Cargo to Go

[piannaman at aol.com]

Thanks, Bill.  I'll check it out.  We have a family of three, and we go camping...seems like I might have to look for something a bit bigger.
 
I was thinking also of a Honda Element, which is nice and square (no lost space whan cramming things in), and looks a tad larger than the PT.
 
Just read an article today in the editorial section of our local (conservative) paper today about global warming.  Scary stuff.  Immediately went to the Sunday Automobile section to look at hybrid pricing.
 
-----Original Message-----
From: william ballard <yardbird at vermontel.net>
To: Pianotech List <pianotech at ptg.org>
Sent: Sun, 9 Apr 2006 22:33:45 -0400
Subject: Re: Cargo to Go


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 
 
 
 
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