[Hawkeye]

Monday I driving home from work in my brother in laws GTO. (6.0 litre full Lingenfelter mods about 450HP at the wheels) When this kid in a dodge neon zooms up behind me and is trying to get me to race. Now if I was in my wife's Liberty I may have taken the bait but come on a 200hp Neon?

He pulls up next to me and is giving me the "2 fast to 2 furious drift/race face" and reving the engine and all the stuff. When I don't take the bait he cuts me off and turns on his emergency flashers.

Nice kill dude.

I think I am going to go to the neon boards and start a fight.

 

[N8 v2.0]

Monday I driving home from work in my brother in laws GTO. (6.0 litre full Lingenfelter mods about 450HP at the wheels) When this kid in a dodge neon zooms up behind me and is trying to get me to race. Now if I was in my wife's Liberty I may have taken the bait but come on a 200hp Neon?

He pulls up next to me and is giving me the "2 fast to 2 furious drift/race face" and reving the engine and all the stuff. When I don't take the bait he cuts me off and turns on his emergency flashers.

Nice kill dude.

I think I am going to go to the neon boards and start a fight.

Ne0nz pwn3z!!!1

 

[Polandspring88]

Lame. How's the GTO drive?

 

[Hawkeye]

Lame. How's the GTO drive?

It's a great car. Stock it seemed a tad bit heavy, fast, but heavy. It seemed like the car wanted to go faster but it's size held it back.

With the mods it just has so much power. It pulls in every gear and sounds unreal.

I don't know if anyone told you. But the seats in the GTO have got to be the best on the market. It's like sitting in a recliner.

 

[llkoolkeg]

I had a red '99 Dodge Neon that had been "tuned" by its previous owner...

...worst piece of $hit car I have ever owned. Within one year, it had stranded me helpless three times, once without any brakes save the emergency handbrake. I quickly unloaded it for a song and still felt like I cheated the buyer. Because it was so light, if would accellerate decently for a 4-banger but nothing like I experienced in my old 455 Firebird.

 

[Hawkeye]

Sorry I forgot to add that if in the Wife's Liberty I would have won by rolling down the rear windows with my nifty rear power window switch.

 

[I Are Baboon]

Neon owners have their own forums?

 

[Polandspring88]

Neon owners have their own forums?

The internet provides a better medium through which they can show everyone how big their penis is.

 

[narlus]

the SRTs are pretty fast

 

[Hawkeye]

the SRTs are pretty fast

I'm sure they are. But 11 second quarter fast? Not to mention we were on the highway. There is no way a Neon could hang with a 450hp v8 on the highway. The GTO can go 175 all day (only in a school zone)

 

[Tenchiro]

I have a 98 (completely stock, base model) Neon. It is a cheap yet reliable commuter. They are decent little cars for the price but nothing special. I am not sure what draws the fast and furious crowd to them.

Soon to be replaced by a Ducati though.

 

[MTB_Rob_NC]

I'm sure they are. But 11 second quarter fast? Not to mention we were on the highway. There is no way a Neon could hang with a 450hp v8 on the highway. The GTO can go 175 all day (only in a school zone)

Actually there are plenty of SRT Neons out there pushing well over 300 and some close 400hp, and since they weigh about 1200lbs less then the GTO, there is a good possibility you woulda gotten worked.

 

[johnbryanpeters]

Nice judgement and restraint on your part!

 

[Hawkeye]

Actually there are plenty of SRT Neons out there pushing well over 300 and some close 400hp, and since they weigh about 1200lbs less then the GTO, there is a good possibility you woulda gotten worked.

Fine on a track, but not on a highway full of cars.

 

[fluff]

Soon to be replaced by a Ducati though.

Oh yeah... Approved.

 

[DRB]

I'm thinkng you were a little skeerit.

 

[Ciaran]

Actually there are plenty of SRT Neons out there pushing well over 300 and some close 400hp, and since they weigh about 1200lbs less then the GTO, there is a good possibility you woulda gotten worked.

It does not negate the fact that it's still a supremely poufy gay car. No amount of horsepower can make a Neon cool.

Fine on a track, but not on a highway full of cars.

Well said.

 

[Ian F]

I don't know if anyone told you. But the seats in the GTO have got to be the best on the market. It's like sitting in a recliner.

I noticed that at the NYC Car show earlier this year.

 

[nikwho]

haha... ouch! i have had a few of the same attempts to race since i bought my WRX. every too fast too furious car out there feels the need to race me..... i think it looks like a "race car" to these people because of the 17" black 12-spoke wheels.... thus far i have been able to resist racing anyone... its been tempting a couple of times, though......especially this M5 that was trying really hard to get me to race him! I do want to take my car to the scca races when they are in town just to see what it throws out there for a 1/4 time... its pretty damn quick....

 

[narlus]

racing cars on highways is stupid.

 

[Da Peach]

haha... ouch! i have had a few of the same attempts to race since i bought my WRX. every too fast too furious car out there feels the need to race me..... i think it looks like a "race car" to these people because of the 17" black 12-spoke wheels.... thus far i have been able to resist racing anyone... its been tempting a couple of times, though......especially this M5 that was trying really hard to get me to race him! I do want to take my car to the scca races when they are in town just to see what it throws out there for a 1/4 time... its pretty damn quick....

M5's are probably not to be trifled with...

I'm just jealous. My Mazda3 is slower than MMike's Jetta...

 

[johnbryanpeters]

racing cars on highways is stupid.

 

[MTB_Rob_NC]

It does not negate the fact that it's still a supremely poufy gay car. No amount of horsepower can make a Neon cool.

