My rear struts are gone. You can dribble the back of the car like a basketball.The pass. side axle has a joint going out. Its been parked for about a month now. Been shopping for a SRT-4, just cant get my self into thinking about a car payment. At what point do you throw in the towel? My car has 303k on the body and 140+ on the motor and it seems one thing after another. I drive it about 25k a year. Got a mechanic doing the struts this weekend. What do you guys think? Drive it until its dead or sell while its worth something?
HoodooGuru
09-10-2008, 08:25 PM
Get rid of it mate.
RedNeckSmoker
09-10-2008, 08:40 PM
well if you looking for some nice srt-4 check this guy out his name is stevve and he has some really nice buys. http://voice.htmlplanet.com/turbogodstoys.html
rice_eater
09-10-2008, 10:09 PM
there are a couple of decent looking neons in your area for sale on neons.org last time I checked...
scottrachel01
09-11-2008, 07:17 AM
Yeah I've been checking the org and also yahoo cars. I've found a couple I really like. A blue srt4 with 31k miles and a red one with 27k miles. Just cant pull the trigger...
alaskaneon
09-12-2008, 02:06 AM
keep it. it's not worth much of anything at this point. Drive it until it's dead.
dodgeneonACR98
09-12-2008, 06:42 AM
Keep that sucka and drive it into the dirt!! Wont be much of a trade in anyhow. Keep it for a toy and get you another car. I myself would also love to own an SRT but Im just like you. Don't want the payments.
sohc98
09-13-2008, 01:31 AM
Keep it and use it as a beater w/ a heater. I myself can dribble the rear of my car, im ok with it for now but come spring i"ll change out my shocks and springs since they most likely have sagged.
scottrachel01
09-18-2008, 07:17 AM
Had a friend replace the rear struts.Rides better and even sits higher. Looks like the camber is off, the bottom of the tire is to far in. I was on the org and found that you can either get a smaller bolt for the top or notch the top bolt hole on the strut.
alaskaneon
09-18-2008, 12:44 PM
just take it in for an alignment and make sure they use a computer. Shouldn't cost more than $30 for the rear, if you don't you will be replacing your rear tires soon and that's going to cost more than $30.
rice_eater
09-18-2008, 09:18 PM
just take it in for an alignment and make sure they use a computer. Shouldn't cost more than $30 for the rear, if you don't you will be replacing your rear tires soon and that's going to cost more than $30.
You have to have the front aligned when you do the rear. You need a four wheel align. We charge $60 for a four wheel at work, using the Hawkeye alignment system (just put in last Feb), and we are one of the cheapest, if not the cheapest in the area. Some places charge over $50 for just a two wheel (front) with the four wheel going for $75 or more.
Hopefully my car will be going on the rack on lunch within the next week or so, so it stops eating my rear tires... Pulled my summer treads off early just so I can run them another year.
alaskaneon
09-20-2008, 03:32 PM
You have to have the front aligned when you do the rear.
why? if his front is aligned why would it need to be re-aligned?
sohc98
09-22-2008, 01:00 AM
^^^ because anything can mess up an alignment like pot holes curbs speed bumps and other such things. depending on whe the last one he got was should tell you if he needs all 4, and i think most shops will only do the front or all 4 not just the rear.
scottrachel01
09-22-2008, 07:24 AM
Haven't had an align since I got it. Should I wait until I replace the pass side axle?
