When you know that you've finally made it...

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submitted a month ago by The Picard Maneuver@lemmy.world

When you know that you've finally made it...
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you need 5 spare parts pt cruisers to have one running pt cruiser

See but the difference is. You have 9 fully functional and running pt cruisers. That's the dream. Which means in total you have 45 with 36 in the back yard for spare parts. Never fear to dream big

Hah, I didn't even notice all the cars at first. I thought they were referring to the shitty gravel driveway.

a month ago

You got your OCD. We have ours.

One of these OCDs is not like the others.

I actually didn't hate that small strange era that spawned the PT Cruiser and Chevy SSR.

I have no idea what was going on in the minds of those car designers at the time. But I didn't hate it.

a month ago

I do, it was too appeal to baby boomers who had memories of the era is styling was taken from. You can lump the Plymouth Prowler in there too.

I fucking loved pt cruisers

I think I still do

PT cruisers are fuckin straight. Decent cargo space, completely invisible to cops. Some mechanical problems but whatever.

a month ago , edited a month ago

Yeah, that’s why you get six of them. When you have a problem, you just pull a part out of another one.

Until recently, I had three jeep liberties, but somebody stole one of them. Oh well. Now I have two.

I have three Cherokees, though one is a 91 the other two are 01. Soemhow the 91 needs less work on average.

Less shit to work on with the 1991. I have a 2003 BMW X5 and holy shit it blows my mind how many crazy computer parts it has. It’s the base model with the manual transmission too.

It just recently started falling apart on me after many years of driving it. All at once the heat and AC stopped working, the windows fell down into the doors (no shit, all of them in just a few weeks).

It’s been a damn good car though, and I might get 10 more good years out of it once I fix all of this stuff.

I don’t know what they do differently at BMW, but that car is parked on the grass (for at least 5 years this coming February) and still has the original exhaust. Isn’t that crazy?

I had one. They are not made for winter driving lol. But they are absolute tanks. Idk if they actually are heavier than other cars I've driven or just feel that way lol

You are alone except for the one other person in this thread.

That's fine. People have had shit taste in cars for decades. Or rather, had terrible car designs foisted upon them by carmakers.

Yep. The pt cruiser is evidence of that 😁

There's a guy who works near me and I frequently drive past his SSR. Gotta say I'm not a fan but as long as he's happy with it then great.

a month ago

9 FT jobs for 1 PT cruiser

PT Cruisers are the epitome of beautiful art deco aesthetics paired with shit design choices and build quality. Just give me one with Toyota quality control and a more efficient engine/electric motor and I'll be quite happy.

I can honestly say that this is the first time in my life that I've seen someone describe them as beautiful. Most people describe them as looking like a hearse. And not an attractive hearse.

There is/was ton of aftermarket parts for these because they share the same chassis as the 2000-2005 neon. Really there's a bunch of common small issues with these like wheel bearings, fan motor, control arm bushings, etc but there's a huge knowledge base from all the forums back in the day. The five speed manual is pretty reliable as well. They're still a shitty car though, can't really fix that.

Gut the PT Cruiser and swap in a Prius drivetrain, full body swap it. Hell yeah brother

Fuck that, get the turbo convertible, five speed swap it.

Are you saying they are not the most hideous creations ever..?

No, that award goes to the fiat multipla!

https://duckduckgo.com/i/7ab444c0.jpg

Haha okay that is worse

Not the other guy but I thought they looked cool. I like the art deco cars and they at least looked different from the generic cars we see today. I guess some people just think different = ugly?

I think they're absolutely hideous. It's not that they are different. Just awkward and goofy. They're trying to look old and new at the same time. I don't agree they are "art deco" at all

a month ago

mores the pity

Looks fake