2006 Chrysler PT Cruiser Convertible - Touring review from North America

Nothing wrong with this car, although the gas mileage is seriously lower than previously owned Toyota so I'm having a bit of gasoline pump sticker shock, especially with current and rising gas prices.

I'd been wanting a convertible for a long time, but I've always bought very sensible, very sensibly priced Toyota Corollas my whole life and I didn't want a pricey sales sticker or a honking big car payment.

It took a leap of faith to move to a Chrysler, and my long term decision is yet to prove itself, but the PT Cruiser Convertible is the most affordable way to get into a convertible. Since I bought 2006 model year new in early 2007, I got the car, fully tricked out, for under 19K.

This convertible is a cool, fun ride at a very reasonable price.

Other than the gas mileage differential, the trunk design requires deep bending to get anything in or out of it, although it does offer enough room for two moderately sized pieces of luggage without dropping the seats, and significantly more room when the rear seats are dropped.

However, the rest of the car is perfect as far as I am concerned. The cabin is roomy and comfortable, I can fit 4 adults in the car comfortably even when one of them is a fairly tall man in the back seat, and I have yet to go a single day without somebody offering positive comments in parking lots, at toll booths, and even at stop lights.

Road noise is minimal even at 70 mph with the top down.

Every errand turns into a mini-vacation. To steal from a Queen song.... "I'm in Love With My Car".