Hello to everyone. New to the board and happy to meet all!
We bought our Patriot this weekend after a painful search for a more responsible family ride to replace our much loved 2007 Hemi Ram Quad Cab1500 that we had customized and modded out to a whopping 10.9 MPG. With the rising fuel prices and the shift in the market we knew our days were dwindling of being able to actually trade in our beloved "Detonator" on something that gave us more fuel economy. So we jumped on the $2.99 gas card bandwagon and visted our local dealership.
After 14 years of marriage we bought our first responsible vehicle- our 08 Patriot Limited.
We have always owned alot of cars...but rarely have we owned one that couldn't do the quarter mile in less than 15 seconds. So this little guy is going to be a whole new world for us. We were drawn to the car for its spaciousness and amenities...and lets face it- if we could get 20 MPG we are getting twice what we were getting in the truck and that thrilled us. Dollar for Dollar...there is not a better buy out there.
The performance is something we are going to have to get used to -making sure we have plenty of room before we pull out in front of another car. No more hail Mary "Floor It!" out if this baby...so we are forced to drive like normal people when we are behind the wheel of our Patriot. (We'll save the Hail Marys for our other rides...)
We are looking forward to customizing and modding our Jeep (but not too much...we want to keep the MPG as high as possible) and most of all we are looking forward to that first fill up...
We are happy to meet all of you and glad to be a part of the group!
We bought our Patriot this weekend after a painful search for a more responsible family ride to replace our much loved 2007 Hemi Ram Quad Cab1500 that we had customized and modded out to a whopping 10.9 MPG. With the rising fuel prices and the shift in the market we knew our days were dwindling of being able to actually trade in our beloved "Detonator" on something that gave us more fuel economy. So we jumped on the $2.99 gas card bandwagon and visted our local dealership.
After 14 years of marriage we bought our first responsible vehicle- our 08 Patriot Limited.
We have always owned alot of cars...but rarely have we owned one that couldn't do the quarter mile in less than 15 seconds. So this little guy is going to be a whole new world for us. We were drawn to the car for its spaciousness and amenities...and lets face it- if we could get 20 MPG we are getting twice what we were getting in the truck and that thrilled us. Dollar for Dollar...there is not a better buy out there.
The performance is something we are going to have to get used to -making sure we have plenty of room before we pull out in front of another car. No more hail Mary "Floor It!" out if this baby...so we are forced to drive like normal people when we are behind the wheel of our Patriot. (We'll save the Hail Marys for our other rides...)
We are looking forward to customizing and modding our Jeep (but not too much...we want to keep the MPG as high as possible) and most of all we are looking forward to that first fill up...
We are happy to meet all of you and glad to be a part of the group!
