Grandpa Got Ran Over By A...

[Cory Wolfe]

Considering my Grandpa sold his Silverado to my cousin (who recently turned it over) and sold my Grandma's Cobalt to me... That puts him without a vehicle. The day I bought the Cobalt off of him, he replaced it with a new vehicle after I gave him a ride. He wanted something with AWD/4WD and that was easier to get in and out of than the Cobalt. His purchase:

[Intrepidation]

Nice color. Since you're picky with the interiors of cars, how is this new interior in the Patriot? I haven't seen one in person yet. Take more photos of it too.

[Cory Wolfe]

Design-wise, much better; Material-wise, equal or better than my Cobalt, but that's not saying much at all.

[ocnblu]

Well at least he picked the cooler of the two faux Jeeps. I like that color, I hope he has fun with it. Does he like to go mudding?

[Intrepidation]

I wonder if they sell lift kits for Patriots?

Is it an AWD model at least?

[Cory Wolfe]

I wonder if they sell lift kits for Patriots?

Is it an AWD model at least?

...He wanted something with AWD/4WD...

Edited April 19, 2009 by blackviper8891

[Intrepidation]

Oops!

[fightingbee]

How's the CVT?

[ocnblu]

I'll bet that would look spunky with 30", knobby tires on it, but I'm sure Viper's grandfather is happy with it as is.

I recently drove a Caliber with the CVT, very weird. I much prefer an automatic with stepped gears, kinda like the 4 speed in the Delta cars. Of course, a manual is much more fun in a small car than any automatic.

Edited April 20, 2009 by ocnblu

[Intrepidation]

Yeah, I'm not a CVT fan. Especially in these cars. It really sucks what little power there is out of the engine.

[Satty]

I wonder if that lift kit can be made to work on a Neon. I'd love to see a 2nd gen Neon with the same wheel gaps as a Cobalt.

[Intrepidation]

Probably not without serious modification, since the Neon is on a different platform than the Caliber/Patriot/Compass.

I'd still like to own an SRT4 someday.

[Satty]

Close enough

[Intrepidation]

You can do anything with a little determination and money.

[Cory Wolfe]

How's the CVT?

I haven't driven it, myself.

[Satty]

Know what I just realized? The Patriot looks a lot like the Trooper.

[Intrepidation]

Looks more like a Cherokee to me. Although I like Cherokee better.

[gm4life]

The Patriot is pretty sharp, much better looking than that sorry excuse for a Jeep Compass.

[daves87rs]

Not bad....