I drove a 2002 Jetta 1.8T with some goodies:

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b223/Buddha09/Montreal%20SCP%202006/DereksCar.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b223/Buddha09/Body%20Kit/untitled.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b223/Buddha09/Body%20Kit/IMG_0052.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b223/Buddha09/September%2023%20-%20ACE%20Car%20Meet/IMG_0210.jpg

http://i20.photobucket.com/albums/b223/Buddha09/September%2023%20-%20ACE%20Car%20Meet/IMG_0170.jpg

I drove a 2005.5 New Jetta, and before that a 2001 Jetta Wolfsburg. I am waiting for the Tiguan.

I drove a 2005.5 New Jetta, and before that a 2001 Jetta Wolfsburg. I am waiting for the Tiguan.

Were you on vwvortex? any mods?

Yes, I was on VWVORTEX, but both were stock. I still go back from time to time. I did get some good repair and service advice from it though.

2003 Mazda 6

1998 base Ford Escort (don't laugh) : )

So, this was a huge upgrade and absolutely love my new Jeep!

I used to drive 1994 VW jetta. and before that 3 other vdubs. VWvortex is great for info. Hopefully this forums heads in the same direction as the tex. Will always like volkswagens, but this change has been great.

Before the Patriot, I drove a 2000 saturn (my first new car). When we traded in the odyssey, I gave that to my husband and I took the Patriot (except days he drives the carpool).

Since this thread has alot of VW people, I will add that my first car (briefly) was a VW diesel rabbit, next was an 85 jetta, then a 91 jetta (all used)

I drove a 2003 Olds Alero, sold that so I could get a Patriot. My very first car was an 1984 VW Rabbit, loved it was a fun car. Got it in 1996 only had it 2 years, then it died for good.

2006 Ford Fusion V6 SEL Loaded.

I've driven a lot. Patriot might replace my 91 Ram 250, but not sure. It's awful handy when you need it. I have a 95 Lebaron GTC convertible as well, that stays. Wife has 2004 T&C.

Vehicles from past that I loved....

70 Beetle with a 4 speed
72 F250 Ranger 4x4 4 speed (farm truck)
74 Dodge Demon 225 slant 6 3 speed
76 Dodge Aspen R/T 318 auto
80 Dodge 200, 225 slant 6, 4 speed (farm truck modded for heavy pulling)
81 Dasher Diesel 4 speed
91 Comanche I6 Rambler with injection, 4x4 auto (NEVER should of let that one go. Sold it to my dad, currently has 46,000 and just starting to rust, still all original including tires. Told him I want ti back when he's done with it)
53 Chevy Viking 2.5 ton w/230 straight 6, vaculator brakes, 4 speed, 2 speed vacuum operated rear end (farm truck)

Vehicles I hated....
72 Vega GT 140 auto
75 Dart 225 Slant 6, 3 on the tree (parents car)
76 Camero 350 w/Rochester Quadra Junk carb and 4 speed
81 Firebird 151 (Iron Duke) w/TBI 4 speed (nightmare of a car)

2003 Mazda 6

Me too I also drove a Mazda 6 great sport sedan for the money fun to drive.
07 Cx7 turbo-fully loadede suv (still have)
07 Mazda6
05 Mazda3
etc

2000 Dodge Caravan SE

Starting with the most recent...

1995 Jeep Grand Cherokee Limited:
http://images23.fotki.com/v763/photos/6/694959/4738051/DSC01651-vi.jpg

2001 Mitsubishi Eclipse RS
http://images22.fotki.com/v821/photos/6/694959/4745489/DSC01622-vi.jpg

1991 Dodge Dakota (it was my work truck, then I painted it for my mom)
http://images115.fotki.com/v683/photos/6/694959/3359839/DSCF0157-vi.jpg

1996 Dodge Intrepid
http://images115.fotki.com/v668/photos/6/694959/4231109/DSCN0308-vi.jpg

In chronological order...
1972 Chrysler Newport (440)
1972 Plymouth Fury III (318)
1979 Chrysler New Yorker (Lean Burn 360)
1981 Imperial (318)
1977 Datsun B210 coupe
1969 Dodge Sportsman van (Slant 6, between the seats)
1977 Datsun B210 hatchback
1984 Mazda B2000 pickup
1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera
1990 Geo Prizm
1969 Dodge Polara covertible (383)
1984 Mitusbishi Montero (short wheelbase 2-door)
1992 Ford Festiva

My favorite was the Imperial. The only one that I really hated was the Olds Ciera (I only owned that one for about 6 weeks).

1999 Plymouth Grand Voyager minivan
1995 Plymouth Voyager minivan
1987 Plymouth Voyager minivan
1980 Volkswagen Scirroco
1973 Fiat 128

I traded my '97 F-150 in for my PAT.....funny thing, though. My 1st car was a VW Fox. Weird that so many of us had VW's, huh?

Let's see...
1967 Datsun 1600 - red, nothing but bench seats and a stick
1979 Honda Civic - my first NEW car
1992 Mazda B2200, extended cab
2007 Patriot North
2020 - we'll see :o

I traded my '97 F-150 in for my PAT.....funny thing, though. My 1st car was a VW Fox. Weird that so many of us had VW's, huh?

I have had two beetles and am on my third Vanagon camper

1973 Super Beetle
1974 Super Beetle
1982 Aircooled Westfalia Vanagon
1984 Diesel Westfalia Vanagon
1985 Wolfsburg Westfalia Weekender Vanagon (still use in summmer)

Other previous drives:
82 Lincoln Town car
84 Nissan 300ZX
89 Mustang GT
85 Benz 190e 2.3
89 Benz 190e 2.6
98 Subaru Forester S
05 Subaru Legacy GT with lots of performance mods (still own)

Wow, quite a bit of 'dub owners here on this forum.

I agree with a poster that VWvortex, hands down, been arguably one of the best automotive car forums around. It was well-established and tonssssssss of members and vendors.

Hope this one turns out to be a success too!

The Jeep is replacing a 2001 Mazda Tribute DX 5spd
Still have a 1999 Toyota 4Runner Limited
Before those was my 1988 Chevy S-10 Blazer
and somewhere in there a 1992 Fiat Chroma

03 Subaru WRX
RallyCross Blue

I love the car, it's as fast a car as I could have ever wanted, handles like a dream, and is great in the snow. Just started our family, though... Good bye sports car, hello family car. I wanted the WRX for so long and am shedding one big alligator tear in trading it in. Feels like I am trading in a part of my youth with it. Looking forward to my 08 Patriot Sport to come in now, however... ordered on Friday the 13th!

03 Subaru WRX
RallyCross Blue

I love the car, it's as fast a car as I could have ever wanted, handles like a dream, and is great in the snow. Just started our family, though... Good bye sports car, hello family car. I wanted the WRX for so long and am shedding one big alligator tear in trading it in. Feels like I am trading in a part of my youth with it. Looking forward to my 08 Patriot Sport to come in now, however... ordered on Friday the 13th!

I kinda feel the same way as you do about selling off your WRX. I absolutely loved my Jetta, but I wanted to get out of the car modding scene... and to stop dumping any more $$$ into my old Jetta :(

Before the Patriot...'94 Jeep Wrangler.

First vehicle ever... Orange '68 VW Bug.... :)

I traded in my '05 Scion xB for my '07 Patriot. The xB has an incredible amount of room for a vehicle that small. Insane gas mileage (34 city, 37 highway), fully loaded it was $14,900. Top-shelf build quality (Toyota). Smoothest shifting 5-spd I've ever driven. Great ease of entry in both front and rear doors.

The downsides of it were, although it is made well, and feels solid, it also feels tinny. Everything fit tightly and evenly, but it just felt a little thin in the sheet metal. (If that makes any sense) Also, the gearing of the 5-spd is optimized for city driving. That meant great get-up-and-go around town, but had the engine screaming at highways speeds. (4000+ rpms @ 70-75 mph... in contrast, my Patriot revs @ 2000rpms at the same speed) The automatic loses only 2 mpg but is better geared for the highway.

'85 Ford Escort From '93-'94.
'89 Wrangler from '94-'01
'97 Wrangler from '01-Present.
Traded in a '94 BMW 325i (with 250k miles) for the Patriot.

'88 Chevy S-10 (blew the engine)
'90 GMC S-15 (blew the engine)
'91 Chrysler Imperial (parent's old car)
'92 Plymouth Lazer had at the same time as Imperial
'95 Jeep G. Cherokee Limited same time as Lazer
'01 Chevy Impala with Jeep
'96 Chevy Tahoe with Impala
'00 Chevy Malibu with Impala Totaled the Tahoe
'00 Chevy 1500 Extended Cab with Impala only had Malibu for 2 months
'03 SAAB 9-3 with 1500
'03 Land Rover Discovery with SAAB
'07 Jeep Patriot with SAAB Only had Discovery for 3 months GAS SUCKS!!
Thats it for now!!

Me too I also drove a Mazda 6 great sport sedan for the money fun to drive.

Completely agree. I loved that car, especially when I was working at a job that required a TON of out of town (2-3 hrs) driving.

I didn't give it up b/c I needed to, I just loved the Pat so much I had to get it!!!!

NOT to mention the positive equity I had in the Mazda, it retained it's value very very well.

Traded of an 03 Windstar for the 07 Patriot. Still have an 02 Sahara.

Gave away my 2000 Suzuki Vitara. It was a tank but totally reliable and I swear it could climb a tree. Also have a 2005 smart Pulse Cabrio

We live 4 kms back a dirt road so the Pat is great for bad weather or when the road is mud.

2005 Doge Durango (Traded in for Patriot)
1999 Isuzo Rodeo
1987 Acura Integra
1971 AMC Gremlin (Awarded "Worst Car” in High School Senior yearbook)

The name Gremlin deserves to be awarded "worst car" period

hahaha

Given the car's reputation I think it was a rather fitting name.

1973 VW Beetle
1982 Honda Civic
1990 Honda Civic (new)
1998 Subaru Forester (new)
2007 Jeep Patriot (love it so far!)

1998 with 200K miles on it,
Still love that car,
Am keeping that car,
200K miles and no problems not worth giving up,

Also had a 1990 Cherokee sport,
which i used for work,

Just got my Patriot yesterday,
love my ride

It is funny how many have owned VW's before. We currently have a 06 Commander and a 99 Cherokee and have been shopping for a new car for my wife. Of course the Patriot was on our list along with Honda Civic and VW Jetta or Passat. After lots of going back and forth we ended up getting a really good deal on a 07 Passat Wolfsburg Edition. I still would like a Patriot in the future but kind of liked the idea of having one good gas milage car in the family also. If you drive a Commander and a Cherokee you know what I mean.

2000 Jeep Cherokee Sport w/193k+ miles and still going. It'll be a sad day to turn it in, but hopefully worth it for the Pat.

