So I have an opportunity to cash in on my mopar lifetime warranty to the tune of getting $3k towards the purchase of a new dodge/jeep/fiat vehicle. I am having my eye on a jeep wrangler. 4x4.
they seem to get decent mpgs- not much less than the patriot.
i can get a new 8 year warranty out to 125,000 miles for less than 2k. I paid 2200 for my lifetime warranty on the patriot.
so now i am trying to determine a few things:
1) maintenance-
how are the :
a)spark plugs
b)fluids like diffs and xfer case and transmission
c)other?
as compared to the patriot?
the patriot is all simple easy except for the 6spd auto trans that i have- may have dealer due that but not for a while as i have 36,000 miles on her.
2)quality-
the patriot was the most reliable jeep when it was in production- at least towards the end.
how do the new wranglers compare? any known glaring issues?
i have signed up for the JL forums but haven't gotten approval yet but will ask in there once I do.
3)best config for a simple man for maint, like me-
seems that they only have one config i am interested in when it comes to engine and trans-
the gas v6 with 8spd auto- they have 2 different 8 speeds but one seems to match the gas v6.
i want to stay away from diesels and gas turbos.
i also want the automatic trans.
i can drive a stick and have for years BUT auto is so much nicer for the way i drive my offroad vehicles.
i can sell my 2017 pat for like 14k to carvana.
the dealer will prolly low ball me at first and i don't think they will match carvana though they may.
that 14k plus 3k for the mopar warranty thing is 17k towards the new jeep. i'd oweabout 25k on the one i am looking at.
i can write a check for that and be done.
I do like my patriot. it does all i need it to do. it's reliable, cheap to maintain and easy. decent mpgs. it' sjust not as "cool" as the wrangler and nit as capable- i use the capability of a true 4x4 once a year or two at gnarly beaches. the pat could prolly do that but i haven't tested her yet on the local beaches.
what would you all do?
keep the patriot and jsut make her more mine without affecting warranty.
or
trade that sucker in and take the extra 3k, and buy the 8 year warranty along with it??
they seem to get decent mpgs- not much less than the patriot.
i can get a new 8 year warranty out to 125,000 miles for less than 2k. I paid 2200 for my lifetime warranty on the patriot.
so now i am trying to determine a few things:
1) maintenance-
how are the :
a)spark plugs
b)fluids like diffs and xfer case and transmission
c)other?
as compared to the patriot?
the patriot is all simple easy except for the 6spd auto trans that i have- may have dealer due that but not for a while as i have 36,000 miles on her.
2)quality-
the patriot was the most reliable jeep when it was in production- at least towards the end.
how do the new wranglers compare? any known glaring issues?
i have signed up for the JL forums but haven't gotten approval yet but will ask in there once I do.
3)best config for a simple man for maint, like me-
seems that they only have one config i am interested in when it comes to engine and trans-
the gas v6 with 8spd auto- they have 2 different 8 speeds but one seems to match the gas v6.
i want to stay away from diesels and gas turbos.
i also want the automatic trans.
i can drive a stick and have for years BUT auto is so much nicer for the way i drive my offroad vehicles.
i can sell my 2017 pat for like 14k to carvana.
the dealer will prolly low ball me at first and i don't think they will match carvana though they may.
that 14k plus 3k for the mopar warranty thing is 17k towards the new jeep. i'd oweabout 25k on the one i am looking at.
i can write a check for that and be done.
I do like my patriot. it does all i need it to do. it's reliable, cheap to maintain and easy. decent mpgs. it' sjust not as "cool" as the wrangler and nit as capable- i use the capability of a true 4x4 once a year or two at gnarly beaches. the pat could prolly do that but i haven't tested her yet on the local beaches.
what would you all do?
keep the patriot and jsut make her more mine without affecting warranty.
or
trade that sucker in and take the extra 3k, and buy the 8 year warranty along with it??
The new Wrangler is just too complex to be fun.
