Was the PT Cruiser a success?
Was the PT Cruiser a success?
150 horsepower (or 215-230 horsepower with the Cruiser GT) to get you where you needed to go, even if it wasn’t fast. It made Car and Driver’s Best 10 List the year it hit the streets (2001). Over 1 million PT Cruisers were sold in the U.S. over its ten years of production.
Why was the Chrysler PT Cruiser called a segment Buster?
Chrysler famously dubbed the PT Cruiser a “segment buster,” because it defied easy categorization. PT stood for “personal transportation,” and the car was planned to wear Plymouth badges, as concept cars had teased, until Chrysler ended that brand in 1999.
Is the Chrysler PT Cruiser a good car?
The Pt Cruiser is a marmite car but if you like it, it has such a range of quality features that are now very inexpensive to have if you pick the diesel model with the Mercedes turbo engine. Such a shame they are not made new any more but still possible to find low mileage examples if you are patient and prepared to travel.
Are there bells and whistles on a Chrysler PT Cruiser?
This car has no bells and whistles as well as no road noise reduction. While it is roomy inside any repairs outside requires removal of non related parts making self repairs a nightmare and too expensive to hire a mechanic.
When was the last time I owned a PT Cruiser?
I owned a 2003 PT Cruiser from 2003 to 2015 but I left it in a junkyard and it was probably put in a car crasher and crashed, but I kept the car’s front clip (which I still own even today), but anyway, when I had it it was pretty comfortable and reliable. It was like a small SUV styled after an old Dodge sedan delivery.
Are there any issues with the Chrysler PT Cruiser?
No major areas of concern have surfaced since the PT Cruiser has been on sale, so provided the car has been maintained according to the service schedule, all should be well. Electrical features like windows, door-locks and mirrors should always be checked as it’s amazing how expensive they can be to set right if there’s a problem.
I owned a 2003 PT Cruiser from 2003 to 2015 but I left it in a junkyard and it was probably put in a car crasher and crashed, but I kept the car’s front clip (which I still own even today), but anyway, when I had it it was pretty comfortable and reliable. It was like a small SUV styled after an old Dodge sedan delivery.
What kind of engine does a PT Cruiser have?
Three trim levels are available, Classic, Touring and Limited, all powered by the decidedly modest 140bhp 2.0-litre Neon sourced engine. Hot versions have been repeatedly mooted but have yet to materialise.
How many rows of seats does a PT Cruiser have?
Though there are only two rows of seats, the cabin is extremely well thought out, with no fewer than 26 different interior combinations. For a start, the second row can be removed completely and have rollers to make the task easier (why has no one apart from Chrysler thought of that before?).
