Why does the SRT-4 cost so cheap?

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Came into my head when i saw the SRT-4 go against the Evo 8. Why does the SRT-4 cost so cheap. nearly 8g less than the Evo 8. the SRT-4 is rated at 240 hp and like 2?? Torque. thats alot of HP on a car like that. and its rated at 28?? pds. i think it jus has a "non-reliable" engine again.

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You can think what you want. But the 2.4L and the 2.0L Neon engines have proven themselves to be quite reliable.

Has it ever occured to you that the other companies are just over-charging?

[evopanop]

Also, the Neon doesn't have AWD. It also probably doesn't have the stock suspension technologies that the Evo 8 and STi have. Also, those special interiors the Evo 8 and STi have, probably don't help costs much.

[SIKCRX]

because its a dodge

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Originally Posted by SIKCRX

because its a dodge

Exactly. Dodge has always meant "best bang-for-the-buck".

*Why let the trolls get their jabs?*

[novadk]

Its a dodge and a turbo neon isnt gonna last 100k

[DeViL]

Its a dodge and a turbo neon isnt gonna last 100k

Says the clueless. Really why do you punks keep coming on automotiveforums with these shitty attitudes? It just ends up getting everyone against you or banned.

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Originally Posted by novadk

Its a dodge and a turbo neon isnt gonna last 100k

Wow. Once again you guys have shown your complete ignorance of Mopars.

Lemming.

[novadk]

Wow. Once again you guys have shown your complete ignorance of Mopars

No the OLD mopars are good the 80's and newer suck ass. After mopar filed for bankruptcy in the early 80's and the U.S. government gave them 100miliion dollars they havent been the same. You got an overated under handling overpriced viper, the history of the worst/urealiable trans in the world, cheap quality interior's ugly design's and basic poor production quality. Ask any mopar mechanic not some idiot oil changing high school student and he'll tell ya not to get a dodge. One of my good friend works for a dodge dealership and will never by a dodge due to the fact they arent all that well built. Next time you go to the ricer shop look at the mechanics cars at dodge, most will not have a mopar products. Sorry if I speak the truth and its hurting your feelings And besides this forum sucks cant even get into the damn thing most of the time.

[DragginWagon]

Originally Posted by novadk

No the OLD mopars are good the 80's and newer suck ass. After mopar filed for bankruptcy in the early 80's and the U.S. government gave them 100miliion dollars they havent been the same. You got an overated under handling overpriced viper, the history of the worst/urealiable trans in the world, cheap quality interior's ugly design's and basic poor production quality. Ask any mopar mechanic not some idiot oil changing high school student and he'll tell ya not to get a dodge. One of my good friend works for a dodge dealership and will never by a dodge due to the fact they arent all that well built. Next time you go to the ricer shop look at the mechanics cars at dodge, most will not have a mopar products. Sorry if I speak the truth and its hurting your feelings And besides this forum sucks cant even get into the damn thing most of the time.

That post wasn't even worth

[novadk]

That post wasn't even worth

Yeah but neither was your By the way nice wagon.

[Polygon]

This is for you doubters.

I will admit that Chrysler did have a few minor quality issues in the early and mid 90s that was for a very short period and it really only pertained to few transmissions. The only problem that the Neons ever had were head gaskets which was a quick cheap fix. Let me remind you that Chrysler knows what they are doing when it comes to turbocharging and the SRT-4 isn't any different. If you can take a look at last months issue of Sport Compact Car they got a chance to take apart the SRT-4's 2.4L engine and take a look. What they found was an overly built engine that could take a severe beating. Most manufactures develop engines that are as durable as they HAVE to be to save money. In the SRT-4's case they are much more durable then they need to be. Sport Compact Car said they were very impressed with the entire engine setup. There are people running over 1,000 HP on the stock block and crank. There are SRT-4s that are running in the 9s and 8s. Chrysler does not have any quality issues. If you think that they do then you are just plain being ignorant.

[CAptynCrunch]

Originally Posted by novadk

Its a dodge and a turbo neon isnt gonna last 100k

If I remember correctly Dodge is the origional king of the turbo 4 cylinder. Thanks in great part to Shelby.

[novadk]

If I remember correctly Dodge is the origional king of the turbo 4 cylinder. Thanks in great part to Shelby.

Ive only seen 1 turbo dodge around me.

Chrysler does not have any quality issues. If you think that they do then you are just plain being ignorant.

Talk to a mechanic not some import mag, they never work on these cars. GM had a strong 4 banger engine called the IRON DUKE took my buddy 2 pounds of sand and 1000 miles to kill it. I do give the fact you can build up the turbo dodge but for 95% of the people that buy em they dont do any mods. But hey I guess if you like em go for it, No car or Mopar? Is that what you guys say? rest home rocket

[Polygon]

Originally Posted by novadk

Ive only seen 1 turbo dodge around me.

Talk to a mechanic not some import mag, they never work on these cars. GM had a strong 4 banger engine called the IRON DUKE took my buddy 2 pounds of sand and 1000 miles to kill it. I do give the fact you can build up the turbo dodge but for 95% of the people that buy em they dont do any mods. But hey I guess if you like em go for it, No car or Mopar? Is that what you guys say? rest home rocket

1. You've probably seen more than one and didn't know it.

2. I don't care about what a mechanic thinks. I don't know how the people that own that car take car of it. All I know is that my family has never had problems with our Chryslers that weren't driver caused. My LeBaron GTC was one of the turbo cars. It had 152,000 on it and still ran like the day we bought it. It would have gone longer had it not been hit by another car. Also you don't have to mod the turbo cars to make them go fast, they were fast stock. Also for very little money you could have your car in the 12s. As for your comment about a Chevy engine, I have one that shows you that every auto manufacture makes shit including Chevy. I owned an AMC Jeep Wagoneer. It had a Chevy 2.8L V6, the electronics were done by Ford, and the transmission, transfer case, and gear boxes were made by Chrysler. Now this Jeep had some strange problems I bought it with 172,000 miles and the engine had a full rebuild at 100,000. Early on the starter died. The windows also wouldn't roll down sometimes, but if I held the switch down and revved up the engine they would. Also the brightness of my headlights depended upon how high the engine was revving. The big problem was that at 188,000 the rod bearings went meaning the engine needed to be rebuilt, again! The first only made it 100,000 and the second only made it 88,000. At about that same time the power steering pump exploded. After doing some looking I found that a lot of people have said this is one of the top ten worst engines ever built. It was gutless and wasn't reliable at all.

So you need to learn that everybody make shit. Sport Compact Car took the damn engine apart with a lot of pictures and specs. It was a four or five page article. Also they aren’t an import mag, they cater to all Sport Compacts import and domestic. Perhaps you should read the magazine before bashing it.

Also, yes Chrysler is my favorite manufacture but I like plenty of other manufactures as well.