CHRYSLER PT CRUISER (2000-TO DATE)克莱斯勒漫步者(2000年至今)
The fact that the Chrysler PT Cruiser is something of an artful sham hasn?t deterred UK buyers from falling over themselves to get behind the wheel of one.事实上,克莱斯勒漫步者是一个巧妙伪装耕地?英国买家却步笔取得属于自己的车轮后面. Despite being nothing more or less than a Chrysler Neon in a retro outfit, the PT Cruiser has demonstrated that buying a mini-MPV isn?t the start of the slippery slope to pipe and slippersville.尽管而已,在加装了克莱斯勒霓虹外衣,进入PT巡洋舰表明购买一辆小型巡逻艇肖国?笔开始沦为slippersville管道. Used examples are beginning to find their way onto the market, abandoned by those ?early adopters?用实例开始寻找走上市场,抛弃那些?早期领养? who?ve found a newer, fresher bandwagon to throw their money at.谁?味发现了新颖、清新一窝蜂地把钱扔在. Their loss is your gain.他们的损失是你害. A used PT Cruiser makes a very attractive buy.一个用铂巡洋舰使得买一个很有吸引力.
HISTORY历史
Chrysler?s wacky slice of forties Americana retro wowed the crowds at a number of motor shows before it finally made landfall in the UK in July 2000.克莱斯勒?收盘剧片加装wowed人潮在美洲40多个汽车展示才终于在2000年7月在英国登陆. Like so many American invasions, the talk was big but the coordination was poor and chronic supply problems initially pushed the price of clean, low mileage examples through the roof.像许多美国人入侵、会谈是很大,但长期供应问题协调不佳、售价初步推清洁低里程例子通过屋顶. Once the bottlenecks in the supply chain had been eradicated much of the initial customer fervour had passed and UK sales were respectable rather than rabid.一旦供应链的瓶颈已经绝迹抱持客户销售热潮已通过英国和尊敬,而不是狂热. Nevertheless, it still does respectable business for Chrysler so used examples aren?t too difficult to turn up in your preferred colour/condition/trim combo.尽管如此,它依然是可敬克莱斯勒等营业用实例西哈莫尼?笔太难挖到你喜欢的颜色/条件/瘦身组合.
Three trim levels are available, Classic, Touring and Limited, all powered by the decidedly modest 140bhp 2.0-litre Neon sourced engine.三个层次修剪复本、经典、旅游和有限,都改由决然谦虚140bhp2.0公升引擎霓虹灯货源. Hot versions have been repeatedly mooted but have yet to materialise.热点版本反复酝酿,但尚未完成. The manual gearbox proved more popular with UK buyers than the automatic, power already being at something of a premium.手册变速箱证明买家比英国更受欢迎与自动化、电力已经在一些溢价. In early 2002 a diesel engine was offered.2002年初柴油机提供. The PT Cruiser CRD used a 2.2-litre Mercedes-sourced unit that generated 119bhp.进入PT巡洋舰社区使用2.2公升的奔驰源单位产生的119bhp. In April 2003 Chrysler reacted to what many perceived to be overinflated PT Cruiser list pricing by slashing up to £2,000 across the range.2003年4克莱斯勒不少看得出是什么反应overinflated铂册定价巡洋舰割海峡射程达两千英镑. Great for those who are looking to buy now, not so good for those owners whose residual values have taken a whack as a result.大者正寻求购买、对于那些不那么好的业主剩余价值由于采取了失衡. A Convertible model was added to the range in summer 2004 and towards the end of 2004 the 140bhp 2.0-litre petrol engine had been replaced by a 2.4-litre petrol engine with 143bhp.兑换模型加上2004年夏季和射程在2004年底的140bhp2.0公升汽油引擎已改为2.4升汽油发动机143bhp.
WHAT YOU GET 什么才叫 
Don?t be fooled by the way the car looks in the photos.鲍思?笔被骗了这样的照片看起来轿车. In the metal, you expect it to be the size of an enormous Chevy or Dodge truck.在金属,你想到会规模庞大应归或躲避卡车. In fact, it?s no bigger than the rival Renault Scenic and Vauxhall Zafira mini-MPVs it will compete against in Europe.事实上,它?收盘并不比对手雷诺风景和狂暴zafira迷你mpvs它将在欧洲竞争. You also expect to find a huge, throbbing V8 burbling under the bonnet when in fact, there?s usually nothing more than that humble 140bhp 2.0-litre engine you?d find in the little Chrysler Neon.你还指望找到一个巨大、抖动V8的burbling当头盖下实际上?收盘通常不外是谦和140bhp2.0公升引擎你?克莱斯勒霓虹小四找到了.
