Vigo wrote: I think your definition of "totally" different is a little off. What you're describing is about the same difference between a 2wd Cherokee and a 4wd Cherokee. Are they totally different? For the record, i think the Patriot is a perfectly decent vehicle with some real untapped potential. I like it better than a Liberty, or even a JK for that matter. But it really is pretty much a Caliber with jeep styling and a 4wd system.
Hmm... well I do understand what you're saying, but I think the Jeep Compass would be considered more similar to the Caliber more than anything. I will state though that what I desired was AWD with 4 wheel drive and off-road capability, which in MY MIND, has nothing to do with the Caliber and makes it a totally different vehicle. I doubt anyone looking for an affordable off-roader with lots of off-road extras is cross shopping with the Caliber, which is from my understanding a bland front-drive car. they are different segments of buyers. That to me makes my "totally different" valid.
Same platform... yeah, I get it. It's not like an Audi R8 and a Lambo Gallardo though that share the same platform, and are still designed to have the same result in the end (supa fast supa cars) and attract the same segment.
Sorry to thread jack this.
-Hamid
