So amazing!

[NKRoberts]

You guys have to much pride in your shitbox. :p

you are giving to much credit to the neon

[TS323]

pretty sure honda is pretty damn cheap to make fast and easy as hell to maintain. throw that Neon in the trash.

[izthistaken]

I'm more confused on how anyone debates anything about a Neon...

[///e30freak]

was debating making a thread for this. but I'll just leave it here.

http://detroit.craigslist.org/okl/ctd/2018618764.html

[F34R]

pretty sure honda is pretty damn cheap to make fast and easy as hell to maintain. throw that Neon in the trash.

They are, you can turbo the shit out of them really cheap. I love my BMWs, but I would be just as happy dumping cash into a nice Honda hatchback. I guess what it boils down to is the car being well done and proper.

Neons are always going to be trash.

[Fusion]

You don't buy a Neon to autox it :D
A clean stock E30 is twice as expensive as a Neon, on this side of the pond.

[Adrian_Visser]

They are, you can turbo the shit out of them really cheap. I love my BMWs, but I would be just as happy dumping cash into a nice Honda hatchback. I guess what it boils down to is the car being well done and proper.

Neons are always going to be trash.

Why am I not surprised.

I never knew Neons were popular for auto-x. I can't get past the fact that the waterpump is driven off the timing belt though who the fuck thought that was a good idea?

[KennyT]

Why am I not surprised.

I never knew Neons were popular for auto-x. I can't get past the fact that the waterpump is driven off the timing belt though who the fuck thought that was a good idea?

It's fine. If the timing belt goes the head is toast anyway. You are going to replace both around the same interval too. Whether you will believe it or not it sort of is the equivalent. Weight is around the same, power about the same, and after market is around the same. They are built cheaper and cost around half as much as an E30, making them an even better as a place to start in racing.

Don't get me wrong they are all shitboxes, built under the fast, cheap, or reliable, pick any two motto.

Strait from the wiki

First-generation Neons were competitive in SCCA Solo autocross.[1] Available with both the SOHC (sedan) or DOHC (coupe) the ACR was competitive in its class, and featured four-wheel disc brakes, Arvin non-adjustable struts for 1995–1996 models and Koni adjustable dampers for 1997–1999 models, thicker anti-sway bars, fast-ratio steering, heavy-duty front wheel hubs, and a five-speed manual transmission with a numerically higher .81 fifth gear and final drive ratio of 3.94 for quicker acceleration. 1995 through 1997 models featured adjustable camber. The computer-controlled speed limiter was removed from 1995 ACR models (limited to 135 mph (217 km/h) on later models), and ABS was also, to save weight. The ACR offers no badging to distinguish it from other Neon models; the only visible differences are a bumper with fog light holes, but no fog lights and a lack of side moldings. In 1995, the ACR was only offered to SCCA members, but in subsequent years it was available to the general public. The name "ACR" was initially the internal ordering code for the "Competition Package", as it was termed in dealer materials; however, as knowledge of the model spread, the ACR name stuck. The backronym "American Club Racer" was coined due to its popularity with club and grassroots racers.