Chrysler PT Cruiser

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HATECUBE: Mar 2, 2007

Arian_Samurai posted:

I heard the 300 is a good car. Is this true?

the 300 is a boat that was delivered as a consequence of the line that makes chargers and challengers. when they decided to multibrand the charger, the version with slightly more poo poo glued to the cabin and the higher pricetag is the 300. you can find them with 3 engine sizes and i dont think any of them are as fule efficent or as a fun as boat chassis allows.

if you like any aspect of any variant of this car and havnt already gotten a buick, lincoln, caddy, benz then it wont let your 65 year old man expectations down.

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Menstrual Show: Jun 3, 2004

PT Cruisers look like poo poo but why do I like Minis so much?

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FizFashizzle: Mar 30, 2005

The 300 is shamelessly marketed to black people who can't afford bentleys.

# ? Jun 10, 2014 16:24

90s Solo Cup: Feb 22, 2011; To understand the cup
He must become the cup

All I know about the PT Cruiser is that I had a co-worker who sold his for a used Range Rover.

That says a lot about the PT Cruiser when you'd rather get down with the Prince of Darkness than enjoy DaimlerChrysler's finest economy/nostalgia offering.

FizFashizzle posted:

The 300 is shamelessly marketed to black people who can't afford bentleys.

A huge step up from the Mitsubishi Galants and Chevy Caprices they used to own. Sub-Prime 4 Lyfe, son.

90s Solo Cup fucked around with this message at 16:29 on Jun 10, 2014

# ? Jun 10, 2014 16:27

rcman50166: Mar 23, 2010; by XyloJW

FizFashizzle posted:

the funniest post in LF history happened when someone, in the thread about this, said the accelerator wasn't a problem because you could just open the door to create drag and slow your out of control corolla down enough to get it into the grass.

hahaha

# ? Jun 10, 2014 16:27

HATECUBE: Mar 2, 2007

the challenger is a better use of the platform imo. but the biggest fuckoff challenger is totally outdone by the shelby gt500 and i wouldnt buy any of the above.

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Gorman Thomas: Jul 24, 2007

FizFashizzle posted:

The 300 is shamelessly marketed to black people who can't afford bentleys.

I've seen a 300 with a Bentley badge on the hood and the 300 badge removed from the trunk .

edit I've seen the same with an acura and BMW badge which is even more of a stretch

# ? Jun 10, 2014 16:45

HATECUBE: Mar 2, 2007

THE RED MENACE posted:

I've seen a 300 with a Bentley badge on the hood and the 300 badge removed from the trunk .

lol one of the engi fleet 300s had the bently honeycomb wire mesh grill. i hope that isnt a part we make, that would be too much

E; none of this is as bad as pt cruiser mods

# ? Jun 10, 2014 16:51

a creepy colon: Oct 28, 2004; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

euphronius posted:

I think I'm going to buy a new beetle. What is the back seat like?

dont do it. i test drove one before buying a 2012 gti. the beetle is the same engine but only has two back seats so it seats 4 and there is no trunk space/headroom compared to the GTI.

a creepy colon fucked around with this message at 17:07 on Jun 10, 2014

# ? Jun 10, 2014 17:00

Extra Large Marge: Jan 21, 2004; Fun Shoe

The other day I saw a Dodge Neon with the batman logo on the hood.

Overall the Bentley badge on a 300 is a bolder move.

# ? Jun 10, 2014 17:01

a creepy colon: Oct 28, 2004; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

Sharkie posted:

The PT Cruiser's dumb cousin the HHR has the battery in the back. You can't open the rear hatch if the battery dies, because it has an electrical touch-sensitive door, not a regular one you can just unlock and open.

So if you need to change or jumpstart your battery, you have to cut a hole in the door and stick a screwdriver inside of it and poke around blindly until you hit the internal latch that makes the door open. It's literally the stupidest thing I've ever seen in a car.

hahah, this is awesome

# ? Jun 10, 2014 17:04

Gambit from the X-Men: May 12, 2001; a war boy standing alone in the desert blasting his mouth with cum from a dildo

Bacon Hat posted:

the challenger is a better use of the platform imo. but the biggest fuckoff challenger is totally outdone by the shelby gt500 and i wouldnt buy any of the above.

