Nissan Sentra or Dodge Neon.

[Number1]

Today we went looking for a used car for my wife. We live in Halifax, Canada. Here?s what we found so far:

2002 Dodge Neon, 87K Miles, (140K KM) $5995 plus taxes
MSN Auto Review

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2001 Dodge Neon, 70K Miles, (114K KM)$5995 plus taxes. Needs new tires.


2001 Nissan Sentra, 100K Miles, (160K KM)$5995 plus taxes.
MSN Auto Review

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The MSN Auto review site gives a better reliability score to the Neon.

If we decide on one of the Neon, is it better to get the 2002 unit with 87K miles or the 2001 with 70K miles (older but lower mileage)?

The Nissan has a much better ride then the Neon but I am kind of scared of the high mileage.

Are there any opinions out there?

UPDATE:

We went out today and came home with a new (to us) car.

Two cars got our attention today, a Hyundai Elentra 2002 and a 2003 Grand Am.

2002 Hyundai Elentra VE, 44K Miles, (71K KM) my price $8500 plus taxes
Blue Book Value: $7375 to $8400. US dollars.
My price is slightly above the Blue Book value. The car is rated 4/5 for driver safety.

2003 Pontiac Grand Am, 38K Miles, (62K KM) my price $8795 plus taxes
Blue Book Value: $9000 to $10700. US dollars.
My price is right bellow the Blue Book value. The car is rated 4/5 for driver safety.

We test drove both cars and decided on the Grand Am for the following reasons: Low mileage, newer year, comfortable ride, sporty look, fair acceleration, excellent sound system, parts readily available and my wife liked it (most important). In the end we decided to spend more money and get a car that will last us longer and that should be reliable for the next few years. I think we got the car for a fair market value compared to everything else we looked at.
And here is the winner: Pontiac Grand Am 2003

Thank you for all the replies and comments.

 

[FelixDeCat]

Originally posted by: Number1

Anny opinions

Yes, your spelling and grammer sucks.

 

[DainBramaged]

Nissan.

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[michaels]

Neon???? Are you shittin me?

 

[FelixDeCat]

Originally posted by: michaels
Neon???? Are you shittin me?

No, that was your birthdate.

 

[chrisrod01]

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat

Originally posted by: Number1

Anny opinions

Yes, your spelling and grammer sucks.

Why do people give so much crap about the spelling here its a FORUMMMMMMMMMM SERIOUS

 

[fleshconsumed]

My dad owned 100K dodge spirit. Spent several K over the years to repair failed trannies and various leaks/electrical problems. You might get lucky with neon, personally I wouldn't touch a dodge with a 10-foot stick.

 

[Number1]

Originally posted by: chrisrod01

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat

Originally posted by: Number1

Anny opinions

Yes, your spelling and grammer sucks.

Why do people give so much crap about the spelling here its a FORUMMMMMMMMMM SERIOUS

I did spell check this before posting. Where are the spelling mistakes?

 

[fleshconsumed]

Originally posted by: Number1

Originally posted by: chrisrod01

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat

Originally posted by: Number1

Anny opinions

Yes, your spelling and grammer sucks.

Why do people give so much crap about the spelling here its a FORUMMMMMMMMMM SERIOUS

I did spell check this before posting. Where are the spelling mistakes?

Rofl I do hate grammar nazis because I think people are allowed to make certain mistakes, but buddy, you just asked for it....

*waits for pwnage*

 

[DasFox]

What a sad, and lonely life someone must have, with nothing better to do then come into a forum, and pick on the spelling, and grammar.

Oh boy!

Go get a life!

ALOHA

 

[asm0deus]

nissan ftw

 

[Number1]

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat

Originally posted by: Number1

Anny opinions

Yes, your spelling and grammer sucks.

OK, I rewrote the whole thing. Is it better now?

 

[j00fek]

civic > any of those cars

 

[SonnyDaze]

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat

Originally posted by: Number1

Anny opinions

Yes, your spelling and grammar sucks.

Fixed. Can't be much worse than yours.

 

[CombatChuk]

As former owner of 2003 Neon I would go with the Neon. I had mine for about 71k miles and I had no issues with it. Then again I did have a manual transmission.

 

[Craxen]

Originally posted by: FelixDeKat

Originally posted by: Number1

Anny opinions

Yes, your spelling and grammer sucks.

Classic.

My vote is for the Nissan, I have owned five different Nissans (2 Sentras) over the last decade with very little mechanical or reliability problems.

 

[jfall]

Owned a 2000, 2001 and 2003 Neon (2 autos and 1 manual). Never had any problems with them, they are great on gas, roomy and have better styling than most other cars in it's class. There is a lot of hate for the neon for some reason, probably just because it's a cheap car, or maybe from people who are familiar with older neons like the mid 90's (which had a lot of problems). The new ones run pretty good.

In regards to the older vs newer neon, I would probably go with the one that has the lowest mileage. There is virtually no difference between the 2001 and 2002 model.

But, for 6k I think you could probably do better than the cars you listed.

 

[buck]

Originally posted by: j00fek
civic > any of those cars

Agreed, OP do yourself a favor and get one on the cheap.

 

[Number1]

Sentra

Neon

 

[Eli]

Sentra.

If you must get a Neon, make sure it's a later model year. I think the 2000+'s are a lot better than the older ones.

 

[BD2003]

Originally posted by: jfall
Owned a 2000, 2001 and 2003 Neon (2 autos and 1 manual). Never had any problems with them, they are great on gas, roomy and have better styling than most other cars in it's class. There is a lot of hate for the neon for some reason, probably just because it's a cheap car, or maybe from people who are familiar with older neons like the mid 90's (which had a lot of problems). The new ones run pretty good.

In regards to the older vs newer neon, I would probably go with the one that has the lowest mileage. There is virtually no difference between the 2001 and 2002 model.

But, for 6k I think you could probably do better than the cars you listed.

Ya, I used to have one, it was a good car.

The 2002 has a 4spd auto, the 2001 has a 3spd. Get the 2002 for sure.

 

[sniperruff]

sentra. but at that price and milage it's a complete rip off.

 

[Number1]

Originally posted by: sniperruff
sentra. but at that price and milage it's a complete rip off.

We are going back out tomorrow to look at more cars. Don't forget that those are Canadian prices.

 

[Number1]

Bump

 

[psteng19]

Didn't Neon's come with 3 speed auto's and only crank windows in the rear?