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Snark and Soda
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Jeep Patriots for $12K
I saw a link to that and it's real. $7-8K off of MSRPs starts them out at $12K. Cheap car for super cheap...
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Buddy has one, I drove him from Colorado to Florida in it. If he hadn't adjusted the seats and then crammed the back so full I couldn't re-adjust 'em it would've been a nice ride.
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How long have they been making these? Saw one the other day with a blue trail following. POS IMHO!
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08-13-2016, 05:11 PM
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I've always thought there was something wrong with a predominantly-front-wheel-drive JEEP...
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08-13-2016, 07:55 PM
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OK, forgive me ahead of time.. but football is starting soon.
Patriots? Do the tires come under inflated? Does the Patriot whine every time it doesnt get its way? 
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08-13-2016, 07:57 PM
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I did a search, and I'm not finding that.
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08-14-2016, 02:42 AM
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Elk Grove Dodge Chrysler Jeep Ram SRT | Vehicles for sale in Elk Grove, CA 95757
I was told the Berkeley store had even bigger discounts, but don't see them.
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08-14-2016, 06:34 AM
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GF owns one. It's been pretty reliable and she drives a lot for work. Any car that can survive the suck-ass winters here for 2-3 years without major issues can't be all that bad. Not for me but not necessarily as bad as the hive-mind / groupthink hater crowd suggests.
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08-14-2016, 06:41 AM
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Is the model being discontinued? I bought a 2001 Jeep Cherokee in the Spring of 2001 and they were heavily discounted, since it was the last year of them.
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08-14-2016, 07:28 AM
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Manual Transmission. Has Air Conditioning. Sat. Radio.
Actually sounds like a very good deal.
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Car and Driver says it continues. Doesn't matter, really.
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I've had them for rentals, really terrible cars. You get what you pay for.
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Both Patriot and Compass appear to be scheduled to be replaced at the end of the 2017 model year. Agree, it doesn't really matter.
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IIRC they came out for MY2006. I was an engineer at Chrysler at the time, and was pretty familiar with them. The early ones had really terrible interiors (thanks, Bob Nardelli.) I never liked the CVT much (it was a Jatco unit, eseentially the same as that used on the Nissan Versa, but with DCX's own calibration) and neither did a lot of customers. With a diesel (VW 2.0, not sold in the US) and a manual it was pretty OK. They've never been better than decent, I think, but they are decent. If you could get a new one for that little money and had a good reason for buying a new car like that, it doesn't sound like a bad idea.
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Sounds like a decent transportation appliance for a school age kid. New car warranty for used car prices.
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1970/1982 Porsche 914-6/911SC 2.7 RS
