pt chrysler cars good or bad?

Question 1
pt chrysler cars good or bad?...  im thinkin of buying one whats your opinion please?

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1)   bad

chrysler cars are only designed to last 5 years or so, and usually have major problems right after the warranty expires - Eduardo S

2)   Ugly as sin, flimsy and expensive to maintain/service. - "isitme"

3)   Have a good friend that's on her second one, & loves it. Treats it like a mini-pick-up & hauls all sorts of stuff in the back. Gets pretty good mileage, considering how she buzzes around. The only problem she's had is the a/c on the second one gave her some problems, but they got it fixed. - rick29148

4)   They look nice but that's where the good stuff ends.
They are not refined, use loads of fuel, handle badly, the ride is rough, have a cheap and nasty interior, a poor 3 star Euroncap safety rating and break they down loads. They have to be serviced every 7500 miles.
The 2.4 Diseasal, which is the best engine to go for if you have to have one will cost £425.00 a year to tax due to its polluting engine. - Timbo is here

5)   I have put over 106,000 miles on mine and I love everything except the large turning radius and the gas mileage. It gets 22 mpg (it's a 2004) and I service the engine when needed. I would get another in a heartbeat! - Cagey

6)   love mine i worked on it and take it to car shows it a head turner i have over 150k miles on it and it never gives me a problem so good - darkflame95


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Question 2
why are people always bashing on pt cuisers?...  i just dont understand my father left me a very nice pt cruiser 01 limited edition when he died he loved this care and before he died wanted to put more power in it i looked around found out it was mopar i have no clue what i can just bolt on to increase the power so i called a few shops to see everytime i called one they just laughed at me and hung up. im just looking for help and maybe a shop that can build up my mopar pt cruiser is that so hard people always make fun of these carse but there really cool.

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1)   Everyone will bash on anything...I really like the turbo pt cruisers.. - Lisa

2)   Good friend is on her second ..... - rick29148

3)   They have a very very low safety rating, their design is...eh... old fashioned, and usually very old people drive them. - Claire

4)   I dunno what's up with people laughing at you. My family had to rent a pt cruiser for a winter trip one-time and it worked just fine! It drove great in ice too as a matter of fact...

I guess if everyone's just laughing at you just look for a shop on-line that specializes in pt cruisers or something... - The Weather Man

5)   There's a lot of web sites out there for PT Cruisers with lots of information, including performance upgrades, repairs, and pretty much anything you can think of. Just do a web search to find some enthusiast sites such as ptcruizer.com, ptdoityourself.net, or any of the other sites for PT enthusiasts.

There's always someone to bash something, they're just haters that feel they have to force their opinion on everyone else. Why don't they like them? Who knows, and who cares. PT's are obviously a good design and well liked by people, otherwise, it wouldn't have lasted this long.

Just ignore them and enjoy your car, it's a nice, versatile vehicle that gets good fuel mileage and hauls lots of cargo inside it. - Mark B

6)   Most of the little cars you see tend to be driven by older people...At least were I live..We have ones that resemble a classic woodie,one with flames and one that a hippie drives that has multiple colors..I have a friend that races his at the dragstrip at a all mopar day...Computer chips,turbos, are just a few hop ups for your ride...Yet I still laugh at these people because it,s not really a mopar as far as mopar standards are...When you think of mopar you think of cuda,s,power wagons and roadrunners...Not a little 4 cylinder car that looks like a mini panel wagon... - Johnny Rotten


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Question 3
Can you answer a question regarding the old push-button-automatic Chrysler vehicles?...  I have a '62 Dodge Lancer I bought not too long ago. The only way I can get the engine to turn over is by shorting across the two poles on the starter. I think the problem has something to do with the selections for the transmission. It's in park and the selector is in neutral, but I still cannot turn the engine over with a turn of the key. If you can tell me where to begin my trouble-shooting or what you suspect is the trouble, that would be an easy 10 pts. for you.
I'll give the person who can suggest the best way to clean out a gas line that's clogged with old gasoline (varnish) all the bonuses I can muster too. I'm trying to avoid tracking down a new live for fear that it will either be very difficult to find or expensive because I'll probably have to get one specially made.
To fire_inur_eyes: I guess you're unable to read between the lines. If I could afford to take the car to a shop I would. And no, there is nothing wrong with the starter.
Thanks guys;
Except for the first responder, you've all been quite helpful. Gary, I was hoping someone could tell me a way to check out or fool the switch/sensor that's in the buttons that select what operation the tranny is to do. I suspect that's what is preventing the ignition from sending power to the starter.

