Build A Patriot Or Buy One?

TheDeadInMe · Nov 8, 2011

I noticed someone on here was looking for parts for their patriot. I was thinking, would it be cheaper to buy parts and build yourself one like that or buy a used one or new one?

On a side note, the patriots are in high demand now. The jeep dealership we bought ours from wants to buy ours back. I wonder if 2012 is the last prod. year for patriot or maybe they know something we dont.

Doogals · Nov 8, 2011

TheDeadInMe said:
On a side note, the patriots are in high demand now. The jeep dealership we bought ours from wants to buy ours back. I wonder if 2012 is the last prod. year for patriot or maybe they know something we dont.

They want to buy it back? Did they explain why? Never heard of that happening before...

MrJeepR44 · Nov 8, 2011

New car places send out letters all the time saying they are "low in used car inventory" and hope that "if you sell them your used car, you would buy new" from them

croat · Nov 8, 2011

I cannot find a Black 2.0L 5 speed with the power package anywhere - so I would say build.

Doogals · Nov 9, 2011

croat said:
I cannot find a Black 2.0L 5 speed with the power package anywhere - so I would say build.

Power package? Is that power windows/locks?

Afmcronnie · Nov 9, 2011

Build it yourself? You didn't just ask that.

TheDeadInMe · Nov 9, 2011

Afmcronnie said:
Build it yourself? You didn't just ask that.

ya as in buying parts here and there from junk yards like body, engine, what not.. im not talking about a complete build like from the ground up.

Afmcronnie · Nov 9, 2011

Thats a complete build....

John Smeton · Nov 9, 2011

depends on how much your willing to spend-thread

TheDeadInMe · Nov 9, 2011

i was just curious to see what people thought. i bet you it would be very cheap to build one yourself.

karlo · Nov 9, 2011

Cool idea. Would love to see a build thread for Patriot.

croat · Nov 9, 2011

Doogals said:
Power package? Is that power windows/locks?

Yes - along with a few other things. All manuals that I have ever found are bare bone base model.

dixiedawg · Nov 9, 2011

If you try to find the parts at boneyards, some will be tough, as that will be the reason someone junked it in the first place. With unibody and no real frame, there isn;t much you can do to bring those back to life. In the old days, you could find one with a good frame and destroyed body, and maybe a couple with damage you could piece one together from, but I sort of doubt it with these vehicles.

When I was in high school a friend of mine had 3 uncles that were all in the junk business. We put vehicles together at the boneyard back in those days and drove them for a while. Probably less than $50 in each one in total cost.

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