Originally posted by SVT Colin:
... Also, he said that the PT Cruiser was one of the most dangerous cars to be driving if you ever get in a side impact. There's no side impact beams in the doors, it's just the skin. He actually called Crysler when he first got one in the shop because he thought they messed it up in production and forgot side impact beams. They confirmed that they put no side impact protection in the doors. He informed the owners of the safety deficiency, and they promptly sold it.
Chrysler can probably do this because the PT Pretender is classified as a light truck. So many car safety features are not required.
TB
