what was dodge thinking in discontinuing the great neon and making that under powered cardboard box on wheels.

 

I have to believe the scion xB had something todo with it. I see alot of car makers are going with that style of car/box.....

 

they say its anything but cute, there right its ungodly ugly.

 

its not to bad looking....yet, I think an 2006 neon would have more sence

 

i think the calibr looks good but does anyone kno if they are going to remake the neon again because i have a feeling they are later

 

The Scion xB will soon be discontinued.

 

i've heard they will be discontinuing the xA as well, but dodge should seriously consider bringing the neon back.didnt it sell a few million of em?

 

I think there squaring off the compacts now to create more interior room. It also might be so you get less MPG, hey gas is cheap these days!

 

The cross-over vehicle is popular and while no hotrod is kind of cool. Also a new JEEP on that platform allowing the plant and American workers to go back to work with a second shift not just the one shift the Neon was able to support. Hopefully it will maintain it. I would love to see a new Neon myself in addition to the Caliber. The wheels are just too big.

 

The Neon wasnt selling all that well, the poor publicity of the 1st gen headgasket problem never left the brand and Dodge didnt do enough to promote the Neon...the name "Neon" just didnt go hand in hand with "quality", "performance", "reliabiltiy" and "value" like other sport compacts did because of the bad reputation and Dodge's inhability to promote the Neon in any way. Thats why they insisted ALL magazines and publications that reviewed the SRT-4 never even mention the word "Neon" in the vehicles title...

The Neon wont be around for a while...maybe they'll revive the Name in ten years or so, but its not happenign anytime int he near future. I would actualy consider the Caliber if it werent for the underpowered R/T and lack of a good transmission...it also has to be a sedan or coupe...i hate the "4-door hatch" with a passion.