the challenger is pretty dope, but it's been positioned as the luxurious/cruiser nostalgia muscle, so I don't know hwo clear a comparison to a beastmode shelby actually is--hosed up given how slim the Challenger original was, but whatever, no big. excited to see the AWD Dart, tho, on the other end of the spectrum

oh yeah, the pt, uh, we all hateit down here by the creek, can't even smoke the tires or get the rear end wild pullin into the gravel road

# ? Jun 10, 2014 17:17

Parmesan Basil: Nov 12, 2008; TIME IS THE FIRE IN WHICH WE BURN THE GAME CLOCK

I drive my great grandmother's 1988 Buick Park Ave and I got it for free and it owns hard. #suckers #goodcars #wow

# ? Jun 10, 2014 17:24

Mariana Horchata: Jun 30, 2008; College Slice

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a creepy colon: Oct 28, 2004; by Jeffrey of YOSPOS

# ? Jun 10, 2014 17:37

Cesar Cedeno: May 9, 2011; Can't post for 593 days!

When I get my Bentley in a few years....

If you want a car that works, forever, in any loving condition satan can throw at you for a reasonable price, and even if you somehow crash it horribly you'll be fine, get a god drat Subaru. Best car in America right now for the price.

# ? Jun 10, 2014 18:47

HATECUBE: Mar 2, 2007

the biggest (current) challenger is a 2015LA hellcat supercharged 6.2L hemi, its a about 5hp harder, 500lb heavier, and 20grand more dollars.

that SRT dart looks cool, cant wait to see how we manage to gently caress it up. same goes for the 100 which will just be a dart with less body paneling. god drat i hope you like darts

i for one loving dont

theres an elec engi guy here that has an aztek and loving loves it, but will openly hate on a PT like everyone else. i have only ever seen pt fanboys on the internet

# ? Jun 10, 2014 19:00

David Copperfield: Mar 14, 2004; im david copperfield

feld posted:

Yes, this. PT Cruiser is not a car. It's a truck. It was introduced to boost the average fuel efficiency of their truck line to not get huge fines from the government.

It's a piece of poo poo government scam car that people actually buy.

Tons of cars do this. The old subaru outback your hippie friend drives is tech a truck. On the other end, Nissan was selling leafs at cost/probably a loss just to be able to claim their whole fleet was gaining mpg.

# ? Jun 10, 2014 19:10

Mariana Horchata: Jun 30, 2008; College Slice

Pobama posted:

When I get my Bentley in a few years....

If you want a car that works, forever, in any loving condition satan can throw at you for a reasonable price, and even if you somehow crash it horribly you'll be fine, get a god drat Subaru. Best car in America right now for the price.

Not if it's a turbo subaru, ask me how i know this (actually don't)...

But yeah a new base model Impreza with a manual transmission will rust into the ground long before it becomes mechanically unsound or a money pit that will be sent to the crusher (but the same can really be said for a Civic, Corolla, whatever). Subarus do seem to take abuse in stride better than most brands though...especially the older ones (I sold my WRX for a few grand less than i bought it for almost 3 years before, with a motor in it that I eventually discovered had lost 50% of its compression, and the person that took it off my hands never even realized this. I had also been driving it with a terminal motor for almost a year, so yeah they are pretty diehard...caveat emptor mother fucker)

The AWD also makes them more expensive than similar compact models from Toyota, Hyundai, Ford, etc. and most people don't even need the AWD as much as they think they do, they just need a good set of tires on their two-wheel drive car (or even a separate set of snow tires) and a decent amount of common sense behind the wheel with an ability to drive according the the road/weather conditions.

Mariana Horchata fucked around with this message at 19:36 on Jun 10, 2014

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dee eight posted:

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# ? Jun 10, 2014 19:28

flavor.flv: Apr 18, 2008; I got a letter from the government the other day
opened it, read it
it said they was bitches

Bacon Hat posted:

theres an elec engi guy here that has an aztek and loving loves it, but will openly hate on a PT like everyone else. i have only ever seen pt fanboys on the internet

everybody who actually drives an aztek loves it because they don't have to look at it

# ? Jun 10, 2014 19:34

Gambit32: Feb 16, 2003; M'sweet, I never gamble... I win. At everything.

I liked my Cruiser. Did me well for three and a half years

# ? Jun 11, 2014 03:14

Tiny Timbs: Sep 6, 2008

FizFashizzle posted:

The 300 is shamelessly marketed to black people who can't afford bentleys.

