In my loaner car.

It's a PT Cruiser! (lol)

Didn't really have a change to floor it on the way home.

 

BOO! I call shenanigans! BOO! Shame on you, Olds!

 

Shenanigans? It's sitting in my driveway right now.

 

i demand pics!!!

 

I dont believe it

 

Are they making a version for guys now too?

 

The Crossfire's little brother!

 

Crossfire!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

good job

 

I've snapped pics on my cell phone. Now I need to figure out how to download them.

 

Just send it as a picture text message to your email.

 

I've had the PT Loser as a rental car a few times. I even took a nap in the backseat.

 

It could be worse, you could have gotten the non-turbo model.

 

xfire, w00t!

 

My previous loaner was a non-turbo PT Cruiser. I'm coming up in the world.

 

 

Next thing you know, Olds is gonna trade his Turbo P/T in for a Rabbit with NO2! j/p

 

And then ... I'll live my life a quarter mile at a time.

 

...granny shifting, not double-clutching like he should...

 

Okay, for those doubters who demanded pics:

Here I am at the wheel of the turbo PT Cruiser.

 

I feel hardcore. You will notice that I have turned my cap backwards.







And now let's pop the lever and get under the hood of this bad boy.






Cheater turbo. I got mad powah, suckaz. Fear Me!

 

The only exterior indication on the PT turbo version is this badge on the back right. I supposed I could have sidled up to a Civic or two and given them a surprise. If I had a mind to do that.

(sorry for blurry camera work)

 

The PT is long gone -- almost forgot to write up my reactions:
High center of gravity. It seemed like I was riding very high off the ground for a car this size. I don't think it's a case that I was coming from the RX-8. I have a daily driver that doesn't sit that high.

Consequentially, I was always concerned about cornering. In any other car I have to remind myself "You're not in your Mazda" as I approach curves. In the PT, I was always aware because the thing felt like it was ready to roll over if given any speed into a turn.

Acceleration was okay. I rarely had a chance to push it, though I once had it to, umm, XX mph in a 65 zone when an idiot pickup driver thought he was just going to merge everyone into oblivion.

Verdict: Interesting experience for me because I was thinking about the Mazdaspeed 3, another FWD turbo. I'm sure the 3 would handle much better, though.

 

First time I drove a PT took me a while to find the window controls. Who the hell puts window button in the middle console?

 

My g/f's Saturn is like that.... I can't stand it.