SRT-4

[PatNy]

What are your thoughts about this car?.....im thinking about getting a new car....wouldnt mind one only thing is dont got that much money....this one sells for 20k.....and is fast as hell.....not saying its styling is better than the e30 i love my e30 but want to know what you think.....if u have anythoughts about any other cars in this price range please do tell....thank you!

[SickE30]

Test drove one myself. It is hell on wheels man. Exhaust sounds cool but would become too extreme after time. It is hard to hold the car on the road @ full throttle. Too much Horse power and torque for a fwd car in my opinion. But it is a cheap way to get some speed.

[TheyCallMeDale]

theyre fast as hell. I saw a guy run a 14.0 with only an intake at the drags. Quick as hell and definately the best bang for the buck

[SickE30]

A 14.0 with that car quite frankly is weak. It should do a mid 13. Furthermore from what I read the airbox on that model is excellent and an intake would prob harm the overall performance.

[PatNy]

would u buy it?

[TCD]

14.0 is weak? I saw one on Saturday run 14.1.
Todd
13.57 (weak) @ 109 (not weak)

[SickE30]

I would have bought it yes, then that VW came up. I ended up losing out on that bid war. And after much nagging from my mom and girl friend I kept the E30 and decied to restore her. But yes, I would get that car, hack the wing off and put something more conservative on it. And yes 14.0 is weak in that car. He prob had a hard time catching/keeping traction. Launching is difficult with a fwd car, especailly when it has as much power as a rwd M3

[Werksmini]

would u buy it?

I wouldnt. I would probably never buy an American car, unless I see something spectacular.

[Rob]

sub-14 second for less than $20k is fairly close to spectacular in my opinion. sure the build and interior suck, but thats sort of the point.

[325 eta]

sport compact named it compact of the year, good hp and good brake and summer tires, i hate neons but this one got my repect!!!! i have to give it up to dodge for seting the bar maybe we will see other do the same !!

[Jon325i]

I doubt I would buy one. Never was a fan of American cars and this Neon is Dodge's answer for the import tuning scene. For the money, I would probably buy a new Mini instead. Personally I find them to look much better....even classier. It may not be as fast in a straight line as the Neon, but they can carve turns....and that's what counts in my book.

Then again, if I had $20K to burn, I'd buy an E30 M3 and mod it how I liked :!:

Jon

[Brew]

I probably would never buy one simply because its an American car, but the bang-for-your-buck aspect cannot be overlooked. There is really nothing close performance-wise in its price range, except for maybe the WRX. I've also heard that they are WAY underrated power-wise and can very easily be modded to over 300 whp. It IS still a Neon though... :roll: If I was buying a new car with 20 grand to kill, I'd probably take it for a test drive for comparison's sake, then check out a WRX.

[Rob]

WRX is $5k more (MSRP new afaik)


a stock SRT4 put down ~230whp bone stock on a mustang dyno....

[Brew]

WRX is $5k more (MSRP new afaik)

Yeah, but its really the only other car close performance-wise for under $25k.

[Rob]

true, i'll give you that