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Quote: Originally Posted by Wade Ratkins will reply once he gets to a gas station to refuel and/or a rest area. I think that's the only time he stops... He must have that new Verizon 3G computer phone so he can post updates from anywhere on the road. A friend of mine lived in a town where this old lady just drove around all day and night. She would stop for gas and then just keep driving. I don't remember much of the back ground...

I have a couple of storage boxes in the rear footwells of my Pat. Unforunatly they are woven Sea Grass, for the first couple of weeks the Pat smelled like a Rabbit Hutch, Its fading fast but I still carry a room freshner pump bottle of Grapefruit Mist , just in case the Pat has Visitors....

Quote: Originally Posted by yellowhat OH...Here we go with the "RANCID PISS" thing again! Is there any other KIND?

One other question: Were you actually driving while you took that picture? 2700rpm should put you at 60mph or so?

Just got my Patriot- White/Dark Slate Gray 2010, 4X4, 5SPD, Wheel and tire group, power nothing! I'll post a pic tomorrow as it is now dark. Dealer was relatively nice, and we were in and out within a reasonable time. I was slightly disappointed to discover it did not have cruise control or the EVIC, but I got it at good. I wanted bare bones-that's what I got.

sounds to me like it could be the R-13** (not sure what they are using in it) stuff in the A/C unit. i would get it checked out ASAP

Quote: Originally Posted by ratkins 92,000 miles on the stock tires seems crazy- and sounds dangerous...but I think it goes to show just how little wear highway driving puts on a vehicle. They probably could have gone another 2,500 but the bad tie rod cause some uneven wear. 92,000 miles? On stock tires? WOW. I'm hoping I can get new tires by 30k, let alone wait until 90k! Quote: Originally Posted by Rends Ratkins doesn´t need a gas...

just ask him to have a race in the backcountry. the pat is not a race car.

the dealer will mark it up when they sell it. duh. They're called a business. Sell it privately if you want a Wrangler.

I think PA is number 3 for deer collisions. If I remember correctly, West Virginia is number one, and I forget number 2 on the list, but it might be Mich. This time of year we all need to be vigilant in looking for deer long the roads, especially the right before and an hour after dark, and first thing in the mornings. It's their mating season, and they go crazy and do stupid things. I guess we would to if we could only mate 2 weeks out...