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My wife just sold her 2001 PT Cruiser a year ago. We liked the car, except for the gas mileage.
The front air dam comes down to five inches above the road and shields the suspension parts. I would not mess with it.
The poor gas mileage is mostly due to the engine and transaxle. The engine is most efficient at high RPM, but mostly runs at low RPM. It has way more power than it needs at high RPM, and low torque at low RPM. That car would see large gains in MPG by a cam swap for a mileage cam, followed by a low stall torque converter and recalibrating the transmission shift points.
If you don't want to pursue that angle, then invest in an Ultra Gauge or Scangauge and work on driving for gas mileage.
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06 Canyon: The vacuum gauge plus wheel covers helped increase summer 2015 mileage to 38.5 MPG, while summer 2016 mileage was 38.6 MPG without the wheel covers. Drove 33,021 miles 2016-2018 at 35.00 MPG.
22 Maverick: Summer 2022 burned 62.74 gallons in 3145.1 miles for 50.1 MPG. Winter 2023-2024 - 2416.7 miles, 58.66 gallons for 41 MPG.
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