Adios, PT Cruiser

[cosworth151]

Today is the last day of production for the Chrysler PT Cruiser. First introduced at the 1999 Detroit International Auto Show, the little car was originally to be called the Plymouth Pronto. It survived the marque that it was supposed to be part of (Plymouth), the econo-car it was based on (the Neon), 4 corperate owners, (Chrysler, Daimler Chrysler, Cerberus and Fiat) and, with the VW New Beetle, started the retro-car craze. Over 1.35 million were built.

Not a bad little car, for what it was.

http://www.autoweek.com/article/20100709/CARNEWS/100709893

[Scott]

I rented one once.  Completely gutless (weighed a lot more than the Neon), and drove like a bus.

Good riddance   

[David]

Can't help but agree Scott. One of the worst cars on the planet. 

[cosworth151]

I had one for a rental on a trip to SoCal a while back. It was one of the few rentals I ever had that I could easily fit my surf board in, so I liked it. It also had sufficient headroom, which is quite rare for a modern small car.

[John S]

I had one for a rental on a trip to SoCal a while back. It was one of the few rentals I ever had that I could easily fit my surf board in, so I liked it. It also had sufficient headroom, which is quite rare for a modern small car.

In Blighty Cos the Cruiser is a mid size family car and there are plenty of vehicles with, the same or better, headroom and loading capabilities. There are two or possibly 3 market segments below it in our market. Mind you we need our small fuel efficient cars as gas/petrol is between 8 and 9 dollars a gallon.

[Jericoke]

I had one for a rental on a trip to SoCal a while back. It was one of the few rentals I ever had that I could easily fit my surf board in, so I liked it. It also had sufficient headroom, which is quite rare for a modern small car.

Good design, absolutely useless mechanicals.  I drove one once, thought I was going to die waiting for it to get to speed.

[Dare]

I never did care for the Cruiser.A pickup with
a topper would do the same thing and look better

[Andy B]

It will not be missed by me it is one of those cars that that I disliked as soon as I saw it and still feel the same so good ridance to the ugly little beast.

[cosworth151]

I liked the looks. It was better than the Neon that it was based on, and far better than the current Caliber.

My cousin had a PT Turbo and, trust me, she never fully used what little performance was there. I think that was true of most PT owners.