Looking at an SRT-4...

2girls1fork · 04-10-2008, 05:48 PM

A guy I work with is selling his SRT-4, it already has some mods done to it, he is going through a divorce and is wanting to just sell it ASAP since the bank is going to take it anyway. He is asking 9K, and he also owns an S13 and an LS2 GTO, so it's not about the money. Just was wondering if anybody owns one, or knows somebody with one, just looking for any valuable input. Thanks!

GTownCougar · 04-10-2008, 07:06 PM

Neons.org

From what I've heard they are decent cars.

2girls1fork · 04-10-2008, 07:13 PM

Yeah, I have been looking online and I see a 50/50 split of good and bad, to I thought I would ask here. I drove one for a month years ago, and I burnt the tires off it!

99mcougar · 04-10-2008, 07:38 PM

There is a couple people around with them, from what i heard good cars, you can get lots of power with them. But not so good on safety

ND4SPD · 04-10-2008, 07:49 PM

You poked fun at Nemesis for wanting a Miata, but you're looking at a Neon?

GTownCougar · 04-10-2008, 07:59 PM

Personally I'd buy an SRT-4 Neon before a miata. They're both small, light and quick, but the SRT kills it in looks. Plus, I'd imagine parts are cheaper for the neon.

SpoCom2nr · 04-10-2008, 08:05 PM

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Originally Posted by GTownCougar

Personally I'd buy an SRT-4 Neon before a miata. They're both small, light and quick, but the SRT kills it in looks. Plus, I'd imagine parts are cheaper for the neon.

You sure you aren't just saying that because it's stereotyped as a chick car?

I think the miata is a better car... But I think i'd choose the SRT-4 just because the miata looks too small... The SRT-4 was a good bang for the buck when it first came out... Fastest production car under 20k I think it was...

2girls1fork · 04-10-2008, 08:10 PM

The Miata isn't so much a chick car since the "tuner scene" took off, but it's a small, 2-seater roadster, that is very underpowered. Handling is there, and RWD is always good, but I still think it falls short on performance, styling, and pretty much everything else, IMHO. TurboNeonStore.com is an amazing site for SRT-4 owners, they have it all.

Marius · 04-10-2008, 08:26 PM

If I were you, I would drive it and see what you think. In the end, to me at least, that is definitely the most important part of car buying. Between my wife and I, we've owned both first and second gen Neons, and a good friend of mine has a heavily modded SRT-4. I think they're fun little cars for cheap money. The newer ones are decently nice. You won't find the high end creature comforts that the expensive foreign cars will give you, but you'll blow their doors, and that's gotta be worth something. The resale sucks, but if you love it you'd probably run it into the ground instead of selling it anyway.

ND4SPD · 04-10-2008, 08:35 PM

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Originally Posted by 2girls1fork

The Miata isn't so much a chick car since the "tuner scene" took off, but it's a small, 2-seater roadster, that is very underpowered. Handling is there, and RWD is always good, but I still think it falls short on performance,

...so throw a v8 in the miata then

folks have been doing that for years!

04-10-2008, 05:48 PM	#1 (permalink)
2girls1fork NECO Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 156	Looking at an SRT-4... A guy I work with is selling his SRT-4, it already has some mods done to it, he is going through a divorce and is wanting to just sell it ASAP since the bank is going to take it anyway. He is asking 9K, and he also owns an S13 and an LS2 GTO, so it's not about the money. Just was wondering if anybody owns one, or knows somebody with one, just looking for any valuable input. Thanks! __________________ "It was all going great until somebody poured hot candle wax on my private parts."

04-10-2008, 07:06 PM	#2 (permalink)
GTownCougar NECO Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gardiner, Maine Posts: 523	Re: Looking at an SRT-4... Neons.org From what I've heard they are decent cars. __________________ ~2001 Cougar 2.0 MTX~ ~Aussie Headlights ~WeaponR Intake, TruBendz 2.5" Catback ~17" Kobe Kam 5 Wheels, Kumho Tires

04-10-2008, 07:13 PM	#3 (permalink)
2girls1fork NECO Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 156	Re: Looking at an SRT-4... Yeah, I have been looking online and I see a 50/50 split of good and bad, to I thought I would ask here. I drove one for a month years ago, and I burnt the tires off it! __________________ "It was all going great until somebody poured hot candle wax on my private parts."

04-10-2008, 07:38 PM	#4 (permalink)
99mcougar NECO Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Lethbridge/Medicine Hat Alberta Posts: 2,661 Images: 4	Re: Looking at an SRT-4... There is a couple people around with them, from what i heard good cars, you can get lots of power with them. But not so good on safety __________________ A.K.A. "Black Betty" Cougardb Cardomain<--- Click for the list of mods

04-10-2008, 07:59 PM	#6 (permalink)
GTownCougar NECO Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Gardiner, Maine Posts: 523	Re: Looking at an SRT-4... Personally I'd buy an SRT-4 Neon before a miata. They're both small, light and quick, but the SRT kills it in looks. Plus, I'd imagine parts are cheaper for the neon. __________________ ~2001 Cougar 2.0 MTX~ ~Aussie Headlights ~WeaponR Intake, TruBendz 2.5" Catback ~17" Kobe Kam 5 Wheels, Kumho Tires

04-10-2008, 08:10 PM	#8 (permalink)
2girls1fork NECO Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Chandler, AZ Posts: 156	Re: Looking at an SRT-4... The Miata isn't so much a chick car since the "tuner scene" took off, but it's a small, 2-seater roadster, that is very underpowered. Handling is there, and RWD is always good, but I still think it falls short on performance, styling, and pretty much everything else, IMHO. TurboNeonStore.com is an amazing site for SRT-4 owners, they have it all. __________________ "It was all going great until somebody poured hot candle wax on my private parts."

04-10-2008, 08:26 PM	#9 (permalink)
Marius NECO Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Leavenworth, KS Posts: 107	Re: Looking at an SRT-4... If I were you, I would drive it and see what you think. In the end, to me at least, that is definitely the most important part of car buying. Between my wife and I, we've owned both first and second gen Neons, and a good friend of mine has a heavily modded SRT-4. I think they're fun little cars for cheap money. The newer ones are decently nice. You won't find the high end creature comforts that the expensive foreign cars will give you, but you'll blow their doors, and that's gotta be worth something. The resale sucks, but if you love it you'd probably run it into the ground instead of selling it anyway.

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