As another former Neon Owner I have to echo Mike's comments. Also, leave
this guy alone, hope he grows up soon, but we don't have to lower ourselves
to physical threats and insults. Please! This list is about our bad ass
trucks. Let us stick to that.
Carlos Medina
San Antonio, Tx
Current: 1999 DODGE Dakota
Former: 1996 DODGE Neon
Both of which kicked ass!!!!
Thank you!
>
> As both a Dakota R/T owner and a Neon ACR owner I feel I have to
> ad my 2 cents. NeonRT should be eliminated due to his lack of
> respect for our list. But on the other hand I think that Dakota
> owners should have a little respect for their brother mopar
> enthusiasts. There is no way to compare the two. There are some
> Neons out there that are pulling very respectable times and as
> far as handling when I crank down the koni's on the ACR there is
> not a lot of things on the road that can hang with it in the
> curves. The R/T comes out of the whole like gang busters but
> loses it breath at between 4 and 5 grand. This is just were the
> Neon starts to wake up. My R/T if I stomp on it when I'm doing
> 90 there is nothing there. If I stomp on the Neon at that speed
> it would definitely pull away from my R/T. My R/T will shutdown
> at 117 mph my Neon will go to 130 mph. When the Neon first came
> out there was a article in High Performance Mopar that compared
> a Neon to a 68 Roadrunner with a 383, the power to weight ratio
> was about the same. That was before they came out with a Dual
> overhead cam 180hp engine. I use my two vehicles in different
> ways. The neon is a fun car to drive back and forth to work. But
> it doesn't turn heads. I use the R/T for cruising, and hell I
> wouldn't race a 4 banger at the track even if it was quick. If I
> really want to peg the butt dyno I just take my Challenger T/A
> out for a romp. In fact I think I'll do that right now.
>
> Now stepping down from my soapbox
>
> --
> Mike Williams
> 99 Dak R/T CC
> 99 Neon ACR sedan
> 70 Challenger T/A 340-6
> All Black
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