What kind of person buys a PT cruiser?

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
08/26/2015 at 17:57 • Filed to: None

Spotted on my way out of work Monday.

DISCUSSION (36)

Nibby > HammerheadFistpunch
08/26/2015 at 18:00

Someone who is a PT... LOSER

djmt1 > HammerheadFistpunch
08/26/2015 at 18:00

I’ll be honest, I kind of like that PT cruiser. If you gonna go retro, go all the way.

DoYouEvenShift > HammerheadFistpunch
08/26/2015 at 18:00

Mostly middle aged ladies from what Ive noticed.

HammerheadFistpunch > Nibby
08/26/2015 at 18:01

We used to call them Pity Cruisers.

Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast. > HammerheadFistpunch
08/26/2015 at 18:01

I’ll be honest, I liked the style when it was first launched. There was nothing like it then, and I think it may have been the first popular retro-styled car. I was only ever disappointed in it after I drove one...Still might make a decent beater to haul stuff around in though, just not as a DD.

Noah - Now with more boost. > HammerheadFistpunch
08/26/2015 at 18:01

The kind of person who does 55 in the fast lane, like the eggplant 2.4t PT myself and a few others were stuck behind this afternoon.

Bman76 (no it doesn't need a WS6 hood) M. Arch > HammerheadFistpunch
08/26/2015 at 18:02

My neighbor’s has a continental kit and a cloth covered roof...

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > HammerheadFistpunch
08/26/2015 at 18:02

Zeontestpilot has one. He’s a canny fella.

Alex B > Nibby
08/26/2015 at 18:03

Sick burn.

RamblinRover Luxury-Yacht > HammerheadFistpunch
08/26/2015 at 18:08

Viewing this in a position relative to your Toyota Tundra Stepside post, maybe one reason people hated that was subconscious evoking of the PT. As for who drives them, two people at my business, both draftsmen like me, but much older. One even has an interest in cars and owns an old Chevelle. A friend’s wife also had one, back when she was his fiance, just to haul stuff. No accounting for taste.

PS9 > HammerheadFistpunch
08/26/2015 at 18:13

Past Transgressions Cruiser

HammerheadFistpunch > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
08/26/2015 at 18:14

Yeah, I like the guy too, but this thing above? no one deserves that.

Sam > Mr. Ontop, No Strokes, No Smokes...Goes Fast.
08/26/2015 at 18:15

I remember being amazed at how much headroom they had.

Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies > HammerheadFistpunch
08/26/2015 at 18:16

Oh God... I just realized the Tundra Stepside has PT Cruiser fenders.

HammerheadFistpunch > Jordan and the Slowrunner, Boomer Intensifies
08/26/2015 at 18:17

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > HammerheadFistpunch
08/26/2015 at 18:35

Someone who wants a manual wagon that is cheap to buy and relatively cheap to own that doesn’t look bland.

Of course I’m referring to people who buy *unmolested* PT Cruisers.

HammerheadFistpunch > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
08/26/2015 at 18:37

I will admit I have a softspot for the GT manuals. Panel van conversion with wizard mural is key though.

E92M3 > HammerheadFistpunch
08/26/2015 at 18:44

I imagine a person who walks onto a “buy here pay here” lot where everyone is approved. They came to look at that shiny late model Accord up front with a dirty carfax. The salesman’s first question is, “how much do your payments to be”? They reply “no more than a $100 a month”! The salesman quickly crushes their dream, but he mighy have something in the back that he can work with them on, but “ONLY if you buy TODAY”.

zeontestpilot > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
08/26/2015 at 19:35

I’m rusty on the lingo, ‘canny’ is good, right? :).

zeontestpilot > HammerheadFistpunch
08/26/2015 at 19:41

True story, first pt I ever saw was a woodie with a red body...it was awful. I like the woodie design, but the body needs to be a neutral color.

Also, aftermarket pt parts need to be tasteful. Not digging the wheels or the taillights, or even the chrome stickers on the front.

Pt cruisers grab enough attention on its own, they don't need help.

zeontestpilot > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
08/26/2015 at 19:43

Well, non computer stuff can be cheap....the pcm is a arm and a leg.... :/

zeontestpilot > Sam
08/26/2015 at 19:45

Great for child seats too. MrsZtp just complains about putting the kudu the Grand Prix. “Honey, when we bought the car, we weren’t planning on the other car breaking down”

4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30 > zeontestpilot
08/26/2015 at 19:45

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zeontestpilot > djmt1
08/26/2015 at 19:46

It's different from the other cars, that's what drew me too it.

zeontestpilot > Noah - Now with more boost.
08/26/2015 at 19:49

If it's any consolation, my pt never went below 70 mph in the fast lane.

zeontestpilot > 4muddyfeet - bare knuckle with an EZ30
08/26/2015 at 19:52

I’ll take it!

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > zeontestpilot
08/26/2015 at 20:10

The TIPMs have been failing sometimes (though mine never did)... but they’re not that bad. They cost $480 (rockauto.com), but $200 of that is a core deposit. As long as you send back the broken one, it only ends up costing $280 plus shipping.

zeontestpilot > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
08/26/2015 at 20:23

Oh that already died on me, I’m referring to the powertrain control module, that died on me.

Manwich - now Keto-Friendly > zeontestpilot
08/26/2015 at 20:34

You can buy that used for $100 to $200 from car-part.com

And less than that if you’re in the US.

zeontestpilot > Manwich - now Keto-Friendly
08/26/2015 at 20:41

It's vin-specific, which is the issue.

handsoff > HammerheadFistpunch
08/26/2015 at 22:20

I would, for cheap srt4 swap. Especially in that heinous wine-purple color

BJ > HammerheadFistpunch
08/26/2015 at 22:29

Road tripping the other day, car pulls out in front of me and I’m forced to slow down to grand-daddy Sunday driver speeds. The car? PT Cruiser Convertible TURBO.

Frank Grimes > HammerheadFistpunch
08/26/2015 at 23:08

I approve of this PT cruiser.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > HammerheadFistpunch
08/27/2015 at 00:12

I thought no one actually buys them - they were all inherited from older deceased relatives.

pip bip - choose Corrour > HammerheadFistpunch
08/27/2015 at 08:05

Kinja'd!!!

kill it with fire!

haveacarortwoorthree2 > HammerheadFistpunch
08/27/2015 at 08:37

And they got a good spot — potential door dings only on one side!