Sold A PT Cruiser is just for Christmas, not for life ALL UR CHROME TAT TO CAVCRAFT PLEASE

[clayts450]

Time to shift this heap on, and what better way than to roffle it off for peanuts on here.

 

Roffle list here

 

Will also consider reasonable offers around £250-300 outright as I hope to have an incoming tomorrow. Needs to be gone before 20/1 ideally as insurance runs out then.

 

Before extolling the virtues* of this noisy matt black beast, I'd like a spokesperson from the community for which such a heap was intended to give his thoughts on everything:

 

 

Yup. 

 

 

More photos and even a short film to follow. I bought this from Tom a year ago and it's barely been used - http://autoshite.com/topic/29624-ptsd-cruiser-sold-pending-collection/

 

 

Bad bits

 

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• Very noisy at idle - sounds like a rattling pulley or bearing - noticeable when stopped in traffic. As soon as you open the throttle the rattle goes - doesn't affect the running
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• Feeble 063 battery which either needs replacing with the official Optimax red top AGM which goes in sideways under the passenger seat (er, £170) or a bodge done where you lift the seat out, remove the battery tray, cut out the clamp and stick a normal 096 battery in upright -  many CRD owners have done this. Basically if you don't run it regularly the 063 battery runs out of puff to crank the engine - alternator charges it fine however sits at 14.2v happily
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• Missing osf wheel arch liner
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• Rear view mirror regularly drops off for no reason whatosever, especially in hot weather
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• Er, it's matt black (originally silver) and has blacked out rear windows (actually I rather like the latter as it's useful when you're using it as a van)
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• Pretty much debadged except front and rear Chrysler logos
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• Had a dent nearside front wheel arch, sorted by Tom before selling to me
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• Heater isn't especially volcanic which may be due to a stuck thermostat - will chuck in the unfitted but obligatory Renner 5 in line thermo for the top hose
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• Usual suspension advisories on last MoT - TADTS
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• Surface rust ahoy underneath - only had a tiny bit of welding on one of the jacking points
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• I suspect the ac will need a regas (m8) - only tried it once and didn't blow mega cold
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Good bits

 

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• Bulletproof Merc 2.2 CRD injun with a timing chain, pulls like a train m9
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• Top spec Limited version
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• With sunroof (rare), heated leather/suede seats for warm bums, traction control, ABS, great stereo
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• All the other toys seem to work - only thing I haven't used is cruise control
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• Only 105000 ish miles - nowt for a 15 yr old diesel
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• Front discs/pads done at last MoT, rear pads done by me - stops on its nose
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• Will provide the CB radio it came with, although I yanked it out so may need some fettling to get it plumbed back in if you are so inclined
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• Highly versatile and can be used as a van - rear seats can come out completely and front passenger seat also folds forward, useful for very long things
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• Incredibly comfortable
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• Ticket till Oct, taxed to get ya home
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• The major weak spot on these CRDs, the clutch, was replaced at huge cost to a previous owner a few years back - invoice included
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• Original book pack, radio code, various bits of paperwork
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Roffle woffle at a fiver a pop. 

 

Shitloads more photos to follow next....

[Aston Martin]

Commiserations to the 'winner'

[Sheefag]

I've driven a petrol version, these are way better cars than people crack on.

[clayts450]

Injun lurking under da cover

 

 

Da cover

 

 

Huge load space

 

 

Family mode

 

 

Versatile parcel shelf in picnic table shocker

 

 

Close up of picnic for so-called Egon Ronays - we're 'aving 'oops

 

 

 

[clayts450]

Video interlude and more photos to follow when I've had me dinner...

 

In the meantime feel free to stampede me with your ticket requests

[Saabnut]

Where in the world are you - before I think about doing something stupid

[clayts450]

Let's fire her up and stumble pitifully through a vague commentary, shall we ?

 

The rattling sounds far worse than real life due to crap mic on phone. Either that or I'm more deaf than I realised

 

[clayts450]

Where in the world are you - before I think about doing something stupid

 

Nottingham.

 

I'm not averse to meeting half way etc etc

[clayts450]

More photos

 

Not shiny, just splashed some water around

 

 

Arse end, AS sticker included

 

 

Swoopy gangster looks

 

 

A face only its mother would love

 

 

No lights (no masking tape or removed bulbs used in the making of this photo), steady idle

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[bangernomics]

Wants chopping up and making into a pickup.

[SRi05]

Ewwwwwww

 

2 randoms

[bangernomics]

[clayts450]

Forgot to add PBK has first dibs on this but I assume with his newfound ULEZ status this may be off the Christmas list now, sorry Ken

[catsinthewelder]

I don't know why he's worrying,  he'll have changed car at least 4 times before it comes in

 

I'm still tripping over the original chorme wheels for this at work, best have a random ticket for Jason.  I'm sure he'll be delighted if he wins it.

[sporty-shite]

There's a dark side of me that would like to acquire this, get busy with the grinder on the springs, and then bounce around till the test runs out.

 

Two randoms, please.

[DSdriver]

If that's the Nottingham that's twice as far away as Cambridge I'll have one random please and hope to meet you in Cambridge if I win.

I don't want to win by the way because diesel engines are meant for boats, but I'm a sucker for scruffy cars and matt black over silver is something you have to experience in real life so you can call yourself a compleat person.

[AMC Rebel]

I'll have 2 randoms on that please.  Looks magnificent.

[garethj]

Does this have aircon? If popular opinion is to believed it probably won’t still be running when the weather gets warmer but I need to know.

 

It makes the critical difference between having one random or two, the stakes just don’t get any higher

[clayts450]

Good point, I think it needs a regas, m8.

 

I rarely if ever use aircon and seem to recall when I tried it once it didn't turn into a fridge.

 

I tended just to have the sunroof open - old skool fresh air motorist me, none of this newfangled devilry for me.

[garethj]

It’s got it but doesn’t work? I think I’ve just crashed the yoghurt truck.

 

Two randoms please

[gadgetgricey]

#28 & #44 if you could please

[Saabnut]

Having given it some thought, I am going to be sensible.

 

Two randoms please

[Bucketeer]

In many years of trying I'm yet to win a roffle. I reckon the way the/my world works my chances have increased massively now that I'm many miles away in a foreign country. Unfortunately this car is just too unappealing to test that theory. So yeah, one random for me ta.

[Cavcraft]

5 randoms please.

[Bucketeer]

[bangernomics]

No 47 please

[M'coli]

PT Cruiser? Are you paying us a fiver for each ticket? Just how desperate do you think we are???!!!

[eddyramrod]

I've driven a petrol version, these are way better cars than people crack on.

By a long way!  I've owned one, that I paid retail for, and even then I loved it.  However, Merc diesel?  NFW!

 

Zero tickets for me please.

[pandamonium]

I'd be definitely asking for a random or two, if I hadn't vowed to give up gambling. 

[skattrd]

Manuel ot auto?

 

I don't liek PT cruisers, or the Merc 4-pot, so just 1 random, and can you put it under the name of barmatt  please.