Cargo to Go

[william ballard]

On Apr 9, 2006, at 9:33 PM, piannaman at aol.com wrote:
> I have everything so crammed in my trunk, there is little  
> possibility of movement no matter how hard I hit the brakes (or  
> anything else).

Sounds like a sedan...right?

>  Which brings me to my question:  Is the PT Cruiser of adequate  
> size to tote a grand action fairly comfortably?

No sweat! It's evan an improvement over my previous car, a Ford Focus  
wagon which itself did the trick. The real advantage of the PT  
Cruiser is that the rear seats are designed to be completely removed,  
not simply the seat-back folded forward. For each seat, one button to  
release the back from the side of the interior at the shoulder, one  
lever to release the back of the seat, fold the back down frontwards  
and pivot the entire seat forward on the two remaining clamps at the  
seat front. These release with a simple latch and each seat lifts out  
like a suitcase, leaving a clean flat (carpeted) deck from the rear  
door to the backs of the front seats.

Stop by your local Chrysler dealer for a demo, you'll be amazed.

> I'll probably be car hunting in the next couple of years.  I'm  
> looking for tech input on what works and what doesn't about various  
> possibilities.

It's definitely a compact van, not something I'd want a family of  
four to vacation in. And you soon realize (and get used to) how cozy  
it is inside. Mileage could be better, I'm getting high 20s, and  
that's with my cruisng speed 5 mph less than the speed limits.

I call the PT Cruiser the VW Bug (the original one appearing in the  
50s) for the New Millenium: quirky styling, well-designed, and priced  
for the proletariat.

Mr. Bill