2004 Chrysler PT Cruiser

Pros: a lot power, drives great.
Cons: bad gas mileage. cup holder ?. seats are sort of hard

easy to get in and out. even for big guys. seats up high. not low like those v w.
drive like dream, lots of power on the turbo
but having a 4 cylinder you think you should get better then 18 to gallon in town.
needs more cup holders or different spot.
windows button are in middle but something you get use to
and there pt clubs all over
heard once you start using fake oil , never go back to real. heard fake better if you can afford it.

Pros: Looks, versatility
Cons: Mileage, Mileage, Mileage.

This is a great looking car for a person who can afford a smaller car which gets very poor mileage for a 4 cylinder. I have the Turbo 180 HP which uses regular gas , I use synthetic oil, have a K&N air filter and I get 17 mpg in the city and 22 mpg at most on the highway. I have a 2002 Lexus ES300 which gets 22 mpg in the city and 28 mpg on the freeway from a 6 cylinder engine. Do not get this car for the mileage. I love driving it, but it is not my primary vehicle. I almost get as good of mileage on my Ford F150 supercab V8 4.6 (14 and 17)

Pros: fun to drive, cute exterior, good gas mileage (30mpg)
Cons: expensive to insure, hard to clean exterior, not "manly", too small for a family.

I liked my pt cruiser. We never had any problems with it at all. We outgrew it (plus my hubby smashed it up) so, we upgraded to a minivan. It handled ok on bad roads. This was a fun sporty little thing. My husband hated it. He was too "manly" for a cruiser. Not enough room for a family of 4. Once you get 2 car seats plus a stroller in it, you don't have any room left. Seats weren't very comfy. However, it was still a fun car!!!!

Pros: Handles well on snow/ice. Great for larger individuals. Awesome storage. Cool design.
Cons: Cheap plastic underseat CD holder. Upholstery does not clean well.

Okay, I'm 6'2" and not exactly slender, I have two growing boys who will be at least as tall as I am and one is special needs with a wheelchair, so when our Saturn was driven into the ground we went looking and found the PT Cruiser suited our needs quite well. Excellent storage space, which as a mom I totally appreciate as the shelf in the back is awesome to set eggs and other breakables on while you can easily fit 5 grocery bags underneath as well. Since I have lupus, I love the tinted windows which came standard as it blocks a lot of glare and harmful UV. Seats are comfy, but do not clean easily which is a bit rough when you have two messy little guys, but otherwise, this is a car that gives me good gas mileage and has great traction in the snow and ice which we get a lot of in Michigan.