A neon... Those things are use once and throw away cars. Such as the previous owner did. Used it up, threw it away.
Look at the bright side, parts are easy to get, the junkyards are FULL of neons!
I've purchased cars for $200 just to fuck them up. So I cant talk much shit. I remember one in paticular, An 81? Chevy Citation. That bastard mowed down trees and looked like sesame street on wheels. Painted every interior panel with a different color spray paint. At one point it had a bucket for a seat and only ran in reverse. I pulled all kinds of dukes of hazard shit in that car, jumping a good 8 ft off of the pavement several times, landed it on its front bumper once.. It also had a neet trick. Rev it up to it's limit, keep it floored, turn off the key, and when the revs got down to about 1k, turn it back on, that bastard would blow fire 10' out of its ass, along with bits and pieces of muffler and a backfire akin to a stick of dynamight. But it was fun as hell, so whatever, more power to you.
You know, those may be the best cars you can buy, so many memories from that piece of shit.
P.S. I sold that car for $75.00... What the hell can you do with a smashed, beat up car with no seats, half an exhaust, and only runs in reverse?? You couldnt even get your money back if you hauled it across the scales.