[polock]

thinking of buying one of these for long commutes to work and putting my xj 14mpg xj in the garage to serve as a toy instead of DD... not really familiar with either of these cars, what are the pros and cons of each?

[Gramps]

The Compass may have a slight edge on average mpg but the highest was actually a Patriot. 5 speed will do 2-3 mpg better than the CVT, again, on the average. It's a hard call on FWD vs $x$, you would think the FWD but I just don't recall too many comparisons on that.

Kinda rolling hills in your area? I was born in Van Buren ah, a few years ago, and that's what I remember. Any combination could do you well. Expect between 21 - 29 depending on what you may buy and your driving habits.

Here's a couple of links:

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f98/ford-guy-here-need-help-purchasing-jeep-patriot-compass-729729/

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f98/patriot-likes-dislikes-632671/

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f98/whats-so-great-about-compass-703198/

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f98/general-questions-about-compass-678852/

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f98/should-i-get-2009-compass-635764/

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f98/some-questions-considering-purchase-compass-patriot-631557/

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f98/woo-hoo-got-33mpg-my-patriot-588714/

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f98/compass-vs-patriot-possible-new-wifey-vehicle-608042/

http://www.jeepforum.com/forum/f98/if-you-had-choose-all-over-again-would-you-still-buy-compass-patriot-543756/

That's the high lights in the first 8 pages, lots of tidbits scattered through out and more further back.

[Argent33]

I've been getting about 25-26mpg combined City/Highway with my 4x4 5-Spd but thats on summer gas and a year and a half of engine break-in time (last year I was only getting 23-24)

[jbjeepguy]

My average over the last 20k miles is 25.3 mpg. I live in the coastal mountains so I have several thousand feet of elevation change each day.

[Jawa78]

I run about 30-31 highway driving on flat florida highways heavy local i average 23-24 with AC on

[jjdejesus]

Originally Posted by Jawa78

I run about 30-31 highway driving on flat florida highways heavy local i average 23-24 with AC on

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flat coastal Georgia roads here. Same, except I average around 26-28 with AC. 2.0

[Jawa78]

Originally Posted by jjdejesus

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flat coastal Georgia roads here. Same, except I average around 26-28 with AC. 2.0

Yeah I have a lot of sitting around and sitting around with the ac on because of the florida heat my mpg go up when I stop having to idle around to keep from boiling to death in the florida heat.

[vulcanbmk2]

I'm glad I have a Diesel Patriot!! I average 43.2 MPG ( Imp) & have seen 48.3 on the EVIC.