Yep, the check engine light is always on. The area around the exhaust seems fine, but the problem here is, I can't afford to get the car fixed currently. I'm doing my damnedest to save to get it fixed though. And yeah, the car is pretty sluggish. I have to push the pedal down to the floor to even begin to get the car over a hill.

Two of my friends have much newer Neons (one has an '08, the other an '09) with some pretty bad problems akin to the ones mine is having. It's just strange and funny to see.