"mkbruin, Atlas VP" (mkbruin)
02/12/2016 at 22:32 • Filed to: None
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"mkbruin, Atlas VP" (mkbruin)
02/12/2016 at 22:32 • Filed to: None | 3
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What does Oppo think about the Neon ACR Coupe?
It doesn’t matter to me one way or another, it’s mostly curiosity to see whether time changes perspective
TheD0k_2many toys 2little time
> mkbruin, Atlas VP
02/12/2016 at 22:38 |
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My grandma had a neon of that gen so i always think of it as her car but way faster
wafflesnfalafel
> mkbruin, Atlas VP
02/12/2016 at 22:39 |
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My bro-in-law ran one of those for a couple years out near Detroit. I remember something about oiling problems in the corners.
deprecated account
> mkbruin, Atlas VP
02/12/2016 at 22:42 |
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This is a thing that exists?!
shop-teacher
> mkbruin, Atlas VP
02/12/2016 at 22:46 |
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I always liked these.
dietryng
> mkbruin, Atlas VP
02/12/2016 at 22:59 |
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i remember when those neons were EVERYWHERE. you couldnt swing a dead cat without hitting one. glad theyre gone, what with the poor styling(start of the shapeless jellybean), peeling paint, fitment issues and bad water pumps, and blown headgaskets. parts interchange with caravans, and kcars, and ptcruisers. a roach among dodges. and cheap. you could pick 3 up for less than a thousand. sometimes all in the same yard.
i cant remember the last time i seen one moving. good riddance.
i miss them already.
Goggles Pizzano
> mkbruin, Atlas VP
02/12/2016 at 23:11 |
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Must be green.
Round headlight enthusiast
> mkbruin, Atlas VP
02/12/2016 at 23:22 |
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Oh damn this is cool. I’d want one if I didn’t absolutely hate Chrysler.
Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition
> mkbruin, Atlas VP
02/13/2016 at 00:50 |
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I knew a guy in the army that had one. Don’t remember the year, but he had it around 98 or 99. It was a very impressive car at the time. I thought it was superior to the same year Civic Si.
Master Cylinder
> mkbruin, Atlas VP
02/13/2016 at 08:24 |
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I remember seeing a couple at some autocrosses back in the 00s. They were pretty quick for what they were. Seemed like a good low cost autocross car. No idea about reliability or longevity but I suspect it was poor just based on it being a 90s Chrysler product.
daender
> mkbruin, Atlas VP
02/13/2016 at 09:15 |
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SCCA member chiming in; these things were the kings of affordable SCCA club racing, along with original Sentra SE-R and GM’s SCCA-special FWD cars, well before the Miata’s popularity took off. A local member picked up a decent first-gen Neon R/T (basically an ACR minus the stripped interior) and that thing KICKS ASS at autocross with a fresh set of shocks and tires.
nafsucof
> mkbruin, Atlas VP
02/13/2016 at 09:23 |
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Love them!!
RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars
> mkbruin, Atlas VP
02/15/2016 at 15:53 |
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I always liked the original Neon, it was a cute, and surprisingly capable car for it’s time. They weren’t too bad, reliability-wise either. I still see a few from time to time, but sadly, most are gone around here due to salty winter rust and being bought and worn out by high school kids...
I actually have a ‘95 Neon brochure on the shelf in front of me by some random coincidence!