The Neon provides the basic platform for this car ?霓虹这车提供了基本的平台? but you wouldn?t know that from a glance inside the far more spacious cabin.但你wouldn?眼看笔知道从机舱内宽敞得多. It?s a bit of a shock to climb inside and find that here, things are a lot more conventional ??收盘一点震荡攀升境内发现这里有很多传统的东西? though various efforts have been made to jazz things up a bit.尽管已作出各种努力爵士乐起来有点. Some of it works - the pool ball-style manual gear knob is a nice touch ?它的一些作品-泳池球式齿轮把手是手工精美触摸? but much doesn?t.但不惜?汤匙 The body-coloured plastic inserts glued around the instruments and on the passenger airbag cover are in dubious taste and the thin four-spoke steering wheel feels a bit cheap.身体颜色塑料刀片粘文书和周围的乘客都在封面气囊和暧昧味道瘦身四言方向盘感觉有点便宜.
From a practical perspective however ?但是从实际角度? just where you?d expect the car to be at its least impressive ?究竟是什么?四是期望在其最令人印象深刻的汽车? the PT Cruiser is hard to fault.进入PT巡洋舰难故障. Though there are only two rows of seats, the cabin is extremely well thought out, with no fewer than 26 different interior combinations.虽然只有两排座位,座舱非常周详,内政部与不下26个不同的组合. For a start, the second row can be removed completely and have rollers to make the task easier (why has no one apart from Chrysler thought of that before?).一开始第二排可完全拆除,使任务更容易滚(为什么没有人想过,除了前克莱斯勒?). They split-fold 65/35 and fold flat on the seat cushions when they do so.他们分裂倍35分之65麻辣单位所在地咕当他们这样做.
Even more clever is a parcel shelf that, as well as acting as a security lid for the estate compartment, also has five other uses.更巧的是一块棚,以及担任安全瓶盖的地产格,也有五名其他用途. You can fit it at three different heights (so your dog can sit above three different sizes of shopping as long as he or she doesn?t weigh more than 100lbs).你可以在三个不同高度合适(所以你可以坐狗上述三个不同大小购物只要他或她不惜?多笔重达100lbs). Or you can pull it out and add a central support leg to create a picnic table with its own shelter (the rear hatch opens to a height of six feet).或者你可以拉出来,加上中央支持腿部形成野餐桌上自己住所(后方舱口开了六英尺高度). Finally, you can mount the shelf as a vertical load restraint, which saves you having to take it out completely when you?ve bulky loads.最后,你可以登上货架载荷为垂直克制节省你不必当你把它完全?味太重负荷.
As already suggested, there?s a surprising amount of room inside for a car just 169 inches in length ?正如有?收盘了惊人数额仅169房间内一英寸长的车? certainly enough for five adults and their luggage.绝对够五个成人和他们的行李. There?s 19cuft of space behind the second row seating area, a figure that rises to 64cuft should you choose to clear it.?收盘19cuft空间后面的第二排座位区,这一数字上升到64cuft要选择清楚. Mind you, thanks to the fold-flat seats, you may not need to: expect to be able to carry an eight-foot ladder or a 2.4-metre-long surfboard should the need arise.大家不要忘记,多亏了褶皱单位席位,你可以不用:期待能携带八脚梯或2.4米长surfboard如有需要.
All this versatility is thanks mainly to the very upright nature of the design and the way that the interior planners have used seats that will have everyone sitting up straighter than they normally would in a conventional car.所有这主要是多姿多彩的性质很正派的设计和规划方式,内政部表示将利用每一座位坐起来直较平日在常规轿车. Not that this is uncomfortable: the seats themselves are quite supportive and there?s more headroom in the cabin than most will ever need.这是不舒服:座位前面都相当支持,并有?收盘较通行的座舱比大多数都不需要. This, together with the glassy design, gives a feeling of spaciousness unusual in a mini-MPV of this size.这与玻设计,赋予了不同寻常的感觉宽敞小型巡逻艇这种规模.
Rear seat passengers sit a little higher than those at the front, thanks to stadium-style seating.坐在后座乘客略高于上最前排,由于球场式座椅. Nice touches include a front passenger seatback that folds forward to become a table for your laptop, a 12V power socket for the kids?尼斯触及包括前座乘客向前seatback倍,成为您桌上笔记本、电力插座一弱的孩子? Game Boys and a floor box with four cupholders.游戏男孩和一个方框四cupholders楼.
