Hi everyone! I'm a new PT owner, have had my 2001 LE for about a month now and love it. I've been perusing the forums for this whole month and decided to pop in and say hello finally
Below is a pic of my ride. It came with the flames on it, I've added a few other odds and ends to it as well.
I originally looked at the PTs back when they came out, but all the talk about them being underpowered turned me off. I've always looked longingly at them going down the road though
My Honda CRV was getting up there in mileage, and the deal on this '01 was too good to pass up so I finally pulled the trigger. I didn't get to test drive it as I bought it from a dealership in another state; I figured if it was horribly underpowered, I could go with the Hahn turbo kit. Much to my surprise, it actually gets around pretty good for a 4 cylinder automatic. Performance is much better than the CRV in fact. Really I love the PT, I tell everyone I feel like I'm driving around in a ZZ Top video [8]
After reading the many posts regarding Whipple superchargers and Hahn turbos, I finally decided that neither is worth the time and expense. The bottom end of the older PTs just isn't up to serious induction efforts. I figure it's better to drive the '01 a few years and buy a used '03 or '04 turbo later. I test drove an '04 GT before buying the '01 and it is quite impressive. But I can wait to take advantage of the lousy PT resale value
By the way, I've read a lot of complaints about the poor resale value. Heck, I think it's great! I got a steal on the '01!
By the way, part of the reason I'm not in a hurry to beef up the performance is I have a few other vehicles to fulfill the need for speed
Here are two of them posing with the croozer:
PS, thanks for all the useful posts. This is a great place to check out all those accessories before you buy. The search engine works great for that, the people here have tried EVERYTHING out there and reported on the results! Great stuff!