This thread stinks without pictures! People, post pictures!!!!!

chronilogical:
76 Malibu Classic
76 4x4 K5 Blazer "blue monster"
84 Fiero - best in the canyons
86 4x4 4.2L Wrangler stick "moving violation" - best off road
89 Cherokee - least favorite
80? Volvo 760? Turbo "the whopty mobile" - best on the freeway
91 Camry
01 Malibu
05 4x4 Explorer (best on long drives)
08 4x4 PATRIOT stick :pepper: should have it next month!!!!!!!!!!

1998 Jeep Cherokee (wish they still made this one--served me well and continues to be my sister-in-law's vehicle)
1996 Suzuki Grand Vitara (ruined my love affair with Suzuki--constant problems)
1990 Suzuki Samurai (cemented my love affair with Suzuki)
1986 Suzuki SJ410
1980 Suzuki (the original 800 cc go no faster than 65 mph model)

Lots of VWs here!

1995 golf
1998 golf
2000 beetle 2.0
2003 beetle tdi

http://i81.photobucket.com/albums/j218/dtocks/DSCN0224.jpg

1994 Toyota Chaser Avante (J-Spec)
1.9 I6 Engine
Silver
128,000 Km

One of the best cars I've ever owned, I wish I could bring it back to the states with me, but having the steering wheel on the right side would be weird. Plus it doesn't meet DOT standards. Driving it to London tonight, Hoping not to get another ticket...LOL

http://i197.photobucket.com/albums/aa109/LANZEN1/commander.jpg
2006 Commander
3.7 V6 4X4
3" Rusty's Lift
31's with Pro Comp Wheels

I miss it some days but I am very satisfied with the Patriot and love the 5-Spd.

03 Flame Red SRT4 - 12.75 car.
05 Chrysler Crossfire LTD
07 Jeep Patriot LTD

:-)

93 Jeep Cherokee Sport
79 Chevy K5 Blazer
86 Jeep Cherokee Pioneer

Guess I'll give ya the list. I'm 34 now but will start when I was 16.

1984 Chrysler LeBaron
1984 VW Rabbit S
1971 Chevy Camero
1992 Suzuki GSX-R750
1988 VW FOX
1994 Suzuki GSX-R750 & 1997 Chevy S10
2000 Subaru Impreza RS & 1999 Suzuki TL 1000R
2004 Jeep Wrangler & 1999 Kawaski ZX-9R

now 2007 Jeep Patriot Sport & 2005 Suzuki SV1000 S

1987 Plymouth Voyager (bulletproof)
1991 Ford Probe (Ford/Mazda joint venture...all the Mazda parts were great, all the Ford ones broke)
1993 Dodge Caravan (the era of the transmission gremlins)
2001 Hyundai Elantra (a lot better car than I expected, shouldn't have given it away)
1997 Toyota Rav4 (decent enough but I'm just not in love with it)
soon to be 2007 Patriot Sport! (like what I've seen so far!)

Last owned was 1982 Honda Accord
Also Toyota Matrix, Renault 8, 2 Volkswagon Squarebacks

Happy to say I've never had a lemon.

1967 Dodge Polara
1970 Dodge Challenger RT/SE
1976 Dodge Ramcharger
1978 Dodge Ramcharger
1980 Dodge D-50
1982 Dodge D-50 4wd
1986 Dodge Omni GLH-T
1990 Jeep Cherokee
1999 Dodge Ram Quad Cab (trading it in tomorrow on the new Patriot)

current car is a 2005 Pontiac Sunfire (lemon), prior to that I had:
1996 Escort Wagon
1984 Subaru GL
86 Dodge Colt
and my exhusband had many different company cars

I'm still waiting to get my Patriot. Looking at demos now (if I can find them), or 2007's. I'd like a North with CVT, Air, PW/PL & cruise. I wish they had a sunroof available on the North.

1971 Datsun 1200 sedan
1972 Pontiac Ventura Sprint Coupe
1972 Plymouth Duster 340
1972 AMC Gremlin
1973 Chevrolet Chevelle Malibu
1975 Pontiac Trans Am
1977 Chevrolet Corvette L82
1978 Pontiac Trans Am
1986 Honda Civic Hatchback
1986 Chevrolet IROC Z28 Camaro
1990 Chevrolet Beretta GTZ
2001 Honda Civic Sedan
2008 Jeep Patriot Ltd ( 1st SUV! ) :Racing:

My chronological order:

1983 Pontiac J2000 (Sunbird)
1986 Toyota SR5 4x4 truck (my favorite out of this list)
1986 Kawasaki Mojave quad
1987 Honda 250R quad
1988 Kawasaki EX500
1987 Kawasaki Tecate quad
1984 Yamaha FZ750
1989 Toyota 4 Runner
1990 Pontiac Sunbird
1989 GMC Sierra truck
1992 GMC Tracker
1993 Pontiac LeMans (supposed to be a lemon, great little car though.)
1996 Pontiac Grand Am
1998 GMC Sierra Z71
2002 Pontiac Montana
1990 VW Jetta
2007 Inferno Red Jeep Patriot Limited

Wow, I've owned a lot of cars and toys!

My list in order acquired:

1961 Pontiac Star Chief
1966 Ford Mustang
1971 Corvette Stingray LT1
1976 Camaro Rally Sport
1965 Corvette Convertible 327
1981 Mazda GLC - honest
1988 Pontiac Bonneville SSE
1997 Ford Escort Wagon
1998 Jeep Cherokee Classic
2007 Jeep Patriot Limited

The patriot is my second car, my first new car.

My first car was a 96 Cherokee sport 4x4

Patriot is also my second car and first new car.

Currently have a 97 Explorer Sport 2-door.

87 Nissan Sentra - Totalled
94 Nissan Hardbody - Sold
M270 MLRS Tracked Vehicle - Uncle Sam's
M985 OshKosh 8X8 HEMTT - Uncle Sam's
HUMMWV Highback w/ Winch - Uncle Sam's
94 Ford Taurus - Sold
88 Ford BroncoII - Sold
04 Nissan Frontier - Sold
06 Chevy HHR - Trade in for Patriot Sport FDI
94 GMC Sierra - Currently still driving
07 Harley Davidson Sportster Custom - Currently still riding
07 Saturn Outlook - Current still driving.

1983 Camaro Sport
1987 S-10 Blazer
1992 Camaro Z28
1970 Mercedes 220D
2000 Dodge ram
1999 Chevy Malibu
2007 Scion TC (Not the box one)
1994 Honda Passport
2007 Subaru Impreza (Traded for the Pat.)
2007 Jeep Patriot

I have had a lot of cars, at most times I manintain 4. Don't know why... right now I'm trying to get down to two. the 2007 Scion TC and the 2007 Pat.

1974 Mustang II
1979 Mustang
1982 Mustang
1982 Datsun 210
1971 - Plymouth Valiant (my favourite car ever!)
1988 - Plymouth Sundance
1992 - Ford Aerostar
1993 - Dodge Colt
1980 - Mustang (bought for my son when he was 13 which he sold and bought a '98 Escort)
2002 - Saturn SL
1993 - Cavalier (bought for my daughter who turns 16 next year)
Now the patriot.

2002 Toyota Corolla,,,,,,

Trading in for 2008 Patriot

I am 39, here is my list of rides...

1st car.. 1976 red VW Rabbit wolfsberg ed. auto
1970 red camaro straight 6, 3spd stick
1st new car, gold 1986 Plymouth Colt 4spd stick totaled, not my fault!
2nd new car another (white) '86 Plym. Colt 4spd stick
1990 Blue Geo Tracker Hardtop - auto
1986 Silver Plymoth Colt, 5 spd stick (bough used as second car in '94)
1995 red VW Golf 4 door, 5spd stick
--while in S. America 1974 rad surfer Green VW Bug (Brasilian made) 4spd stick , custom air intake , believe it or not , kinda fast! great off roader!

Back in the U.S. -- 1992 Nissan NX, white , t-tops, 5sp stick (still co - own)

2001 Daewoo Lanos (red) 5speed stick , again in S. America (Ecuador)
2007-- well you know, Patriot..

1999 Monte Carlo Z34 Black on Black, full load, 3.8L, nice car that is why my wife still has it.

:smiley_thumbs_up:

2002 nissan x-trail 2.2Di solid red. hardly a problem in 100,000 miles...sorry to see it go in a way...

1966 VW 1600 Wagon
1966 Jeep Wagoneer
1965 International Scout
1970 Land Rover 109
1970 Datsun 1200
1970 Datsun 1200
1971 Datsun 510
1973 Datsun 510
1973 Datsun Truck
1974 Fiat 1300sl
1975 Datsun Truck
1976 Chev Truck
1970 Volvo
1976 Volvo 240
1976 Mazda Truck
1978 Dodge Colt
1984 Chrysler K Car
1985 Lada
1988 Dodge K Car
1990 Plymouth Shadow
1995 Dodge Caravan
1998 Grand Caravan
1998 Toyota Rav 4
1992 VW Jetta
2005 Dodge Dakota4x4 - Currently waiting for a 2008 Partiot North 4x4 CVT
My best mpg with Dakota (3.7 litre auto) was 16 - hoping for 30 with Patriot

98 Chevy Lumina (thing was a tank even after the front end got ripped off)

This is a partial listing in chronological order:

Name in brackets [ ] is vehicle's nickname.
Sorry no pics.. never was much for taking photographs.. wish I had though :(.

1957 Porsche 356A [Silver Bullet]
1958 Porsche 356A
1967 Honda 50cc Motorcycle
1973 VW Super Beetle
1975 VW Rabbit
1969 Mercedes Benz 280 SEL
1976 Yamaha 750
1977 VW Scirocco
1972 Chevrolet Caprice 400
1971 Volvo 144S
1977 Honda Civic CVCC
1970 Datsun 510 [Rusty]
1971 Renault R16 [Biscuit]
1978 Renault R5 'LeCar'
1974 Saab 99
1974 Chevrolet Malibu Wagon
1976 Buick Skylark [Ray]
1983 Buick Century
1979 Mazda RX-7
1976 Cessna 150M Commuter [Niner-Four-One-Eight-Uniform]
1989 Buick Century
1999 Dodge Neon
1999 Buick Century
2003 Subaru Impreza TS Sport Wagon [Subigal]
1998 Dodge Neon ACR Coupe


Irish Waif (http://vids.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=vids.individual&videoid=1265271) ;)

Irish Waif (or should I say Eddie Rabbit? ;))

I'm gonna go out on a limb and say the niner four one eight uniform was a lotta fun??

Nothin' much compares to that hobby for sheer entertainment.:smiley_thumbs_up:

In order of ownership....

