There's probably nothing more loved or hated in the car world than PT Cruisers, a car made by Chrysler between the years of 2001 and 2010. It blew up the market, taking it by storm, heralding a new era of "retro hatchbacks." But it received a lot of criticism for its lack of delivery when it came to most everything car related. It became a very polarizing car. There are the people who drive them and swear by them (and will swear by them for the rest of their lives). And then, there's the rest of us, the people who hate them. There really isn't anything in between either, but there is a sub-class of people who are extra passionate about their PTs, and that group of people finds itself nestled firmly in the wild and wacky world of modding cars.

Car modifications are done to perfectly good cars the world over. Sometimes, it makes them better, and sometimes... well, sometimes, let's just say it doesn't. It makes them much, much worse. They're obnoxious for us to have to look at, annoying to deal with, and sometimes even a hazard on the roads. The people we're talking about are the people who modify their PT Cruisers in strange, fantastic, and pointless ways, proving that a plain PT Cruiser, believe it or not, isn't obnoxious enough as it is. Here are 20 of the worst PT Cruisers ever.

18 So Does It Help With Aerodynamics?

I didn't bother counting the number of skulls and random items on this truly absurd PT Cruiser, but I imagine it's well into the hundreds. I can't imagine the amount of work it would take to put every single one of them on.

Hopefully, the trinkets aren't actually made out of cast metal because that probably adds up to a significant amount of weight once you get into the hundreds of them.

The sad PT Cruiser engine can't handle much more than its already pretty dense weight, so this car might struggle to make it up any small incline.

17 Garfield Cruiser

Some people have very unique passions and aren't afraid to follow those passions as far as they could possibly lead. In this case, we've got someone who really loves Garfield and really loves his PT Cruiser. He saw an opportunity to capitalize on making the most of both and went for it, all in. No holds barred. He combined his passions and transformed his PT Cruiser into a giant model of Garfield by painting it bright orange and installing a cat's mouth, nose, whiskers, paws, ears, and tail. It's a pretty elaborate thing to do—that goes without saying. At least he invested enough into it to do it well.

16 Time To Go Muddin'

There's just so much work that goes into lifting a car, installing this insane suspension, and modifying all the mechanics of the car to work with this kind of suspension and transmission change. It's pretty expensive, too. It makes me really wonder why anyone would invest the time, the effort, or the money to do that with such a car as the PT Cruiser. I hope while he was at it, he at least changed out the entire engine or, even better, just used the shell of a PT Cruiser because then, it might actually work well.

15 Basically, It's A Supercar Now

The slick front, the wicked hood design, and the suicide doors had me fooled. For a second I thought I was looking at a Ferrari or a McLaren. I would never have guessed otherwise. I totally bought it as a supercar and not a silly, over-the-top, modded-out PT Cruiser with an aftermarket front grille and cheap chrome rims, cheap chrome everywhere, and the silliest doors and hood in the land. And the cherry on top is that chrome roof scoop sticker that would probably fall off if this PT Cruiser could go fast enough.

14 Patriotic To The Max

This massively preposterous Monster Truck version of a PT Cruiser is so over the top with that scaffolding suspension, five-foot tires, and the stars and stripes decals covering the entire body of it.

Because of the insanely unattractive body styling characteristic of PT Cruisers, this car kind of looks the monster truck called "Grave Digger."

It's one of the more unique monster trucks designs out there, and this kind of looks like a homegrown, DIY kind of version of that. Not really sure what the purpose of it is, though, because there's no way it could ever function as an actual monster truck.

13 As If The PT Didn't Already Look Like An Alien

Someone decided this would be a good idea. Someone, somewhere, thought they would fabricate a car-sized model of the alien from the Alien movie franchise and install it on their PT Cruiser. Don't ask me why they felt compelled to do something like this; I have no idea. And why a PT Cruiser? But at least the build itself, objectively anyway, is done really well, with quite the impressive eye for detail. In particular, the headlight setup is pretty slick, with the alien creature made to look like it's holding onto the headlights.

12 Now, It's Actually Practical... Right?

Instead of doing the rational thing and selling your PT Cruiser to go and get an actual small-sized pickup truck, the owner of this PT Cruiser thought he would just cut out an extra step (no pun intended) and turn his PT Cruiser into a pickup truck. And by the looks of it, he didn't spend an exceptional amount of time on the details, as the cab is cut off at a very sharp angle. I can't imagine it being very practical at all, actually, considering there probably isn't much more than three feet of bed space in the back.

11 Is That The 2020 Model Of The PT Cruiser?

Hopefully, they don't come out with a 20th-anniversary edition of the PT Cruiser in 2020, and hopefully, it doesn't look like this if they do. Knowing how infamous the styling of the PT Cruiser is, I wouldn't be surprised to see something just as hideous as this in the driveways of every U.S. family if they decided to bring back this staple in U.S. car culture. Let's just all hope and pray that it doesn't happen in our lifetimes. The quality of this mod is pretty accurate, on par with the overall quality of the PT Cruiser off the production line.

10 A Big Bumper Still Doesn't Help The Styling

This PT is decked out to the nines with aftermarket modifications kind of styled after drag racing cars or at least reminiscent of them.

