PT Cruiser

[JimD]

Anyone else own one??

I just bought a used 2005 PT Cruiser Limited Edition.
I've wanted one since they first came out.

 

[missyscove]

My grandmother has had one since, well right around when they came out.
She loves hers.

 

[luvthempigs]

My sister just bought a 2006 limited edition, I love it! I have always thought they were cool looking almost reminds me of an old gangster car. I wasn't sure I would like driving in one tough but I must admit it drove nice. Very comfortable and I think it had lot's of room for a smaller car.

Here are a couple pictures taken last week. Now I want one!

 

[slavetoabunny]

I had one as a rental once and liked it a lot better than I thought I would. I have theChevrolet version - the HHR and love it.

 

[Pet_Bunny]

Do they still make them? It was very hard to get one when they first came out. Now I hardly notice any around anymore.

I drive a Fordcargo van and a Honda Odyssey, and my wife has a Honda CRV.I prefer the head room and leg room, soa regular car or sedan, I would be cramped in.

 

[slavetoabunny]

Pet_Bunny wrote:

Do they still make them? It was very hard to get one when they first came out. Now I hardly notice any around anymore.

I drive a Fordcargo van and a Honda Odyssey, and my wife has a Honda CRV.I prefer the head room and leg room, soa regular car or sedan, I would be cramped in.

My hubby is a big guy (6' and 235 lbs.) and finds the drivers seat cramped, but is very comforable in the passenger seat of the HHR. I guess why I always have to drive in my car. The back seat is also very roomy. The back seats are 60/40 fold downs and make it easy to transport and haul big stuff.

 

[luvthempigs]

I don't now if they still make them, my sister bought hers used. An elderly women owned it and even though it's four years old it only has 7,000 miles on it. It looks brand new.

My husband and I were at the corner restaurant a few weeks back and he commented on our way out that there were at least four or five PT Cruizers in the parking lot. So we still see lot's of them running around town.

 

[missyscove]

I think they either stopped making them or are about to. I remember my grandma talking about them stopping production while we were talking about Ford stopping production of Mercury (we have 2 mercuries.

 

[BethM]

missyscove wrote:

I think they either stopped making them or are about to. I remember my grandma talking about them stopping production while we were talking about Ford stopping production of Mercury (we have 2 mercuries.

New PT sales have been waaaay down for a few years, and it is being discontinued. There are still new ones available, but production stopped in July. I believe the Fiat 500 will be made at the factory in Mexico that was making PT's.

I'm not a fan of them, myself.

 

[Nancy McClelland]

we had a 2005 convertible--now have a Camaro SS2

 

[pla725]

My parents bought one when they first came out. They had special order it because the dealer didn't have one in stock. I remember my mom tracking it online from the factory in Mexico and followed it as it continued on it's journey to the dealer.

 

[JimD]

Here's my Cruiser....aka "Kool Beanz"

 

[luvthempigs]

Nice, I like it in white

 

[JimD]

luvthempigs wrote:

Nice, I like it in white

Thanks, Maria

It's actually a color called "Cool Vanilla"....kinda like French Vanilla ice-cream....a little bit off-white with a cream tint.

That's how we came up with the name.

.....Cool Vanilla....Vanilla Beans...

"Kool Beanz" :biggrin:

 

[luvthempigs]

I was wondering about the name....:biggrin2:

 

[Pet_Bunny]

I don't remember if the Canadian version of the Pt Cruiser looked as sharp as yours Jim. Is that your shadow in the picture?

 

[tonyshuman]

I have one, also white. It is a good car but I wish it had better gas mileage--for a smaller car it gets the mileage of a Cadillac (not kidding--my bf had a DeVille and it got better mileage than my PT). I like how sporty it is to drive though.

 

[JimD]

Pet_Bunny wrote:

I don't remember if the Canadian version of the Pt Cruiser looked as sharp as yours Jim. Is that your shadow in the picture?

Thanks, Stan.

Yeah that's my shadow. I didn't even realize it got in there until the day after I posted it. Isn't it cool how I got a rabbit to sit on my shoulder? :expressionless

 

[JimD]

tonyshuman wrote:

I have one, also white. It is a good car but I wish it had better gas mileage--for a smaller car it gets the mileage of a Cadillac (not kidding--my bf had a DeVille and it got better mileage than my PT). I like how sporty it is to drive though.

I have to agree that the mileage isn't as good as I'd like it to be.

Especially since I was driving a Kia Rio that got 30 mpg. I get a little better than half of that now.

Probably because of the "sporty" drivin'"
Anyway...it's not about the mileage....it's about the cruise! :big wink:

 

[JimD]

luvthempigs wrote:

I was wondering about the name....:biggrin2:

That's her stage name :biggrin:

Her first show is on Sept 18 down at the Jersey shore. I joined a PT club and I'll be there with about 50 other PT owners at the Shore Thing 2010. It should be a blast!