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Thank you all, I can see this is going to be a great place.

Don; I avarage about 24-25 mpg. in the PT

The camaro, well that's another story

I do, however look forward to the knowledge that the people here have, and what I can gain.

Take Care.

Shane

Welcome to CHR, Shane! The PT Cruiser would be a nice car if Chrysler ever gets around to dropping a small V8 in where the 4 sits now.
The one I drove several years ago hardly had enough power to get out of it's own way. The Camaro on the other hand never had a problem with insufficient power. Lot of Chevy and Mopar guys here, you should find a lot of people with mutual interest. How about posting some pix of your rides when you get a chance. We old people like looking at photos, easier on the eyes than little tiny text.

Originally Posted by mopar34

Welcome to CHR, Shane! The PT Cruiser would be a nice car if Chrysler ever gets around to dropping a small V8 in where the 4 sits now.
The one I drove several years ago hardly had enough power to get out of it's own way. The Camaro on the other hand never had a problem with insufficient power. Lot of Chevy and Mopar guys here, you should find a lot of people with mutual interest. How about posting some pix of your rides when you get a chance. We old people like looking at photos, easier on the eyes than little tiny text.

Drop a hemi in the cruiser! Start a new trend! I like the hemi going into the new challenger. 425hp! Now your talking cruiser(maybe even interceptor!)

It's the daily Plus I don't have $5,000 for the kit. I do plan on lowering the front to get the rake look, possibley smoothie's on the back without the center cap and scallops (I believe that's what there called) on the sides. for the PT just for the WTH factor.

mopar34, I'll get pics up within the next few days of the PT and the Camaro.

Take Care.

Shane

MrShane,

That is interesting about the mpg. I get about 24 mpg with my '98 Pontiac Sunfire convert but it too is definitely not peppy with the little 110 HP four cyl. I had a windstorm drop a tree branch right into the glass rear window and fortunately my insurance covered replacement. It came with a nice tan bottom portion of the cloth mount and I was surprised when I power washed the rest of the top to find that it cleaned up pretty good, amost a matching tan. It does seem like the trend is strongly toward smaller engines for better mileage but maybe muscle cars and hot rods can still be saved for special events in good weather and racing for those who can afford it.

Don Shillady
Retired Scientist/teen rodder

here are some pics of the PT Cruiser and the Camaro

PT



Now the Camaro





Sorry for the cars being a little dirty, but it's winter time here and I didn't get a chance to wash them.

Take Care

Shane