Your dsm stock only runs low 15's, high 14's stock. So technically they are "dsm fast" too. And your 1g dsm's are far from the most elegant cars on the road.

You're prolly gonna say your dsm with afew mods will run 12's, while those same mods will get a honda in 12's too so dont go there

 

Technically,i could probaly make him DSM slow??

 

lol jamie your car is slow, don't get a big head..lol jfwy i know i know "it'll rape the mustang"

 

high 13's for around 20k aint too shabby for a new small car especially if you dont have the money to maintain a V8.

 

i knew i could use this somewhere!

 

I was just saying they are ugly. I cant stand the stupid bug eyes. And what honda are you going to put a exhaust, fuel pump and boost controller on and run a 12.98 in. I guess i just went there.

 

What are you smoking? Last time I checked, it would take a HELLUVA lot more to get a Honda into the 12's. And the nice thing about DSMs is they don't have to strip their interiors and run steelies to do it....

 

The only "bad" reliability wise neons were the early first gens. I had a 98 Neon ACR and that car was a blast, yeah the interior felt cheap, but that's because it's to lighten the load. Feel lucky, the old ACR's like the one I purchased was a true sport compact, bitch didn't even come with an antenna, just a plug, let alone a radio . No cruise, nothing. But you put it on an auto-x course and that thing would truly shine. The adjustable factory koni's were a nice touch too . When it comes to sport compact, especially the Neons, Dodge has done a very good job. I have yet to drive an SRT-4, but I would expect it to be at least as good handling wise, as the old ACR 4-door I had. The crap models were and always will be the base models, they are made as cheap as possible.

If you look at other cars near it's price range in the sport compact car field you won't get anything that touches it. The Focus SVT a 16 second car with awesome handling (18k), the Civic SI(18k) another 16 second car that no offense but lacks about everywhere and costs way too much for what you get, or an RSX-S, which costs more and isn't nearly as fast. So in comparison yeah this car is the best buy for the money point blank. I would truthfully buy one if they didn't rape me on insurance . Not only for the car, but for the warranty. I love my Fords, but warranties are much better.