I hate Neons

[Angus]

We were on our way to the dealership to trade in our 04 neon for a new car to replace our G6 and im at a light that goes green and I hit the gas and engine rev fly up and the car barely starts to move.... I get up a block and pull into a carwash parking lot and get out and see tons of tranmission fluid everywhere...

Luckily, right next door was a firestone and I walked over and asked them to check it out. We pushed it to their bay and see that an ATF cooler fitting from the radiator blew out. Stripped the threads but also noticed coolant coming out of the atf cooler line fitting on the radiator. wth?

I'm guessing this single piece design atf/coolant radiator sprung an internal leak and the atf and coolant was mixing. And enought pressure was made to blow the atf fitting's threads right out.

So now that Firestone wants to charge me $600 to fix it. And we were right about to trade it in

Cars are not liking me this year.

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[bikrboy128]

yeah, that's really common with neons. it knows the end is near, and is trying to stop you
did you end up trading it in?

 

[Angus]

Lol we said that too. Car know's what's up.

Nope, it's sitting in the Bridgestone parking lot till tomorrow when I need to decide what to do... I'll probably just have them fix it and avoid a tow...

 

[Turbocharged400sbc]

rubber hose from one line to the other, fill it, and drive it to dealer, trade it in

 

[SuperDaveGSE]

Very common problem with them, takes out the whole radiator to. Your in for a whole radiator swap now, good thing its not that hard to do.

 

[Angus]

rubber hose from one line to the other, fill it, and drive it to dealer, trade it in

Problem is I have coolant spilling out as well.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

Throw a strap from the tow hook to another vehicle and tow it home.

It can't be that hard to swap a radiator and drop the pan on the trans and refill. Or just leave the trans and top it off. Fuck it you're trading it in.

 

[Angus]

I might sell private party as well... So I'm going to have it repaired.

 

[Bob Kazamakis]

 

[TonzKnock-G]

Take it to Golf Mill Ford...

 

[CrunkMaro]

rubber hose from one line to the other, fill it, and drive it to dealer, trade it in

there you go.

Take it to Golf Mill Ford...

but how would he get it there? push it? pull it? tow it?

 

[machausta]

Take it to Golf Mill Ford...

Is that place any better than it used to be? I went in there to buy a Focus a few years ago and they sent me home in it, only problem was they would agree to a price over the phone and then it would be "expired" before I got there or else the price didn't include something...very shady place.

 

[THEHKP7M13]

Is that place any better than it used to be? I went in there to buy a Focus a few years ago and they sent me home in it, only problem was they would agree to a price over the phone and then it would be "expired" before I got there or else the price didn't include something...very shady place.

Older I get the more I think the lowest forms of human life that aren't in jail are car salesmen and/or own car dealships.

 

[GTwolf]

Older I get the more I think the lowest forms of human life that aren't in jail are car salesmen and/or own car dealships.

I don't feel like finding the I do not care for that guy, but yeah. You get it.
On topic with the tread though, what isn't common with a neon. Maybe the air box is pretty reliable as long as you change the filter but I can't think of any other part that I haven't seen shit out on a neon. If one of our guys accidentally buys one it goes straight to the fucking auction. I won't sell one of those cars to the general public anymore.

 

[jvert]

Damn you've had a tough year with cars. You live so close to work .........ride a bike and save money!!!!

 

[Angus]

I just decided to have it fixed by bridgestone since I would have to have it towed to somewhere else to get it fixed.... $420 later, the car was traded in and we got $5,500 for it.

Damn you've had a tough year with cars. You live so close to work .........ride a bike and save money!!!!

Yeah it has been...

Even when I did drive to work, It would take almost a month before I would have to fill the neon! <2 miles commute ftw.

But I will be riding my bike till my mustang is done.

 

[Dasfinc]

I just decided to have it fixed by bridgestone since I would have to have it towed to somewhere else to get it fixed.... $420 later, the car was traded in and we got $5,500 for it.




Yeah it has been...

Even when I did drive to work, It would take almost a month before I would have to fill the neon! <2 miles commute ftw.

But I will be riding my bike till my mustang is done.

Sooooooo Whatca get?