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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I'm thinking of buying a Chrysler pt cruiser touring limited edition what do you think of them?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm thinking of buying a Chrysler pt cruiser touring limited edition what do you think of them?

Not a fan, the looks are dated, parts are expensive and they're not great to drive or particularly reliable.

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By *quirrelMan
over a year ago

East Manchester

Had the CRD version for a year, massive depreciation, poor economy, and servicing was a nightmare too some wouldn't touch it because they were prone to developing faults even after a major service, and the garages didn't want to be held liable for a car which was worse after they had serviced it. And its not as practical as you might think, fully loaded it handles very poorly and the trim was not to the standard I expect of a modern car. Back seats are awkward to move and load area is middling. Believe they are now discontinued because they were one of those problem designs which were rushed through to production stage without sorting the problems out beforehand.

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By *himanMan
over a year ago

chichester

Awful

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

theres a reason you don't see many older ones on the road

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Isn't chrysler pulling out of the uk ?

I might be thinking of chevvy. (they are really shit)

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By *quirrelMan
over a year ago

East Manchester

It's Chevrolet who bought out Daewoo, they are getting out of the European small car market and concentrating on "traditional" Chevy markets.

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

I saw a Jensen Interceptor today. Really cool car.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

No. Nooooo. You will never get laid again

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By *o new WinksMan
over a year ago

BSE

Lent one by a mate .......piece of shit.

And I felt a complete cunt driving it too

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I saw a Jensen Interceptor today. Really cool car.

My all time favourite car

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By *ucsparkMan
over a year ago

dudley

"I saw a Jensen Interceptor today. Really cool car.

Made in West Brom

No 2 were made the same

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I saw a Jensen Interceptor today. Really cool car.

My all time favourite car

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I used to drive cars from dealership to dealership and they are on of the worst cars I have ever driven, and the fuel economy is crap.

they are based on the Chrysler neon which they had trouble selling because they where not very good,

so they put a fancy body on them in the hope of selling more and using the neon parts up

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By *rightonsteveMan
over a year ago

Brighton - even Hove!

"I saw a Jensen Interceptor today. Really cool car.

My all time favourite car

It was a remarkably sensual car on the outside and very alluring inside. And yes, interior details of the ones I saw today were all different. I was at the south of England show at the vintage, classic and steam rally. No Chrysler Neons or PT's

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

It depends if you want a car that was designed around the idea of a custom street rod but built for people who wanted to look cool but had no idea about customising, but did have enough money to buy stupid amounts of tacky chrome trim to glue and screw onto their car until it resembled the worst gypsy caravan ever made

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I saw a Jensen Interceptor today. Really cool car.

My all time favourite car

There's a company that rebuild them from scratch with a brand new GM V8, modern brakes and suspension but keep the look. Now that would be cool.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

They are as useful as 3 tits on a hooker, and just as reliable

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

ugly feckin things!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Saw a sierra s500 cosworth today! Thats a beast! If i was going for a new car though id get a volvo V60. Theyre loooovely!

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By *o new WinksMan
over a year ago

BSE

I see a pattern emerging...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I think the general consesus of opinion OP is dont waste your money. If your going to by a chrysler get the C300 now that is a real pimp mobile.....

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By *eryBigGirlWoman
over a year ago

East Yorkshire

Nooooo vile hideous things

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

"I saw a Jensen Interceptor today. Really cool car.

A friend of mine near Basingstoke owns one. It was an eBay impulse buy! It sounds absolutely amazing.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

A robin reliant a better bet.

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By *inaTitzTV/TS
over a year ago

Titz Towers, North Notts

"I saw a Jensen Interceptor today. Really cool car.

Black ones remind me of hearses, albeit one on speed.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I saw a Jensen Interceptor today. Really cool car.

Black ones remind me of hearses, albeit one on speed.

Totally agree have always said they remind me of a hearse, much better cars out there to spend your hard earned pennies on ! It's not made by Apple so I'm out

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I'm thinking of buying a Chrysler pt cruiser touring limited edition what do you think of them?

One if the most ugly cars ever designed combined with low fuel economy and less than exciting performance can't see the point in them really

2.2 litre and 2.4 litre engines that can't achieve a 0-60 time under 10 seconds - yawn

Really not a fan but whatever floats your boat

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By *xpresMan
over a year ago

Elland

My mate had one i drove it a few times was like driving a paddling pool ontop of a gocart.. It was expensive to run insure n to tax was quite comfy tho but bad outweigh the good in sorry to say

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I think the general consesus of opinion OP is dont waste your money. If your going to by a chrysler get the C300 now that is a real pimp mobile....."

Yes I do like the c300 I might get one of them x

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"My mate had one i drove it a few times was like driving a paddling pool ontop of a gocart.. It was expensive to run insure n to tax was quite comfy tho but bad outweigh the good in sorry to say"
the insurance is cheaper than my Mazda 6 and the tax is the same

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By *litterbabeWoman
over a year ago

hiding from cock pics.

