Good morning, everyone...
This seems to be a spectacular community in form and function!
I'll try to make this as brief as possible:
I am considering the purchase of a 2011 Patriot 4-by. I suppose I'm somewhat motivated to buy, contingent upon a good price on the new vehicle and a good trade. If I do this, I'll be coming from a 2002 Xterra SE, which has had little competition among all the vehicles I have owned. It has, quite simply, been a fantastic truck, and still is. Rust/dent-free and mechanically sound, it has about 110,600 miles on it. I put a new exhaust on it this past summer, and it's getting to the point where it will need brakes and shocks. But the real motivator is the fuel situation. We're back up over $3.00 per gallon now, and with a 19.5 gallon tank and 19/20 mpg highway, I'm spending over $50 a week on gas, and I only have a 36 mile round trip commute to work. Plus, the X weighs 4100 pounds, as opposed to the Patriot's 3100. So, I'm looking to get into a vehicle with basically the same comfort and functionality, but with a lower operating cost. In my research, I keep coming back to the Patriot. The other utes in its class do not make sense functionally or economically. Even with the Patriot's smaller tank, the bottom line is a much lower gas expenditure.
Initially, I was looking at Latitudes, but they all seem to be over-equipped with a lot of amenities that I don't want, such as leather/heated seats. I'm in the Baltimore, MD area, and Sports seem to be more plentiful, and very well equipped (17 inch wheel/tire packages and the like, but without the leather and such).
Here's my question, though... I have not found the answer in my searches here:
What is the difference between Customer Preferred Package 26A and 26B? I'm currently looking at three Patriots (on the web) at two different dealers, two of which (at one dealer) are black and identical, with Package A. The third (at another dealer) is Blackberry, with Package B. The blackberry one seems to be better equipped as far as I can tell (with things like a sunroof, which I would not purposefully seek out), but is priced about $400 less. So, I find this confusing and am hoping for some clarification, especially as the black ones (with Package A) seem handsomely equipped, but with no specific mention of air conditioning. I'd imagine they'd have to have it, though.
I have not yet driven a Patriot; I plan to do that on Saturday, weather and time permitting.
The benefit of the experience and knowledge here will be appreciated!
Thanks -
TC
This seems to be a spectacular community in form and function!
I'll try to make this as brief as possible:
I am considering the purchase of a 2011 Patriot 4-by. I suppose I'm somewhat motivated to buy, contingent upon a good price on the new vehicle and a good trade. If I do this, I'll be coming from a 2002 Xterra SE, which has had little competition among all the vehicles I have owned. It has, quite simply, been a fantastic truck, and still is. Rust/dent-free and mechanically sound, it has about 110,600 miles on it. I put a new exhaust on it this past summer, and it's getting to the point where it will need brakes and shocks. But the real motivator is the fuel situation. We're back up over $3.00 per gallon now, and with a 19.5 gallon tank and 19/20 mpg highway, I'm spending over $50 a week on gas, and I only have a 36 mile round trip commute to work. Plus, the X weighs 4100 pounds, as opposed to the Patriot's 3100. So, I'm looking to get into a vehicle with basically the same comfort and functionality, but with a lower operating cost. In my research, I keep coming back to the Patriot. The other utes in its class do not make sense functionally or economically. Even with the Patriot's smaller tank, the bottom line is a much lower gas expenditure.
Initially, I was looking at Latitudes, but they all seem to be over-equipped with a lot of amenities that I don't want, such as leather/heated seats. I'm in the Baltimore, MD area, and Sports seem to be more plentiful, and very well equipped (17 inch wheel/tire packages and the like, but without the leather and such).
Here's my question, though... I have not found the answer in my searches here:
What is the difference between Customer Preferred Package 26A and 26B? I'm currently looking at three Patriots (on the web) at two different dealers, two of which (at one dealer) are black and identical, with Package A. The third (at another dealer) is Blackberry, with Package B. The blackberry one seems to be better equipped as far as I can tell (with things like a sunroof, which I would not purposefully seek out), but is priced about $400 less. So, I find this confusing and am hoping for some clarification, especially as the black ones (with Package A) seem handsomely equipped, but with no specific mention of air conditioning. I'd imagine they'd have to have it, though.
I have not yet driven a Patriot; I plan to do that on Saturday, weather and time permitting.
The benefit of the experience and knowledge here will be appreciated!
Thanks -
TC
And have fun on your test drive!