1964 Mercury Comet
1971 Chevy Vega (Rally Sport, 1 of only 2 prototypes of the 72 GT model)
1971 Chevy Camero
1984 Chevy S10 Blazer (POS)
1980 Ford Bronco 4x4
1986 Toyoto Corolla
1990 Ford Bronco 4x4 (Liked the 80 so much we bought a new Bronco in 90)
1954 Chevy Corvair Convertible (Mid-Life crisis)
1996 Chrysler Voyager (Another POS)
1998 Ford Ranger XLT (Bought new in 98)
2004 Dodge Ram 1500 SLT Quad Cab (Yes, it has a HEMI)
2008 Jeep Patriot Sport 4x2

Traded the Ranger when I got the Patriot. Wife drives the Ram. It was my 2005 Valentines Day present to her. We've added a Flow Master dual exhaust system, aluminum billet grille, and a tonneau cover. We call it BART, Big A$$ Red Truck.

From first to current:

78 Ford Escort 4 door
84 Suziki Swift
86 Holden Barina
88 Nissan Pintara wagon
89 Nissan Skyline sedan
91 Nissan Pulsar SSS
94 Nissan NXR Coupe (red)
01 Mitsubishi Magna wagon
02 Subaru Outback
89 Magna Wagon
03 Holden Commodore SV8

94 Nissan NXR Coupe (white current)
07 Holden Commodore Calais V (current)
07 Jeep Patriot sport (current)

Here are some pics:

Sold this for the Calais:
Holden Commodore SV8
5.7L LS1-6speed manual (400hp)
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/allpaw/sv8yard.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/allpaw/sv8rear.jpg


weekend car:
94 NXR Coupe
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/allpaw/nxrsidefront.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/allpaw/nxrsideon.jpg


Holden Commodore Calais V (Pontiac G8 for the fellow yanks:))
6.0L LS2-6speed auto (440hp)
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/allpaw/driverside1296x972.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/allpaw/100_17561296x972.jpg
This is by far the best car I have ever owned, had it for 5 months and it still brings a smile to my face every time I look at it let alone drive it.


Jeep Patriot sport:
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/allpaw/patside2.jpg
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/allpaw/patside1.jpg


sat nav install in the patriot
http://i206.photobucket.com/albums/bb125/allpaw/dash50.jpg
I will take some better pictures of the patriot in the next few days and will also do a little write up on the install of the sat-nav if anyone is interested.

Cheers,

Tim.

1994 Grand Cherokee Limited, before that 1993 Grand Cherokee Laredo

1998 Neon for 200K miles, my favorite
1990 cherokee sport for 150K miles, workhorse
1986 olds 98 dads car, comfiest car yet, bench seat was like a couch
1990 volvo 240(died after 5 yrs and 50K miles)
1978 volvo 244dl( liked it so much bought another)
1984 mustang(4 banger)

I have never had anything new but my last one was a 1999 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP

allpaw: I can't wait for the G8 to come out I want to see it in person!! How does yours handle? The wife don't like the look of it too much, but I love it!! What is the 0-60 time? I think we are going to get a new SAAB AERO! The V8 power sounds really good though! :blah: Sorry !!

Before you by the Saab you definately need to have a look at the G8. The Commodore handles extremely well, the steering is crisp and well balanced with no dead centre vagueness. The balance is near 50:50 as the bulk of the engine is inside the front wheel centreline. You can dial in neutral balance or wild oversteer, which by the way you can hold this thing in oversteer for weeks, it's got that much control. Wait till you see it in the flesh, it is one of the best proportioned sedans on the market. Even makes BMW's look a little awkward, I know that's a big call but from every angle this car looks fantastic.
My car has a few mods and is making more power. Factory 0-100 is around 5.6 seconds but my car is good for around 0-100 in 4.9 if a can get traction!
There are alot quicker (twin turbo's and bigger tyres will get you to 0-100 in around 4.4). I know this sounds like fantasy times but there are daily drivers running sub 10's down the quarter and these guys drive them to the strip and back home again.

Sorry for the yap, but these really are a pretty nice car for daily use.

Cheers,

Tim.

i've had 3 cars total, the patriot is my first brand new car :)

1996 Toyota Corolla (when i was 16, used to be my dad's)
http://www.revolix.net/junk/corolla.jpg

2005 Honda Civic (when i was 19, purchased at 3,500 miles, the first car i ever bought) i LOVED this car and i really miss it. i only got rid of it because i really wanted an SUV.
http://www.revolix.net/junk/civic.jpg

2007 Jeep Patriot (purchased this year - i'm 21 - brand new!)
http://www.revolix.net/junk/patriot.jpg

the patriot is my favorite thing ever :) as you can see, all i've known before the patriot is the japanese cars. my family's always been a japanese car family, but i think they're all starting to realize how amazing my jeep is!

24 years old now

86 Ford Ranger
93 Ford Escort
91 Chevy Beretta
96 Chevy Cavalier Z24
05 Chevy Cobalt SS/SC


http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r164/johnkb8/SOM%20SS%20SC/IMG_0036.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r164/johnkb8/SOM%20SS%20SC/IMG_0034.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r164/johnkb8/SOM%20SS%20SC/IMG_0030.jpg

http://i144.photobucket.com/albums/r164/johnkb8/SOM%20SS%20SC/IMG_0032.jpg

Before you by the Saab you definately need to have a look at the G8. The Commodore handles extremely well, the steering is crisp and well balanced with no dead centre vagueness. The balance is near 50:50 as the bulk of the engine is inside the front wheel centreline. You can dial in neutral balance or wild oversteer, which by the way you can hold this thing in oversteer for weeks, it's got that much control. Wait till you see it in the flesh, it is one of the best proportioned sedans on the market. Even makes BMW's look a little awkward, I know that's a big call but from every angle this car looks fantastic.
My car has a few mods and is making more power. Factory 0-100 is around 5.6 seconds but my car is good for around 0-100 in 4.9 if a can get traction!
There are alot quicker (twin turbo's and bigger tyres will get you to 0-100 in around 4.4). I know this sounds like fantasy times but there are daily drivers running sub 10's down the quarter and these guys drive them to the strip and back home again.

Sorry for the yap, but these really are a pretty nice car for daily use.

Cheers,

Tim.

Sweet! Thanks for all that info! I can't wait to see one!

My last car was in fact my first car. A '94 Dodge Shadow. My grandfather bought it new, passed it down to my Mom who finnally passed it down to me. I retired it with 247 000 km. I felt that if I was actually going to pay for a car, it had better be something I am in love with.

99 WJ GC (stolen)
06 Solstice (still got it)
98 Firebird (sold a few months ago)

pictures way too large to load. :-(

03 tiburon-sold
02 navigator-still have
04 jaguar xj8r-still have
02 ram1500-still have
01 bonneville-trashed
98 sonata-sold
98 jaguar xj8-sold

Lincoln Continental /VW Jetta
Mazda RX8 / Dodge Caravan (work)
For our current needs the Pat is puurfect!

Wow, I have had a few......

1965 Ford Galaxie 500 - 352 w/ Automatic, burnout king with this car
1978 Toyota Corolla - 1500 with some major add ons.
1978 Pontiac Parisienne - Burgundy - 305 four barrell
1979 Pontiac Parissiene - Grey - 305 four barrell
1980 Chevrolet Caprice Classic - 350 4 Bolt Engine
1971 Pontiac Acadian(like Nova) - 307 with T350 Trans
1986 Mazda 626 - Very nice car but couldnt keep tranny in it
1980 Ford Thunderbird - V6 - HATED THIS CAR - Owned for 3 months
1977 Buick Electra - Dont know what engine but it used gas like mad
1980 Pontiac Lemans - V6 - Nice Car - Was Stolen
1980 Chevrolet Chevette - KING OF GAS MILEAGE!!!
1985 Chevrolet C-5 Van - 350 4 Bolt
1980 Chevrolet Maibu - SWEET RIDE - Street/Strip Car
1988 Plymouth Caravelle - 2.5L fully loaded - Nice Car
1984 Pontiac Acadian - Hated the cold
1986 Chevrolet Camaro IROC - 350 TPI - Wicked Fast Car
1986 Ford Mustang - 2.2L - Was okay but little things drove me nuts
1984 Chevrolet Camaro Berlinetta - V6 with stick - JUNK
1980 Chevrolet 1500 Pick-Up - 305 w/3 speed std - Awesome on Gas for a V8
1990 Chevrolet S10 - 2.5Lw/stick. Pc of Junk
1998 Dodge Neon - One of my Favs - 2.0 SOHC with mass air and header kit, chip- Drove to 380,000 km
2004 Dodge Caravan - Was good on gas and served its purpose, but got sick of repairing it.

Still own today....
1978 Chevrolet 2500 Pick-Up - 350 4 bolt main, T350 Trans, 1 ton suspension. Great hauler.
1985 Chevrolet Chevette - Haven't driven it - Got it for Nothing. Runs Great
1990 Chevrolet Cavalier Wagon - My daily driver. Got is for $300 and it runs awesome. Has 318,000 km and still runs strong
2008 Jeep Patriot - Our Primary Vehicle - My wife drives daily to work.

Hard to pick a favorite here, I have owned some pretty nice rides. The Fastest was my 80 Malibu. 12.60 in the quarter mile. Nicest was my 88 Caravelle. Drove nice, good on gas, all the luxuries. The most amazing was my 98 Neon. Put an unbelievable 380 k on it and it was peppy and surprised alot of people when I put the power addons on it.

1977 Pontiac LeMans
1986 Buick Regal Somerset
1984 Chevy Camero
1987 Mazda RX-7
1987 Jeep Cherokee Pioneer
1997 Hyundai Tiburon/Still have it
1996 Jeep Grand Cherokee
2008 Jeep Patriot

well, as far as I can remember my wife and I drove:

Fiat 600/127/128/ritmo(2)/regata/bravo
Autobianchi a112
Renault 6
Alfa Romeo alfasud/alfasud ti/gtv bertone
Peugeot 205/305/405(3)/505/605
Mazda 626
Nissan 100 nx
Mini 850/1275 gt
Ford probe
Citroën bx (2)
Pontiac transport
Jeep cherokee 4.0
Opel astra
Audi tt

our present vehicles:

Dodge Custom Club Coupe 1948
Lancia Appia Coupe series II Pininfarina 1958
Volvo Amazon 1961
Harley Davidson Sportster 883R 2005
Dodge Caliber CRD 2006
and in a few weeks:
Jeep Patriot CRD 2008

1984 plymouth Reliant/ 1987 Plymouth Sundance/ 1989 Buick Century/ 1991 Ford Ranger/ 1993 Ford Ranger 4x4/ 1997 Plymouth Sundance 3.0 liters/ 2003 Chrysler Neon/ 2004 Jeep Liberty/ and finally .......2007 Jeep Patriot (off-road package)... Love it!!!!!

