A friend of mine bought a PT Cruiser back when they were new and drove it on its maiden voyage from here to Tallahassee and back, a round trip of about 300 miles.
He said it wore him out. He said it was like driving a go-kart down a railroad track at 60 miles an hour................
The linked article mentions that the Chevy HHR had much better road manners. I didn’t realize the PT Cruiser was known to have such shortcomings in drivability. The PT Cruiser was better looking than the HHR in my opinion but apparently the HHR was the better vehicle. It is interesting to learn they were both styled by the same guy. I always just figured the HHR was a shameless near copy.