:squint: :eh:

AAHHH!!! :wtf:

please tell me your are kidding right?

The cruiser comes with a 2.4L I-4, but that is not the neon's engine technically. I forget the model neon that this is offered in, but this is not the same base engine. my engine is actually out of a base Stratus.

Please tell me you were kidding though.. PLEASE!!:shocked: :a:

 

thanks for trying to back me up :fawk:

im pretty sure its only 60 or 80K for that engine though :dunno:

 

you do know that the pt essentially replaced the plymouth neon, is built on the same platform, and was originally intended for the same buyers??

 

By 30k you have to replace the whole car so whats the difference

 

:rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl:

:werd:

 

umm.. i guess :dunno:
if it was to replace the neon, why is it still out then in a dodge version? plymouth was just the "poor" chrysler versions of cars. cirrus = breeze, voyager = town and country, etc, etc. there was never a chrysler neon.

the Cruiser built on a modified neon platform, its not exactly the same. it shares some parts from it, but not that much. the rear suspension is totally unique to the car with its Watts linkage in the rear. it is actually a shorter wheelbase and shorter overall than a neon. and its priced a little higher for the buyer market. i thought it was inteded for people who didnt want a car, and didn quite have the money for a minivan.

i can kinda see your point. i just don't think i could ever admit that my Cruiser is like or replaced a neon! :P :fawk:

 

the PT Cruiser is a whole different beast from the Neon... it's more-or-less a "compact wagon" of sorts, with semi-retro style.



The Neon's that had the most problems were 1st. gen. revision 1 ('95-'97) that had the 420A? engine... the SOHC 2.0L, specifically with the 3-spd auto. My mom has one that's not even got 61K miles on it & it was rebuilt when she had to have the head gasket replaced, at 55K miles. She's on the 4th transmission since she owned the car... and she got it with 47K on it nearly 4 years ago.

Ironically, manul transmission neons have like 1/3rd the problems of auto transmissions. DC/Mitsu auto trannies are teh suck.





ON-TOPIC- The belts & such got replaced on my '95 at 93K miles when the previous owner took it in for the 90K service. Runs like a charm...

 

Chrysler fixed the head gasket problem in mid '99. It's a known problem before then. When replaced correctly with the MLS gasket, there shouldn't be any more leaks. We went through 5 head gasket replacements. I researched the problem, and after having Chrysler replace it 4 times, we finally took it to a private shop to have it done. Since then(2 years ago) the only problem with it has been the starter, one of the tie rods, and the endlinks. You wouldn't think it matters, but a good shop can make all the difference in the car.

Chrysler recommends servicing the timing belt at 90k. The 2.4 is the same design as the 2.0. It's just bored to 2.4 liters and uses a DOHC cam (although DOHC 2.0s were offered in Neon R/T's and ACR's). It's not very hard to swap a 2.4 in a neon 5 speed or a 5 speed into a 2.4 auto stratus (they only offered auto with the 2.4). All three engines, unfortunately, had the head gasket problem until mid '99 when Chrysler started to use a multi-layer steel gasket, which fixed the problem.

 

its a close a platform sharing as the civic and integra.... also there was a chrysler neon in canada ... and the intentions were for it to be entry level.. but thats not what happened..

 

i have a 97 integra and my belt went at 78k miles! it sucked big time! not only did my belt break, but i bent the four valve stems in cylinder 1! now my car runs like poop and all these people rev on me im like ummm...nO! oh well...saving up to go ls/vtec now so itll be better! but anyways, get it changed when you have the time and money but dont ignore it or itll bite you in the butt!