Let's see..
85 Plymouth Voyager (2.2l.....ugh!)
90 Dodge Shadow..( sold it in 96 with 406,000K..original engine and tranny)
94 Plymouth Acclaim (3.0L)
95 Dodge Caravan
95 Suzuki Sidekick (2dr, ragtop.....great summer ride)
98 Nissan Pathfinder Chillkoot
2004 Chrysler Intrepid SXT (3.5l 24 valve....250HP and electronically limited to 180kph....go figure)
2007 Jeep Patriot 4x4 FD1 CVT.

I traded a 2006 Chevy HHR for the Patriot.

I also drive
1960 Willys Wagon
1963 Chrysler New Yorker Wagon
1967 Jeepster Convertible
1970 Jeepster Wagon
1970 Cadillac Convertible, MY first car in 1980
1976 AMC Gremlin
1980 Wagoneer
1982 Cherokee Laredo
1982 J-10 Pickup after the Patriot, I drive this the most
1983 CJ8 Scrambler after the Patriot, I drive this the 2nd most

I had a 1971 Oldsmobile Vista cruiser and a 1969 Buick Sport Wagon 400 both have been sold.

Any cars I have I will drive anywhere at any time. Some of the older ones are used only on cross country vacations. None are show cars. All look good and are very reliable.

MY wife has a 1961 Cadillac
a 1984 CJ8 Scrambler
and a 2007 Compass

I had a 2006 Scion xA and before that a 2003 Toyota Camry.

Wow! I didn't have as many as most of you folks...

1961 Pontiac
1966 Mustang 289
1971 Corvette LT1
1976 Camaro Rally Sport
1965 Corvette 327 roadster
1984 Mazda GLC -- yes go figure
1988 Pontiac Bonneville SSE
1997 Ford Escort wagon
1998 Jeep Cherokee - wife's vee-hickle
2007 Jeep Patriot

My list is relatively short but spans many years:

1981 Chevette (from 1990-93)
1987 Ford Escort 2 door (1993-99)
1994 Ford Escort GT (1999-present) - I have a sister driving it for now while her car needs fixing - still running after 354000 km!
2007 Jeep Patriot (now) - yes this is my first new vehicle!

Don't get the Patriot until May...

Vehicles from the Past:

2004 Chevrolet Optra (SADLY, MY CURRENT CAR...)
1996 Suzuki Sidekick Sport
1995 Mazda MX-3
1993 Mazdz 323
1988 Suzuki Samurai

I drove a 1994 Buick LeSabre Limited. In "Old People Gold."

http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p241/demolaysgirl/Buick.jpg

Before that, a 97 Opel Vectra Wagon (Germany)
a Ford Sierra Wagon (Germany)
a 93 Toyota Corolla
an 86 or 87 Honda Prelude (my first car!!)

We've still got our 1991 300ZX Twin Turbo
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p241/demolaysgirl/ZSonoraPass.jpg

And our 1977 GMC Jimmy (runs great - it's Hubby's junk hauler)
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p241/demolaysgirl/IMG_0024.jpg

And our 1978 280Z...currently pulled apart in the garage.
http://i130.photobucket.com/albums/p241/demolaysgirl/280Z.jpg

All that...and he's toying with the idea of picking up a used 350Z.....

In addition to my herd of classic Jeeps, I had a Chevy HHR, that one that looks like an old station wagon from the 50s. Great car. Good mileage, 33 MPG. However, when Jeep introduced a vehicle that was able to get 30 MPG I was sold. I drive a lot in winter and I found I was always driving a Jeep rather than the Chev. You can't save money on gas If you don't drive the car that get the good mileage. Every time I wanted to go anywhere there seemed to be some kind of weather better suited for a Jeep. So now a fuel saving Jeep Patriot I have!

1994 Dodge Shadow
2002 Chevrolet Cavalier
2003 Toyota Rav 4
2006 Jeep Liberty
2007 Chevrolet Cobalt (worst car I ever owned)
2008 Jeep Patriot

2001 White 1991 Ford Fiesta 1.1 (so many nice memories!)
2003 Green Renault Mégane 1.9d (very good overall)
2007 Steel Blue CRD Patriot (I like it more and more every day)

my previous vehicle was a 2003 Toyota Corolla (still have but going to sell soon, i hope) and my 2006 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited. i still miss that one.....:(

My last vehicle was a 1997 Ford Escort Wagon. Excellent vehicle for a nerd-mobile. It carried me for 10 years, 250,000 kms on 3 sets of tires, 3 mufflers, 2 sets of plugs, original clutch and original battery - honest. I changed the timing belt at 200,000 kms only because we took the Escort on a 4500km trip. Air worked all the way until the summer of 07. Gave it to my step son. It is still running strong. he finally had to change the battery at 275,000 kms. Amazing.

I can only dream the Patriot will be as reliable. My wife's ride is a 98 Jeep Cherokee Classic.

Truck - '94 Cherokee and '90 Blazer

also drove an 01 and 05 Dodge Caravan which was traded for the patriot.

2007 Ford F150 Crew Cab Lariat
2004 Ford F150 Super cab FX4
1999 Ford F150 Work truck
2000 Ford Ranger Super crew FX4
2001 Jeep Wrangler 6"Lift and 6 point roll cage
2000 Toyota 4x4 King Cab SR5
1999 Toyo 4 Runner Sport
1998 Ford Mustang
1998 Jeep Cherokee
1995 Jeep Wrangler
1990 Jeep Wrangler


Damn I have gone through some cars. I think I have left off a few too LOL.

I drove a 1999 Toyota Sienna...I had 190,000 km...so I decided to made a jump to the Jeep family...and the Jeep dealer is one of the best around...

2008 patriot!
2002 trailblazer (traded for patriot)
1993 miata (summer car in ny)
1999 Dodge Durango
1994 nissan sentra
1994 Ford Ranger
1997 dodge stratus (5spd, seemed very rare)
1996 ford ranger splash
1994 or 97 Dodge neon
1989 Geo Prism

all thease since i was 16, and im only 22... i was very indecisive :]

drove a 98 honda civic
a 92 buick roadmaster
and last (but still have it)
84 jeep CJ-7

1989 hyundai sonata
1992 ford explorer
1996 buick century
2001 toyota corolla
2003 toyota corolla (have a pic of this one)

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y232/schoat333/mycarmeet.jpg

it was slightly modded ;)

http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y232/schoat333/clean003.jpg

With over 200K miles on it
Brother still uses it as adaily driver
He recently left it for 2 weeks while he was away
It started up immediately without any delay
Man I love that car

Started out with a 1983 Camaro 305 5spd T-tops Posi beautiful car, 180,000kms on it
http://img382.imageshack.us/img382/8366/p1000124mb2.jpg (http://imageshack.us)





Sold that when I found it wasn't the best in the winter (go figure) and picked up a 1994 Lincoln Town Car has 216,000kms on it and I still have it although i'm thinking of selling it (buyers:p )
http://img444.imageshack.us/img444/7087/dsc02844ca1.jpg (http://imageshack.us)


And of course my new Patriot with only 2500kms on it!

http://img211.imageshack.us/img211/8098/p1000059ju5.jpg (http://imageshack.us)

Traded in a 2000 Dodge Durango SLT
went from 14 mpg avg to 27 mpg avg what a difference

In Cronological order

1987 Jeep Cherokee Laredo
1988 Chevy Celerbrity
1982 Cadillac Seville
1981 Oldsmobile Cutlass Supreme
1996 Honda Civic LX
2007 Jeep Patriot Sport FDI - Current

1977 Chevy 4X4
1985 Bronco II
1987 Ford Pickup
1987 Ford Escort sport
1985 Toyota Celica GTS
1992 Geo Metro (3cyl)
1987 Jeep Cherokee Laredo (400K mi)
1991 Chevy Cavalier
1997 Honda Civic

Gee, do you really want me to list the 25+ cars I've owned since '55? Thought not!
But I did like my '98 Chev S10 with all the goodies. Got 135K miles without any serious problems. Sold it after 10 years to buy the Patriot! My dog misses the Chev worse than me--she "owned" the front seat, but now there's a barrier on the Patriot, keeping her in the rear!

before the Pat means for me what i´m still driving:
An Opel Zafira B:
http://freenet-homepage.de/Santarossa/zafira2_3.jpg

http://freenet-homepage.de/Santarossa/zafira2_4.jpg

Here next to my old Zafira A i traded in for the B model:
http://freenet-homepage.de/Santarossa/zafira2_5.jpg

1996 FORD Contour GL
2000 Saturn SL2

Lets see
1985 Ford F150 4x4
1986 Ford F350 longbed extendacab dually
1993 Ford Mustang (sold the dually, but kept the F150 4x4)
1995 Ford Explorer ( totalled the mustang, traded the F150)
2003 Chevy 2500HD crew 4x4 (sold the Explorer)
2008 Jeep Patriot ( traded the 2500hd)

For a long time I had 2 vehicles just for me. It was kinda nice and I was single.
I really wish I hadn't totalled the mustang, it was a police package and was nice.
The 2500hd got 10mpg all the time with maybe 11mpg on highway at 65mph.
I only work 7.5 miles from the house, but my parents and friends are 100 miles away so it was like $75 in gas to visit them. Which meant I didn't......

Well..this makes me feel quite the old fart!!...here we go...

1967 Chrysler Newport 2 door
1975 Plymouth Gran Fury 2 door
Cant remember the year of the Citation...( P.O.S.!)
1972 Chevy Nova SS
1969 Firebird ragtop ( wish I still had it)
1980 Honda 250 Street Bike, little, but it was a bike!
1985 Yamaha 750 Virago ( miss it with all my heart)
AMC Spirit 2 door, somewhere in 70's...had a kid, needed a car
1987 Chev Celebrity Eurosport Wagon , 2 kids now
1985 K-Car, it was willed to us
2000 Caravan, blue
2003 Caravan, silver
finally got out of the minivan sh**, and got the 07 Patriot!!

That's it for now....still saving for another bike for my 50th!!

Last two:

2005 Dodge Ram 1500 4x4 Hemi Laramie

1989 325I BMW chasis with an e36 m3 engine swap and a TON of other mods. I was featured in PBMW out of the UK. This car saw several little variations.

'85 Chevy G10 (185K miles)
'97 GMC Jimmy (205k miles)

Previously owned, all in various levels of modification:
1990 V6 Chrysler LeBaron coupe
1979 Mazda RX-7
1987 Chrysler LeBaron coupe T1 (parts car though)
1988 Pontiac Firefly Turbo
1985 Tercel wagon (don't actually remember the correct year, winter beater)
1990 Ford Ranger
1992 Volkswagen Passat

Still have:
1992 Dodge Stealth R/T Turbo (my baby)

http://photos-d.ak.facebook.com/photos-ak-sf2p/v72/162/7/537145183/n537145183_346651_7884.jpg

Well...where do I start. I still have a '05 Hyundai Tucson (Wife's daily driver).
Traded my '06 Elantra GT for my new 08 Patriot. And the list continues:
'05 Kia Rio was my second car (Hated it...hence the Elantra GT)
'03 Mitsubishi Galant (Traded in for the Tucson)
'02 HyundaiElantra GT
'01 Chrysler Neon
'99 Jeep Cherokee Classic (really a gas pig)
'95 Toyota 4Runner (gas pig)
'91 Honda Accord
'83 Toyota Celica GT
'81 Honda Accord (First Car)

Still love the Tucson, and I really love my new Patriot...it reminds me of my '99 Cherokee a little.