"I'm thinking of buying a Chrysler pt cruiser touring limited edition what do you think of them?

Love them

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Don't think we would buy any yank car. The parts are expensive with poor reliability and they handle like soggy knickers. Why not a nice Jag. Quality, with great looks and handling.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Shite car!!!! Sorry!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Looked at one before - overheated on the test drive.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I think the general consesus of opinion OP is dont waste your money. If your going to by a chrysler get the C300 now that is a real pimp mobile.....

Yes I do like the c300 I might get one of them x"

Jeeeze, talk about the blind leading the blind.

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"Don't think we would buy any yank car. The parts are expensive with poor reliability and they handle like soggy knickers. Why not a nice Jag. Quality, with great looks and handling. "

I was looking at a jag

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"I think the general consesus of opinion OP is dont waste your money. If your going to by a chrysler get the C300 now that is a real pimp mobile.....

Yes I do like the c300 I might get one of them x

Jeeeze, talk about the blind leading the blind. "

Lol

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I saw a Jensen Interceptor today. Really cool car.

My all time favourite car

Mines an Audi R8. My lottery win car.

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By *3rial Thr1LL3rMan
over a year ago

aberdeenshire

PT cruisers are utter garbage. I wouldn't have one if it was given to me. 'Muricans can't make cars, their spanner sizes are all to pot for a start. German or Jap for reliability, some of the jap stuff is pretty funky too, like that cool little boxy shaped thing that I forget the name of

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By *ust RachelTV/TS
over a year ago

Horsham

"Had the CRD version for a year, massive depreciation, poor economy, and servicing was a nightmare too some wouldn't touch it because they were prone to developing faults even after a major service, and the garages didn't want to be held liable for a car which was worse after they had serviced it. And its not as practical as you might think, fully loaded it handles very poorly and the trim was not to the standard I expect of a modern car. Back seats are awkward to move and load area is middling. Believe they are now discontinued because they were one of those problem designs which were rushed through to production stage without sorting the problems out beforehand."

Apart from.that it is ok then ?

I like the look of the car.

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By *ee VianteWoman
over a year ago

Somewhere in North Norfolk

"I saw a Jensen Interceptor today. Really cool car.

Black ones remind me of hearses, albeit one on speed.

Totally agree have always said they remind me of a hearse, much better cars out there to spend your hard earned pennies on ! It's not made by Apple so I'm out

If it was made by Apple it would run on proprietary fuel and would refuse to work on the same roads as other cars. It would be very pretty, a marvel of design and ridiculously over-priced!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

My c63 or twisted defender....all depends on the weather to which I drive.....love em

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Don't think we would buy any yank car. The parts are expensive with poor reliability and they handle like soggy knickers. Why not a nice Jag. Quality, with great looks and handling.

I was looking at a jag

I have an X Type Jag diesel. Its a lovely car to drive, comfy for long drives. Also surprisingly good on twisty roads. £135 per year tax. £165 per year insurance. 40MPG. Very reliable, in 3 1/2 years the only thing to go wrong is a siezed brake caliper, which cost £180 to replace. You can pick a nice one up cheap as chips as everyone seems to think they cost a fortune to run.... they dont!

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By *imply_SensualMan
over a year ago

warrington

"I'm thinking of buying a Chrysler pt cruiser touring limited edition what do you think of them?

Driving one is akin to wearing Crocs - enough said

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"Don't think we would buy any yank car. The parts are expensive with poor reliability and they handle like soggy knickers. Why not a nice Jag. Quality, with great looks and handling.

I was looking at a jag

£165 a year ??!???!?

My civic is £110 a month !! Joys of being penalised for being a young driver

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

I've ended up buying a Renault scenic

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I've ended up buying a Renault scenic

A true Masochist then

Gimp

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I've ended up buying a Renault scenic

Oh Jesus, they're worse than the Chrysler you were originally considering! The first time it goes wrong it will eat your bank account and ask for dessert!

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By *eavenNhellCouple
over a year ago

carrbrook stalybridge

"I've ended up buying a Renault scenic

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go and buy a 16 & 18mm sockets +ring and open ended spanners plus an electrical testing kit you WILL need them this is from experiance

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I've ended up buying a Renault scenic

go and buy a 16 & 18mm sockets +ring and open ended spanners plus an electrical testing kit you WILL need them this is from experiance "

Alternatively a can of petrol and box of matches!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"I've ended up buying a Renault scenic

"Facepalm"

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

Always buy French Matches, They always Strike

Gimp

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By *panker53Man
over a year ago

leeds

def dont get a pt cruiser

expencive to maintain

just a crap car the auto is expensive on fuel too

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By (user no longer on site) OP
over a year ago

"def dont get a pt cruiser

expencive to maintain

just a crap car the auto is expensive on fuel too"

Yea that's what put me off

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

What you getting after the Renault breaks ?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"What you getting after the Renault breaks ?

Probably a Citroen!...

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"What you getting after the Renault breaks ?

Probably a Citroen!...

