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#841 of 879 Cruisers made in Mexico? by charlotte7

May 10, 2005 (8:33 am)

Are PT Cruisers really made in Mexico?

#842 of 879 RE: Cruisers made in Mexico? by crkeehn

May 14, 2005 (8:32 am)

Yes they are. For a brief while in 2002, they were also assembled in Europe, however sales never warranted the two factories and I believe European production was discontinued quickly.

#843 of 879 MPG?Paint Job by bobr3

Jun 09, 2005 (11:05 pm)

Dark and Lite Side of PT
 
My 01 Limited has tens of paint chips on the front end,being lower in the front,and like our noses,take it up front.I do live on a gravel driveway,but don't speed on it!!!!!!!!
I don't know what all you race drivers ,do but I just checked my mileage and am getting 29.3MPG,for both town(small) and highway(up &down) driving,since gas prices,and try and average 55MPH.Thats not bad for a heavy" little car" I LOVE IT!!!!

#844 of 879 bought a 2005 PT by sapan

Jun 20, 2005 (6:38 am)

Hi, new to this board. Have been reading this board for some time. also read the reviews in other websites. it seems most owners are happy with their PT. My wife and I are graduate students. We want a versatile and economic car. After looking at some compact suvs, we finally decided to try PT. The car we test drove is base model with 5 sp and AC. We like its performance. It has enough power and it is fun to drive. Right after test drive, we talked to the salesperson to get a deal which is 2000 below invoice price. we will get our car today. My concern is the paint, looks like the paint job on PT is not that good, especially black car. Ours happens to be black. We couldn't find a similar around the area. Do you guys recommend simoniz treatment? How good is it? Thank you in advance for your suggestion and comments.

#845 of 879 Re: bought a 2005 PT [sapan] by micweb

Jun 20, 2005 (1:57 pm)

Replying to: sapan (Jun 20, 2005 6:38 am)
You said:
 
My concern is the paint, looks like the paint job on PT is not that good, especially black car. Ours happens to be black.
 
I happened to take a flight back sitting next to a car detailer. He told me black is the hardest to maintain (from any brand) although it does look beautiful.
 
I don't think there is any magic finish to protect the car.
 
Maybe get it detailed once a year (clay to remove deposits, then apply any good wax or polymer).
 
Please keep us posted on the 5 speed manual. I had a 4 speed automatic and was disappointed with the acceleration and gas mileage, but hear very good things about the manual. You can search old test reports on the car magazine websites.
 
Beware of invoice pricing, it is not a reliable indicator of actual selling prices. You need to look at the "factory" sticker; factory incentives; and dealer discount. I got mine much more than $2,000 below invoice (invoice was only a grand less than factory sticker) after adding up the dealer discount ($1,800) the rebate ($2,000) and the Chrysler Financial extra rebate for financing with them ($1,000). This late in the model year, you should get a great deal.
 
Finally, word is out now on the 2006 PT Cruiser. The interior looks worse imho, the exterior changes seem neutral to me, but they are improving the sound proofing quite a bit (my PT Cruiser was plenty quiet as it was). At least you owe it to yourself to Google 2006 PT Cruiser and see what you come up with, so you don't feel let down in a couple of months when the 2006's hit the dealers.
 
Like you, I got the PT Cruiser in lieu of a small SUV, and liked it a lot for that purpose.

#846 of 879 Re: bought a 2005 PT [sapan] by tcsmpsi

Jun 23, 2005 (1:44 pm)

Replying to: sapan (Jun 20, 2005 6:38 am)
We purchased an '03 PT new. 5 spd, base model and it is black. We have close to 60,000 miles on it and it has been an excellent and versatile vehicle.
We have had a bit of trouble with the paint in the front. We had it part of the front repainted (warranty). However, my wife drives it to work daily and her path (except in the dead of winter) has a high concentration of bugs. One would have to clean it twice a day at least to keep the bugs from becoming an integral part of the paint job.
 
Other than that, she gets a bit over 30 mpg and it is still tight and quiet even though the roads she travels (120 miles round trip) daily are backroads and notably rough.

#847 of 879 Re: Black Paint [tcsmpsi] by norrmanndo

Sep 01, 2005 (11:08 am)

Replying to: tcsmpsi (Jun 23, 2005 1:44 pm)
My 2003 PT is red and doesn't have any damage to the paint at all. Chysler charges about $120 extra for red probably becuase they use an extra clear coat on top to give it the pearl coat, I'm guessing. It's too bad they don't just add another clear coat to all the paint colors.

#848 of 879 Re: air conditioning [neoncruiser] by kdmytryk

Sep 29, 2005 (8:51 pm)

Replying to: neoncruiser (Aug 28, 2003 1:23 am)
I have a 2003 GT Turbo edition. I love my car and have enjoyed it for the past two years with no major problems. Until my air conditioner went out September 18 and I live in Illinois and we were still having temperatures in the 90's and was stuck in construction traffic with no air. They installed a new compressor and then told me they were going to have to install new hose lines. The problem with that was the hoses are on recall and now they don't know when they are going to get the hoses to install. Yes they have given me a loaner car but it's not my car and like I told the mechanic if you have given me a Chrysler 300 to drive around in you probably would never hear from me. First it was a Neon and now they've given me a Dodge Stratus. I'm really upset and I want my car back and running good.

#849 of 879 Review on 2006 by micweb

Oct 12, 2005 (5:12 pm)

http://info.detnews.com/autosconsumer/autoreviews/index.cfm?id=20683

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