Upgrades for 2004 Dodge Neon to Improve Comfort and Reliability

Maintenance/Repairs
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If you’re going to keep an old Neon running, you’re going to spend a lot of time under it. Tight engine bay and low ground clearance mean every little oil change or timing belt job is a pain on your knees.

I finally got tired of crawling on cold concrete and started looking into a 2 post lift setup for the garage, best decision I made for my back.

Good luck with the car. Those 2.0s are simple enough to work on, just don’t neglect that timing belt or you’ll be replacing bent valves real quick.

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Well since this thread was resuscitated, I wonder what car I was posting about. Certainly not about a neon.

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I hardly see any neons around here anymore, they would rust terribly by 15 years old. I know a few that had them with 200k plus miles on them.

The last person I know to have one had to get rid of it because of rust, not mechanical issues.

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There aren’t many 25-year-old compact cars for sale in my area, of any make. Lots of old trucks for sale.