Yes Virginia, There is a Santa Claus!! :D :D :D

...The 2007 Jeep Patriot Sport and Jeep Patriot Limited models became available in U.S. dealerships in the fourth quarter of 2006 and will be available in global volume markets in both left- and right-hand drive starting in the first half of 2007... source (http://biz.yahoo.com/prnews/061213/clw511.html?.v=65)

I am going to be swinging by the three dealerships on the way home each day now... I will try to bring my digi-cam, too. If I remember to grab it...

This is some of the best news this week! I am really jazzed about it!

But is there a Santa in Virginia???

I still have a brother-in-law who needs a vehicle.

If this is true, and I know everyone hopes it is, my brother-in-law might be one of the first in a Patriot!!! THAT WOULD BE AWESOME!!!!

The U.S. Jeep website has updated the statement to read...

The 2007 Jeep Patriot and Jeep Patriot Limited models will be available in U.S. dealerships in early 2007 and in global volume markets in both left- and right-hand drive starting in the first half of 2007.

Thus, I believe early 2007 you are more likely to see a Patriot at a dealer rather than by Christmas...

I would say january-febuary

I reckon that Jeep wants to say they have Patriots on the lot in 2006, even if that is just one and its at the dealer just outside the factory gates on New Years Eve.