The good: it's a quick little car; not quite what most people would expect. Love the leather seats. Sound system was MADE to be upgraded, and I've done some upgrading myself. Easy to perform routine maintenance. Solid suspension.

The bad: Automatic transmission. Power door lock problem. Poor fuel mileage. Blind spots. No arm-rest for passenger seat. (Leaves passengers sprawling around looking for something to anchor themselves to when taking turns quickly) Not many options for improving performance.. pretty much all you can do is add a cold air intake, exhaust, and if you have a few grand, a turbo/supercharger setup. NEVER, EVER, EVER take this car to a Chrysler dealership.. they will find EVERYTHING wrong with the car, and even after explicit instructions NOT to repair anything without consent, will 'repair' all said 'problems', deeming them 'necessary', and YOU get to cover the charges.. Just a warning.

At first I wasn't too crazy about driving a PT Cruiser.  A friend of my family owned it before I did, and being a car buff added an after-market grille, bumper covers, and some chrome trim.  Since we got it I was in an accident and had to lose the grille.  I also got some American Racing 5-spoke wheels for it.  I've put 110,000 miles on it since I got it about 4 years ago, and it's really earned it's keep.  

PT Bearnum is a 2001 PT Cruiser Limited.  Many mods have been done - from wheels and tires to chrome trim and a full "woody" body kit.  Slowly but surely, PT Bearnum has gone from 'plain jane" with some factory options and accessories to full blown show car.  The 2.4 litre motor provides adequate performance and the handling is near perfect.  Fully loaded as the Limited Edition model - power seat, windows, mirrors, locks, tilt, cruise, AC, leather, power sunroof and more, it's a fantastic value.  The only downfall is the weight and the gas mileage.  The basic PT Cruiser weighs in as much as the larger Dodge Caravan and Chrysler Town & Country short models.  That leads to gas mileage that is far from stellar - usually low 20s for typical mix of highway and city/stop & go driving.

It's my current car (but mine's black)

While it might not be the fastest thing on the road, it sure is a pleasure to drive.

its an overall nice looking, handling car. only problem is its way, way, way to underpowered.