# PT Cruiser Gas Mileage

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/pt-cruiser-gas-mileage/5453>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Created:** [October 4, 2007, 1:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pt-cruiser-gas-mileage/5453 "2007-10-04T01:17:35Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![DebHHK](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/df705f/32.png) [@DebHHK](https://community.cartalk.com/u/DebHHK)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2007, 1:17am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pt-cruiser-gas-mileage/5453/1 "2007-10-04T01:17:35Z")

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I was listening to show #739 where the 85 year-old lady called in to complain about the PT Cruiser getting only 13 MPG. I called my daughter’s boyfriend, who has actually owned 2 PTs. Both averaged about 25 MPG. I thought that 13 was too low. I’m getting 20 in an Explorer!

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**Author:** ![SteveF](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/stevef/32/2_2.png) [@SteveF](https://community.cartalk.com/u/SteveF)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2007, 3:12am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pt-cruiser-gas-mileage/5453/2 "2007-10-04T03:12:18Z")

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Congratulations.

Is there a question somewhere in there?

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**Author:** ![pleasedodgevan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@pleasedodgevan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/pleasedodgevan)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2007, 4:33am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pt-cruiser-gas-mileage/5453/3 "2007-10-04T04:33:15Z")

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I guess that if it is driven at 13 MPH then it would get 13 MPG. Mile long trips get awful mileage. I knew an oler woman in her 70’s who took five minutes to back out of the parking space. I could do it in two. Bad mileage that way.

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**Author:** ![mr\_josh](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/mr_josh/32/3008_2.png) [@mr\_josh](https://community.cartalk.com/u/mr_josh)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2007, 5:40am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pt-cruiser-gas-mileage/5453/4 "2007-10-04T05:40:08Z")

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But is yours a Tuuuuuuuurbo?

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**Author:** ![lprocter](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/lprocter/32/40_2.png) [@lprocter](https://community.cartalk.com/u/lprocter)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2007, 6:45am UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pt-cruiser-gas-mileage/5453/5 "2007-10-04T06:45:42Z")

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Anyone I’ve seen who drives a turbo PT Cruiser never gets the engine above 3000rpms… they’re all old ladies…

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**Author:** ![rocketman](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/eada6e/32.png) [@rocketman](https://community.cartalk.com/u/rocketman)\
**Post date:** [October 4, 2007, 12:00pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/pt-cruiser-gas-mileage/5453/6 "2007-10-04T12:00:49Z")

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Didja ever see the “Barry-bolt-on” kits you can get for a PT Cruiser? Oh my freakin’ God! I laugh every time I see a PT Cruiser with phony plastic “chrome” everything.