Chrysler kills PT Cruiser

frost

Chrysler is killing one of the most iconic and pioneering cars on the road. The company will stop building the PT Cruiser this summer, president Tom LaSorda said this week.

The Cruiser follows six other models to the Chrysler graveyard, all gone since Cerberus Capital bought the company in 2007. Now, all Chrysler has left are the Town & Country minivan and the Sebring and 300C sedans, according to Bloomberg.

I'll miss the PT Cruiser, but I can see the reasoning behind the move. After nabbing an enormous amount of buzz in its 2000 debut, Cruiser sales dropped nearly 50% last year to just 51,000 units in the U.S. One dealership gave them away like they were ballpoint pens. (Click here for more on the PT Cruiser from MSN Autos).

Crazy that a car I see everywhere isn't popular enough to keep producing.

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M.Bonanni

Thank god.

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frost

Maybe they should have tried to actually update it instead of just killing it. I mean, it is 9 years old now.

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shumby

seems like there are a million of them around I see them every where. How meny sebrings do you see around?

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frost

That thing looks so boring, I'm not even sure I could pick it out of a lineup. The previous model had a little personality, although it's a little dated now.

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Crash

GOOD! 'Bout time!

Stupid car was a top-heavy Neon! Uncomfortable and retarded looking.

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jeepersnate

LoL

BMW Killa

I was driving a friend's cruiser with the turbo, I was surprised at how slow it was. It seemed fine in the comfort department, but not for me.

Crash

Why were you surprised it was slow? (LOL)

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BMW Killa

Just wouldnt figure something with a turbo being an absolute DOG, lol

Crash

^^^ I would imagine it'd be MORE of a dog... Take a slow car, lower the compression MORE to make it handle a turbo, add a crappy single scroll cheap turbo and *Poof!* You get a SLOWER car! (any size no matter how small is too big for that motor, and WON'T spool fast)

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frost

I imagine the drag really starts to kick that car's a-- at say, 50 mph.

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Zerafian

bout time?!

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+1.

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Crash

^^^ Seriously. But you guys should really thank Bush. It's the only good thing that came out of his presidency. I have to admit, it took a lot of planning and work, but Bush pulled it off. These wars and the economy was all part of a master plan to get rid of the PT Cruiser.

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