hate the gas mileage get about 19 kilometers to a litre. At the price of fuel not a very good fuel effient car to have.  I love the apperance and the car is very comfortable.  The car has a ghost the lights go off and on the horn blows.  The door locks go irratically while sitting.  Took the car to Chrysler to have it fixed 7 times and they say and I quote there is nothing physically wrong with your car maybe you should call a priest.  The employees I work with many of times came and got me to tell me my lights are going off and the the locks are opening irratically and  all 4 windows went up and down for 10 minutes. The mechanics think I am nuts but why would I bring a car in to have it fixed and pay for the repairs with my money if there is nothing wrong?  I just live with the ghost I call her penelopy cruiser

Gets great gas mileage.  I've driven mine to New York twice.  Fun to drive, rides remarkably well and, so far, very low maintainance.

We wanted manual shift when we bought this car which meant we had to order the GT package, the most expensive package they had for the PT Cruiser. My ex-husband liked pickup trucks but needed a daily commuter and we wanted to save gas, the interior has high seats which gave him the feel he liked, and it came with the manual shifting he liked and enough space to pack all his books (even a shelf for them in the back) he takes to refer to at work. We still had plenty of space to take friends and clients to dinner. It was easy for them to get in and out of even people who normally have trouble with most cars that have low seats. A lot of people liked the retro styling, people either loved or hated the looks of it. Once they rode in it they usually liked the ride. The turbo gave it plenty of power and it wore the first set of tires out very quickly. It's easier to go faster than you think you're going in this car.