Important

[vt98xj]

why not do a converter, I have a Magnetek 6409 converter in my truck camper. This allows 12v interior lights/furnace to run off of the truck battery, I am going to add in a couple 12v USB ports for cell phone charging. The nice thing about the converter is it allows you to run off 12v DC truck power or 120V AC lot power. I don't have a house battery in the camper, I have thought about adding one.

they are really easy to wire up, I had to re-wire mine from the pervious owner who didn't know what they were doing.

 

[Fore Wheeler]

Okay. If you were to put your daughter into an entry level Jeep, to daily drive, and your choices were the Patriot, or the Compass, what would you pick and why?

The research I've done basically says they're the same 'car'. It would be the 4wd without the 4 low option. It will be street driven.

 

[RedHeep]

I would pick a car, since that's what you're buying anyway, that wasn't a patriot or a compass.

It's got a jeep badge on it, but that's about it.

 

[Fore Wheeler]

Re: Re: Important

I would pick a car, since that's what you're buying anyway, that wasn't a patriot or a compass.

It's got a jeep badge on it, but that's about it.

I expected this, actually I expected this from you :kissyou:

She likes the look, I like the option of 4wd. She lives in one of the snow belts of Michigan.

 

[RedHeep]

I expected this, actually I expected this from you :kissyou:

She likes the look, I like the option of 4wd. She lives in one of the snow belts of Michigan.

If you want AWD for winter, get a subaru. Or a used volvo. Volvos are built like tanks.

 

[Fore Wheeler]

Leasing is the best option for us/her. She lives too far away for me to fix her car when it breaks, and I'm getting tired of hearing that she spent $300 on a brake job. Full bumper to bumper for 3 years, then walk away. Volvo's are ugly.

 

[BRIANHO13]

We have a compass it's nice.

Right now I'm getting paid to drink and bet the ponies

 

[XJ&CHZ4ME]

Thinking about trading the Denali on a GMC Sierra crew cab. But a stock height 1/2 ton truck sits too low for my liking...thinking the 5" lift and some new wheels n tires...might as well get that mpg down to 12..gotta help foreign oil dependency.

Cheese "about time to trade again" Man

 

[REWSTER]

You don't want to get rid of the Denali, you wouldn't have a heated man boob wheel...

 

[seanR]

All of the new Jeeps are junk.
I vote Subaru also

 

[kmanxj5050]

I'll bet ya that jeep is cheaper than a subaru though?!

But I might be wrong.

k "can't afford new cars" man

 

[XJ&CHZ4ME]

You don't want to get rid of the Denali, you wouldn't have a heated man boob wheel...

ha! Thats true, but believe it or not, I have lost @ 25# so the moob warmer is useless for me now.

 

[FlexdXJ]

I'll bet ya that jeep is cheaper than a subaru though?!

But I might be wrong.

k "can't afford new cars" man

Yeah, new jeeps are cheaper. They are also inferior to a Subaru in snow with that fwd based "4wd" bs.

 

[Fore Wheeler]

The patriot is front wheel till you put it in 4 wheel, then it's equivalent to 4 high.

36 month, 12k mile/year lease on a patriot limited is just over $300/month. $600 due at signing.

Patriot and the Compass are the same car, different bodies.

 

[RedHeep]

Leasing is dumb.

 

[Cottontail]

Leasing is dumb.

So is buying new.

 

[87manche]

If you want AWD for winter, get a subaru. Or a used volvo. Volvos are built like tanks.

All of the new Jeeps are junk.
I vote Subaru also

3rd'd'ddddd
two newer subarus in my immediate family. they're way nicer anything chrysler is going to put together, but it will be more.

of the jeeps, I think the compass is better looking.

broke it. Throttle linkage sucked and it took off straight into a double stacked landscape timber. It did a sweet endo and flew backwards into the shed. Wing was the only carnage. I was surprised.

Then I ran it into a retaining wall at a good clip. 20+. Hard enough to gouge a hole in the pin retainer. Still drives fine.
I was impressed.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPQ2EDvfwCM

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LqgcnNQbbfg

runs well after I fixed the tank cap issue. Still a little rich.

 

[BRIANHO13]

Almost choked to death this afternoon that sucked.....other that that it was a fun afternoon.

PSA....Don't laugh at something stupid while breathing/drinking/eating/breathing.

 

[seanR]

Leasing is dumb.

So is buying new.

Any of these will have a loan payment of less than $300.00 per month and will be twice the car any POS Fiat/Chryco/Jeep will be, even at 124,000 miles.
Lar's son has one that has 250,000 and it drives like new.

 

[BRIANHO13]

Any of these will have a loan payment of less than $300.00 per month and will be twice the car any POS Fiat/Chryco/Jeep will be, even at 124,000 miles.

Lar's son has one that has 250,000 and it drives like new.

True story, out pretty much base model compas has more options than anything 10yrs or older.