My Week With A 2011 Jeep Patriot

I had the wonderful opportunity to drive around in a brand new Jeep Patriot for a solid week. To get more specific, I was driving around a Patriot Latitude X 4X4 (Base MSRP $23,895) with the “Preferred Package.” This incredible set of additional options added on pretty much anything I’d want from a vehicle, from leather seats, a power sunroof to a beefed up sound system (9-piece Boston Acoustics with subwoofer) with Sirius Satellite Radio/CD/DVD/MP3 (via aux, USB and HDD storage) & Navigation.

Oh, if only I could summon it at will. The first thing I noticed about the vehicle was its TARDIS-like dimensions. This thing is small (dwarfed only by its cousin, the Jeep Compass), yet surprisingly roomy on the inside. Fellow Geekadelphian, Robby P. and I actually enjoyed an afternoon of bro-ing it up on a series of errands while with the vehicle.

We grabbed some cheesesteaks at my personal favorite, Dalessandro’s in Roxborough, we picked up an AC unit for Rob’s living room and even went American Pickers-style on a curb-abandoned piece of furniture I was going to use as a new coffee table (decided against it). For a split second, we almost stopped and got too absorbed in a [sidewalk] “lawn” sale.

Yep, plenty of cargo room.

The seats were dead simple to convert flat in order to house the entertainment center/potential coffee table thingamajig we needlessly drove across town. Also, despite Rob’s almost demigod stature (6’6″) he was able to sit down comfortably. All in all, the vehicle was a lot of fun. Big thanks to Jeep for letting us try it out!