Comments on: Bought a new 2007 PT Cruiser

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WiFi hotspot in Chrysler 2009 vehicles » Make You Go Hmm — Thu, 26 Jun 2008 15:40:21 +0000

[…] some readers might recall, our last new vehicle purchase was a 2007 PT Cruiser. Subpar gas mileage aside — I mean you’d think a little car like this would get great […]

By: Lee-Ann

Lee-Ann — Wed, 16 Apr 2008 16:37:31 +0000

Congrats on the pruchase. 2007 PT cruisers fully loaded (cruise, tilt, A/C are going for 12000 here. I have a 2006 and am deeply disappointed in it becasue I have 48,000 km and I baby that car to the extreme and the rad fan broke and now it needs a whole new engine. Not to mention the thing is a gas guzzler and has no guts on the highway… oh how I love my old PT, but I am this close to trading it in for a Honda….. I hope you have better luck with yours!

By: Michele

Michele — Fri, 28 Dec 2007 03:56:07 +0000

mb2foru,
If you have had such problems and think the PT’s stink why did you buy an ‘07…just curious because I am about to invest in one this weekend.

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Service Beacon car maintenance schedule reminders » Make You Go Hmm — Wed, 07 Nov 2007 01:43:31 +0000

[…] registering and clicking on a validation link, the next step is adding your car. I added our 2007 PT Cruiser first. The system dropdown menus offered me the option to choose “model not here” but […]

By: Erik Smith

Erik Smith — Thu, 20 Sep 2007 17:53:55 +0000

Hello all, saw comments here on the PT Cruiser and wanted to add my two cents. I have an ‘03 PT Cruiser Turbo GT with the manual shift, 43,000 miles on the odometer some four years after I bought it brand-new. I also have a little insight into cars — I work in sales at a car dealership (Nissan now, Chevy until recently).

The PT Cruiser is a pretty good car — not the best, but far from the worst. Chrysler for the last few years has been making some of the best-looking cars on the planet, but the engineering is behind the times. The 2.4 4-cylinder runs rough by comparison with many of the 4-cylinder motors on the road today, and it is not as efficient as it could be.

But you know, you’ve got to take other factors into account. Things like, do you like the car? Do you like the style? Do you like the price? PT Cruiser base models are a bargain, when you consider that the only competition in that range comes from cars like the Aveo and the Kia Rio — cheaply built, using cheap components, the kind of car you’re not going to want to repair when ther inveitable breakdown occurs. With the PT, you will. It’s not a bad rig for the money.

Erik Smith

By: Nedal Hubhub

Nedal Hubhub — Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:28:45 +0000

Yes i forgot to mention that mine has the Automatic Transmission…….

By: Wendy

Wendy — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 17:34:35 +0000

Where is everyone getting these for $10K? I’m at a loss. I can’t find one under $15 where I live. Am I missing something?

By: TDavid

TDavid — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:17:43 +0000

Nedal - congrats on your purchase. You mention “but I have the Keyless entry option” — is there another one I’m not aware of? We have the keyless entry.

mb2foru - where did you buy for $9,301?

By: Nedal Hubhub

Nedal Hubhub — Tue, 28 Aug 2007 14:04:08 +0000

I just bought mine here in Libya (Base 2007) exactly the same as the one you bought but i have the Keyless entry option, and it cost me just 10,500$ (due to some government subsidization);

LUCKY MEEEEE

I’m just a little worried about the crowded engine room.

when you light the dash at night it’s awesome…..

By: mb2foru at aol

mb2foru at aol — Tue, 21 Aug 2007 02:59:00 +0000

We have 3 PT Cruisers a 2001, a 2004 and just bought a 2007 for 9301.00, yes you read that right $9,301.00. Good thing the power train warranty is lifetime and do follow the letter to keep it as the 2.4 engine they use in the PT and NEON as the PT body is on a Neon chassis is really a crappy engine. the 2001 one we have is on 2nd motor as the first one had timing belt break 50,000 miles early (70,000 and 2001 maintenance manual called for replacement at 120,000). The timing belt break ruined the motor.The engine cooling system is really lame and weak as heat damage is very common in the PT we had to replace radiator twice in 2001, fan 3 times and the engine drank coolant apparently as no dealer or mechanic could find leak, head damage, gaskets or hoses bad either but we had to add coolant every week. The mechanic at the dealership called the car a 2 story neon last time I was there last week. The 2001 has been in the shop 2 times in the last month. Going to take it to macco and have them repaint it lemon yellow soon if I can keep it out of shop long enough to get it there.