I'm trying to help a friend in search of a first car for his little brother.
His family is trying to decide between a Neon or an Escort. they wanted something
cheap, 10 years old or less, airbags, and under 3 grand.
Though I'm not sure why they don't consider a Cavalier, though his sister has one....
So I was figuring 95-99 Neon, and 97-99 Escort.
They are both pretty good beaters.....so it does make it a bit tough...
Besides the head gasket issue for the Neon, and trans issues with some Escorts..
What would you recommend?
depends, you would have to give us specific cars. so we can compare miles, condition, and price....you know all that good stuff. not just neon vs escort...because they each have pros and cons.
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I would go with a neon just because they look better
Skyler Prahl wrote:I would go with a neon just because they look better
That, and their cheap as hell with decent power. I went with a 96 SOHC. No problems so far, and they take one hell of a beating.
If its between an old (97 and older) Escort and Neon, I say the Escort. If its 99ish, i say Neon
id vote escort even thou i hate ford i hate neons even more.
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-Borsty
Escorts seem to have decent reliability. I keep seeing Neons with blown engines.
neons are dependable and reliable, if its a 95-98 you should change the headgasket, thats the only real weak link on them. now, my friend has a 2002 escort and its nothing but trouble.....in and out of the shop, i think escorts are nothing but a driving heap of junk. for what your looking for id say a j body or a neon is the best bets for domestic cars
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Under 3 grand? A 95-97 I4 Camry. Much better build quality than the compacts/subcompacts, and since it's a midsize, you have a chance of getting one from a more responsible/older owner, rather than an entry level that's likely beat to high hell.
Borsty wrote:ill shedule you in for 4:17am to 5:02am on dec 8th
get the ky ready.
Hell yes I will!!
Can you pencil me in for the 9th too, thats my b-day
the older Escort GT's with the zetec engines were quite spiffy indeed, very fun little drives. (felt like the protege 5 when driving), NEONS... Fun as hell to drive, but with my experiences they chomped up way to much gas and had way to many problems... I don't know how any of you found "reliable" ones..
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Skyler Prahl wrote:I would go with a neon just because they look better
That, and their cheap as hell with decent power. I went with a 96 SOHC. No problems so far, and they take one hell of a beating.
True.
My wife had a 95 Neon...Even with the head gasket...(darn thing went twice)...it always got great gas milage.
Toward the end, I gave up on it...the last month I beat it pretty good...
That , and her sister borrowed it, and left it running for an hour in 90 degree heat...
It still ran decent, even after that...
mikec2003 wrote:neons are dependable and reliable, if its a 95-98 you should change the headgasket, thats the only real weak link on them. now, my friend has a 2002 escort and its nothing but trouble.....in and out of the shop, i think escorts are nothing but a driving heap of junk. for what your looking for id say a j body or a neon is the best bets for domestic cars
Well, expect for the electrical issues I see more of them have, I would pretty much agree
with that....
It's funny you say that about those last few years of te Escorts...I know a few people
who had issues after the 2000 models....
ZlineDavid wrote:Under 3 grand? A 95-97 I4 Camry. Much better build quality than the compacts/subcompacts, and since it's a midsize, you have a chance of getting one from a more responsible/older owner, rather than an entry level that's likely beat to high hell.
I'll try.
Be hard sell to a 16 year old though...
Short Hand wrote:the older Escort GT's with the zetec engines were quite spiffy indeed, very fun little drives. (felt like the protege 5 when driving), NEONS... Fun as hell to drive, but with my experiences they chomped up way to much gas and had way to many problems... I don't know how any of you found "reliable" ones..
I have to agree with the fun to drive... for both...
I do have to say that the Neons handle quite well....
get a honda
cheap and last long
Qwik2k2z24 wrote:
Looks good! Very interesting color...too bad it will be mostly white from all the road
salt from those michigan...
Those escorts -pre 97....are pretty good cars..slow...but nice and cheap.
A neighbor has a red hatch with almost 180k...no problems...nothing but oil changes..
