[Mike-in-Orange]

So we had 60 or so sales reps fly in from all over the country to our national sales meeting, hosted here in sunny Southern California. We locals were expected to host various groups at different dining spots in the area tonight. So, we break into groups and a bunch of us pulled our cars up in front of the hotel. I get out of my BTG cat/back dual equipped (and thus mildly rumbling) PT Cruiser Turbo, and hear a rather excited group call out "I'm going with him!" while moving quickly toward my Cruiser. Suddenly they couldn't care less what restaurant we were headed to, they just wanted a ride in the PT! Too bad I could only accomodate 4 passengers.....I should have thought to auction off the seats!

The other choices? A VW Passat, Chrysler Pacifica, some midsized Volvo sedan, a Ford Expedition, Mercedes C Class, Lexus LS400 and a handful of rental cars. Yeah, so maybe the competition wasn't too stiff, but hey, the Cruiser garnered a lot of attention. Only real problem was having to drive rather sedately so people could follow me along unfamiliar roads. I did get a chance to show the power of Stage 1 a couple of times though, so that was cool.

I just think it's nice that even though the PT Cruiser has been around for as long as it has, people still get a kick out of the prospect of riding in one. Pretty cool.