79,80 Pinto
69 LeMans
84 Dodge PU
88 LeMans
88 Accord
94 YJ
02 TJ

Vehicles I have Owned

1949 Plymouth Deluxe 4 Door
1956 Ford 4 Door
1963 Volkswagen Beetle
1957 Dodge ½ ton Pickup
1965 dodge Dart 2 Door
1960 Ford Thunder Bird
1968 Plymouth Valiant 4 Door
1965 Buick skylark 2 Door
1972 dodge Dart 4 Door
1966 Ford ½ ton Pickup
1967 GMC ½ ton pickup
1972 Datsun 4 Door
1975 Buick century 4 Door
ACE 90 Hodaka motorcycle (on/off road)
1972 Honda CL350 Motorcycle (on/off road)
1976 Cherokee Chief
1979 BMW R65 Motorcycle
1973 BMW R75/5
1988 Cherokee Pioneer XJ
1983 R80ST BMW Motorcycle (on/off road)
1972 BMW R60/5
1977 R90 BMW Motorcycle
1976 R90 BMW Motorcycle with Sidecar
1978 Buick sky hawk
1988 Suzuki Samurai
1992 Cherokee Sport XJ
1985 Cadillac Eldorado
1999 Mercury cougar
2001 Dodge Grand Caravan
1999 Cherokee Sport XJ
1949 CJ3A
2006 Chrysler Town and Country Van
2008 Patriot Sport MK

Honda Accord 2.2 Sport
Audi A4 2.0 T
Audi A8L
BMW X5 3.0

Well I don't have my Patriot yet, but we have decided we are getting one. Heres what I have owned/driven in the past

1989 GMC Ralley STX full size van (fathers)
1999 Pontiac Sunfire (mine, got written off)
1995 Pontiac Grand Prix GTP (mine, current)
2000 Hyundai Accent (fiancee's, current)

When we get the Patriot my Grand Prix will be going into hibernation until the time comes that I can afford to do further modifications... Heres a few pics of my current baby...
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/GTP_MuNkY/GP%20Misc/CIMG3694.jpg
The black one is my friends 90 TGP, not originally sold in Canada
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/GTP_MuNkY/GP%20Misc/CIMG3701.jpg
http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n81/GTP_MuNkY/Photography/CIMG3664.jpg

Jamie

-1981 chev s10 4x4
-1984 NISSAN 720 4X4
-1994 gmc sonoma 4x4
-1998 Ford F150 4x4
-Ive been driving around a 2008 dodge nitro rental ca for the last two weeks..cause the ford was written off from a brutal crash 4 months ago.
- I will shortly be in the process of ordering a patriot as the check for my destroyed truck has finally showed up from the other guys insurance company.

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About the written off f150.... I turned on to a highway on ramp, but the car in front of me chickened out trying to merge into traffic and slammed on the brakes. I came to stop no problem but the guy behind me in a little neon ( 3 people r.i.p) nailed my rear end at probably 140km/h.

My last vehicle was a V8 2006 Dakota Quad Cab 4x4. The Patriot gets MUCH better mileage!

2008 Patriot is my 2nd vehicle. '94 ETC was my first :D:

http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a171/904stunnaz/caddy-3.jpg

the dog's breakfasts in order
91 plymouth acclaim(used)
98 Chrysler Cirrus(used)
01 Dodge Dakota 4x4(new)
82 Chevy G20 6.9L Diesel(used)
99 Saturn SL2 (used)
00 Kia Sportage 4x4 (used)
08 Jeep Patriot 4x4 (New)

91 Vw golf GTI sold
90 Vw jetta coupé (2door) sold
87 Vw golf GTI sold
90 Vw jetta diesel sold
96 Ford escort (only use for daily work- winter handbrake playing)
07 jeep Patriot 4x4 new june 07 (clean at anytime!! use afternoon and week-end)

I drove a 2000 VW Jetta with some mods, rims and all that good stuff.
Picked up my Patriot last week and loving it so far. The 9 speaker package is good but i miss my 2 x 12' JL's

25 or so before these .... can' remember all...

but the last 3 were...
2003 dodge ram... 12 mpg
1999 jeep wrangler 15 mpg

1970 plymouth SUPERBIRD 440..... maybe 10mpg.... hated to see this one go....

81 Honda Civic (traded in for...)
87 Honda CRXSI (Sold and got....)
99 Chev Cavalier Z24 (Fuel pump went and they wanted $1050.00 to fix. Not worth it. Which leads to...)
And now the 2008 Patriot North Edition.

I do kinda miss the CRXSI though. That was a very fun little car to drive around town.

Chevrolet Chevette 1983
Chevrolet Chevette 1984
Chevrolet Z24 1987
Hyundai Accel 198? (winter car)
Pontiac Sunfire GT 1997 (new)
Chevrolet S-10 1996
Dodge Noen 1996 (tuned)
Plymouth Reliant 198? (winter car)
Chevrolet Celebrity 198? (winter car)
Hyundai Accent 2003 (new)
Jeep Patriot 2008 (new)

1976 Fiat 4 door Spider
1992 Susuki Swift
1978 Toyota Tercel
1985 Chev S-10 454 Small Block
1993 Mazda 626 lx
2007 Honda fit (New)
2008 Jeep Patriot North Edition FDII TR (NEW)

First was an 1989 VW Jetta Stick with sun roof course I owned it some where around 1998/9. Got three speeding tickets:(
In 2001/02 I got a 1993 Mercury Villager LS. Great Van, No speeding tickets, really thought about getting another, but its a soccer mom van and does nothing for helping to promote the store.
Besides I want a fun ride.
Cheers

93 Jeep Cherokee Country Edition. I plan on owning another one some day.

When it arrives, my 09 Patriot will be replacing my first car: 2002 Kia Rio with 198000 kms

I drove a 2001 Olds Intrigue. Tranny went out 3x until i sold it for the Patriot. Fortunately it was under warranty. What a lemon that turned out to be.:doh:

1996-1997 LADA 21053 75 ph
1997-2000 Peugeot 306 75 ph
2000-2008 BMW 523 170 ph
2008 - now Patriot 2,4 FDII

6" BDS lifted S10-ZR2 pickup. 2002. money pit $$$$$

2005 jeep tj rubicon. (miss this one)

1992 Toyota 4Runner (300,000km). The Patriot has a LONG way to go before it userps the old 4Runner as my most reliable vehicle ever.

http://photos-e.l3-t.facebook.com/photos-l3-sf2p/v253/92/119/906125566/n906125566_2860180_1969.jpg

prior to that:

2000 Ford Ranger
1981 Mazda RX7
1988 Jeep YJ
1981 Pontiac Firebird

Drove a 1998 Saturn SL2 that got 30 MPG HWY, but burned a quart of Oil every 50 Mi! Put it for sale in my back yard (faces a busy street) sold it in 4 hours, even with full disclosure of the oil issue! The buyer drove a full size RAM. I understood completely.

Before my caliber I drove my Dads 2004 Dodge Dakota:
http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i197/un4gtbl3/DSC01831-cardomain.jpg

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i197/un4gtbl3/DSC01833-cardomain.jpg

We also have a 2007 Dodge Caravan SXT: (the right one ha ha, next to my Caliber)

http://i72.photobucket.com/albums/i197/un4gtbl3/PIC-0224-web.jpg

Previous Cars that we have had:
2004 Dodge Caravan
2001 Dodge Caravan
2000 Chrysler Neon
1999 Plymouth Voyager
1998 Dodge Dakota
1998 Plymouth Neon
1997 Plymouth Grand Voyager
1994 Plymouth Grand Voyager SE
1990 Plymouth Voyager
1980ish Audi
etc...

Too many to list here, but here is my last vehicle .....

http://i372.photobucket.com/albums/oo169/g-show/TheJames3.jpg

..... and the current one. Cheers.

http://i372.photobucket.com/albums/oo169/g-show/JeepParkWeb.jpg

Before the Patriot was a 2007 Chevy Equinox

First:Mazda 626 2.0i MY1985
Opel Senator 3.0i MY 1988
BMW 728 2.8i MY 1985
Opel Omega MV6 3.0i MY1996
Chrysler Voyager 2.8CRD MY2004
Current:Jeep Patriot 2.0CRD MY2008

1995 Nissan Pathfinder XE-V6 4x4. 1st and only till I got my new Patriot.

Mine:

97 Plymouth Voyager
89 Plymouth Colt
74 Caprice Classic
74 Honda Civic
78 Camaro
72 Vega

Every one but the Vega a hand-me-down from someone else. I'd rather just walk than spend money on a car.

My wife:

05 Smart (current)
97 Voyager
89 Colt
Diesel Rabbit (don't know what year)

99 Grand Cherokee Laredo

1999 Jeep TJ

First one...Renault R6TL, after that...Renault R12TL, Peugeot 405, Volvo 244GL(I loved this car), Ford Sierra GL (2x), Renault 21 Manager, Opel Omega GL, Audi A3...diesel 130CV (Yes!), Mitsubichi Space Wagon (...with all my family), and now ...my love car...My Jeepy,...my Jeep Patriot
hihihi

i drove a 1993 camaro Z28. with a lot of goodies.

5.7L V8
K AND N INtake
Flowmaster Exhaust
3 12" Subwoofers
4 Tweeters
4 Mids
2 Amps
Capacitor
2 yellow top batteries
and a set of booster cables for starting it after a week or two lol


and i regret trading it in for the patriot

Well Here goes my first post.
My old car was a 1994 Geo Metro.
Yes I drove a 3 cylinder go kart like car before moving up to a 2007 4x4 patriot. Talk about a big step up and there is no looking back.

