Great little performance compact car! not a family car.suspension is little stiff.Runs strong and many aftermarket performance parts available.Most of these cars have been abused mine has not! If you have 1 get a Diablo sport,highly recommended..reliable 2.4L turbo engine runs strong..just R&R the timing belt at 65-75k miles,waterpump also.Very important! Of course the oil changes too.This neon likes the 3in exhaust also with the AEM intake! I still get 26-28 mpg on freeway! Fun car to drive.I think these cars are getting more rare as time goes on!

Here we are in 2022, and I still drive a 2004 Dodge Neon. This thing just will not quit (yet). People ask why I don't get a new car...why would I want the monthly payment when I can keep driving this thing around? Interior looks almost as good as it did new if you keep up with it. (I get it detailed or do it myself maybe once every 2 years). You'll want to stretch a black towel or blanket across the back seat headrests if you park outside, you'll get a lot of fading and sun damage to those seats if you don't. This thing has made it across the country multiple times and I commute to work in it every day. There is a small oil leak that's been there forever, but it's almost 20 years old so I wouldn't expect anything less. The front control arms had to be replaced a couple years ago which only cost about $300 since my dad was able to install them himself. Another review mentioned the durability. Let me tell you, my dad has a 2002 Neon that got sandwiched between a Honda sedan and a Lexus. Guess who still drove home after that accident? My dad with his Neon of course. The other 2 cars were deemed "totaled". Keep up with the oil changes and you'll be good.

I wanted to keep it for a show car but the electric system failed so the car is good until about a hundred 50000 MI I had for 16 years original I did all the belts plugs and make this work on it and it was a good reliable car about every three years the cam sensor went bad the other than that it was fun to drive it was fast they had a good pick up speed and its really a fun little car people talk about Comfort but I was always comfortable using it. I think people should keep these little cars as long as it runs good but once they start acting up, everything starts to go ...quick.. but I do miss my little neon I do recommended it.