Page 1-Welcome Page(You are here)
Page 2-Exterior Page
Page 3-Interior Page
Page 4-Engine/Performance Page
Page 5-Future Plans Page
Page 6-Videos

Hey there all.  As you may have already seen, my neon was flooded during Tropical Storm Fay so feel free to check out my new wheels right here! 

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Hello and welcome to my page! I purchased this Dodge Neon R/T on October 19th, 2007 and I love it. This is the first car that I have ever owned and by own I mean have the title in my name. I used to drive the car my brother drives now, a 2002 Ford Ranger but the title was(and still is)in my mothers name. I have a link to his Car Domain page a little further down.
I bought this car for $3900 with only 50,436 miles on it. I spent months and months in the used car market, searching for something that gets better gas mileage than my Ranger and is quite a bit sportier. I was sick of the automatic tranny and wanted something with a bit more pep. I saw so many crappy cars for so much money and I thought my search was futile. Finally, I was searching on cars.com and I found this little beauty. The owner lived about 12 miles from my house and I went and saw the car that afternoon. It was immaculate, just as the owner had told me. Everything was perfect, just as he had told me and I loved the way the car looked. This was the first time I had ever thought of buying a Neon and I didn't even know they made an R/T model. So naturally, I researched and found much information about the differences between a Neon and a Neon R/T. The site I found to be most helpful was Neons.org.
Later that night, my dad and I went back over to his house so my dad could see the car as well. Keep in mind, I had seen and looked at many used cars over the past few months and my dad had not been impressed by any of them. This car blew him away and that never happens! It takes alot to impress my dad and I value his opinion very much; his car knowledge quite exceeds mine. He knows a good deal and can see quality. The very next day, I went to the bank, withdrew my money, and bought my very own first car! My wonderful girlfriend drove me over to the owners house, I paid him the $3900 in cash and drove away in my first car that I truly own! I was so happy and I remain happy to this day that I bought this car. I love it and it is so fun to drive. Being almost 20 and finally owning a car is quite an amazing feeling (as I'm sure alot of you all know, this is Car Domain :)).

Anyways, that is the story of me finding my first car, this beautiful Neon R/T. Now, I have begun the long and never-ending task of modifying and I enjoy every minute of it. Please feel free to leave any suggestions for me and my car in my guestbook and to vote in my poll. Thanks so much for taking the time to read my story. Check me out on Facebook and enjoy the rest of my pages!

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

History of the Neon/Neon R/T

The first generation Neon was introduced in January 1994 and manufactured for model years 1995 to 1999. It was available as a 4-door sedan or 2-door coupe. It was powered by either a 132 hp SAE (98 kW) 2.0 L SOHC or a 150 hp SAE (112 kW) 2.0 L DOHC 4-cylinder engine. The Neon was available with a 3-speed automatic transmission or a 5-speed manual transmission and was sold as a Dodge and Plymouth in the United States, as a Dodge and Chrysler (also under the name 2.0SX) in Canada, and as the Chrysler Neon outside of North America.

Often neglected in discussions of the Neon is the relative horsepower compared to other cars of the day - the Civic DX at 102, the Civic EX at 125, the Sentra and Sunbird at 110, the Escort at 88, the Corolla at 115, etc. The Neon's torque was also higher than competitors. In addition, the Neon made a sizable profit - the only recent American car in its class to do so.

First-generation Neon's are highly competitive in Solo I and Solo II autocross racing. The no-frills SOHC or DOHC-equipped ACR (ACR = American Club Racer, sedans and coupes, respectively) variants are well-known as affordable amateur racing cars. Both the ACR and the more feature-laden R/T (introduced in the 1998 model year) models, each available as either a sedan or a coupe, featured four-wheel disc brakes; performance-oriented suspensions with shorter, stiffer springs, beefier sway bars, and fast-ratio steering; and a 5-speed transmission with a numerically higher 5th gear and final drive ratio for quicker acceleration. The computer-controlled top speed limiter was removed entirely on 1995 ACR models and raised from the standard 190 km/h (118 mph) to 210 km/h (130 mph) on both the ACR and R/T models for subsequent years. Even second generation Neon's had a strong racing record.

