So all of you Mopar guys!

Cglrcng · 08-28-2023, 06:56 AM

My eldest son Nate has a Neon SRT that he used to race in the SCCA with, and has had it for many years (the body is still pristine), even though it started out as an Upstate, NY car, he never took it out on salted roads, and moved to AZ before it was damaged for life.

His wife also had 1, but that 1 was sacrificed for the Soccer Mom Van (once they graced us with the 3rd or 4th grandchild), notice hers went away, but he loves his (in fact recently said it was in the shop getting like the 3rd turbo put on it and something else), he has the full sized under car skid plate and all the ground effects stuff on it too.

We went to a Nascar race in Phoenix at PIR years ago and were in his car, and they have these like 3' high berms of soil between the parking rows (1 was in front of his front bumper, and he knew it), it had started raining, and our row was going nowhere because of a stalled car or a fender bender for over a half an hour or more after we arrived back at the car, and I guess he didn't want to get stuck in mud later. (He said Dad, Hold On Ok...?)

He pushed right up and over that berm and slid right down the other side....I was freaking out thinking for sure he just caused a ton of damage to his car (the car I know he loves), and he just smiled and said Dad, this thing has a full undercar skid plate on it, I didn't not hurt a thing.

He was right, I looked later, no damage, no harm, no foul. Except for a light coating of dust on the shiny matt alum., I could not tell it even happened.

Billy, you said no turbo's though right?

08-28-2023, 06:56 AM	#11
Cglrcng Member Join Date: Aug 2023 Location: Kingman, AZ Posts: 411 Likes: 1,589 Liked 334 Times in 185 Posts	Re: So all of you Mopar guys! My eldest son Nate has a Neon SRT that he used to race in the SCCA with, and has had it for many years (the body is still pristine), even though it started out as an Upstate, NY car, he never took it out on salted roads, and moved to AZ before it was damaged for life. His wife also had 1, but that 1 was sacrificed for the Soccer Mom Van (once they graced us with the 3rd or 4th grandchild), notice hers went away, but he loves his (in fact recently said it was in the shop getting like the 3rd turbo put on it and something else), he has the full sized under car skid plate and all the ground effects stuff on it too. We went to a Nascar race in Phoenix at PIR years ago and were in his car, and they have these like 3' high berms of soil between the parking rows (1 was in front of his front bumper, and he knew it), it had started raining, and our row was going nowhere because of a stalled car or a fender bender for over a half an hour or more after we arrived back at the car, and I guess he didn't want to get stuck in mud later. (He said Dad, Hold On Ok...?) He pushed right up and over that berm and slid right down the other side....I was freaking out thinking for sure he just caused a ton of damage to his car (the car I know he loves), and he just smiled and said Dad, this thing has a full undercar skid plate on it, I didn't not hurt a thing. He was right, I looked later, no damage, no harm, no foul. Except for a light coating of dust on the shiny matt alum., I could not tell it even happened. Billy, you said no turbo's though right? __________________ Gary Lucier - 7832 STK. / 7832 E.T. EF/S Slow Sled. I am, but a simple test of your true patience. So, do all the really "Big Wheelies" you can!