You can buy this pristine Chrysler PT Cruiser Turbo with just 1,700 miles and a manual transmission.
The Chrysler PT Cruiser played a key role in kickstarting the compact crossover craze. It was built on a foundation that involved affordability and fun to drive. dodge neonbut offers enough space and a flat load floor to be classified as light truck. Unlike neon lightthe PT Cruiser can’t win the driver enthusiastsbut it has certainly won over buyers, with over a million units sold globally. On sale on on Bring A Trailer is the PT Cruiser GT for enthusiasts of ultra-clean, ultra-low mileage cars, with five-speed manual transmission connected to the same engine as the flamethrower Neon SRT-4.
The car’s turbocharged 2.4-liter four-cylinder engine produces 230 horsepower and 245 pound-feet of torque, not bad for a 2006 car. While the PT Cruiser GT isn’t as highly regarded as the Neon SRT-4, it’s still a respectable speedster. Car and driver recorded a 2006 PT Cruiser GT with a 6.8-second 0-60 mph time, and a quarter-mile time of 15.4 seconds, which is definitely in hot hatchback territory. For 2006, the PT Cruiser received a mild facelift and interior upgrades, but not enough to change its dated car image.
However, this particular example ticks all the right boxes from the flashy chrome wheels to the Electric Blue Pearl paint, and has all the extra options that make this PT eligible for a full-on kit. Most PT Cruisers are used as rental cars or family cars, which would have to have a Happy Meal sticker on the inside of the rear window, so it’s rare to find one as clean as this one.
While this PT won’t get much attention from the hypebeast crowd, we think it’s an objectively remarkable piece that will earn you respect from people who grew up around them, or just weirdos with vague car interests like myself. Either way, please, someone, buy this bright blue, turbocharged, manual-transmission, barely used masterpiece from the early 2000s. You won’t find another example that matches the perfection of this car.
