not to mention, but i find myself in a situation where i do not want too expensive a car to drive at times ... like when i do jobs for companies located in bad parts of town or when i am out with my bosses (why flaunt that i am good with managing my finances ... it'll just lead to the car getting vandalized by those jealous ... or make my co workers and bosses feel like dam i am doing pretty good for my age, last thing i want them to think, i need more money !) ... the neon fits that role perfectly, it looks like **** and grabs comments like "oh, that thing is ummm... ya so did you see the new water cooler we got ?"