[Ignatz]

So I’ve decided to get the Patriot repaired, possibly market it once it’s safe to be on the road, and if no one buys it I will simply just keep it myself.

Hooray! I'm keeping my 2014. I just put a new manual tranny in it. Now I've gotta get a couple more years out of it.

 

[Ignatz]

How many miles has your 2014 got now? Lol you say hooray but my Patriot has been costly lately and tbh if something else goes wrong in the next 6-12 months after the subframe being replaced, the rear calliper seizing and rear brakes needing to be done again at 15k since the previous change, and the potential turbo issue which hasn’t yet been sorted (limp mode) - I’m seriously gonna lose patience with the car.

Honestly the patriot has so much going for it but fundamentally it is a budget vehicle which could be made better and unless you have the US freedom drive II trail rated version, it should stay on the road. Mine is not lifted but honestly you put good AT tyres on a 4wd patriot and it is damn capable. I have taken mine everywhere and it has always got me through snow, ice and mud with little problem. But it is not a wrangler nor a land cruiser....

I love the car for its looks, practicality, it’s comfortable ride, power and off road ability, but it could have been much more.

EDIT: Having said all that, I forgot to say, Jeep make good 4 wheel drive systems, I will give them that. But better customer care, warranties and durability would go a long way. It just seems Jeep don’t come close to Toyota in terms of their durability and build quality.

My Patriot has 192,000 miles. I've done the brakes all around, and front axle bearings. Miles have mostly been rural state highways, some expressway, and a little on marginal dirt roads, but that's only a few miles per week. Thankfully the worst of the state highways (too rough for our old Saturn) was resurfaced a couple years ago. No suspension problems; frame is still good -- surprising since I live in the NE USA where road salt is a factor for half the year.

The CEL is on and code is for a vacuum leak. I've got a crunching noise up front, loudest when I turn left, barely noticeable when I turn right. State inspection is due in October, but this state allows me to register a month early so I'll probably look at getting whatever needs doing done before my back is against the wall.