How is the Jeep Patriot or Jeep Compass?

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I am thinking on purchasing either the 2010 Jeep Patriot or the Jeep Compass. I am not into off roading or nothing like that. Just a simple car that'll get me from Point A to Point B.

The reason for wanting small cars is because I have a gas guzzler and I have no reason to keep it. The reason why I looked at those two is because of MPG ratings (the current one I have is 13/17.)

And the reason why I chose Jeep is because all my friends/family have Hondas, Toyotas, Fords, and Chevys. I want to stay away from that bandwagon and it brought me to Jeeps. What are your thoughts on these two and which one of those two (Patriot or Compass) would you recommend?

Thank you and God Bless!
Reliability is THE MOST important feature I am looking for (forgot to mention that.)
pbleek - So basically you're saying that the Japanese win in reliability??

[pbleek2947]

The Patriot and Compass are nothing more than restyled Dodge Calibers. These vehicles can be a good buy for the money but refinement and quality wise they are not up to par with the Japanese or even current domestic Ford and GM offerings.
Here is what one magazine had to say about the Compass / Patriot: A similarly equipped Honda CR-V?a model that thoroughly outpaces the Compass in handling, reliability, cargo room, ride, and cabin quality?costs a mere $1,670 more, and an American-made Ford Escape, which has similar advantages, carries a premium of under $3,000 more. Meanwhile, a Toyota RAV4 that can be outfitted with a third row of seating and comes with that company's bulletproof reliability record runs just over $2,700 more. Any of these is a much better car.

[rick b0807]

Bob your thinking out of the box is great, and just like any car Jap or other wise there will always be issues, that is why there are mechanic's. I disagree with PB, the wife and I bought a Commander and she loves it ( she wont let me drive it ) and the only reason we didnt get what you are looking at, they were just to small for us. Those cars have german engineering in them since the original designs came from Daimler when they owned Chrysler at that time, and you cant go to wrong with some german engineering
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