WHAT YOU PAY 您付出
The PT Cruiser finds a ready market amongst used buyers, so you probably won?t be able to unearth anything cheaper than the £5,600 you?ll need to get your hands on the entry-level Classic on a 2000 W plate.进入PT巡洋舰认定其中用于购买现成的市场,所以你可能获胜?笔能挖掘你什么便宜了5600英镑.当地需要找你们手中的入门级经典2000年-一盘. The Touring is worth an additional £600, and the rare automatics pin another £200 on top of that figure.值得一游的额外600英镑、200英镑的稀有自动密码又一这一数字之上. You?ll need to have access to £6,400 to land a Limited version, again on the 2000 W plate, whilst the automatic version of this car will require you to have salted away £6,400.你?当地需要取得土地有限英镑6400版,2000年又对钨板虽然本车自动将需要你累积了6400英镑. If you?d prefer a newer car, a 2002 52-reg in Classic trim should be around £7,700, the Touring might be £8,300 and for a Limited model on the same plate don?t pay too much more than £9,000.如果你?丁宁愿更新车2002年52-再生经典修剪应在7700英镑左右,8300英镑的参观和可能为限对同一板块鲍思模式?笔付出太多超过9000英镑.
CRD models are still fairly thin on the ground but a Touring could be yours for £8,500 on a 2002 51-plate and an 03-plate Limited commands around £10,700.社区模式仍比较薄,但在地面上,你们可以参观于2002年,为8500英镑,5103年和钢板钢板有限公司司令部10,700英镑左右. Insurance groupings reflect the mild power output with all PT Cruisers lumped into insurance Group 12.保险集团反映温和输出功率与所有铂巡洋舰集成保险集团12.
WHAT TO LOOK FOR 寻找什么
No major areas of concern have surfaced since the PT Cruiser has been on sale, so provided the car has been maintained according to the service schedule, all should be well.没有重大的关切领域涌现铂巡洋舰已自售,所以只要按照汽车保养服务已经时间表,一切都要好.
Electrical features like windows, door-locks and mirrors should always be checked as it?s amazing how expensive they can be to set right if there?s a problem.电气特性如窗门门锁及镜子都要检查它吗?收盘惊叹昂贵,如果能以正确吗?收盘一个问题.
The interior trim assembly on some cars has been somewhat less than exact so make sure everything fits properly and that there are no squeaks or rattles.内政部修剪一些汽车装配有所不足确实做到事事做,不适合妥善和风细雨或摇铃.
REPLACEMENT PARTS 替换零件
(Based on a 2001 PT Cruiser Classic, excl VAT) A full exhaust system will be about £500.(基于2001年铂巡洋舰经典,不包括增值税)排气系统将全部约500英镑. Brake pads front and rear are about £60 and £70, a starter motor is about £190 and an alternator around £285.刹车皮前方和后方约60英镑英镑70约190英镑的起动马达发电机和285英镑左右. You'll pay around £240 for a new door mirror, roughly £350 for a radiator and about £95 for a replacement windscreen.您付出240英镑左右为新大门镜粗略一英镑350英镑,约95散热器更换挡风玻璃. As for servicing, a major one will be about £200, an intermediate £110 and a minor one, close to £70.至于服务,其中主要一项将大约200英镑、110英镑、中间小,接近英镑70.
ON THE ROAD 在路上
On the road, expect the PT Cruiser to sound, ride and handle much like a Chrysler Neon: not that excitingly in other words.在路上,预计铂巡洋舰稳健,犹如坐落克莱斯勒霓虹:换言之,不紧张. Rest to sixty occupies about twelve seconds on the way to a 110mph maximum, so it?s rapid enough ?其余约12至60秒钟就占据了110mph的最高方式,因此?收盘快吗? and more so in later models where a 2.4-litre version was fitted.后来在那里等多型号2.4公升装的版本. Fuel economy is OK, though it drops alarmingly if you specify the rather jerky automatic gearbox.燃油经济性都好,但如果你指明相当惊人滴肉干自动变速箱. The CRD diesel model rectifies this minor shortcoming, being good for an average of 41mpg.社区柴油示范纠正这个小缺点,善于平均41mpg.
If anybody asks you how it handles just pause, look into the middle distance and mention that it?s from the same people who brought you the multi-Le Mans winning Viper.如果有人问你如何处理刚刚停下,调查中并指出,它距离?收盘从同一人带你多赢得勒芒毒蛇. That ought to warn them off for a bit.应该警告他们奔了一下.
OVERALL 总体
You can certainly buy more practical propositions for the asking price of a PT Cruiser but none that offer such a sense of style and such a feel good factor.你一定能买到更实际的主张要价一铂巡洋舰,但没有提供这样的意识,这种感觉很好风格因素. It?s no cruise missile, in fact it?s more of a damp squib in the performance department, but when you look this good you won?t feel the need to rush things.?收盘没有巡航导弹,实际上它?收盘更是有心无力的表现处但是当你看你夺得这个好的?笔觉得有必要抢东西.
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