We're looking at a 95 Neon for our daughter. Anything in particular to be
looking for?

Thanks,

Ken

On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 06:33:15 -0400, NapalmHeart wrote:


Yes. Something newer.

Do you really want your daughter driving around in a 12 year old car?

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"Ubuntu" - an African word meaning "Slackware is too hard for me".

The first generation Neons (Dodge and Plymouth) all have head gasket issues
(bad design). Chrysler, in their infinite wisdom of rocket scientists,
decided after the fact that the oil port to the head form the pump was too
large and provided too much oil to the top of the engine and caused a loss
of pressure in the rest of the block. So, their fix was to make the hole in
the original head gasket smaller in order to restrict the flow. Well, that
ultimately caused oil to leak through the head gasket to the outside world.
IMHO, they should have metered the hole with a screw-in device instead of
the gasket. But nobody called me about it.

So, look for oil puddles near/around the left/top of the engine or down
behind the left/rear corner on top of the transmission. Here is a good site
for it that can explain it all to you:
http://www.neons.org/



"NapalmHeart" <olsonfam@iserv.net> wrote in message
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As a 95 toyota corolla wagon driver, why are you looking for a Neon?


"NapalmHeart" <olsonfam@iserv.net> wrote in message
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"Luba Papageorgio" <none@none.com> wrote in message
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I am looking for a reasonably priced car for a 16 year-old girl. Not
interested in anything with a Japanese nameplate.

"Dan C" <youmustbejoking@invalid.lan> wrote in message
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New would be nice, but not in our budget, nor does it make good economic
sense. The age of a car doesn't concern me as much as the condition. I
drive a 10 year-old truck, my wife drives a 7 year-old car. Are you in car
sales?

On Wed, 11 Oct 2006 23:29:08 -0400, NapalmHeart wrote:


I didn't say "new", I said "newer". You didn't really answer my question,
either. What kind of condition are most 12 year old cars in? Is that
really what you want for your daughter? No, I have nothing to do with car
sales, but I do think about car safety, especially for my daughter(s).

--
"Ubuntu" - an African word meaning "Slackware is too hard for me".