Well said.

Actually with the Neon being smaller, and lighter, it would be easier to dart in and out of traffic on the Hwy. Which of course, racing on the highway is stoopid.

Anyway, onto the comments about the cars themselves.

The Neon, although it a piece of crap sold phenominally well for the majority of its lifecycle (they no longer make it). And it was cheap to make.

The GTO (with a beast of a drivetrain) is still a piece of crap, expensive to make and doesn't sell (which is the case for most of GM's products), so more than likely it will be discontinued as soon as the new F-Body (Camaro/Firebird) is released.


The Neon SRT4 has been widely regarded as the best bang for the buck performance vehicle for the past few years.

But then again, what do I know. Its not like I look at sales statistics and automotive financial information all day long. Oh wait, yes I do.

 

[Ian F]

The GTO (with a beast of a drivetrain) is still a piece of crap, expensive to make and doesn't sell (which is the case for most of GM's products), so more than likely it will be discontinued as soon as the new F-Body (Camaro/Firebird) is released.

I read 2006 will be the last model year for the GTO, regardless of the new F-body (which is not officially a "go" yet).

 

[nikwho]

Actually with the Neon being smaller, and lighter, it would be easier to dart in and out of traffic on the Hwy. Which of course, racing on the highway is stoopid.

Anyway, onto the comments about the cars themselves.

The Neon, although it a piece of crap sold phenominally well for the majority of its lifecycle (they no longer make it). And it was cheap to make.

The GTO (with a beast of a drivetrain) is still a piece of crap, expensive to make and doesn't sell (which is the case for most of GM's products), so more than likely it will be discontinued as soon as the new F-Body (Camaro/Firebird) is released.


The Neon SRT4 has been widely regarded as the best bang for the buck performance vehicle for the past few years.

But then again, what do I know. Its not like I look at sales statistics and automotive financial information all day long. Oh wait, yes I do.

so, just because i got a kick out of your comments on these other cars, what say you about the impreza WRX's???

eta: racing cars on the highway is VERY stupid!!! If you have the bug, they sponser SCCA races all over the country, all the time! ands its legal!

 

[Transcend]

I have a 98 (completely stock, base model) Neon. It is a cheap yet reliable commuter. They are decent little cars for the price but nothing special. I am not sure what draws the fast and furious crowd to them.

Soon to be replaced by a Ducati though.

Good boy.

 

[Jeremy R]

Soon to be replaced by a Ducati though.

Which one?
I want that damn new GT 1000 bad.

 

[Transcend]

Better be a Desmo.

 

[Tenchiro]

Which one?
I want that damn new GT 1000 bad.

Probably a used Monster Dark

 

[Transcend]

Monster Dark is a really nice bike, what size you getting? I believe there is now a few different Monster Darks (engine size etc).

 

[Tenchiro]

Monster Dark is a really nice bike, what size you getting? I believe there is now a few different Monster Darks (engine size etc).

Whatever I can find used for $3000 or so. Maybe a 620 but hopefully bigger.

 

[Jeremy R]

Whatever I can find used for $3000 or so. Maybe a 620 but hopefully bigger.

I hear ya man.
I like the fact that the new Monster 695 and the GT 1000 now have longer service intervals, but new bikes are expensive.
Another thing I have noticed is that the resale value on Monsters are sky high, and they sell quick as hell too. If you find one you like, snatch it up!
Right now, I am just dreaming, but I want a Ducati someday for sure.

 

[JohnE]

So do we need to look for a wrecked Neon thread soon? Similiar to the wrecked Ferrari thread a while back?
Neon guys are lacking something, thats for sure. After you spend hours polishing a turd, thats what you have, a polished turd...

 

[dan wask]

I hear ya man.
I like the fact that the new Monster 695 and the GT 1000 now have longer service intervals, but new bikes are expensive.
Another thing I have noticed is that the resale value on Monsters are sky high, and they sell quick as hell too. If you find one you like, snatch it up!
Right now, I am just dreaming, but I want a Ducati someday for sure.

I'm most likely going for the 695 once I'm 18. Either that or a new ktm 450sm

 

[Transcend]

Desmo.

 

[Changleen]

Ducatis kick ass. That new Triumph looks like the dog's nuts too.

I once rented a compact and got a Pontiac Sunfire. That was the biggest piece of sh1t I ever drove. Ever. Worse than a beaten up 1968 beaten up Citroen 2CV. I took it back and they exchanged it for a Dodge Neon, which was a breath of fresh air in comparison, but still not what I'd call a nice car.

 

[TreeSaw]

Nice judgement and restraint on your part!

 

[reflux]

I'm suddenly reminded of that thread sometime last year, where the topic of Cavalier-driving ricerboys came up. I think Toshi would remember, but anyone else?

 

[stevew]

Actually there are plenty of SRT Neons out there pushing well over 300 and some close 400hp, and since they weigh about 1200lbs less then the GTO, there is a good possibility you woulda gotten worked.

The last time my brother was at Rockingham blowing up his Corrado, there was a neon there running in the 9's. And street legal.

You can make anything fast, it is just a question of how long it stays together.

 

[TheInedibleHulk]

That's a hard call, I might have done a half gear pull just to remind him how crappy his car is... the temptation to embarass a moron is hard to resist. On the subject of crappy domestic econoboxes, a sunfire once tried to chase my admittedly very slow but quite flickable golf down a windy mountain road... and crashed into a guard rail. The funny part was he was egging me on trying to get me to go faster. I watched it go down and the rear view and went back to make sure he was fine, while trying very hard not to laugh.