racer12306** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:45 pm

If 0-60 is really 10 seconds (i wouldn't be surprised since Mox posts facts, not BS) then I bet my Neon hauls the groceries better than that

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:50 pm

my cobalt hauls my freaking groceries at 0-60 in 5.8 seconds

Post by **racer12306** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 2:54 pm

well my monte will hopefully haul the groceries 0 - 60 in about 2-2.5 seconds

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 3:41 pm

but are you actually going to get said groceries in said monte?

SOKADAO954 · Post by **SOKADAO954** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:07 pm

neonsox wrote:
SOKADAO954 wrote:yes i agree. but it would be nice to have a AWD turbo srt ftw
Also known as a Caliber SRT these days.

caliber = FWD

besides i dont even consider the caliber the new srt4.
worst car dodge has made IMO.

Post by **racer12306** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:33 pm

Opi wrote:but are you actually going to get said groceries in said monte?

Damn straight I would. It would be my "daily driver." When I need a car it would be my car."

MoxHair · Post by **MoxHair** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:38 pm

racer12306 wrote:If 0-60 is really 10 seconds (i wouldn't be surprised since Mox posts facts, not BS) then I bet my Neon hauls the groceries better than that

edmunds.com wrote:The Caliber's 10.1-second 0-60-mph time was unimpressive. The last AWD Toyota Matrix we tested returned 11 seconds with a much wimpier 1.8-liter, 123-hp engine. At the end of the quarter-mile, the gap shrunk to only 0.4 second, but 49 horsepower should produce a bigger advantage. Heck, a Toyota Prius gets to 60 in 10.4 seconds.

No B.S. here. The Caliber R/T has brought great shame to the R/T name plate.

Post by **racer12306** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:46 pm

Ouch, my prius run's with a Caliber R/T. Thats bad.

MoxHair · Post by **MoxHair** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 7:55 pm

main reason I used that quote Franko

SOKADAO954 · Post by **SOKADAO954** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 8:16 pm

racer12306 wrote:Ouch, my prius run's with a Caliber R/T. Thats bad.

u have a prius??
i hate them no ofence.
looks like a lunch box.

Post by **racer12306** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 8:18 pm

yellowpatrol · Post by **yellowpatrol** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:34 pm

SOKADAO954 wrote: no ofence.

Entire argument: discredited.

lilnicko11 · Post by **lilnicko11** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:59 pm

I agree that there will prob never be another NEON but Dodge def needs to make another small compact car. The caliber in my opinion isn't all that great. To be honest, I'd rather have a Cobalt or Focus for domestics cars and a civic, corolla, tc, or jetta for others. I would like to see an actual car called DODGE SRT4 (not caliber srt4) and to have it take on the body concept of the neon in a way but obviously with new upgrades

Mr Josh Zombie · Post by **Mr Josh Zombie** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:00 pm

You'll be lucky if dodge is even here in the next 10 years.

Post by **occasional demons** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 10:09 pm

yellowpatrol wrote:
MoxHair wrote:
racer12306 wrote:The Caliber SRT is not AWD, only the R/T is which comes with an N/A 2.4 putting out ~170hp iirc and either a CVT or a 5 speed.
and it runs 0-60 in a Blazing 10seconds.
But it hauls groceries in the snow like a mofo!

Improved it slightly.

GreeNeons03 · Post by **GreeNeons03** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 11:17 pm

SOKADAO954 wrote:
racer12306 wrote:Ouch, my prius run's with a Caliber R/T. Thats bad.
u have a prius??
i hate them no ofence.
looks like a lunch box.

Ok Achmed