This coming from (me) a former die-hard Ford fan. I spent 2 years working for a rental car company. We had just about every make model of car out there (all current model years) and the ONLY car manufacturer to hold up to rental abuse (and do I mean ABUSE) were the Chrysler products. Now, is this to say that Chrysler has always had a high quality product? No. They, like any other manufacturer has had and most likely will have issues. However in the last 10 years they've come a loooong way and the quality has made leaps and bounds in the right direction.

um not really, their trannies have been getting lower and lower rates as the years go by

Well considering that I work for a large Chrysler dealer, I know what the manifolds are made of. I'm not bashing the other dude for racing on a quiet road. I'm saying that he's a dork for using the excuse "I'm not wasting my money by taking it to the track" that's one of the dumbest things I've ever heard. And another thing I never said that the manifold was carbon fiber. I just was comparing metal vs. CF as far as strength is concerned. Oh and don't say carbon fiber is as strong as metal.
Kevlar mixed with Carbon fibre maybe, but not Carbon fibre alone.

And this came from the cracker jack box you opened for breakfast this morning? Lower rates how? Where are you getting your information? I'd like to know. If you say Consumer Reports you're not as "in the know" as you'd like to think you are. GM owns a good chunk of Motor Trend and Consumer Reports, so anything negative they have to say about any automaker is a crock. Period. You know that 9 second neon that Len Ayala is racing with? It has a STOCK Neon automatic 3 speed transmission with an aftermarket high stall torque converter. Next?

Listen, There are NO tracks within 2 hours of where i live. I will not get tickets because i rarely "race" my car. I am not going to spend alot of money going to a track when its 2 hours away and i have a car that will probaly run a low 16.

By the way, i think this is a perfectly valid excuse for not going to the track. Unlike most Neon drivers it seems, i realize my car is nothing special.

I also think it's much more fun to race through an abandoned industrial strip late at night than it is to pay money to race at a track.

I'd like to know the same for you. Just because you say that you work for a chrysler dealership doesn't mean anything. For all we know, you could be the kid who washes the car windows and gets spray the cars with tire wet.

NEON GUY why are still going on about neons. Your not going to convince any of us to join the dark side. There is no way you are going to win this arguement no matter what information you give people. We are all racers anyway. You know guys at least hes not some ricer neon guy whos has no clue about performance.
My parents had a dodge Caravan for a long time and they thing lasted forever and they drove it everywhere takinng me to soccer tournements all over teh south and we hauled a camper with it too.

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lol :D

biker... hate to tell ya, honda trannys latly have sucked big time. its hondas biggest problem next to CV joints.

other then the 5sp problem I'm not aware of any other issues, my tranny works GREAT!

plus there speed in low rpm has sucked too..lol me personally have nothing agianst neons...theres a sweet one N/A with hella lot of horse...:eek: www.extremecompacts.com

lol i just realized i said speed....acceleration is what i meant.... whateve...u know what i mean...:pukey :ricer:

the 97+ prelude SS tranny is horrible, my friend has a 96 lx auto, and he's having trouble(never nutral drops it or shifts through gears and dosnt even race it, another friend has a 96ex 5spd, and 3rd gear took a crap, i know alot of 5spd owners whos syncros suck. i imagine they spent a tad bit more time on higher end acruas, but entry lvl honda trannys arnt what they should be

Would you mind showing me where exactly I called you names?

Do you know this person? Were you there when they installed it? Then how do you know its stock? Cause some magazine says it is?

Agreed. The B series tranny suck. Third gear seems to just 'disappear' on them. They have a recall on 99-00 Si's because of a 3rd & 5th gear issue. Fortunately i got mine fixed in time.:yes:

Is it just me or is anyone else curious why this thread is still 'alive'?? :confused: :crazy:

Yes as a matter of fact I do know this individual. :yes: :pfft:

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Well this thread was good. Unfortunately its lost its luster....
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