Is it a Govt Motors (Obamamobile) car?
Is a great ‘bug out’ vehicle for SHTF times a comin’
It’s a Chrysler product, none for me thank you very much.
Not really responsive to your question, but I wouldn’t buy anything built by the UAW. Just my personal position.
There is no Jeep worthy of name but the Wrangler.
I bought a Jeep Cherokee in 1995. It was the first new car I’d ever bouht...put over 250K on that thing. Really loved it. Not so much of a Chrysler lover anymore...even though my wife drives a 300. I’m in a Taurus and love it.
Someone at work has one, they like it and it seems to be reliable.
Find a good used one pre-bailout. A Cherokee sport or a Wrangler.
It’s a piece of crap. Look around.
Over priced, soon to be made in China. I’d look more, myself.
I work for a company that has the Patriot, Chevy Equinox & Honda CRV for the outside reps to utilize. The reps that drive the Patriot hate it..complain about engine noise, acceleration/power & stalling issues.
But take a look on the web, Edmunds.com..Cars.com etc..have personal customer reviews/complaints.
I just bought a ‘13 Wrangler in December and couldn’t be happier. This being my first Jeep I must admit that I’m surprised at how fun it has been driving, even with the slightly elevated noise from the soft top. Has plenty of power from the 3.6 V6 (285HP) and it MOVES when you step on the gas.
I owned a Jeep Wrangler in HS, hand me down before I started driving Honda ricers. Never tanked on me once and good room to have sex,,I mean, it’s roomy.
Made by a company that uses your tax dollars to perpetuate the UAW, whose members may, or may not, care how the vehicle is assembled, depending on how they feel about the company on any given day.
Buy a Toyota, you won’t regret it.
(btw, I bought my last of 4 new Jeep products in 2000.)
Jeep Patriot is based on the Dodge Caliber platform. It seems to have at least average reliability. Doesn’t seem to be well-liked, but if the price is right it *may* be a good value.
This small SUV class is a sweet spot in the market, loaded with outstanding vehicles: Ford Escape, Toyota Rav4, Honda CRV, Mazda CX5, Subaru Forester, and Hyundai, Kia, Mitsubishi, etc. Unless the Jeep name is desired, it would have to be at a bargain price.
The Patriot and the Compass were pseudo-Jeeps cooked up by DaimlerChrysler as low cost vehicles trying to cash in on the Jeep name.
Both vehicles are based on a Mitsubishi platform, as was the Dodge Caliber.
It is a front wheel drive vehicle (when not in four wheel drive.) The Freedom Drive II is a CVT transmission.
As long as you understand you’re buying an AWD Mitsubishi with a continuously variable transmission, it’s an OK vehicle.
Jeep Patriot with Freedom Drive 4WD? Sounds like somebody in the corporate board room decided to pander to conservatives. Does it come with a red, white, and blue gun rack factory installed too?
My brother-in-law has a 2006 Grand Cherokee / Wagoneer thing ... LOTS of small problems like ALL of the interior door handles breaking off ( bad quality plastic ) ,, my neighbor had a RAM 1500 where the dash (cracked like the grand canyon) and all the interior plastic fell apart ... these little things will cost a fortune to fix over time if you intend to keep this new car in like new condition.. His car has the new high efficiency 4.7l V8 which is actually pretty good.
Bottom line Chryslers ALWAYS have TERRIBLE resale value because they fall apart and the owners become disgusted with them and let them fall apart even more...
I’d look at USED trucks that CAN get the job done ...
General Patton, now THERE is a Jeep patriot!