The vehicle is decent provided you take extreme care of it. The paint material used is not good, and the heat from the engine as well as the sun destroy it over time. The engine mounts have a defect in most 2005 cruisers where they go bad around the 60,000-mile range.

My PT Cruiser was a good car. It ran well for up to 90,000 miles. It's a very comfortable car to drive and ride in; however, they don't get the best gas mileage. I drove it regularly up and down the California coast as well as to Las Vegas and northern Arizona.