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1)   You need a new starter--thats the only answer--the clue is jumping the poles---that means it is shot and you need a new one. Gasoline is explosive--a bad move when you are messing with gasoline can burn you--the car and your garage--so go to a shop that can do it safely. It costs money to run a car--you can't run it with bad gas--clogged filters or bad electrical componants. Just get it to a shop and have it all done properly. - fire_inur_eyes

2)   if you can jump start a starter vis shortening the 2 poles, that means no current going to solenoid via key.
check the ignition harness first, at the back of your ignition key, you will see wire harness of ignition, battery, accessories and starter, make sure the current flow in every terminal, battery to acc, battery to acc+ig, batt +acc+ig+st(starter).

when you verify current flow on harness, go find the main relay, usually big relay with two coil inside or 6 terminal, check if equipped with this, if not, look for main relay that is smaller in size.
make sure current flow and relay is good.
this relay send current /power to transmission switch/inhibitor/ then goes to starter motor and ignition system and fuse box.

when tracing electrical trouble. always start from the power source going to the system.
so start from battery going to the key then to the system the battery operates..
no direct answer to your question b/c we don't see what you connected and disconnected or the overall situation of your car,
the best is to trace the flow of power. - Gary

3)   It is an old car. Expect to spend money on it. Replace the gas line. Get a schematic and check the wiring. - doane_nut

4)   I think Gary pretty much answered your question about your starting problem. As for your fuel line, I would go to a parts store and buy a 25 foot roll of it-it;s not as expensive as you might think-and a cheap tube bender and a flaring tool. Then, I would make my own line. It's not hard, and I would bet you wouldn't spend $75 to do it. Also, when you're finished, you would already have the tube bender and flare tool the next time you need them-such as if you need to fix a brake line or some such thing.

Good luck. - roughboy68oh

5)   More than likely the starter relay is bad, small box on the firewall or left inner fender, may be metal with a silvery look but could be almost black from age, about three inches high, two inches wide and about one and a half or two inches deep, will have two studs visible, one slightly larger than the other with wires attached to each stud.

Short across the two studs, if the starter turns, the relay is bad.

If the fuel line is clogged with varnish, your best bet is someone's suggestion of bending your own, it's not hard to do and initial tool cost is minimal, just be careful and check for leaks thoroughly. - Don't know everything !


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Question 4
dose any know any thing about mopar industrial 426 V8 block?...  i just picked up a 1969 426 Chrysler v8 industrial from a wood chipper i want to read do it and drop it in to a roadrunner are this blocks any good
there was a industrial 426 hemi for 69 i looked up the numbers on line just want know can it be used in a car i have alway been a ford guy

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1)   Are you shure it's a 426 and not a 400? Because I think the biggest industrial engine that Chrysler made was 400ci. Post the engine serial number so I can help you better. - ralliartpr

2)   sorry that I never had experience with a 426 wood chipper, I can tell you that one of the fastest cars I was ever in had a 426 hemi, in an old 100 dollar cop car my buddy bought a long time ago, he got it running, we were on the freeway and pulled up next to a perfect corvett with side pipes at about 100 miles an hour, the corvett went to 130 and had flames spitting out the side pipes, my freind hit the gas and that 426 revved kind of slow it seemed to me, but the speedometer hit the 160 mark, that block and heads you have are heavy duty and rare now, hang onto it and get it in the roadrunner, then give me a call I will ride with you have fun that thing is going to scare the pee out of you with the right gearing!!!!! - dick car guy

3)   You can check this site for 426 block numbers...www440source.com...I do know they used hemi engines in all sorts of industrial stuff...Even warning sirens in the 50,s....Good luck on your find...Me i.d put it in a 65 coronet.... - Johnny Rotten


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Question 5
I'm thinking of buying a chrysler grand voyager, any comments please on reliability .?...  

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1)   Look at reports from 'consumer reports'. They say that the chrysler van has a LOT of problems. The break-down rate on them is rather high. - DER ALTE FIRZ

2)   That's odd vehicle to find in the U.K. It's very reliable for an American built car. If you have a means of finding parts and service for it. you will probably enjoy it.

We have owned several over the past 15 years, and never had any major problems with them. - Peedlepup

3)   You don't say how old the vehicles are that you are looking at, but use this search tool to help you decide. Alternatives are also listed, look at those too.

http://www.parkers.co.uk/cars/reviews/chrysler/ - Hairy Jim


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