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03-23-2008, 06:15 AM
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Location: Binghamton, New York
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Patriot owners need some input please..
Hello all my mother is looking at trading her new Escape (lemon) in for a new Patriot and asked me what I knew about Patriots, which is nothing !!! Just curious your overall thoughts good and bad or anything a potential owner needs to look out for....She is 67 and just needs something to run errands with, it needs to be good in the snow as well...
Thanks, Mike.. 
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03-23-2008, 07:55 AM
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The Necessary Evil
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03-23-2008, 08:23 AM
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Great info, Thanks for your help !! 
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03-23-2008, 09:25 AM
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Mike, how could you let your OWN MOTHER buy a Ford?  you should be ashamed of yourself..... 
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03-23-2008, 09:36 AM
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I'm a recent convert to the Patriot club. Been driving Jeeps for over 30 years starting with a CJ-5 and have owned just about every model.
My mother needed a new vehicle and I bought her a loaded 2007 Ltd. Patriot last week. The safety features and foul-weather ability is what drew me to it. Anyway, after spending a week with her Patriot and getting into all the reviews and input on it (including this site), I decided to get one for my family to use as a general all-around-town kind of vehicle.
My wife likes her Grand Cherokee better - which is fine by me. She likes more power than the Patriot can offer up.
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03-23-2008, 12:32 PM
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Originally Posted by Jeepster55
Mike, how could you let your OWN MOTHER buy a Ford? you should be ashamed of yourself..... |
Hey now !! Lets see I've had (2) F-150's, (1) Mustang GT, (2) Explorers, and (2) Taurus SHO's......I bought the new JK at X-mas just to try something different.... 
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03-23-2008, 12:35 PM
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Originally Posted by UTAH
I'm a recent convert to the Patriot club. Been driving Jeeps for over 30 years starting with a CJ-5 and have owned just about every model.
My mother needed a new vehicle and I bought her a loaded 2007 Ltd. Patriot last week. The safety features and foul-weather ability is what drew me to it. Anyway, after spending a week with her Patriot and getting into all the reviews and input on it (including this site), I decided to get one for my family to use as a general all-around-town kind of vehicle.
My wife likes her Grand Cherokee better - which is fine by me. She likes more power than the Patriot can offer up.
Bill
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Thanks for the reply, I'm glad they are working out well that is the kind of info I'm looking for....
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03-24-2008, 02:37 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by UTAH
I'm a recent convert to the Patriot club. Been driving Jeeps for over 30 years starting with a CJ-5 and have owned just about every model.
My mother needed a new vehicle and I bought her a loaded 2007 Ltd. Patriot last week. The safety features and foul-weather ability is what drew me to it. Anyway, after spending a week with her Patriot and getting into all the reviews and input on it (including this site), I decided to get one for my family to use as a general all-around-town kind of vehicle.
My wife likes her Grand Cherokee better - which is fine by me. She likes more power than the Patriot can offer up.
Bill
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Of course she does. I traded my 5.2L V8 Grand Cherokee for the Patriot. The torque definatly makes it feel like a cooler car but the Patriot is fully loaded for a lot less so I'm quite happy with my decision until I start making more (I'm 23 so I have plenty of time...)
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03-28-2008, 05:17 PM
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Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: CT
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We have 2 and love them. My husband bought his in December and already has almost 10K on it. Not a single issue.
Best bang for the buck-would recommend it to anyone.
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03-30-2008, 04:09 PM
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Thanks for the replies everyone....
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