Hispanics too

pic: the 300 with the bentley emblem on it in my apartment complex parking lot

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Sgt. Shaved Balls: Sep 6, 2006; by Lowtax

Wayside Bazaar posted:

would

# ? Jun 11, 2014 03:27

Fortuitous Bumble: Jan 5, 2007

Sharkie posted:

The PT Cruiser's dumb cousin the HHR has the battery in the back. You can't open the rear hatch if the battery dies, because it has an electrical touch-sensitive door, not a regular one you can just unlock and open.

So if you need to change or jumpstart your battery, you have to cut a hole in the door and stick a screwdriver inside of it and poke around blindly until you hit the internal latch that makes the door open. It's literally the stupidest thing I've ever seen in a car.

to change the headlights in a PT cruiser you have to take the front wheels off and go in through the wheel well.

# ? Jun 11, 2014 04:04

Ramsus: Sep 14, 2002; by Hand Knit

FizFashizzle posted:

The 300 is shamelessly marketed to black people who can't afford bentleys.

Who would have thought that marketing would target a group of people that generally love their product. loving racists.

# ? Jun 11, 2014 04:14

Tiny Timbs: Sep 6, 2008

Fortuitous Bumble posted:

to change the headlights in a PT cruiser you have to take the front wheels off and go in through the wheel well.

i didn't believe you so i watched a video on youtube and jesus loving christ

required equipment for changing headlight bulbs:

jackstands

# ? Jun 11, 2014 04:16

BrutalistMcDonalds: Oct 4, 2012; Lipstick Apathy

cars look like sneakers now. especially SUVs.

# ? Jun 11, 2014 04:26

BrutalistMcDonalds: Oct 4, 2012; Lipstick Apathy

i go outside and think "why is everyone driving giant shoes around" yup

# ? Jun 11, 2014 04:28

etalian: Mar 20, 2006

RandomFerret posted:

everybody who actually drives an aztek loves it because they don't have to look at it

was pretty funny how the aztek got used in Breaking Bad

# ? Jun 11, 2014 04:28

Knot My President!: Jan 10, 2005

Sharkie posted:

The PT Cruiser's dumb cousin the HHR has the battery in the back. You can't open the rear hatch if the battery dies, because it has an electrical touch-sensitive door, not a regular one you can just unlock and open.

So if you need to change or jumpstart your battery, you have to cut a hole in the door and stick a screwdriver inside of it and poke around blindly until you hit the internal latch that makes the door open. It's literally the stupidest thing I've ever seen in a car.

This owns

Fortuitous Bumble posted:

to change the headlights in a PT cruiser you have to take the front wheels off and go in through the wheel well.

This owns too.

My car breaks down once a week and it's still apparently better designed than these ahahaha.

# ? Jun 11, 2014 05:12

etalian: Mar 20, 2006

Wayside Bazaar posted:

it was a good movie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjEGYa6GlgA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqHZWdFVyyQ

# ? Jun 11, 2014 05:17

Jonny 290: May 5, 2005; [ASK] me about OS/2 Warp

Bacon Hat posted:

theres an elec engi guy here that has an aztek and loving loves it

azteks are such the whipping boy but they're really alright. but they like everything else pale in comparison to the coolest SUV ever, the vehicross

# ? Jun 11, 2014 05:44

Tekne: Feb 15, 2012; It's-a me, motherfucker

FizFashizzle posted:

The 300 is shamelessly marketed to black people who can't afford bentleys.

Ironically, the 300 is imitating the design language of the Fifties 300 coupes and Imperial sedans.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xBGSxqkS0sg
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UWO-puRWryU

Bentleys/Rolls from that era had the soft flowing lines typical for euro luxury tourers. Modern 300s with Bentley badges are loving hilarious though and the PT is still an epic piece of poo poo. The Chrysler 100 probably won't be the Cruiser 2.0, a true loss for humanity and nostalgic baby boomers.

# ? Jun 11, 2014 05:45

Mariana Horchata: Jun 30, 2008; College Slice

etalian posted:

it was a good movie:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QjEGYa6GlgA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zqHZWdFVyyQ

I've only seen it once I think but was too hosed up at the time to really remember anything aside from the "too fuckin high" part...probably gonna rewatch it tomorrow.

# ? Jun 11, 2014 05:47