2005 Dodge Neon SXT Review - A Surprisingly Good Economy Car

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Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
1:17 - Drivetrain
2:46 - Interior
4:13 - BFB Test
4:34 - Interior
5:11 - Back Seats
6:05 - Trunk / Cargo Space
6:42 - Exterior
7:09 - Final Thoughts
10:14 - Outro

[aenoymotors]

Man, don't see those in decent shape almost ever anymore. We used to buy them for $100-200 with broken timing belts all the time. Put in a used engine because that was cheaper than fixing the engine in the car and send it on it's way for $1500. Good ol' days for sure.

[michaelw]

I had a burnt orange 2005 Neon SXT. That little car, outside a handful of nick-knack issues, got me through college and all over Texas. Loved that little POS lol

[peachyclean]

I had a 2004 Dodge Neon SXT for 11 years bought it with 14, 000 original miles The most I ever had to put in it was timing belt and water pump tires brakes and oil changes That's it The car never broke down never left me stranded alongside the road and I got 250, 000 mi out of her I had to give her up because of the salt that they put on the roads That car was the best car I ever owned! I don't care anybody that hates on them they are good cars and I had original transmission and original engine! Miss my old girl

[Jack_Stafford]

When talking about the design, you aren't realizing that this is one of the cars that reintroduced round headlights for the first time in decades and it was absolutely revolutionary and so different, looking like eyes rather than the slim rectangular or pop-up headlights on so many cars of the time, you could recognize these cars a mile away and they really did help usher in a styling feature that appeared on many cars that followed it.

[WarthogRacer]

I went on a tour of the Belvedere plant back when theywere still making this generation of Neon. I remember seeing a Chrysler Neon and being confused. lol

[shpfro]

How old were you when this car came out? I never understand why people complain about how basic or boring a car is from that time period, but that was the end of when anyone could afford a car. We didn't need flashy things back then. It's a shame we have forgotten about minimum wage people.

[Foxonian]

When that AM/FM CD radio was introduced by Chrysler in 1998, it was considered a high-end option. You could only get it on the LH cars or full-size pickups at top trim level. By 2004, it was available in even the basic Neon.

[robertdiehl]

Very good cars back in the day. Mostly extinct in North East part of the country...

[YourMajesticKyng]

I had a Silver 2005 Neon SE (the base model). 4 crank windows, 4 manual locks, and no tachometer. Simple, efficient, reliable fuel sipper (30 mpg easy with 12 gallon tank).

[dave]

I preferred the first generation ones, but these are nice

[keithdosik]

I love the neon! You gotta review a pre 2000 Plymouth neon! If you can find one

[Ben-jzmt]

I remember Mr. Regular loving the first gen Neon but not the second gen

[rictar_rat]

This brings me back, I had a 2005 Silver Manual SXT Neon pretty much that car without cruise control, the manual made it a fun little zippy car i took that car down the Alcan from Alaska to California and it took it like a champ

[The_sinner_Jim_Whitney]

Had a blue one EXACTLY like this for a work car, but with a stick. Among the most reliable work cars I ever had, and I've mostly had 3800 Buicks for that purpose, so big shoes to fill. Cheesy, rattly plastic interior and not exactly a sports car, but it never needed anything but fluids and consumables til an alternator at like 130, 000 and hub assemblies around that same time. Averaged like 29 mpg (34 on a highway trip from Huntington, WV to Fountain, CO and back) and went GREAT in the snow (acted like it had an LSD, but I know it didn't because it would FRY the inside tire in the dry if you drove it like an asshole). Just an awesome economy car, in my opinion. PLENTY of trunk for a full-size spare and all my tools and other crap I carry in my work cars. In high school, I also had a Neon ACR (first generation), and in anything but a straight line it had NO trouble keeping up with or occasionally outrunning (if it was twisty/loose enough) my good friend's SRT4. It was way too stiff and unpleasant for long drives for someone over about 24, though, haha!

[Doctor_Robert]

I definitely like the first gen Neon a whole lot better (it's far cuter) but my Aunt had an orange 2005 Neon which she dailied for 15 years. It eventually fell to my little brothers. They had to put up with putting a new motor mount in (which was a royal rotten pain in the ass) and really the only weakness of Neons is they are a bit of a colossal pain to work on. Apart from that, rock solid economy car and a worthy competitor to any Honda or Toyota of the period.

...but Chrysler couldn't let solid success continue, naturally, that would be very un-Chrysler of them. So they replaced this thing with the CALIBER. If I were to steal old Top Gear's gag of putting a piano on a car, it'd be onto some Calibers.

[ghostyfeet]

My late grandmother, my mother, and I drove the same car model a few years back. It's black and has a wing on it. It has over 200, 000 miles on it.

[shattered]

I used to get those a lot as rentals when I traveled. I always liked them.

[scott]

A four speed auto? In 2000 they had a three speed and I had the misfortune of driving one on an onramp for driver's Ed. It shifted into first gear with four of us in the car and it SCREAMED. 😂😂

[christophersmith]

I DONT UNDERSTAND WHY CHRYSLER STOPPED MAKING THESE.

[bldontmatter]

I saw one of these as a valet. Entite dash was exploded with tons of warning lights. Theyre all gone now. This would make a good 1000$ car for a couple months