It's got the giant engine sticking out of the hood, some pretty massive chrome rims, side exhaust pipes, and a huge body kit bumper assembly.

Finish it all off with a gold and green paint job, and you've got a complete PT Cruiser hot rod, ready to tear up the streets of the small town this came from. Despite the balanced additions to this Cruiser, it still looks hideous, mostly because you can still tell it's a PT Cruiser.

9 Not Exactly A Mod But Worst Paint Job Ever

A lot of PT Cruiser owners, it's becoming clear, will do almost anything to make their beloved PTs look like anything but what they are: a hideous and unreliable car. I think that's pretty funny because secretly, everyone who owns a PT Cruiser and claims to love it and everything about it knows and thinks deep down that it's hideous. After all, it's hard not to think otherwise.

The owner of this PT clearly likes dragons, so he made his PT look angry and mean, with a wide maw stretching the whole front end of the car.

If I were the owner, I'd black out the headlights, too. Make it a little less ugly at least.

8 Why The Wheel Well Covers?

I'm not sure what it is that's appealing about these wheel-well covers. It really makes no sense to me. The back end of the PT Cruiser already looks way too big, sagging over the back tires and making the PT look bloated and slow. Then, to add more bulk to the impression of the body by hiding the wheel? It really just makes it worse because it doesn't look much different; it looks like an addition, not part of the car like it should. This build is actually pretty elaborate, with spiky tail lights, a dual exhaust, suicide doors, and big rims—bigger than stock anyway.

7 Does This Mod Change How You Open The Trunk?

This is one of the weirder mods out there I found, mostly because it's not like a lot has been changed on it. It's mostly stock still, except for those huge fender flares reminiscent of the '50s and artfully fabricated onto the original PT body. I'm really not sure at all how I feel about it. On the one hand, it makes it seem like it's actually committed to being a retro hatchback, but on the other hand, it's still a PT Cruiser, and doing this might just make it all a little bit worse.

6 Anything To Change The Styling Of It

I mentioned it briefly before, but it's pretty clear that for a group of people who absolutely love PT Cruisers, they sure do spend a lot of time and money modifying them to look like anything but PT Cruisers. Granted, mod car culture involves changing the way cars look— that's very true. But the goal here is to make it look like the same car but different in other ways; otherwise, if not, it's about the kinds of mods, and no one cares about the actual car. When it comes to PTs, though, it seems lots of people add mods that change the very design of the car and are centered around the styling. Case in point, the car with a completely different front end in the above photo.

5 Someone Did This Conversion Right

But that doesn't change how ugly it is. Or the fact that it's a PT Cruiser truck hybrid with racing rims, a slight rear spoiler, side exhaust pipes, and a two-tone paint job. This transformation, though, at least, has been done with a pretty exquisite eye for detail, with not only the body being rounded out appropriately up top but the underside bumper as well, and I'm sure the front one, too. Kept the same stupid handles, though. If you've ever gotten into a PT Cruiser, you know exactly what I'm talking about.

4 That Hood Prop Seems Impractical

I'm getting a very strong vibe that this PT Cruiser is designed and owned by none other than Guy Fieri—the man, the myth, the legend himself. It's got his signature style everywhere you look. I like to call his look "Biker Luau," and that's exactly what this PT Cruiser exudes from every angle and modification. With a smoothed front end, an aftermarket grille reminiscent of the Hot Rod glory days, flames like Fieri, and a cool surfboard to hold open the hood (which seems hopelessly impractical; you can hardly even fit your head into it). It all adds up to a large amount of atrocity.

3 Am I Seeing Double?

This person is passionate about his PTs—that's undeniably sure. Not only does he have a decked-out PT Cruiser; he's added a hitch. And yes, it's another PT Cruiser.

A PT Cruiser that he's bought, made to look exactly like the other one, then cut off the entire front end, replaced it with what looks like a chopped-up section of an Airstream (sure hope it isn't), and converted it into a mini camper.

I'm sure it's a really nice setup and everything, but why do you have to make the trailer out of a PT Cruiser? Why not just buy a nice little camper?

2 Rat Rod Cruiser

Someone spent a long time on this PT Cruiser to make absolutely sure that it doesn't look like a PT Cruiser, not any more than any other hot rod might look like a PT Cruiser.

It's got different lights, a different backend, suicide doors, stanced wheels, and a slick metallic paint job across the entire car.

It all adds up to something quite a bit different than a PT Cruiser, which is definitely a good thing. The issue is that, at its core, in its very heart of hearts, it's still a PT Cruiser through and through. And that's just not okay.

1 Everything Except The Front

This build just screams "No!" over and over again, pleading to not have ever been built. It's loud, pointless, garish, over the top, and only made worse by the fact that it's a PT Cruiser truck conversion. But, let's take a slow look at it from back to front. The matte black is nice; it looks great on the back bed of the truck, which is either styled after or actually a truck bed from the '50s or '60s, and those red rims so far look great on what we so far think is a retro pickup truck. That illusion lasts all the way up to right about where the rearview mirrors are supposed to be. Then, it goes horribly wrong because not only do we have an ugly mug worthy of the hall of fame; we've also got bright yellow flames. Ruined.