And I'm only asking about when you say to someone, "I'll go get the truck", or "honey, I think it's time you wash the car".

I don't want to know what you think it should be called - just what you call it.

 

the wife just called it a "car-truck" without me telling her about this poll. See my dilemna?!?!!

 

I just call it the "Jeep"... I think that settles it.

The "truck" is my dad's Tahoe and the "car" is my mom's Mercedes so those two options are taken anyways.

So your poll is flawed since there isn't a "Jeep" option.

 

I've given up on it... I call it "my vehicle"

 

double post... sorry

 

i agree with wheezy i just call it my "Jeep" or maybe we can call it a caruck?

 

I call it the Jeep, or the car. The motor vehicles branch calls it a station wagon.

 

I called it truck today. the dealer dude called it truck as well

however, its a hybrid, so you can call it either I guess lol. I try to call it jeep. I had a friend today that doesn't know about cars, I said I got a jeep patriot, and he thought I was talking about a wrangler lol

CAR - it's based on a Calibre, duh...

thats like saying to calibre owners:

what is it?

TRUCK - it's based on a Patriot, duh...

lol

 

Car. Better to be underestimated.

 

"The Jeep" or vehicle.

 

Mostly, "Jeep", but sometimes car.

 

I'm liking the "Jeep" option, and wish I could add it to the poll - surely it would win.

 

Since my fiance drives a tiny little Dodge Neon, the Patriot is naturally considered "the truck." I usually refer to it as "Jeep" though. It's a habit I've had for all 3 Jeeps I've owned. It was especially confusing when I owned a Grand Cherokee and a Patriot at the same time!

 

I wouldn't call it a truck, but that's because we don't tend to use that word much in the UK. I guess it would be either the car, the Jeep or the UAV (Urban Assault Vehicle) as a friend of mine named it the other day.

 

I call it a jeep.

It is not a car bec. no trunk.

It is not a truck bec. no exposed bed.

It is a Jeep.

 

I call it a jeep.
It is not a car bec. no trunk.
It is not a truck bec. no exposed bed.
It is a Jeep.

"Spock, your logic is impeccable." Kirk, out.

 

To me the Patriot is in a class all by itself, defying conventional labelling.

That said, calling it the 'Jeep' or the 'Patriot' feels about right to me. Better yet I think would be to give the vehicle a charming nickname that reflects its personality and the owner's (or owner's family) lifestyle and experiences. Maybe when I finally have one in my garage I'll just call it 'Nellybelle' and be done. In any case if I had to choose between calling it a car or truck, I'd go with car because it's definitely not a truck .. except when it is.

Happy Trails!

 

we call it: "The Jeep"

 

I think I read where California let the PT Cruiser pass as a "truck" because of an interior space rule; if there can be a certain interior space storage area by folding or removing seats, then the vehicle can be classified as a truck. I often call my Caravan a truck which my wife corrects me as she says it should be referred to as a "van". So, if California is right, a Pat can be referred to as a truck but I think the name "Jeep" is more appropriate because my wife would call it a jeep and I always agree with my wife ... on the smaller decisions!

 

I keep calling it the truck mostly because the vehicle I traded for it was a truck and the last 4 vehicles I have owned were all trucks. I did catch myself and called it the suv. I like "The Jeep" So I'll have to learn to say the Jeep.

 

I don't really think of it as a truck - so I refer to it as "the Jeep" or "the Patriot".

 

The Patsy and the Compass are crossovers. Its a car designed to act like an SUV.

 

Agreed. If it's built on a truck frame, then it's an SUV. Built on a car frame CUV.
The only "Jeep" to me anyway is the Wrangler design.....it doesn't fit into any car/truck/suv/cuv/wagon/convertable/ etc category.

 

It's a sport-utility-crossover so... maybe it's a SUC?

 

The old joke is, "you know why they call them SUVs don't cha? 'cause it's not a JEEP!" or "Jeep was already taken!"
We have called them ALL "the Jeep". All five!
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Its either the Jeep or the Truck to me and my friends. If we're refering to our multiple vehicles at once, "The Trucks." or specifically, "The Jeep, The fullsize, The Cherokee." etc. Somehow, my Patriot got 'The Jeep' over the Cherokee, but they're all trucks.

 

I believe I recall seeing a bumper sticker that read, "it's a jeep thing, you wouldn't understand" so there you have it--I call it the jeep or the wagen, but in my household it is the RED jeep, not the OLD jeep!