8. You smile broadly as you look out the window at a snow storm

9, You pay less for insurance because of the safety rating

10, You look at the back of every other Patriot to see if the muffler is painted

11, You don't bother to shovel snow from your driveway anymore

And...

 

If people confuse a Patriot with a Caliber " They should have gone to Spec Savers" ( UK in joke)

 

12) You take the back road to camp, just because you can.

13) You get frustrated when yet another person asks you "How do you like your Cherokee?"

14) You log onto jeeppatriot.com and create another thread titled "how big of a tire can I put on my Patriot?"

and...

 

15. You have to lean forward, and look up to see traffic lights because the roof is so far in front of you.

16. You can store things in the dash

17. You day dream of all the things you could mount to the huge square dash piece above the radio.

 

12. Your second coat of paint is mud

13. When you drive by for escape's you laugh

14. you've done some sort of Mod, black muffler, skid plates, lift kit, or tow hooks

15. when you meet up with some on the trail and they question it's capability

16. all you here is clunking and popping on a rough trail

17. your larger size tires rub at a full locked turn

18. you can't make it up a really steep hill going 2 km/h because the cvt won't let you

and...

 

22. You realize that it's possible to have great fuel economy, decent acceleration and good cargo room in one package.

 

23. You can take a shower with your front dome light.

24. You get stuck on the boat ramp because it is the only Jeep without standard tow hooks.

 

25. When people see your truck for the first time and confuse it with a Chevy HHR

 

26. When you open a thread regarding the commonalities among Patriot owners, only to realize that people who actually own one seem to either love or hate it, with very little middle ground.

27. When you find yourself explaining to your curious 4-year-old exactly what a "crossover" is, because you don't feel comfortable refering to the Patriot as either a car NOR a truck.

28. You're torn between lifting and lowering.

29. You begin to let go of preconcieved notions, accept the Patriot's flaws as "quirks", and simply enjoy having something that fills the Goldilocks zone of automotive ownership.

 

29. You begin to let go of preconceived notions, accept the Patriot's flaws as "quirks", and simply enjoy having something that fills the Goldilocks zone of automotive ownership.

This is the point where a mere vehicle owner becomes a real JEEP owner.:smiley_thumbs_up:

 

25. If your lifted Jeep springs are made in Australia.

26. If your stock tires are as aggressive as a sloth.

27. Your front bumper has been used as a snow plow.

28. If your engine is at red line to merge with traffic.

29. If you're told it will NOT make and then you "do".

30. If you can not do a burn out because of ESP.

31. If a Jeep Wrangler owner has not waved back to you.

 

32. You don't buy one with a sunroof in case it's going to leak.
33. You wish you had 16" steelies because you can't find the right tires for your 17" rims.
....And

 

HA! I like these ones!!!

 

34. You don't mind the "WOOOO" noise from your failing CVT because it makes you think you are driving the Jetsons car.

 

 

35. If your skid plate has been used and has scraps on it.

and

 

36. You have had the drivers door ripped out of your hand, by a gust of wind, while opening.

37. Your doors rattle when you turn the radio up.

38. you have a hitch, but use it for recovery or a bike rack instead of towing.

39. you can actually have someone 6'3" tall sit behind you without moving the seat forward.

 

37. Your doors rattle when you turn the radio up.

Take out all coins in your driver door handle. LOL....

 

40. You don't care that your "offroad" vehicle is just FWD... you can have some fun anyway.

41. When you see other Patriots without a painted muffler you assume they haven't found our website yet.

42. You find yourself driving a crossover sized SUV like a go-cart.

43. You laugh at your friends when they move the front seat all the way foward to "make leg room" for the buddy in the back seat.

44. You stop wondering if it really can move with 4 well fed individuals inside.

 

40. You the torch when you have guests in your Jeep just because you can.

and....

 

41. You're tired of being pelted by your change when you turn a corner, so you buy a rectangular coin holder from Amazon for $4.95, and the shipping cost is $4.99

And...

 

46. Your wife just rolls her eyes when you come back with coat of dirt and mud.

 

47) When you realize the stock SR/A's are not very "all-terrain" after the 4th flat tire.

48) When you take a drive up through the mountains at 70mph while towing a small trailer while having 5 people inside and all their gear... and you still get 22mpg.

and...

 

49. You have two kids in the back and you know they are safe.

50. Your pregnant wife screams at you for climbing a county back road covered in 17 inches of snow going to her parents house all while making your own trail.

51. When you piss off other Jeepers with your trail rated badge, because their "real" Jeep doesn't have one.

and...

side bar....
I have had 1/2 number 47 happen.

 

52. Use phrases like, "Look what I can do", "Is that all you can throw at me" and "I told you so."

and...

 

53. You go looking for bad weather.

 

54. You find your window/door lock switch by touch at night.

 

oh yes



Did exactly this this morning.

 

55. You hate that the stereo and seat warmers reset every time you turn the car off. I was listening to my ipod and driving with my seat warmers on, leave it that way!

and...

 

56. When you purposefully turn up the stereo to try and mask the sound of the cvt.

and...