And we all know Citroen isn't code for quality !!

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By *3rial Thr1LL3rMan
over a year ago

aberdeenshire

"I've ended up buying a Renault scenic

Do you hate yourself that much?

There are plenty of decent motors around for sensible money, why in gods name did you buy one of them?

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"What you getting after the Renault breaks ?

Probably a Citroen!...

And we all know Citroen isn't code for quality !! "

I'm looking at buying my 8th citroen/peugeot in the last 20 years. i'd estimate in total i've spent around £1500 on repairs and servicing in that time (excluding tyres but including things like discs/pads/exhausts).

They're good to drive, well spec'd and more reliable than you think and in general they're pretty cheap when something does go wrong (£40 for a new wheel bearing supplied and fitted by a pug/cit specialist).

While collecting it from the MOT last time, there was a guy picking up his Audi from repair and service and his bill was......£1500- same as mine for the last 20 years- and he was going to have to come back in 2 weeks later for something else.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"What you getting after the Renault breaks ?

Probably a Citroen!...

And we all know Citroen isn't code for quality !!

Sounds like you've found a good specialist. After some of the issues I've seen with French cars (particularly Renault and Peugeot) I know I'll never have another one.

Ford sued Peugeot because their engines were so unreliable (when Ford fitted them to several models).

We all have favourites though, if it works for you, then fair dues....

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I've had 3 pugs

107 at 17 clutch problems etc

1.4 207 - only kept it 5 months

207 S16 - now to say this was built to celebrate peugeots rally win in 2009 or 2010 it absolutely fell to pieces, not what you want from a model where they only built 250

I wouldn't have another pug given

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"What you getting after the Renault breaks ?

Probably a Citroen!...

And we all know Citroen isn't code for quality !!

Sounds like you've found a good specialist. After some of the issues I've seen with French cars (particularly Renault and Peugeot) I know I'll never have another one.

Ford sued Peugeot because their engines were so unreliable (when Ford fitted them to several models).

We all have favourites though, if it works for you, then fair dues....

Must depend on the engine, only have diesel and the current HDI is based on a 30year old design and very reliable. As with most engines, it helps to look after them, check fluid levels, try not to over rev, particularly cold. Although the best engine I had was a £500 xantia with 180k on it that I never checked or serviced in the 2 years I had it- it pulled like a train!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"try not to over rev,"

Tell that to a Honda engine

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

I'd rather walk!

Don't know about them mechanically but on looks aline its just not my cuppa.

But if Chevy are doing the honourable thing and pulling out, you could be left with even more of a dog on your hands than at first appears.

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

If a PT Cruiser was a person on here the forum would be closed because it would be naming and shaming !!!!!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"What you getting after the Renault breaks ?

Probably a Citroen!...

And we all know Citroen isn't code for quality !!

Sounds like you've found a good specialist. After some of the issues I've seen with French cars (particularly Renault and Peugeot) I know I'll never have another one.

Ford sued Peugeot because their engines were so unreliable (when Ford fitted them to several models).

We all have favourites though, if it works for you, then fair dues....

It's the HDI variant that Ford sued them over!

Also, you can't 'over-rev' an engine. They have limiters set at safe levels to stop you from doing it and on a modern diesel it's actually beneficial to give the engine some high rev action due to them having EGR valves, swirl flaps and DPF's.

Preventative maintenence is vital as is regular servicing with the correct spec'd oils and fluids (not all 10w-40 oils, for example, have the same spec. People often fail to check and use the wrong stuff).

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"try not to over rev,

Tell that to a Honda engine

VTEC-yo!

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"try not to over rev,

Tell that to a Honda engine

VTEC-yo!

My VTEC goes bwwaaaaaaah

On a serious note the VTEC engagement sounds amazing with a typhoon air intake

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

"try not to over rev,

Tell that to a Honda engine

VTEC-yo!

My VTEC goes bwwaaaaaaah

On a serious note the VTEC engagement sounds amazing with a typhoon air intake "

Have you driven one that's been turbocharged? At full boost it sounds like Satan is fucking Freddy Mercury on top of the engine!

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By *3rial Thr1LL3rMan
over a year ago

aberdeenshire

"try not to over rev,

Tell that to a Honda engine

VTEC-yo!

My VTEC goes bwwaaaaaaah

On a serious note the VTEC engagement sounds amazing with a typhoon air intake

Have you driven one that's been turbocharged? At full boost it sounds like Satan is fucking Freddy Mercury on top of the engine!"

Vtec just kicked in yo! Seriously, when you buy a Honda with vtec, do you sign a legally binding contract that you must redline it in every gear so that the whole world knows you have an extra 3000rpm? All noise and not much else, I'll stick with my Silvia thanks

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By (user no longer on site)
over a year ago

So the new car idear what do we think petrol heads

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By *3rial Thr1LL3rMan
over a year ago

aberdeenshire

"So the new car idear what do we think petrol heads"

What do you want from a car? There are a lot of good motors out there but it depends what you are looking for and what your budget is

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