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I'm about 6-4, 240 or thereabouts, and have no difficulty whatever driving my own Dodge Neon, most Hondas, most Toyotas... The only Japanese cars I really have problems with are the ones with sunroofs. The Dodge Neon is particularly tall-friendly due to the cab-forward design; a lot of tall people including basketballers up to and including 7-footers claim to be driving Neons without difficulty.

Used Neons can be bought cheaply due to one or two known problems which they had but which I do not regard as serious. The 94 (year 1) models are simply to be avoided. Prior to the 99 models, they ALL had to have headgaskets replaced around 80K miles. What that means in practical terms is that with any luck, you might could buy a 96 or 97 with 70K miles for $2000 - $2500, immediately take it in for the new type headgasket and the timing belt, and you'd be set for a very long time for around $3000.

The 5-speed Neon can cruise all day long at 75 or 80 and get 38 mpg doing it, and it doesn't waste time getting to cruising speed.

Zieg Heil. You will be assigned the small car by the UN commission on automobile distribution. Next thing you know you'll be calling for food rationing, travel restrictions and other communist state policies.

By the way, it cost me $29.00 to top off my tanks in my gas guzzling SUV and I didn't mind it one bit. And it works great for tailgating. Only a Commiefornia nutcake would try to stuff 4 grown men into a Neon to go tailgating at a football game.

I don't know whether my husband has driven a Neon or not. He has driven most small rental cars, but he really prefers a safer, heavier car for all the distance driving that he needs to do, especially in bad weather in the Pacific Northwest. I don't think that Neons are known to be particularly good in the snow. He also frequently needs to carry more than two or three passengers with luggage and gear.

Cars are simply not a one size fits all item, and I really don't think that it is anyone's business to try to dictate what I drive.

The 5-speed Neon can cruise all day long at 75 or 80 and get 38 mpg doing it, and it doesn't waste time getting to cruising speed.

Really? The numbers I've seen shows the Neon R/T does 0-60 in 7.6 seconds, and the quarter mile in 15.8!! I might could bicycle it faster than that. Whatever anyone does, for God's sake, don't pull out in front of anybody in one of these things. And it's a 150 HP. I had to look to make sure this wasn't one of those three cylinder washing machine engines Ford stuck in their ever popular Festivas a decade ago