'95 ford explorer

2007 dodge caliber (god i hated that car) and a 2002 chrysler sebring (god i loved that car) trade it for a 2010 mazda 3 (not so bad)

74 beetle
76 beetle
82 Rabbit Conv.
1990 Golf (Great Car)
2001 GTI (greatest car)
2006 Audi A3 (Lemon)
2007 Honda Fit (No problems, but no soul)

Now I have the 2010 Patriot, and love it :smiley_thumbs_up:

Let's see...it all began with my
1982 Chevrolet Malibu Classic (Police Car) put a 383 Stroker with Intercepter Intake.
1959 Jeep CJ-5 Willys, 327
1975 Chevy Nova, with a 262, replaced that with a 403, went Edelbrock for the intake.
1979 Dodge Magnum, it had a 360 in it. Good car always started when I needed her to.
1993 Plymuth Duster. Fun little death trap.
1978 Chevrolet Blazer K-5, 350 under the Hood and full time 4 wheel drive.
1977 GMC Sierra Grande, 454, 3 inch lift 35 inch super swampers
1999 Chevrolet Caviler, P.O.S. I was glad when the x wife demolished it.
I still own the Malibu Blazer and the Willy's. I love my babies.

Traded my fully loaded 1991 Isuzu Rodeo during Cash for Clunkers for a FDI Patriot... Miss my Rodeo, but love the Riot! Can't wait for my lift to be installed next week.

http://b4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/01422/47/73/1422753774_l.jpg

Sold my 1996 Mazda MX-6 to buy my Pat, and I'm still a bit sad. I do love my Pat, but the little V6 2.5L of the MX-6 was SO fun to drive, and it had one of the best sound I've ever heard come out of a 6 cylinder.

2005 Dodge Dakota SLT 4x4 Quad Cab- before that= 2002 Neon...

I thought i posted this somewhere else before, but here goes anywho.

1990 Chevy Cavalier Wagon (totaled)
1990 Dodge Daytona ES* (traded)
1986 Olsmobile Cutlass Supreme* (see below)
(then the same Daytona again) (car seat wouldnt fit)
1999 Chevy Cavalier LS (traded for Blazer)
2001 Chevy Blazer LS 2DR (casualty of divorce)
1987 Chevy S-10 Tahoe PKG EXT CAB (sold)
1992 Eagle Talon TSi AWD (blew head gasket/traded for 03 S-10)
2003 Chevy S-10 LS (see chevy blazer)
2002 Mitsubishi Galant ES (traded for Jeep)
2008 Jeep Patriot Sport (drivin everyday)
1994 Ford Explorer Sport (Missus drives it)
Nimitz Class Nuclear Aircraft carriers (X3) (CVN73, CVN71, CVN69)
Enterprise Class Nuclear Aircraft Carrier (CVN65)

*I traded the Daytona to my dad for the Cutlass in High school. I loved the Olds and learned how to drive in it, so he traded me. Three days after I got it it dropped a trans out of the blue, so my dad gave me my Daytona back since he thought there was nothing wrong with the Cutlass. Looking back, I really wish I had just fixed the transmission, but the Daytona was a great car too, never let me down once in many cross country drives. (correction- Only let me down once... Broken CV axle 500 miles from home. Had to tow with a uhaul back to Illinois and spend 2 days in January working on it in subzero temps. jerk car......

I thought i posted this somewhere else before, but here goes anywho.

Nimitz Class Nuclear Aircraft carriers (X3) (CVN73, CVN71, CVN69)
Enterprise Class Nuclear Aircraft Carrier (CVN65)

*

LOL, I got to test drive the CVN 68 back in a 1992 Tiger Cruise. It handled like a boat!!!

Driven before the Patriot, but still home: 98 Jeep Wrangler Sahara
http://lh3.ggpht.com/_YmRgdrBWVOo/SvymFpG0NII/AAAAAAAAD0I/4B9efRNAljU/s640/IMG_4028.jpg

I drove a 08 Subaru Forester X Sports, traded it for the Patriot mainly because it was manual (wife drives only auto) and the low sitting position was pinching a nerve on my leg and making it numb
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Before that I drove a 08 Toyota Prius Touring, fully loaded. Sold it because despite it being comfortable and great on gas mileage I was moving to Alaska and wanted a four wheel drive wagon.
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A few others before:

When I lived in Korea (2002-2008):
90 Ssangyong Korando (Korean-made Jeep CJ7 with metal hardtop, used)
93 Hyundai Elantra (used)
90 Kia Pride (Ford Aspire, same car)

In the US (1993-2002):
2000 Suzuki XL7 (new)
1998 Hyundai Accent (new)
1977 Mercedes Benz 300D (very well used, bought for $900 when I was broke in college, best $900 ever spent)
1987 Volkswagen Scirocco 16v (used, fast pocket rocket that got me a few tickets)
1987 Ford Ranger (used, hurricane Andrews survivor)
1971 Ford Courier (well used junk pick up truck that wouldn't die)

In Brazil (before 1993):
1991 FIAT Elba 1.6 (new, station wagon version of the FIAT Uno)
1990 FIAT Uno 1.6R (new, first new car, fast little sports car)
1987 FIAT Uno 1.5R (used, traded for a faster, new 1.6R a few months later)
1985 FIAT 147 1.3 (used, first car, Ferrari red Italian people mover)

In reverse order:

1998 Chevy S-10 Pickup
1996 Pontiac Grand Am
1988 Mercury Topaz
1989 Ford Escort
1979 Volkswagen Rabbit Diesel
1984 Chevrolet Caviler Station Wagon
1980 Volkswagen Rabbit
1973 Volkswagen Beetle
1974 Plymouth Duster

That's about it,

PipeTobacco

ahhh. Fun trip down memory lane...and a shameful reflection on how wasteful I've been.

In reverse order:

2007 Jeep Patriot FDII (Current)
2008 Honda Civic EX
2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited (Rubicon)
2003 Toyota 4Runner Sport
1999 Mazda Miata MX-5
1999 Honda F4 (Motorcycle)
1992 Jeep Cherokee
1998 Toyota Rav4 (Black)
1996 Toyota Rav4 (Green)
1992 Mazda B2600i 4x4
1990 Ford Escort GT
197x? Honda Accord

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'90 Geo Prism Notchback
'88 Merkur XR4Ti
'79.5 Ford Ranger F-100
'86 VW Jetta
'91 Ford F-150
'05 Ford Escape
'08 Ford Escape
'08 Dodge Caliber SRT4

Miss the $hit out of my Merkur XR4Ti. My plan (since I'm over here in Germany) is to obtain a Sierra Cosworth RS500 or an Escort RS200 once my '08 Escape is paid off. All of the ones that are in good condition are "outrageously" expensive. 10+ grand in Euros...15+ in dollars. So, even if I have to, I may end up getting a stock Sierra and just doing work on it. It'll be a long drawn out process... but that's my plan at least.

I feel the same way as Gluestick. Gave up the fast cars for a family.
my cars were:
1- 1984 Merc Capri R/S 5.0
2- 1988 Iroc Z
3- 1992 Lumina Z34
4- 1977 Datsun 280ZX
5- 2004 Saturn Ion Redline
6- 2007 Saturn Ion Redline STG2
7- Jeep Patriot 4x4

The best car by far was the 280ZX, building one rite now for my dad.

1976 Chevy Truck
1977 Olds 442 (AWESOME!)
1980 Chevy Z28 (AWESOME! X 10)
1984 Pontiac Fiero (What a waste of what could have been a cool car GM failed on this one)
1986 Chevy S-10 (Crap... last GM vehicle!)
1984 Mitsubishi Montero 4X4
19?? Honda Prelude (Crap car)
19?? Toyota Celica (Beater bought from my older sister)
1993 Nissan Hard Body pickup (Good truck no A/C)
1995 Nissan Pickup Good truck with A/C - S Georgia summers... whew!)
1998 Dodge Dakota V8 (Bought with 3500 miles - still own)
1998 Dodge Dakota V6 (Trash truck traded for Patriot during cash-4-clunkers)
2006 Toyota Rav4 (Wife's DD - still own)
2008 Jeep Patriot

1993 Honda prelude
1996 Honda civic
2005 Acura RSX type-S
1994 Toyota Supra twin turbo
2009 Jeep patriot north

2001 Grand Prix--Fantastic car, went 250,000 until the tranny & comp died.:smiley_thumbs_up:
1997 Bravada--comfortable w. good winter traction. Couldn't pass a gas station.
1993 Cutlass wagon--"Daisy" went 140,000 before her first repair.
1993 Cherokee--Disintegrated, then got wrecked. Its amazing I ever bought another Jeep.:mad:
1991 Cutlass Supreme--never should have sold it; wanted the above Cherokee.:doh:
1986 Buick Electra--"the Boat" rode like your sofa, blew tranny at 50,000.:mad:
1977 Volare--first car I bought new. Good car; much maligned in press.
1968 Impala--virtually stole it used; just had to buy a new car after college so I got the Volare above.
1960 Falcon--first car, first love. Sniffle.

Meanwhile Wifey has had 3 Wranglers, all good machines.

Oh, left out a 73 Cherokee. Great engine, rough on gas, severe case of tinworm.

nissan king cab 1987
acura integra 1994
acura 1.6EL 1998
acura 1.7EL 2001

2007 Chevrolet HHR. Hated it.

I drove a 2000 Ford Ranger XLT Off-road edition. It had the full bed and the small cab. It was my first vehicle and I loved her. I was sad to trade her in, but it had to be done. My second kid is on the way. I love my Patriot. I still miss my truck from time to time, but it doesn't beat my Jeep.

I had a:
1998 Land Rover Discovery series 1 AWD
2005 Subaru Baja AWD
1998 Mazda B300 4x4
1991 Cutless Supreem
1992 Geo Tracker LSI 4x4
1981 Chevy Chevett

and now I maybe having to give the Patriot to the wife (Baby on the way) currently she has a 2005 GTC Sebring conv. and get a 4x4 pickup (cash truck).

1989 Jeep Cherokee
1886 Jeep Cherokee
1983 Datsun 280zx Turbo- still have this one
1976 Datsun 280z
1973 F100
1979 Mazda B1600
1969 Pontiac Firebird
1970 Pontiac GTO
1972 Pontiac Grand Prix
1974 Oldsmobile Cutlass
1969 Pontiac GTO

This, and I miss it dearly :(

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Wow: Here Goes

2010 Patriot North Edition FDII
2008 Toyota Camry SE
2006 Ford Fusion SE
2003 Ford Focus SVT
1995 Ford Taurus SHO
1985 Dodge Daytona
1986 Toyota Tercel
1995 Suzuki Sidekick JLX
1992 Acura Integra
1985 Suzuki Samurai

1987 Pontiac Firefly - Great on gas... a little to small for me
1999 Saturn SL2 - Great car
2003 Toyota Matrix XRS - Best car ever... the only one I really miss. Traded it in and the new owner totaled her a couple of days later... :(
2007 Jeep Patriot North 4x4... my first jeep... had a kid and we made the worst decision ever....
2009 Dodge Journey... or also known as the "POS"... lasted a little over a year and after being in the dealer 17x for repairs... they agreed to take it back. We now have....
2010 Patriot North 4x4 and lovin' it! :pepper:

In order of when I owned them:

1986 Dodge RAM (great small truck)
1988 Chrysler Laser (piece of junk)
1990 Chevy Cavalier wagon (piece of junk - but ran well)
1984 Pontiac Fiero (fun little car)
--- first child born ---
1995 Mitsubishi Mirage (ran forever! 200,000 plus before it was totaled)
1998 Toyota Tacoma (first new car)
--- second child born ---
1992 Plymouth Grand Voyager (ran well, constant transmission issues)
2000 Nissan Frontier Crew Cab (great truck, sometimes wish I hadn't sold it)
--- third child born ---
2003 Kia Sedona (fell apart after about 2 years)
2005 Ford Freestyle AWD (replaced the Kia, but crummy CVT transmission)
2006 Dodge Charger R/T (still own - awesome car)
2004 Jeep Wrangler Rubicon (incredible offroad, not practical otherwise)
2008 Buick Enclave (still own - incredible car, some of GM's best work)
2008 Jeep Patriot FDII (still own - and loving!)