The DOHC ECH 2.0 produces 150 hp SAE (112 kW) at 6500 rpm with 135 ft·lbf (183 N·m) of torque at 4800 rpm. It has a cast iron engine block and aluminium DOHC cylinder heads. It uses SFI fuel injection, has 4 valves per cylinder with roller rocker arms and features fracture-split forged powder metal connecting rods, a one-piece cast camshaft, and an aluminium intake manifold. This was the standard engine used on the R/T from 1995-1999.

The Neon R/T also came with a sport-tuned suspension, steering, and springs, and front and rear anti-sway bars, for improved handling on the road and on the circuit. Viper stripes and R/T decals complete the package. The Sport suspension package (sales code SDE) was originally used for '95-'96 Sport Coupes only, not Sedans. It was discontinued for the 1997 m/y when the Sport line became an option package on the Highline car. However, the SDE package returned for '98-'99 on R/T Neons, both Coupe and Sedan. It has stiffer struts than the Touring setup, a rear swaybar, and a heavier front swaybar. In addition, it has taller front jounce snubbers, which provide additional spring rate. Many people consider this the best suspension for mixed street and autocross use, since it is stiffer than the Touring but not as harsh as the Competition package. It also has a slightly quicker steering ratio.

Early Neon's had from a number of reliability problems, the most famous being head gasket failures. By November 1998, the head gasket had been replaced with a new MLS (Multi Layer Steel) design which proved to be much more reliable and was standard in most 1999 models and was also retrofitted to earlier models. There were also rumours that 1 of the 8 head bolt holes had been drilled slightly too shallow on many of the blocks, so when the bolt was tightened it simply "bottomed out" instead of holding the head to the block with the correct amount of force. Many early Neon's suffered from poor paint jobs, where the paint became brittle and peeled off in sheets, partly because of teething problems with a new environmentally-friendly "dry painting" process. Thankfully, the R/T recieved a much higher quality paint job so to avoid this peeling. Either way, by the end of the first generation, most of the major problems had been sorted out and the Neon proved to be a reliable car. Unfortunately, the Neon's early reputation for poor reliability persists even today, possibly because Dodge failed to adequately publicize its improvements or proactively reach out to customers who had experienced failures.

Certain colour Neon's, such as red and black, had bumper covers moulded in colour rather than painted. These covers would not shine like paint, but they absorbed scuffs and scrapes with less notice. The mid-level Highline models were well known for their unique "bubble" hubcap design.

The Australian-market Chrysler Neon came in two models, the SE and the better equipped LX. Later, the LX model was replaced by the LE with the updated model in 1999. In the United States, the line-up started out as Base, Highline, and Sport, with different styles and options in each line, but the line-up titles changed frequently (other trim lines included Expresso, SE, ES, SXT, ACR, and R/T). In Europe, the car was also available with a 1.8 L engine.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Florida Driving Rules

1. You must first learn to pronounce the name, it is: "FLAAAAARIDA".

2. The morning rush hour is from 5:00am to noon. The evening rush hour is from noon to 8:00pm. Friday's rush hour starts on Thursday morning.

3. The minimum acceptable speed on most freeways is 85 mph. On I-95 your speed is expected to match the highway number. Anything less is grounds to run you off the road while giving you the finger.

4. Forget the traffic rules you learned elsewhere. Florida has its own version of traffic rules. For example, cars/trucks with the loudest muffler go first at a four-way stop; the trucks with the biggest tires go second. However, SUV cell phone-talking moms ALWAYS have the right of way.

5. If you actually stop at a yellow light, you will be rear ended, cussed out, and possibly shot.

6. Never honk at anyone. Ever. Seriously. It's another offense that can get you shot.

7. Road construction is permanent and continuous in Florida. Detour barrels are moved around for your entertainment pleasure during the middle of the night to make the next day's driving a bit more exciting.

8. If someone actually has their turn signal on, wave them to the shoulder immediately to let them know it has been accidentally activated."

9. Merge means race like a madman and cut the person in line off or better yet ---run them off the road.

10. For summer driving, it is advisable to wear potholders on your hands.

11. If you are going to yell anything out the window, make sure it is in Spanish.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Make sure you also check out some of my friends rides like my friends 00' Mustang, my friends 1995 Firebird and my brothers'02' Ford Ranger

Here is a picture of all of our cars together. I hope you can figure out whose is who.

Me and my brothers' rides.

Page 1-Welcome Page(You are here)
Page 2-Exterior Page
Page 3-Interior Page
Page 4-Engine/Performance Page
Page 5-Future Plans Page
Page 6-Videos