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by lotsofpulp 3238 days ago
I don't think I've ever heard anyone compliment anything about the PT Cruiser before. From what I've read, they did everything wrong (assuming you want a car that drives well and lasts a long time, and doesn't look hideous).
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I think they had checklist like this: Retro design, quirky, different. I actually like the concept. But the implementation is just terrible.
I think the number one item on the checklist was "how can we build a car that /just barely/ crosses the line into 'light truck' category so has much lower fuel mileage targets per CAFE standards". On that point they did very well.
> But the end result was a crappy car. A lot of features were implemented in a subpar way.