Suspect a possible prior accident. Any good shop can detect repairs. They loo for things like uneven finish, paint sprayed into filling seams that would not be like that if the parts were painted seperately, and other telltale signs. Reliability on these vehicles is not known to be good. However, the disability may move that lower on the list for you than it would be otherwise.
Lastly, extended warrantys are a waste of money. Kepp the cash yourself rather than give it to them. I guess that depends on who you ask. Edmunds provides estimated costs for repairs and maintenance. This is no knock on Asian cars, but everyone is catching up. You can buy a warranty for ANY vehicle, just not worth it. Your Summit wagon had 62, KMs, or 38, If you buy a PT Cruiser, get a manual transmission.
If you ever buy a FWD Chrysler you should get a manual. Look at the paint, particularly on the rear quarter and the sheet metal in and around the engine bay.
Those, doors, and sometimes roofs can be relatively easily replaced. Good repairs can be done, but it will never be good as new. You can also bring a magnet. This is probably not necessary on a car this new, but you never know. Sometimes people who repair the visible parts of a body will neglect the underside. Hmm, Chrysler is an interesting choice but if the car fits you that is important. My brother has a pt cruiser in northern illinois so he drives snow and salt but not to your level. It has been a good car but had some issues.
The extended warranty is not a good idea. If the mechanic says the car is not damaged and in good shape then thats ok. My chrysler really is not so bad I wonder why you dislike them? It has some issues but for the trips i do the milage is fine.
And it is an automatic. Usual miles for a six 2. Thats what I get. The PT Cruiser has some good points. I would avoid any of them with Turbocharged motors. Newer cars use more rust resistant steel and more plastics and resist the rust better and longer than your Eagle.
It is possible to make the car look very good, almost perfect. Rather find a car you like and take it to a good mechanic of you choice for a through evaluation. Why do PT Cruisers get bad gas mileage? The fuel pump pulls fuel from the gas tank to the fuel injectors. The fuel pump can become clogged or malfunction. This will lead to a decline in gas mileage.
Noted for its exterior recalling styling from the s, the PT Cruiser was designed by Bryan Nesbitt…. The package: Subcompact, two-door, four-passenger, front-drive, four-cylinder, retro-styled convertible. Advantages: Chrysler added a convertible to the PT Cruiser lineup for , and for , the most exciting version of the ragtop is the GT Turbo model, with sport leather seats. At the same time - free car, so free is better than paying for it. We had one as a rental once, as well.
Underpowered, wide turning radius, and poor fuel consuption habits were noticable. The interior seemed chinzy and not well put-together, and the windshield wipers did not work very well.
YMMV of course, but I would not choose to rent or own this car I would just trade it in toward the purchase of a newer car. My wife bought one new in All kinds of weird crap kept falling apart. We had a 70K warranty, so Chrysler bought most of it. Some of the major examples:. The water pump went out under warranty at 50K miles. A part of the AC compressor was broken off and the stealership said that something must have jumped up from the road and broke it.
The automatic transmission died at 77K miles which was 7K miles after the warranty expired. Probably not an issue but 3 of the 4 original tires were defective including one that blew out. We ditched the 4th tire as we thought it would die soon.
You have to remove half of the plastic intake manifold to get at the spark plugs for example. Of course with platinum plugs, you can go up to K miles if you dare.
Jacking up the car does help drop the tire so that you can get to the access panel easier. At just under K miles the sway bar started squeaking yet again. I even thought I felt the automatic transmission getting jerky. Therefore she sold it for a Nissan Altima and likes the new Altima much better.
HATED it. It was noisy, and it had a huge, huge, huge blind spot. When you changed lanes on the interstate you just had to say a prayer and roll the dice. Negatives: For a four banger, the fuel economy is terrible. Also, you have to be seen in it. I owned a Cruiser for 10 years, here in Chicago. Loved it for the first 7 or 8 years; hated it for the last 2 or 3.
Winter handling was OK, but not great. Always had a difficult time getting traction in the snow on my short but uphill driveway.
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