On MIKE'S TOTALLY FREE JEEP NEWS NOW, there is a very positive article written by a journalist who was able to take the Compass offroad. Looks as if 8 or 10 Compasses where involved in the test drive.

Hopefully, the Patriot will get as positive remarks as the Compass.

here's a video of the sand-slinging referenced in the jeepnewsnow.com article ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T_4kYQQWZ-0

and here's a video of the conference or whatever that the journalists were attending ... there are 4 others on the right side of the page, but they all cost 2 bucks to watch the whole thing (i didn't wanna pay, but if someone does, and they're worth it, let us know) ...

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-4004620497826716269