You can see the cars get bigger and bigger as the kids come along.

1998 Peugeot 306 Diesel. Had it for 8 years.

2000-Present: 2000 Neon. Still runs great. I beat the crap out of it, never sank much money into it and it did alright by me.

1997-2000: 97 Neon. Traded it in after putting second head gasket on it

1993-1997: Plymouth Acclaim. Great car until I ran into the side of the apartment building I lived in.

1990-1993: Bought 2 K-cars for next to nothing and drove the snot out of them. Got one stuck in the woods, still there for all I know.

2003 pontiac grand prix limited edition super charged
2001 chev cavalier Z24
1995 ford tempo, yes i had a tempo, but in my defense it was given to me!!
1990somthing ford Aero star van filled with stereo stuff
1990somthing daytona, what a pile of ****, but it was 200 bucks.....
1992 pontiac sunbird 3.1L V6 first car i bought myself, loved this thing!!
1989 ford bronco, (my brother gave it to me cause he owed me cash)

i just trade a ram 2008/hemi for my pat.

before i had a nissan xttera for 4.5 years.
ford 150.2 years

and afew pick up and did had a jeep cj4 1974 for 2 years cool jeep in the wood.

joco

ok here the list

amc spirit.1981
olsmobile calais1985
ford escort 1983
jeep cj4 1974
van full isze dodge 1984
jimmy small ..suv1987
chev pick up 1978
chev pick up 1991
ford f150pick up 1997
nissan xttera suv2003.for 4.5 years..my best truck ever
ram dodge pick up2008....

NOW a patriot jeep..4/4 pff road crawl ratio tranny.

joco

1997 Ford Escort
1999 Ford Ranger long bed
1998 Chevy Cheyenne (still have it)
2006 Yamaha FZ6 (still have it)
1986 Chevy S-10 with the V6
2008 Pat 4X4

96 Jetta 2.0
98 Cavalier Z24
04 Mazda 3 2.0

1994 grand cherokee... I miss it... a lot...

VW sedan ( beetle ) 1981
VW jetta 1989
Ford Cougar 1985
VW sedan (beetle) 1990
VW jetta 1990
Crysler Shadow GTS 1990
Crysler Spirit 1991
Dodge Neon 1998
Honda Civic 2000
Renault Clio 2004
Jeep patriot 2009

I knew this list would come in useful one day....

Current 2009 Jeep Patrio CRD Limited

Previous Vehicles (latest first).

2004 Hyundai Santa Fe CRTD CDX
Peugeot 406 Estate
Ford Escort XR3i
VW Scirocco
BMW 525i
Peugeot 305
VW Polo
Renault 21
VW Cavailer 2.0i
VW Astra GTE 16V
VW Cavailer 2.0i
1974 Opel Manta A series
Hillman Imp
Kawasaki 250
Skoda Estelle
Moskvitch V4 16600
Ford Escort 1.6 Ghia
Dodge Station Wagon
1967 Plymouth Fury coupe
Chevrolet Vega
1969 Dodge Charger 440 R/T
1964 Cadillac Coupe de Ville
1968 Cadillac Coupe de Ville
Bedford SWB Van
1968 Chrysler Town & County SW
BMW 2000 Pickup. (yes, really).
Harley Davidson 125 trail
Austin Princess 2200 VDP
Hillman Avenger 1600
Rover 2.2
Bedford Dual cab (converted street lighting vehicle)
Ford Escort Estate
Lancia Fulvia 1.3S
Ford Escort van
Renault 5
Triumph 650 Thunderbird
Austin Mini 850
Ducati 350 Desmo
Suzuki T20 Super Six
Honda SS50
Raleigh Runabout

1986 Blazer S10
1968 Coronet 440

I'm a lifer. Here's to another 20 years!! :D

New:
red 09 Dodge Journey (sucked!!)

gray Dodge Durango

silver Grand Cherokee

red Grand Cherokee

gray Grand Cherokee

small black Dodge truck - name escapes me

red Mazda Protege

blue Chev s-10 truck

Used:
green Dodge Aspen

gold Plymouth Volare

lite blue Comet (who made it? Mercury??)

how do yall remember all the year models??

89 Toyota Tercel
87 Mitsubishi Galant
95 Honda Accord DX
94 Isuzu Rodeo S
04 Chevy Classic
01 Chevy Blazer

Of all those, I miss the Galant and the Rodeo the most. The Accord was my pride and joy, but it was stolen; looking back tho, it was probably the most boring car on the list.

a renault grand scenic (7 seats)...don't ask!;) great mpg though and the same seat height as the patriot :smiley_thumbs_up:. no kudos though:BLAM:
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I've actually had pretty good luck with my vehicles in terms of longevity:

1983 Pontiac 6000 280k km-boring car to say the least
1992 Eagle Talon 320k km-most reliable and exiting drive I've had
1999 Chevy Malibu- don't ask. I needed a car went Talon went down
Just sold it to my sister when I got my Pat.

2000 Camaro SS, w/LT headers, 3" true exhaust, Pro5.0 short throw shifter, Upgraded intake manifold, and custom tuned.

Hi there

still have my Yj 92 my babe...
and for the patriot car of all days
Before had Mazda B4000 4x4 2007
finaly gone gaz eater.......

87 buick skylark
90 mustang 5.0
94 ford ranger

1999 Chevy Metro
2004 Ford Ranger
...neither one had ANY options :zzz: The Metro didnt even have a radio!

I had a VW Golf 1.6 SE 16 V.

wow you American dudes have some pretty cool cars

95 chevy blazer 4x4. I like thae patriot a lot better. The 4wd is better on the patriot than the blazer. Handles the harsh weather and snow better than the blazer, looksbetter, and gets much better gas mileage.

I drive an adventure before get into patriot...

72 MG Midget
79 Mercury Capri RS
81 Camaro
84 Renault Fuego
67 Mustang coupe
72 Chevelle
82 Honda Accord hatch (commuter car)
68 Mustang GT
66 Mustang Convertable
92 Nissan Sentra (commuter car)
66 Mustang coupe
72 Alpha Spider
69 Ford Bronco
65 Mustang convertable
94 Dodge Stealth
91 Nissan Sentra (commuter car)
67 Mustang convertable
01 Isuzu Rodeo sport
09 Jeep Patriot =D

Hmmmm that reminds me I'm due to buy a convertable LOL

1999 Ford Escort ZX2 lollollol

The most complained about modern car since the internet age

A 2002 Ford Explorer XLT

It's my wife's car so I'll answer for her ...

Just sold 2005 Nissan Murano with 210,000 miles
1997 Dodge Ram 1500 sold with 214,000 miles before that
1995 Saturn prior to that

Since there are so many VWs on here. I just sold a VW Jetta TDi with 200,000 miles

This is what I drove before the Pat....turned it in before lease expired, much to my dismay. It's an 07 Chrysler 300 'C'.

Taken at the Virginia Beach Pavilion
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A 1999 Ford Escort. Don't Laugh! I still have it for run around car, very few problems with it and it still runs great. also had access to my husbands 1993 Wrangler in the winter. Even though I spun it around on ice patch this year. But that can happen in anything on ice.

I had a 2000 Chevy Malibu LS which had 117,000 miles on it when I traded it in for the Pat. (Traded it in without the wheels).

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I have had two 1993 Ford Aerostar’s and then a 2002 Chevy Astro before my Jeep Patriot. Pretty much drove all vehicles till they dropped dead. All my vehicles I have had, had four wheel drive on them. Living up north and having to drive in snow it was to me a pre-requisite, plus they had what I considered good enough ground clearance. Everything ended up with over 200,000 miles and engine problems with many other problems as well. To many problems to fix needing to much money that it just wasn’t worth it, get another used vehicle and drive it to it goes.

I drove a 2007 Saturn ION until that fateful day about a month ago when I decided I wanted a vehicle that couldn't fit underneath a RAV4.

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Ouch....

I miss my Malibu sometimes but it was time to let her go...

OK...here it is

1997 Dodge Caravan
1998 Jeep Grand Cherokee Ltd 5.9
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1999 BMW 740IL (still have it)
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1989 BMW 325I Convertible
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1990 Mercedes 190e 2.6
2008 Mazda 3 Grand Touring Hatchback
2010 Jeep Patriot

The Patriot really did not replace anything for a while. I was driving the '95 XJ which was really what my wife had bought to drive many years ago. She was driving the '98 Durango. Well we bought the Patriot which I started used as my daily driver because of I drive a lot. She got the XJ back and our daughter borrowed the Durango to use as her daily driver.

But in reality the Patriot is temporarily replacing my '82 AMC Eagle SX/4 as a daily driver as its the Eagles turn for some much needed TLC so I can use it again when the roads are not seasoned with brine. The Eagle, believe it or not, gets right at 30 mpg.

Eventually we gave the Durango to the our daughter which she promptly traded in for a used Ford Focus.

So I guess the Patriot replaced the Durango.

1995 VW Santana SOLD
1999 Lexus IS 300 ( still have it great car!) (mum's car)
2002 BMW E46 318i ( was mine but it was a Lemon :( at 65000km the lifters need to be replaced. ) SOLD
2005 BMW X5 4.81i (Beast) (dad's car)
2008 Merc C 220 (Parents car)
2010 Patriot (mine)

I drove a Volvo s40 2001 1.9T. It was a nice little car but it was getting old. Besides, while the motor and transmission would likely never die, every other imaginable thing in it would always die on me.

Hyundai Elantra GT, then Compass North Edition and now a Patriot North Edition

1993 Ford Bronco (Someone decided that they wanted to crash into it)

1987 Mercedes-Benz 190DT (Was leaking diesel and coolant everywhere so it gave me an excuse to buy the Patriot)

2009 Pontiac Vibe, on a lease. Didn't mind the Vibe. Decent car, but I got tired of leasing and wanted a vehicle that would have some residual value that *I* would own.

I have to say, I'm not unhappy with the decision. Love my Patriot, nice step up from the Vibe, even given the similar price point.

