Are PT Cruisers big in the US?

[AnonymouseUser]

They are stupidly popular with the elderly and rednecks (and especially with elderly rednecks).

 

[PepePeru]

"Are PT Cruisers big in the US?"

Just the drivers. They are always fat, pig-nosed women.

 

[BurnItDwn]

Ehh, PT cruiser, unreliable, overpriced, and underperforming. The perfect car for an Apple fanboy

I liked the prowler, but the engine sucked balls. If they had put a V8 in there or blown the hell out of the 6, turbo or supercharged, it could have been a decent car.

The engine in Prowler wasn't too bad. IMO I'd even argue that it was probably Chrysler's best V6 engine. Decent power for a 3.5L. Respectable fuel economy. Surprisingly reliable for a Chrysler too.

But, that engine was perfect for a v6 sedan, or coupe. The engine was completely inappropriate for that car!

My 300M had that engine, and while the rest of the car was falling apart, the engine and tranny were perfect after about 9 years and over 110K miles. (I bought it 3 years old with 20K miles on it)

 

[Kanalua]

I live in Hawaii. My parents live in Hawaii. My parents have a PT Cruiser.

Horrible car.

 

[TwiceOver]

A Personal Transport Cruiser... Yeah, the name alone makes me want to vomit.

 

[dfuze]

Heh, I just saw 7 on the short ride home.

 

[yh125d]

One of my coworkers drives a metallic gold one with chrome accents and a chrome wing and gold script on the windshield that says "pt cruiser" or something

 

[PricklyPete]

One of my coworkers drives a metallic gold one with chrome accents and a chrome wing and gold script on the windshield that says "pt cruiser" or something

Does your coworker like anal probing?

 

[CraigRT]

You have to hand it to Chrysler for successfully finding a way to sell a gazillion more Neons to people after the Neon had already been branded as crap, without anyone realizing what they were getting. I imagine it was a very profitable car for Chrysler. Very low development costs, very low production costs, and big sales.

Despite what people have to say about Chrysler (usually bad) the Neon and the PT are one of their more reliable cars at least near the end of their production runs.

The 2.4 found in the PT is a great engine, which lasts, and the 2.0 SOHC in the Neon (00+) is also really reliable.

I had a 2001 Neon, the car was trouble-free for the 5 years I had it.

 

[yh125d]

Does your coworker like anal probing?

No. Well, not that I'm aware. To be fair, it was gifted to her by her father-in-law

 

[mmntech]

They are stupidly popular with the elderly and rednecks (and especially with elderly rednecks).

A friend of my dad has one. In beige too. Yep, older man.

I think the idea of the car was to echo the look of the California beach cruisers of the 1940s-1960s. Chevy tried the same thing with the HHR. Both are pretty rare on Canadian roads.

 

[AnonymouseUser]

A friend of my dad has one. In beige too. Yep, older man.

I think the idea of the car was to echo the look of the California beach cruisers of the 1940s-1960s. Chevy tried the same thing with the HHR. Both are pretty rare on Canadian roads.

They were a dime-a-dozen in North Carolina's hill country. :thumbsdown:

 

[AstroManLuca]

I don't see them THAT often, they just stand out compared with most boring cars. Not that I find them particularly attractive, they just look somewhat different.

 

[ShawnD1]

Huh maybe it's a rental car thing then.

You lease German cars
You rent American cars
You buy Japanese cars

They simply cost less and I don't think the customer cares. I would never buy a Dodge vehicle, but I would gladly rent one. If that's all the car rental company has because they wanted to save money, that's perfectly fine with me. As long as it doesn't die when I'm driving it, I'm happy.