I once had the opportunity to go camping for a long weekend in a PT Cruiser about 3 hours drive from the city. A friend and I stuffed it to the roof with camping equipment and it held it all. I fell in love with the darn thing and it was a pretty base model. I always thought it was far more innovative than it was ever given credit for and that DC really dropped the ball on its development. Old story, eh!
Anyways, I find myself looking at GT Cruiser convertibles on 'autotrader' every once in a while. Just saw a stunning maroon with matching top and 2 tone leather interior with about 40,000 miles. (2005)Looked in showroom condition, and advertised at $12,000 Canadian. (Remember the Canadian greed mark up!)
I'm kind of looking for a second car to preserve the Maggie (still in the body shop), and I actually think I'd prefer that to a slightly used Sebring/200 convertible. Whatever other people may think about PT's, I'll trust to my own judgement on how good the car(truck) actually is.
As a sidebar, I was at the body shop today to check on the repairs to the Magnum and happened to mention that I was considering another vehicle - both the mechanic and the adjuster offered to buy the Magnum on the spot, until I explained I was looking for a 2nd vehicle, LOL.