Talkin' Patriots!

[Aaronsjeep]

Originally Posted by OIIIO

Kinda funny how a ZJ driver thinks he's soo much better than a Patriot driver............

I mean if you had a real Jeep.......

this would explain the endless polls, and useless threads..

[Tasar]

best thing about the patriot as I own one

Fuel economy - 6l per 100k
heated leather seats- its getting cold again
the size of the back is enormous when you fold the back seats
smooth touring ride

[Nigel]

Skotup, you do understand that the Patriots with the trail rated badge have the CV2Lo transfer case that provides them with (approx) 2:1 gear reduction when engaged.

My wife has a Patriot Diesel, with the premium sound, we just fitted Cooper CS4 tyres in a 225/65R17 (up from 215/55R17) and as a dirt road tourer it is fantastic. I drove it from Canberra to Terowie last year, camped along the Murray averaged 7.5L/100Km on the trip (had the roof basket with the balance of a drum kit on the roof), never had a drama (didn't try to do anything stupid). If you want a vehicle to tour the country side in, and don't want to go nuts in the bush (the J20 is for that!) then I cannot recommend a Patriot highly enough

[OIIIO]

Originally Posted by Nigel

I drove it from Canberra to Terowie last year, camped along the Murray averaged 7.5L/100Km on the trip

And that is exactly what the Patriot is made for. Great little tourer and grocery getter. I personally don't get why the Patriot gets such a hard time. At least it's got a Jeep badge on it, and it doesn't pretend to be a rock crawling, mud pit conquering animal. I'd rather have a Patriot than a Rav4 or X-trail CRV etc...

[Ben73]

Sound system is awesome.
I like the colour scheme of the dashboard lights at night.
It has a proper cruise control stick, and not one of these stupid steering wheel ones that are found on some jeeps. i.e. WJ/G
It goes good offroad for the amount of stuff I need to do.

I scraped the underside of my magna many times before trying to drive off road(well it wasn't intended offroad). Now I don't have that problem anymore.
Also I took a 2009 Commodore SV6 offroad because I had to. That wouldn't off been nice after wards for the underside, the body kit and 18 inch rims.

Oh and the patriot has great on road handling and maneuverability. I don't have to go as slow as a bus around a corner so I don't roll.

[vkkilkenny]

economy on the CRD is just great. ride on the road or dirt is just sensational and as tasar said the heated seats in winter are a real bonus.

[kitrino_tj]

Originally Posted by OIIIO

And that is exactly what the Patriot is made for. Great little tourer and grocery getter. I personally don't get why the Patriot gets such a hard time. At least it's got a Jeep badge on it, and it doesn't pretend to be a rock crawling, mud pit conquering animal. I'd rather have a Patriot than a Rav4 or X-trail CRV etc...

i would rather have a patriot than an XJ

much better vehicle