2004 Ford Escape 4X4 LTS. I liked it but I bought it with high kms and the continuous repair bills were too much. :confused: :eek:

2004 Ford Escape 4X4 LTS. I liked it but I bought it with high kms and the continuous repair bills were too much. :eek:

Dacia 1310 (89-91)
VW Golf I 1.6 (91-93)
VW Jetta II (93-95)
Opel Omega Caravan 2.3Diesel (95-97)
Peugeot 405 1.6 (97-98)
VW Golf III 1.9 TDI (98-2000)
Renault Megane Classic 1.9 DTI (2000-03)
Renault Scenic RX4 1.9 DCI (03-09)
Jeep Patriot Limited 2.0 CRD with mods (09-present)

1989 Nissan Sentra Pick-up 5-speed man.
1986 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 5-speed man.
1998 Cadillac Deville
2008 Jeep JK Wrangler X Unlimited 4X4 6-speed man.
2001 VW Jetta 2.0 5-speed man.
2011 Jeep Patriot Latitude 4X4 FDII 28B (wish they made a trail rated Pat in manual!)

1989 Nissan Sentra Pick-up 5-speed man.
1986 Ford Mustang GT 5.0 5-speed man.
1998 Cadillac Deville
2008 Jeep JK Wrangler X Unlimited 4X4 6-speed man.
2001 VW Jetta 2.0 5-speed man.
2011 Jeep Patriot Latitude 4X4 FDII 28B (wish they made a trail rated Pat in manual!)

you can get diesel trail-rated 6 speed manual in europe

If those were available in the US that's what i would have ordered! Ill keep dreaming though....doesnt look like thats gonna happen any time soon hahaha

I currently have (not exactly drive them as much)
'65 Chevrolet C20 (for sale)
'69 Chevrolet C10
'97 Dodge neon

And of course the Pat

In chronological order...
1972 Chrysler Newport (440)
1972 Plymouth Fury III (318)
1979 Chrysler New Yorker (Lean Burn 360)
1981 Imperial (318)
1977 Datsun B210 coupe
1969 Dodge Sportsman van (Slant 6, between the seats)
1977 Datsun B210 hatchback
1984 Mazda B2000 pickup
1984 Oldsmobile Cutlass Ciera
1990 Geo Prizm
1969 Dodge Polara covertible (383)
1984 Mitusbishi Montero (short wheelbase 2-door)
1992 Ford Festiva

My favorite was the Imperial. The only one that I really hated was the Olds Ciera (I only owned that one for about 6 weeks).

That's awesome!! I had a 72 Chrysler Newport Royal, 4 door hard top with a 400...


Here's my list

1977 VW Rabbit 2 door 3 spd Auto
1981 Ford Escort Wagon 4 spd Stick
1972 Chrysler Newport Royal 4 door hard top auto
1987 Chrysler LeBaron coupe turbo 5 spd Stick
1992 Volvo 940GLE sedan auto
1994 Chrysler Concorde with 3.5L
1982 Volvo 240 sedan 4 spd with electronic OD
1998 Honda Civic coupe Integra engine swap and LOTS of mods, 5 spd
2007 Ford Focus sedan auto
2005 Dodge Caravan (its my wifes but I put more miles on it than she does, so not sure if this one really counts)

My most recent vehicle, prior to the Patriot, was a 2002 Nissan Xterra SE... arguably the best vehicle I have owned thus far.

TC

Here's an update to my previous post:

Before my 2011 Patriot I drove a
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a 2008 Patriot!!! :D

first car : 1988 Chevrolet cavalier station wagon (1999-2000)
1992 dodge shadow (2000-2005)
2000 mazda protegé (2005 - 2011)
And now the Patriot.

If I include the cars that I drove almost daily but weren't mine :

1984 dodge charger
1989 plymouth (or was it chrysler ?) reliant K (KCAR!!!)
1988 Volkswagen Fox

VW Polo
Seat Ibiza
Ford Taurus
Chrysler PT Cruiser

Ford Sport-Trac pickup
Toyota Rav4
Nissan Hardbody pickup(s)

The 2010 Patriot is our first 4x4. Got it for her to replace the 96 Regal which was getting temperamental and to get the 4x4 in case of snow. She loves it!

2009 Buick Enclave ( his current vehicle)
1996 Buick Regal ( still have it - driver training vehicle for the kids )

1997 Chevy Astro RWD
1988 Ford Mustang ( 4 cyl )
1977 Dodge Tradesman Van
1984 Honda Accord
1977 Honda Civic
1979 Datsun 310
1967 Plymouth Fury

1997 Mazda protege, then 2004 Chevy Optra (I still drive it..lol) all used; and now 2011 Patriot.

2000 xj cherokee!

1991 Honda Accord. Great gas mileage, but i felt like i was getting out of a clown car in that thing.

I used to drive a 2001 Pontiac Grand Prix GT. I loved that car but the Pat is alot more useful and handles the bad weather better.

1992 Jeep Cherokee Sport, 2dr, 5-speed, 2WD...worst vehicle I've ever driven in the snow. I also have a 95 BMW 325i convertible

I had a 2001 impala but it fell apart. I then bought a 2003 Toyota highlander and had that for a year before I bought a 2010 Patriot

Very first
1. 77 toyota 2wd grey with lime green interior paid 300$
2. 87 toyota 4x4 with awesome custom flatbed me and dad built
3. 91 toyota 4x4 xtra cab with 31x10.50xr15 all terrains and custom bumper after deer

then joined air force
4. 07 ford focus se (ugly but good mpg)
* 4.5 still have an 99 pontiac grand am se that i drive every now and then haha.
5. 09 patrioit sport 4x4 (great but miss off road ability of little yotas) currently driving ;)

2001 Chevy Cavalier: couldn't kill it, I tried, but it just kept on going!

1998 Honda Accord: awesome car, great on gas, but crumpled like paper mache in an accident.

2003 Buick Century: nice car, but guzzles gas like a truck. It doesn't need the V6 under the hood at all!

My wife's truck will be sold after we take delivery of the Patriot...

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2002 Chevrolet Avalanche Z-71

I get to keep the TA...

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2000 Pontiac Trans Am 5.7L, 6-speed manual

She is such a good sport.:notworthy:

rblt, did your Fury have the push button transmission, with the buttons on the dash?

1967 Plymouth Fury

I had a sport fury with a Hemi, and the push button trans.

last car was a 97 suzuki vitara jx... it never missed a beat !

had a kid, the wife says ' time for a family car '..

Funny that, cos the jeep sits in my garage - and i drive the work car every day.. the jeeping is left for special occasions... my jeep only has 35,000 k's on it - since 2008 :)

Renault Megane Scenic II
Jeep Liberty Sport

Have no idea on what years everything was but starting with my first car
1970 Pontiac Lemans
1979 ? Pontiac Phoenix
1983 Ford Escort bought
???? Nissan Sentra
???? Mercury Mystique
2001/2 Kia Sportage, worst car ever bought, drove off the lot and did a u-turn
right back had lots a problems for a year traded in for my next car (lost my shirt)

2003 Ford Taurus, can't complain kept 8 years, bought for $14,000 but financed
$20,000 (ty Kia sportage)
2011 Jeep Patriot, to date my favorite mode of transportation

I was driving a 1999 Plymouth Grand Voyager Minivan In the Winter and a 1994 Buick Roadmaster in the summer, I traded both of them in for my 2010 Jeep Patriot.

2001 Pontiac Montana.

It was nice until the warranty ran out. Then, two big engine problems. Later on serious rust just ahead of the rear wheel openings. I have seen that rust problem on most all that series of GM minivans, once they get about 6-7 years of age.

Hyundai Tiburon 2006. Wanted more room and cargo space but also, I was tired of sitting on the ground....lol

1999 Honda Civic, Sedan, 5-speed manual. Had 232,000 miles on it.

Poor baby was getting a little rough around the edges and I didn't want to end up putting money into a repair, so I traded it in while I still could...


:)

1987 Chrysler LeBaron GTS - after 3 engines, it was time to go
1984 Dodge Aries LE - It's a K-car, nuff said
1985.5 Ford Escort 4-speed - Fell apart at the seams, literally
1990 Chevy Cavalier - Loved this car, traded her in with 290K
1993 Chevy Cavalier - Wanted something with 4WD
1994 GMC Jimmy LT - money pit, I let the bank have it and suffered the consequenses
1995 Dodge Neon ACR 5-speed - Absolutely Loved this car, had a kid, needed 4 doors
1991 GMC Sonoma - Beater truck, traded in on the wifes 99 Voyager
2001 Honda Civic LX 5-speed - Upgraded when I got a new job(still kicking myself for doing so)
2002 Dodge Durango SLT - Couldn't stomach the fuel cost any longer

CARS
1981 Renault 5 GTL
1991 VW Rabbit 1.8 Sport
1996 VW Rabbit 1.3
2001 VW Rabbit 1.4i
2000 Honda Civic 1.5 Hatch
2006 Honda Civic sedan 1.8 LXi
1972 Mercedes Benz 280 - Current
2008 Jeep Patriot 2.4 4x4 Limited - Current

BIKES
2006 Zongshen 200
2004 Aprilia Pegaso 650 iE
2008 Aprilia Caponord 1000
2006 Suzuki DRZ 400 SM
1995 Yamaha Virago Bobber
2004 Aprilia Caponord 1000 - Current

We traded the Honda on the Patriot and my wife drives around with it. When I am not on the motorcycle or need to pick up my son I ride around with the Mercedes.

In order:
1952 Willys M38*
1976 Chevy 3/4 ton 4x4 (I never knew the model number)
1994 Ford Taurus
2003 Jeep Wrangler
2001 Kawasaki Z1000*
1997 Pontiac Sunfire
2001 Pontiac Grand Prix*
2006 Dodge Ram 1500
2007 Dodge Charger SRT8*
2005 Jeep Wrangler*


* denotes vehicles I still own today.

I don't remember most of the model years..but here goes in order:

1. Chevrolet Chevette
2. Buick Regal
3. Cutlass Supreme Brougham
4. A 5-Speed Hyundai Excel
5. Buick Skylark
6. Ford Escort
7. Nissan Altima - 2001
8. Pontiac Grand Prix - 1999
9. Another Pontiac Grand Prix - 2004 - This was my first brand new but I leased so I turned it back in. Had a selenoid problem anyway.
10. Ford Escape - 2002 - Bought used. Totaled it in an accident.
11. Dodge Journey - 2009 - Bought this new and hubby drove it because I hated it. Negative equity in the trade for the Patriot but was still worth it
12. Toyota 4Runner - 1999 - NICE truck! Has less than 100k...Hubby is now driving that. This is what I was driving while hubby had the Journey.
13. And now I have .... My Jeep Patriot!! Still only 2 weeks old but loving it so far :)