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I Love My Car But She Definitly Needs Some Work.

2003 Used Chrysler PT Cruiser Base Review

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By: Nicole1185
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06/19/2008

Overall a very nice ride, it handles very well but is a little sluggish when accelerating. The interior is spacious and is great for hauling things in as the rear seats not only fold flat but come out. The road noise in minimal and the sound system is decent. I want to put some suicide doors on some day...

Pros: I love the body style, it reminds of the old cars from the early 20th century.Has plenty of cargo space, perfect moving as I found out.
Cons: Unfortunately it only has a 4cylinder engine. The car really is too heavy for that it needs 6. And the gas mileage stinks.
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My Turbo Pt

2003 Used Chrysler PT Cruiser GT Review

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By: Gary1491
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06/14/2008

I like that the seats come out completely to make room for a lot of storage.  I like the size which is easy to
find parking with. I like the heated seats, the sunroof and the turbo.  I DON'T like the low profile tires since
they break on pot holes and cost $400 each.  I dont like the gas mileage which is about 20 mpg city. Overall
the car has great pick up for a small car since it is turb.

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It's An Old Style Car With New Tecnolagy

2003 Used Chrysler PT Cruiser Limited Review

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By: Cassandra157...
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04/12/2008

It's a good kind of cheep car. (Insurance is a bit pricey because they are so new.) Has an over all good performance. Can do speeds well and turns are smooth. Is a bit sensitive to the passengers moving from side to side. But the wide wheel base helps prevent it from tilting. Has a lot of room for a small car. Can fold down, fold up, or remove back seats for more storage room. Also the front passenger seat folds down to make 75" of storage room. (found out how much room when I put a coat rack in the car.)

Pros: Has lost of room inside for a such a small car.
Good wiring unlike the VW Beetle that is the same price but has system problems because of low quality manufacturing and designing.
Good turning radius.
Cons: Not much room in the trunk.
Is light weight so people playing jello in the back tilts the car a bit.
I have had some engine problems but it was a rental car before I got it so it's been through a lot of driving.
Engine is not the strongest but it can get up the mountains with out much trouble and keep up with a BMW M5 on the highway if wanted.
Has little or no storage room under the seats. (for like a fire extinguisher, or first aid kit.)      
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My Old Car

2003 Used Chrysler PT Cruiser GT Review

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By: Tacoma_634
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10/15/2009

Overall I really liked my PT, but with a little over 100,000 miles
there was sure to be some problems.  The check engine light
came on and I took it to the shop four times and reset the
system but the light kept coming on.  Therefore, that was
very annoying.  Also, the performance tires that I had on the
car looked great but had a LOT of road noise.  But other then
that the turbo charged engine was very fun to drive.

Pros: Turbo charged engine, sunroof, 6 disc CD changer
Cons: Road noise, handling
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Mine

2003 Used Chrysler PT Cruiser DreamCruiser Review

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By: Enzo_33
Overall:
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06/29/2009

I have a lot of mods. It puts 280 hp to the wheels. I have broken 2 sets of half shafts. It is a rare getrag 5 speed.
Same engine as a srt-4. Many people say it is the best looking crusier they have seen

Pros: turbo
Cons: hard to work on under the hood there is not much room
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Terrible Car

2003 Used Chrysler PT Cruiser GT Review

By: Jennifer1305...
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04/24/2009

I hated this car for many reasons. The transmission busted near the end but before that it was air conditioning issues. It just was not a well built car. Look up forums on it and you'll see I'm not the only one who thinks so.

Pros: The removable seats were a nice feature
Cons: Air conditioning, transmission, brake noises, etc.
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The Cruiser

2003 Used Chrysler PT Cruiser Base Review

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By: Amy_Manser1
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02/28/2009

I can throw the seats down and haul my Kayak to the lake!Gets around in the snow pretty good...hasn't needed any major repairs. The glove box and part of dash board matches the color of the car. It's semi-classy. Mileage is better then a truck. And the auto-window controls are in the middle above the radio.

Pros: Bright Blue
Cons: It's a Chrysler
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Pt Cruiser

By: Stephen3541
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01/16/2009

Performance - A word that this car was not built to understand. Imagine driving a world war 2 tank with a Chevy sprint engine....Although, once you finally got up to speed it did handle really well. I still attribute that to the german tank weight
Build Quality - Unlike the average Dodge/Chrysler I didn't find that this thing rattled right away. It seemed respectable
Appearance - Grew on me quickly from pictures I saw...then we bought one.....not such a pretty thing up close
Cost of Ownership - Didn't cost us a nickel other than gas. But it did like to use a fair bit of that....thinking back I would guess it ran low to mid 20's for us.....aweful
Fun Factor - Ok once again once you could take acceleration out of the equation and just rip around corners it was alot of fun. It stuck to the road like my kids hands stick to his fork at supper. That really was my only positive memory of this car

Pros: Handling
Cons: Everything else
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Ausome

2003 Used Chrysler PT Cruiser DreamCruiser Review

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By: Waqar2
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12/29/2008

you should ride it as it is one of the best car by the reliable company as the name suggests that it is dream cruiser so it is the dream cruiser so go for it if you have the guts

Pros: Body,Performance,Engine
Cons: not find yet
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Good Car For The Money, I'm Keeping It When We Buy A New Car Soon.

2003 Used Chrysler PT Cruiser Touring Review

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By: Garry224
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10/16/2008

Other than ripping 1 transmision out this car has held up better than the dozen new cars I bought befor it. It looks good in a old person sort of way, rides good seats dont make my back hurt (thats amazing for a cheap car) oh yea and there cheap.

Pros: comfortable, small outside, lots of room inside, good gas mileage
Cons: transmision locked up but was replaced free
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