Patriot Review

[o8k]

Not sure if this has been posted er not but its an interesting blip on the patriot. My unlifted libby w/ nerf bars did this trail, minus the wet and snow last june... Impressive patriot....

http://www.expeditionswest.com/equipment/reviews/patriot/index.htm

 

[JeepJeepster]

I love a good, un-biased review. I bet Car and driver would of gotten stuck, said the engine sounded like a blender, and flipped it a minimum of 50 times.

 

[Dave]

I love a good, un-biased review. I bet Car and driver would of gotten stuck, said the engine sounded like a blender, and flipped it a minimum of 50 times.

.......and Consumer Reports wouldn't even have to drive it to give it a bad review.

Dave

 

[JeepINgeek]

lol were not bitter lol

 

[Kevin]

I love a good, un-biased review. I bet Car and driver would of gotten stuck, said the engine sounded like a blender, and flipped it a minimum of 50 times.

Don't read the February issue of Car and Driver. After reading their small-SUV comparison, its pretty apparent who pays their bills...

 

[Dave]

lol were not bitter lol

Not at all.........it's just the truth. Look what they did with the suzuki samurai and the outcome of the court battle......and how they got only 11 mpg with the kj crd.

Dave

 

[JeepJeepster]

Don't read the February issue of Car and Driver. After reading their small-SUV comparison, its pretty apparent who pays their bills...

I heard they got the KK stuck and pulled it out with some foreign vehicle. BS, I dont believe any of it.

 

[tjkj2002]

I've been offroad with a Patroit,all I got to say isloser.gif ,that CVT ****** is a total joke on anything but a dirt road,couldn't even pull itself up a mildly steep hill climb.Oh and the fact that it has real car struts and that CVT ****** will not last under the abuse of much larger wheels and tires.

 

[Kevin]

I heard they got the KK stuck and pulled it out with some foreign vehicle. BS, I dont believe any of it.

First their Mercedes camera truck got stuck so they "agreed to dispatch our fiercest off-roader, the Jeep Liberty" and got that stuck too. It took them 3 hours with a "jacked up Ford F-250" to set both free. They used a Hyundai Tucson to pull the Liberty off a hummock, snapping a tow rope in the process.

What bugs me is they made it a big deal to test these vehicles "off road" when in reality their performance in the mud was only a tiny fraction of their overall assessment.

If you decide to read the article, wear your boots because the ******** gets pretty deep...

 

[JeepINgeek]

are my eyes decieving me or is that one nice case of Arizona Pin Striping ?

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[JeepJeepster]

Looks like one heck of a scratch to me!

Ill stay on rocks thank you!

 

[JeepINgeek]

off topic:

i went to the trail rating link that was in the review.

Looks like all my libby could do is a 2.5 (sigh) lol

 

[Dave]

I've been offroad with a Patroit,all I got to say isloser.gif ,that CVT ****** is a total joke on anything but a dirt road,couldn't even pull itself up a mildly steep hill climb.Oh and the fact that it has real car struts and that CVT ****** will not last under the abuse of much larger wheels and tires.

lol....the Patriot is "trail Rated" but not "tjkj2002 Rated".......

Dave

 

[tjkj2002]

lol....the Patriot is "trail Rated" but not "tjkj2002 Rated".......

Dave

All the "Trail Rated" is a sticker on the fender,nothing more,just a gimmick to sell a vehicle.My Kj has never had or came with a "Trail Rated" badge,but a stock KJ was the last Jeep to complete the Rubicon under it's own power.Being "Trail Rated" is 75% driver and 25% vehicle.

 

[Dave]

All the "Trail Rated" is a sticker on the fender,nothing more,just a gimmick to sell a vehicle.My Kj has never had or came with a "Trail Rated" badge,but a stock KJ was the last Jeep to complete the Rubicon under it's own power.Being "Trail Rated" is 75% driver and 25% vehicle.

I know.....I was just bustin on ya...

Dave

 

[JeepJeepster]

The kj was also said to do better on the rubicon trail than a stock wrangler.. Just dont let that make its way over the tj forums!

 

[tjkj2002]

The kj was also said to do better on the rubicon trail than a stock wrangler.. Just dont let that make its way over the tj forums!

Hence the Rubicon Wrangler creation.

 

[o8k]

Well however ya dice it, back way to crown king is not an easy trail for most stock vehilces. Without good spoting, i would have dmged my ****** pan ect ect for sure. So whoever said 75% driver, 25% vehicle is right on, but in my case 75% spotter Not to mention i completely annihilated my nerf bars that trip the were so bent the looked like crooked sticks! I proptly removed them, went and got a frakenlift, and proceded to beef up the skids underneath the vehicle.

I would say back way to crown king is the hardest trail i would do unlifted, but then after seeing Rkeegstra surf chiva falls unlifted without major incedent... guess back way to crown king gets a strong 2nd place to hardest trail i would try unlifted.