edit: i read somewhere that one guy was running just under 500hp completely stock on the SRT-4....thats schweet, he even posted dyno results.
also i drive a 2001 Neon...it has been a **** good car to me...Engine and body wise....the only body problems are stonechips due to how low i am....
i dunno why everyone thinks they don't last, they last very well...the first gens (95-99) had some probs, but they were still a very well built car.
My dad works for Chrysler and he says neons are never in the shop with body or suspension problems.... the only big probs are washer fluid motor plugs up in winter with ice....and the oddball prob like coil pack probs or Rear mainseal probs.
mine was leaking a bit and warranty fixed it, so no probs now...
Everyone thinks that the SRT-4's $26,000CDN price tag means cheap junk....
Cheap yes, but in the sense that Chrysler used an existing reliable platform and changed the suspension, brakes,wheels, tranny, engine and a few interior pieces..thats why there is not a high price tag.