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Alright you guys,

The truth and nothing but the truth. I have heard everything about the PT from all corners, to tell the truth I can't tell what is the truth.

The real story on the PTCruiser -In Australian spec ,but still welcome all comments.

I have heard of the usual low power,front brake rotor, poor fuel consumption etc stories.

So take the gloves off and give me the dirt, I have been driving Holdens ( for non-aussies they are GM products) and expect to get 300k klm without missing a beat, where can I expect to spend the hard earned if I jumo into a Cruiser?

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Danny
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Dienstag, 13. Dezember 2005 02:35 Danny wrote in rec.autos.makers.chrysler:

Danny ... if You have to think about the pros and cons, I guess the PT isn`t made for You ... :-)

Seriously ... fuel consumption is not as good as it probably could be (but it is an american car so what do you expect?). I agree on the low power thing, mine (2001/euro specs) has 143 horses moving 1.7 tons, while the Neon I had before the PT had 136 horses moving 1.2 tons (both had a 2 litres engine). But on the other hand ... with the PT it`s not important to go at 200 kph - remember, it`s a "Cruiser", so "cruising speed" is ok and for emergency accelaration it has enough power. Also you get some great loading capacity ... and - at least here in Germany - you join the group of PT owners, that always signal each other when they meet on the road and if 2 owners meet on a parking lot they are instant friends (like with bikers).

So if Your head says "no" and your heart says "yes" - follow your heart ... :-)

Talk to you later ... Hans from Germany

Reply to
Hans Muecke

I get pretty good mileage. Average just over 24 mpg in the city.

Reply to
BudE

I get pretty good mileage. =A0 Average just over 24 mpg in the city.

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What year? I have a 2001 automatic and get that on the highway.

Reply to
tomkanpa

wow, I get 250hp, you call that slow, and know people who have modded there's to over 400hp, slow???

and yes my gas consumption sucks, but your used to that driving V8s

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Punch

It's a 2001 Limited. I bought it in Aug. No long trips yet... just around town. No stop and go traffic. Here's what it looks like since I started keeping tarack on 1 Nov.

TOTAL subTotals 1744 71.941 24.24 Where Date Begin M End M Miles Gallons Miles per G Price Cost per G 11/8/05 62028 62284 256 10.283 24.90 2.439 0.0095273 11/15/05 62284 62525 241 9.884 24.38 2.329 0.0096639 11/19/05 62525 62747 222 9.205 24.12 2.259 0.0101757 11/26/05 62747 62965 218 7.837 27.82 2.159 0.0099037 12/1/05 62965 63229 264 12.328 21.41 2.079 0.007875 Costco 12/7/05 63229 63484 255 11.202 22.76 2.079 0.0081529 Costco 12/13/05 63484 63772 288 11.202 25.71 2.099 0.0072882 Costco

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What year? I have a 2001 automatic and get that on the highway.

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BudE

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