Jeep patriot any good. Or?

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Wife is looking for an SUV type thing.. something larger than her 95 corolla but I suppose smaller than my 57 chevy 4 door.
She is spoiled with the 35MPG though so 18 mpg does not cut it.

I am a bit scared of the CVT transmission in those Jeeps though..Maybe it is unwarranted.
Anyone have any experience with these or possibly some other vehicle that gets 25+ mpg and will last 250,000 miles and is taller than a corolla.
 
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Not unwarranted. Stay away from that POS. I had one as a press car last year. The CVT is awful and the ECM is designed to give you the "feel" of a shift, because people don't like the way a CVT feels. You are basically driving a car with a rubber band for a transmission. When they do go bad, it is ridiculously expensive to fix. STAY AWAY.

There are plenty of midsize SUVs that are much better. We have a 2013 Kia Sorrento 4 cylinder. gets 22-24 mpgs highway. The patriot is closer to a Kia Soul in size though. We have only had a couple of minor issues with the car, and that is mostly because we have kids and we put a lot of miles on our cars.

For the record, I drive a '13 suburban, wife drives the kia.
 
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I recently looked at the 2007 saturn Vue.. Honda engine they say.
I do not like V6 engines.. My fault i suppose..I like them fine in a rear wheel drive buick though.
Thanks for the information on the CVT.. I seen some pictures of the workings and looks like a torque averter for a go cart.
We put a lot of miles on vehicles also.
67,000 miles in 11 months one year.
Most of my cars are V8 carbed or 4 cylinders with FI or carbs and all have made 250,000 miles and some over 370,000 miles.That last one was carbed inline 6 ford.


I need reliability.
I almost feel i will need to build my own car to get what she wants.
 
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The Kia has been very reliable. 4 years with 20k+ per year. 10 year warranty. It is a good vehicle, we just outgrew it as the main family car, which is why we went to the suburban.
 
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gfercaks33 said:
Chevy trail blazer maybe?
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Not with the fuel economy OP is wanting. It's a full frame suv and uncomparable to the patriot or smaller unibody wagons.

Start by looking at a Rav 4, CR-V, or Escape. Smaller like she wants, good fuel economy, reasonably reliable. They are the gold standards in the compact SUV class for a reason.

The Korean brands are good these days also. But I think their SUV models are a hair larger actually. The Sante fe is more comparable to a Highlander in size
I think.
 

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