dodge neons are they a good car or not? i've been hearin a lot of stuff about the

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car. i don't know what to do? i'm getting a dodge neon 03-04 i do believe. and a lot of people have told me they're bad cars. i was ok at first didn't care when just one person said it but now a few are saying it.

are they not reliable cars? am i going to have problems with it?
 
Its not as reliable as comparable Honda Civic, Toyota Corolla or Mazda 3. But then again it depend on the price and how it was maintained. A clean well cared for Japanese car of the same vintage will be more money.
 
their good cars if they are taken care of and kept up on maintenance,if not they can get really expensive to repair and keep running,more than a usual car would be,but the biggest problems with those cars was poor maintenance,it wasn't the cars as much as the owners neglected to do the things they needed done,they figure as long as its running good it didn't need any work,but then when it broke down or tore up they downed the car and its maker,i own two of those cars and so far both have been real good cars,i bought both mine with previous problems from neglect,but since repairing both of them i have had no problems from either one,you may experience some problems with it,but that will happen with any car you buy,if you get one that was in good shape and you take care of it chances are you will drive it for a long,long time, and get good service from it,i own 9 dodges now and would rather own a dodge as most any other make or model to me their easy to work on and keep running,not to many people share my thoughts on dodges though,but i have owned them since i was 16 years old,buying one though would be totally up to you,some of the stories you hear are true on them such as transmission problems and so on,but overall their as good as anything else on the road,if you,ll look around you,ll see a lot of those still on the road,good luck with it,and dont buy it because i or anyone else said they was good, use your own judgement on it,drive it and make sure you like it.
 
Any car can have problems, the neons after 1999 weren't to bad and actually were dependable.
A better head gasket was developed for 1999 and I believe the cam shaft sensor o-ring was improved around the same time.
If you do proper maintenance your good to go.
Just don't close your doors on the seat belt as it may damage the door/dome lamp switch.
 
I have not personally owned a Dodge Neon, but have known several people that have, and all have turned out to be a handful. For example, my sister-in-law bought one used, and she had it less than 6 months before the transmission went out, and the only gear it would go in was reverse. What you do and what you buy is totally up to you, but I just want to give my input. Good Luck!!
 
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