Most car enthusiasts don't like PT Cruisers. Proteges handle incredibly well and their steering is wonderfully engaging. PT Cruisers are not like that. However, you do seem to care about reliability. PT Cruisers are not reliable. A reliable, but not at all fun version of a P5 is a Pontiac Vibe/Toyota Matrix.
http://www.carcomplaints.com/Chrysler/PT_Cruiser/2006/
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I had a feeling PT Cruisers werent that reliable, afterall its a Chrysler! lol.
That's one thing I noticed in my short test drive of that girls P5, it was awfully fun to drive! The handling was really really good. For a wagon and an old fart of a car, I havent driven many cars that were as fun as her P5.
I should mention that the girls P5, the left clip of the rear bumper wont hold the end of the bumper cause id imagine the bolt/holder is rusted to hell lol.
I think I need to have her car up on a hoist to see the entire under body and see just how rusted the under body and strut towers are. But then Id have to pay $75 for my mech to inspect it and he's kinda far from her home lol.
Now if the strut towers and underbody isnt rusted at all then I would have no problem paying her the $1000 but if theyre too rusted then I would have to pass on the car. And Im sure if I drag her to my mech shop on her day off, take up 2 hours of her time (which includes driving there and back), then I decide "oh its too rusted and I pass on it" she wouldnt be very happy lol. I dont want to be pissing off sellers so if I can avoid it I will.
Thats why Im debating if this specific car is worth paying to get inspected, seeing how much rust is already on the wheel wells.
Chances are (just my opinion), if the wheel wheels are that rusted as in the pics, very likely the underbody, rockers, floor and strut towers have already started to rust (if not, already have just as much rust as around the wheel wells).
Im not sure if id feel safe buying a car with rusted on the strut towers. Cause its just the matter of time before that rust eats up that entire tower and makes it come off and you're stuck with a car with only being able to hold 3 wheels lol.