pdxbubba
06-18-2006, 06:07 PM
...Without encouragement, I might never have gone surfing in a new Jeep Compass. But the guide riding shotgun suggested taking the test drive beyond dry land off the Oregon coast.
"If you want to play in the water, go ahead," she said, noting my hesitancy to take liberties with a Jeep that still had that new-car smell. "This is a pre-production vehicle. After the press introduction, it's going to be scrapped."
So, I drove the Compass into the Pacific Ocean, spraying surf high overhead as saltwater slammed hard into the floorboard... source (http://www.huntingtonnews.net/columns/060616-shns-autos.html)
Interesting article on the Compass with a taste of the Patriot tossed in. I am getting more and more stoked to test drivethe Patriot!
"If you want to play in the water, go ahead," she said, noting my hesitancy to take liberties with a Jeep that still had that new-car smell. "This is a pre-production vehicle. After the press introduction, it's going to be scrapped."
So, I drove the Compass into the Pacific Ocean, spraying surf high overhead as saltwater slammed hard into the floorboard... source (http://www.huntingtonnews.net/columns/060616-shns-autos.html)
Interesting article on the Compass with a taste of the Patriot tossed in. I am getting more and more stoked to test drivethe Patriot!