HotWheels

Chrysler cuts the NEON - Out of the small car market

Last one roles off the line this friday

what does this mean for you. you XA will retain more of it's value.....

http://www.autoblog.com/entry/123400...9423/#comments

Jessman360

What about the srt4?

uber-xA-RS2

Good question, will they keep the SRT-4 or is it getting flushed too? I like the SRT-4.

chuey

Good that car was a POS anyway. Most american cars are they're all made in Mexico and Korea.

sexyscionlover

why is this in xA?

moved

HotWheels

Yes, I just called and the SRT-4 too is cut.

it is in the XA to show you that the less car makers make smaller cars, the more yours is worth..

psi_chick

the neon and the srt-4 are made in the us. the srt-4 is gone, but will be back in the new caliber. unfortunetly that thing is hideous, so who knows what sales will be like......

PrivateTucker

http://www.detnews.com/2005/autosins...A01-319217.htm

Another link, confirming the news.

I don't like dodge vehicles. seems a lot of them burn oil, no matter on age.
I just think their coolest idea was turbocharging a Caravan.

wibblywobbly

Bye!

Keitaro

I thought the Neon is being replaced by the Dodge Caliber?


This name change move seems similar to Chevy replacing the name Cavalier with Cobalt. Ford did it awhile back with the Escort to the Focus.

xBkREEP

I wont miss it, but the plant near my house, all they make is neons, this will hurt the plant im guessing.

KevinxB

Crap by any other name is still crap.

NYYDYNASTY

I dont know about that....maybe the older one's. the newer dodge cars are pretty reliable.

Neon is gone...srt neon is gone --- Caliber is here....srt caliber is here.


ugly car IMO. i dont know about the specs though

oldmanatee

The PT Cruiser is built on Neon running gear.

When is the Caliber going to hit the market?

jmiller20874

I had a 95 Neon as my previous car, paid $3000 for it with 55K miles. Ran the thing to death until 116K miles when I threw a rod. But anyway, up until that point, it was very reliable and never used any oil. Best $3000 I ever spent.

oldmanatee

My oldest daughter had a 99 Neon, it was heavy, slow, stone reliable and ran good until and old fart wiped her out with a pickup truck....Those Neons will take a hit!

Cueball3

Definitely gotta give Dodge props for the last 5 years or so. They have vastly improved their lineup. The SRT-4 is an unbelievable bang for the buck. No need to keep the Neon. I wish that they would change the styling of the Charger. It's got the power, but it looks like any other sedan out there.

ReverseGTR

They stated that they are making a SRT-4 of the Dodge Caliber.

It is also rumored that it might be AWD.

Its a shame really, they are only replacing the Neon because it got such a bad rep. However, thats only because of a head gasket problem which affected it during the first 2 years it came out. That and the interior compared to it economized competition.

I still think it was the best and most origonal of the 90s domestically designed economy subcompacts, to the point where later model Sentras stole cues from them.

NYYDYNASTY

the "SRT" is not a vehicle.
"SRT" just simply stands for "street & racing technology"

there's the srt4, srt6, srt8. etc... (4 cyl, 6cyl, 8cyl, etc...)

when srt comes out with their version of a car, they call it the neon srt4 (for example).
now that the neon is gone, they'll make an srt4, but it will be the caliber srt4

brent

thank god