Yay, honda,ford,chevy,ferrari, oh wait, everyone has been in the 12"s and lower for a long time...So for the amount of $$ he has put into it, he could have bought a new Z06 that would be reliable and have a nice factory warranty, and it would be a corvette not a neon...

*note I used to have a Neon, hence I fully back up my just a neon statement...