
12 Jun 2007, 01:37 am
|
Fresh Cruiser
|
|
Join Date: Jun 2007
Posts: 8
|
|
Recent member and purchaser of a PT Cruiser
Hey all, i joined mainly to get a question answered, and I thank you for your inputs......but here's my introduction!
I Purchased a brand new PT Cruiser (okay it had 15 miles on it) on May 19, 2007. I purchased it from Golick Chrysler Jeep in Pitcairn, PA.....i'd recommend them to anybody! I dealt directly with the owner who gave further discounts beyond the Chrysler rebates and brought it down by $2,700. It's a very small dealership that's been in business for over 50 years.
It's marine blue, with automatic transmission, a/c, Sirius Radio. It's the standard, not GT or limited edition. I liked it because it looks cool, and also that I can carry a lot of stuff since i'm moving to Harrisonburg VA shortly. I had things narrowed to the Pontiac Vibe and Volkswagen Rabbit. The Vibe didn't tackle hills very well, but carried more cargo and got better gas mileage - but i'm not sure about on the mountains. The Rabbit was smaller, more powerful, with the Tiptronic Transmission which I thought was cool - but the Vibe and Rabbit were pricier than the Cruiser, but that's not the only reason I picked the Cruiser. As I said, the Vibe didn't tackle hills very well and had rather lousy acceleration. The Rabbit was smaller and while i could fold the rear seats, didn't have enough cargo space. The Cruiser, IMO, is a happy medium for me. Plus, maybe i'm dreaming but in the next few years I hope to start a family and I think the Cruiser would be practical for such a thing. I've had colleagues come out just to look at the cruiser. I'm very happy with it, aside from the little noise issue (see my other posts) and I love it! Excellent car! (BTW on the highway, i've been getting 27mpg, and city 23mpg)
|