Lincoln Park 2004

My parents own three Neons and have had little problem with any of them. Two of them are for racing and the other one gets driven about two hours a day to and from work by my dad. They all get put through more than what an average car would ever go through and have all held up very well.

I will also note that they have owned a total of four Neon's. The first one they bought was in a serious collision two winter's ago. For those of you that say these cars arent safe, the policeman on the scene said that he was amazed that my mom was alive and that the type of car she was in probably saved her life. She walked away without a scratch. Sure the Neon depreciates quickly, however it makes a hell of a starter car for someone buying their first new vehicle and used Neons make good first cars period.

The only two reasons that I don't own a Neon are that they are two small for me to fit in (Chrysler really dropped the ball on that seeing my car is smaller than a Neon and I fit just fine) and it doesnt have enough get up and go for my taste without buying a special racing model (the ACR) and even those are too underpowered.

EDIT: As for the pics that Mike has on his car, I know a lot of people who "rice" up their Neons and like to show them off too. It's a good car to do that with. I think the car looks pretty good myself. *** Edited 2/2/2004 7:26:56 PM UTC by Kick The Sky***

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Kick The Sky said:Two of them are for racing and the other one gets driven about two hours a day to and from work by my dad.

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Racing? Are you sure you're talking about the Dodge Neon?

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Kick The Sky said:As for the pics that Mike has on his car, I know a lot of people who "rice" up their Neons and like to show them off too. It's a good car to do that with.

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There is no good car to rice. Ricing evil and should never be attempted or even considered. Seriously, a 20 foot tall wing doesn't make you cool.
*** Edited 2/2/2004 11:46:15 PM UTC by The Shy One***

What is ricing up ?

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Snap43 said:
I love this 4 cyclinder car mod phase. Now you got these 16 year olds with the mega phone exhaust tips, that buzz like a weed eater on steroids.

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HAHAHA. I personally think they sound like overpriced go-carts.

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Snap43 said:Neons are junk, atleast the early ones, head gaskets, oil pans, and instrument panel failures. Most wholesalers I know won't take them for free.

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I have a '95 Neon Sport. It has had all of those problems. I replaced both the head gasket and oil pan at about 95K. The instriment panel does all kinds of wierd things. I recently had to replace the head light switch, it literally melted down. Even worse, I couldn't get a connector right away, so since I need headlights, I built my own switch :) Anway, it now has 157K miles, the transy is still in good shape, and it is still chuging away.

I also have an '02 PT Cruiser. Sweet car.

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MikeMir87 said:
What is ricing up ?

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It is moding the car, adding things like big, ugly spoilers, ground huging trip, lighting, and the like to make it look like a rice burner.

Back to the subject, sure wish Little A-Merrick-A the best of luck with their efforts to save Comet. If I had a spare $1,000.00, I'd definitely send it to them, Comet was known to be an incredible air machine with a very long airtime filled layout:

http://www.geocities.com/www_woodencoaster_com/comet/

Hey everyone I think I will devote a web site to my stock yugo with vintage earl scheib paint job-will you all check it out?

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MForcer said:
Hey everyone I think I will devote a web site to my stock yugo with vintage earl scheib paint job-will you all check it out?

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I'd go with the Maaco Ambassador Finish.

Neons suck, but if you want to get technical any low end economy car has problems, Sunfires, Cavaliers, Escort/ ZX2's, even those imports, my buddy had 2 different Civics laced with problems.

I got a '98 Neon and it's had it's problems here and there, but mostly it was because the damn machanic couldn't figure out what was wrong with it. Sure, they replaced parts but the check engine light would come back on two weeks later, oops more parts. Finally I took it to someone else and it was determined that I had two loose wires. After that, problem was solved.

Few weeks ago I had a transmission shop tell me they needed to pull the transmission due to the amount of oil underneath it. Plus at the same time the oil light was fickering, so I took it to another place who replaced a line for oil that stopped the leak and the oil light flickering. Transmission itself was fine and it was suggested that I change the transmission oil. All it takes is a second opinion to save you several hundred dollars. Be careful who you take your car to because they're all out there to take your money when there's nothing wrong.

Thats another thing I don't do, I don't take my car to get fixed, heck I rarely even change the oil, usually right before I sell them. Most mechanics are morons that's why they picked a field where their covered from head to toe in grease and oil and the only tool they know how to use is a hammer. ASE certified means "a duh , hmm, duh, hit it with a hammer, um a you need o2 sensors, um duh hmm thatd didn't fix it maybe you need um an oil change, hmm still not fixed, um you need a need a new transaxle, um hmm could be a head gasket, nope still not working right, you know what it could be the fuel pump and injectors, um still not working right................" *** Edited 2/3/2004 4:23:33 AM UTC by Snap43***

Im thinking I will get that maaco paint job on my stock chevette with the playboy shifter knob and scooby doo seat covers.the secret to my style is my chrome triple wiper blades as they add 15 hp .

Don't forget the 3ft wing and 2" drop.

Oh man... that is so ghetto! The sad (but funny) thing is that they really do have those pimped out cars out there, that generally should never be touched out of stock, except to refuel.

I have nothing against Neons... ESPECIALLY the SRT-4. That's a really price-conscious ride that offers excellent speed, accelleration, and has a somewhat pimped-out look when it's basically just a regular Neon with a lotta makeup.

For those with interest, the most well-known third party ranking of vehicle initial quality can be seen here;

http://www.jdpa.com/studies/pressrelease.asp?StudyID=736&CatID=1

Unfortunately, it only goes so far as manufacturers and brands. The only model breakdown is for the top three awards further down the page.

BTW, the kids tricking out their Hondas and Toyotas today are just like the ones back in the '50's that hotted up old '32 Fords. They're just utilizing the low-cost, used cars that are available to them. For the majority of Californians (where the "tuner" craze started), those are Japanese.

Later,
EV

P.S. On topic, from what I recall in talking to the head mechanic/operator at Little A-Merrick-A, they purchased the lift chains and motors from the Lincoln Park Comet.

Is there any chance this park will ever be revived?