crixus Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudolro Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 3 hours ago, crixus said: I have a feeling that this is going to be a disaster like the Patriot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HR_Poke Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 33 minutes ago, rudolro said: I have a feeling that this is going to be a disaster like the Patriot. Of my employees still has a patriot. He seems to like it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudolro Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 24 minutes ago, HR_Poke said: Of my employees still has a patriot. He seems to like it. Probably just likes the Jeep name. When I took my son out a couple years ago to buy a car there were tons of Patriots on the lots for cheap. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HR_Poke Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 25 minutes ago, rudolro said: Probably just likes the Jeep name. When I took my son out a couple years ago to buy a car there were tons of Patriots on the lots for cheap. He does have a boner for jeeps Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSUTOP25 Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 I've never owned a Jeep but have driven quite a few as rentals. My experience has been mixed. I like the Cherokees and also the smaller traditional Wranglers for what they're designed to do. That said, I rented one of those Wrangler-type SUVs once and I'll not drive one of those again until they figure some shit out. It's like mixing a cheeseburger and a milkshake in a blender ... while both are great on their own, trying to merge the two doesn't work very well. Hopefully this pickup truck works better than the SUV. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modestobulldog Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 About time, it has been about 40 years since they had one. Twenty years ago, my friend did a lift on a late 70s or early 80s Cherokee, he said it was challenging because some parts weren't available even on the aftermarket, put some big ass wheels and tires on it, roof rack, big fog lights, it looked awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudolro Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 28 minutes ago, modestobulldog said: About time, it has been about 40 years since they had one. Twenty years ago, my friend did a lift on a late 70s or early 80s Cherokee, he said it was challenging because some parts weren't available even on the aftermarket, put some big ass wheels and tires on it, roof rack, big fog lights, it looked awesome. Oh lawd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudolro Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Honestly I don't get it. It's like the Avalanche. Who buys a damn pickup with a 4' bed? You can't haul shit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renoskier Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 So what's the difference between a Patriot and a Liberty? One of my boys just bought a used Liberty for $4500. Seems to work fine for him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And? Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 2 minutes ago, rudolro said: Honestly I don't get it. It's like the Avalanche. Who buys a damn pickup with a 4' bed? You can't haul shit. I don't think most people use or would use a full size bed to its full potential. Some also just want a little of both. A hard bed for the dirty rough stuff with a shorter wheel-base for off road. Probably one of the many reasons mid-size pick-ups, like toyotas are so globally popular. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renoskier Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 @BSUTOP25 would prefer one of these: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renoskier Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 Or maybe this one: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And? Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 1 minute ago, renoskier said: So what's the difference between a Patriot and a Liberty? One of my boys just bought a used Liberty for $4500. Seems to work fine for him. Liberty's were great. Small, cheap, decent ride with a fully capable 4-wheel drive. A shame they discontinued them. They had one in diesel too. A lot of the base-line patriots that replaced the Liberty's are really gut-less and hardly different than a CRV IMO. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HR_Poke Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 27 minutes ago, rudolro said: Honestly I don't get it. It's like the Avalanche. Who buys a damn pickup with a 4' bed? You can't haul shit. I'm not interested in it if I cant haul sheet rock or plywood in the bed without it hanging over the tailgate Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudolro Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 14 minutes ago, And? said: I don't think most people use or would use a full size bed to its full potential. Some also just want a little of both. A hard bed for the dirty rough stuff with a shorter wheel-base for off road. Probably one of the many reasons mid-size pick-ups, like toyotas are so globally popular. The Tacoma has a short bed but it's 6' and the Tundra is 8'. Just not sure what that smaller niche is for. 4' is not much bigger than my trunk. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BSUTOP25 Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 31 minutes ago, renoskier said: @BSUTOP25 would prefer one of these: @mugtang ... I'm flagging this for lefty-authoritarian porn. Jesus Christ. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
And? Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 12 minutes ago, rudolro said: The Tacoma has a short bed but it's 6' and the Tundra is 8'. Just not sure what that smaller niche is for. 4' is not much bigger than my trunk. You can get it in 5 or 6 feet, but yeah 4' isn't really gonna work for most things other than a few bags of concrete or soil or something, but still better there than in a trunk I guess. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rudolro Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 39 minutes ago, renoskier said: Or maybe this one: That's right up @modestobulldog alley. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
modestobulldog Posted November 30, 2018 Share Posted November 30, 2018 2 hours ago, rudolro said: That's right up @modestobulldog alley. No way, never owned or plan to own a Sube. Oops, my bad, my friends vehicle was a Wagoneer, not a Cherokee. Similar to this, but white, and better looking wheels and roof custom roof rack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...