2003 SXT Neon

Why do you find it hard to believe? Do you suspect he doesn't know what he's doing? If the trans. didn't shift out of low or even second gear and she ran it down the highway screaming the engine at who knows how many rpm's it could have trashed it. To be perfectly honest your asking a question that's completely out of the league of a lot of the guys on this board because this is a classic car board. I'm sure some guys here know newer cars but 99% of what's talked about are old muscle cars. I know old transmissions but nothing about the new stuff. But I do know that if you run any car at hwy speeds with it in a lower gear it sure isn't good on the engine. Hope that helps