Safety testers pay $20,000 above sticker for 2 Cruisers FINAL Edition

  Maybe it's no surprise from a government that pays hundreds of dollars for a hammer or a toilet seat, but a federal auto-safety agency has paid $20,125 more than the sticker price for two Chrysler PT Cruisers it plans to crumple into ruined sheet metal in two weeks. It seems the Cruiser'...

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Published inUSA today (Arlington, Va.)
Main Author James R. Healey and Earle Eldridge
Format Newspaper Article
LanguageEnglish
Published McLean, Va USA Today, a division of Gannett Satellite Information Network, Inc 25.05.2000
Subjects
Automobile safety
Prices
Testing
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Summary:  Maybe it's no surprise from a government that pays hundreds of dollars for a hammer or a toilet seat, but a federal auto-safety agency has paid $20,125 more than the sticker price for two Chrysler PT Cruisers it plans to crumple into ruined sheet metal in two weeks. It seems the Cruiser's popularity generated overwhelming consumer requests for NHTSA to give it a safety score. No test was planned at least until fall, but, "We decided to go ahead . . . and get the information out. It's strictly a response to consumer interest," says Rae Tyson, NHTSA spokesman. "We searched all over the country to find two. . . . A dealer in New England was willing to talk."
ISSN:0734-7456