well to that pt cruisers being terrible...my neighbor has invested nearly 200K into his..and it still looks pretty gay
but considering it is a pt, it's a sweet pt
he had nos in it, but he was using it and forgot to shift and blew his tranny...so no more nos and he hadda drop outa school cuzz he couldn't afford it

but my mom has always had good luck w/ toyota and nissan vans, so maybe a used...'03 or so would be in that price range