# What's like a Jeep Patriot?

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-like-a-jeep-patriot/47574>\
**Category:** General Discussion\
**Tags:** jeep, patriot\
**Created:** [April 17, 2010, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-like-a-jeep-patriot/47574 "2010-04-17T16:25:45Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![kb0001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7bcc69/32.png) [@kb0001](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kb0001)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-like-a-jeep-patriot/47574/21 "2010-04-23T17:23:21Z")

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The Compass/Patriot/Caliber does have Electronic Stability Program. Regardless, the handling is much more similar to a small car or CUV than a SUV.

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**Author:** ![kb0001](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/7bcc69/32.png) [@kb0001](https://community.cartalk.com/u/kb0001)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-like-a-jeep-patriot/47574/22 "2010-04-23T17:26:45Z")

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With a $10k budget, you shouldn’t have much problem finding a used Patriot with fairly low mileage if you look hard enough. We have a Jeep Compass with 70k miles and have never had any problems with it.

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**Author:** ![GSN\_fan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/85e7bf/32.png) [@GSN\_fan](https://community.cartalk.com/u/GSN_fan)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-like-a-jeep-patriot/47574/23 "2010-04-23T22:39:35Z")

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Aside from it being unreliable and unsafe, it isn’t a real Jeep IMO. It doesn’t come standard with 4WD and is based on the Caliber, which means that it won’t do well off-road.

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**Author:** ![VDCdriver](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/vdcdriver/32/48514_2.png) [@VDCdriver](https://community.cartalk.com/u/VDCdriver)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 10:49pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-like-a-jeep-patriot/47574/24 "2010-04-23T22:49:04Z")

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Hmmmm…Do you suppose that those factors might have been part of this vehicle’s CR rating of #23 out of 26 vehicles in that category?

The only small SUVs that were rated lower than the Patriot were the Jeep Compass, Dodge Nitro, and Jeep Liberty. Do you notice a pattern there?

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**Author:** ![dagosa](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/dagosa/32/9837_2.png) [@dagosa](https://community.cartalk.com/u/dagosa)\
**Post date:** [April 23, 2010, 11:07pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/whats-like-a-jeep-patriot/47574/25 "2010-04-23T23:07:04Z")

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Ahhhh, Chrysler ? Do I get a prize ?

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