Would you buy a FWD Jeep?

http://www.jeep.com/07compass/

They will come in AWD also.

As long as the question is "Would you buy a FWD Jeep?" I guess I would, just the same as I would buy a FWD or AWD Ford or Chevy or any brand, if thats what I was in the market for. I just wouldnt take it off road. If you had asked "would you buy a Compass? The answer is NO, because it is dog ugly.

i would buy it. its a little odd, but not bad.

Reminds me of a Subaru outback, hate the look not my style will never own one, and not my idea of a Jeep!!

maybe I'm old school, but jeeps are usually 4WD, capable of the rough stuff and don't look like Subarus. What a disgrace to the Jeep name, this new thing doesn't deserve to have the Jeep name.

I plan on buying one, but I wish it wasn't marketed under the Jeep name. I think that is they are going to have non "Trail Rated" vehicles, they should market them under the "Eagle" brand. They should have a complete line of AWD cars and crossovers under that name and reserve the Jeep name for the off road capable vehicles.

Id Rather Kill Myself Than Own Garbage Like That. What Is Jeep Thinking????

^ you would kill yourself? Its not that ugly.

Nope. Not for me.


I agree that Jeeps should live up to their heritage, not be some ford escape knock off.

I guess Jeep has to do what it has to do to sell cars, but it still looks like crap. Also, R.I.P. 4.0, you will be missed.

Also, R.I.P. 4.0, you will be missed.

Here here. You know, there ought to be a 4.0L fan club...

I wont ever call this thing a Jeep, its honestly a disgrace...MBZ is sticking their nose WAY too much into Jeeps business. The 4.0 I-6 rocked, I have had 3. I dont want to think about getting the 3.7 V6. I dont trust V6's my F-150 has a V6 and it is kinda bad...the 96 jeep we had felt alot faster than my 03 and 01. And it felt WAY faster than the truck...well R.I.P. "the oringinal Jeeps"

Oh yeah from now on if I get a Jeep it damn better have a HEMI

Think about this: Jeep never had a very big lineup of cars. Cherokee, Grand Cherokee, and Wrangler. Soon, the Liberty and Commander were added, but the selection offered never appealed to a car buyer. If I were in the market for a new car, I'd buy the Compass. I could also see it as a rally car. Jeep sponsored rally car?! That'd be sic! I must suggest that to them...

Nope. Not for me.


I agree that Jeeps should live up to their heritage, not be some ford escape knock off.

My thoughts exactly. I like the idea and some of the features but it's basically a Caliber with a Jeep name and front fascia... wow...

It's the Jeep Aztek. Of course the Compass is going to be a lot worse for Jeep then Aztek was for Pontiac because the not only does the Compass look odd it also goes against everything the Jeep brand stands for.

And no I wouldn't buy one.

I was thinking of buying one. I wanted a Caliber but the Caliber doesn't offer the 2.4l and manual trans in a base package.
The Compass actually offers the 2.4l with a manual trans as standard. I will buy one but not for the off-road capability of the Jeep, but for the 2.4l and manual trans the Caliber doesn't offer.

If anything....they would be half way decent in the snow. But its a 4 banger, so i dont know what kind of pickup in has in 4wd.

If anything....they would be half way decent in the snow. But its a 4 banger, so i dont know what kind of pickup in has in 4wd.
It runs 0-60 in 10.2 seconds and the ¼ mile in 17.5. According to Inside Line. (http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FullTests/articleId=116194/pageId=100029)

So in addition being useless off-road it also sucks on-road.

More or less, it cant do 0-60 in a weekend. How nice!

No, wouldn't want to be seen near one. Now when you tell someone you have a Jeep, they'll think of one of these. They stopped making cherokees, changed the TJ, got rid of the 4.0L, and made these things. :banghead:

You never know what can happen in the future. The gto came back, charger and the challenger(sp). They may come back with all the old designs in the future. Lets pray that they do. If they come back the the 4.0L it may have 300hp.lol You never know.

The 4.0l I-6 will never come back. The design is heavier than most v-8s and is too long to allow for a good crush zone.
The closest we will get is the new 4.0l v-6 255hp that is in the new Dodge Nitro SUV (based on the Jeep Liberty).

The Compass looks alright, it just looks shitty for a jeep.

Oh, HELL-NO!

I wouldn't buy a FWD anything. FWD is horrible

It runs 0-60 in 10.2 seconds and the ¼ mile in 17.5. According to Inside Line. (http://www.edmunds.com/insideline/do/Drives/FullTests/articleId=116194/pageId=100029)

So in addition being useless off-road it also sucks on-road.
:lol: Still better than my 2.5L. A Pinto would probably give me a run for my money :icon16: Is that with the manual or CVT? I like the look of the Compass and Caliber, but DCX wont work with anyone right now on the pricing or anything on them. Im a DCX employee, and am waiting on the end of employee pricing so I can get my decent discount back in addition to whatever other incentive they have.

:lol: Still better than my 2.5L. A Pinto would probably give me a run for my money :icon16: Is that with the manual or CVT? I like the look of the Compass and Caliber, but DCX wont work with anyone right now on the pricing or anything on them. Im a DCX employee, and am waiting on the end of employee pricing so I can get my decent discount back in addition to whatever other incentive they have.
Well the specs say Manual, but if you look at the pictures it’s clearly the CVT. I guess Inside Line must have messed-up:
http://a332.g.akamai.net/f/332/936/12h/www.edmunds.com//media/roadtests/roadtest/07.jeep.compass.limited.4x4/07.jeep.compass.det.2.500.jpg

Anyways if you do get one you should get the FWD version and the Caliber because FWD means less weight and for some reason the Caliber is 100 lbs lighter then the Compass so that should put the 0-60 time under 10 sec.

I think that they should resurect the EAGLE name again and sell the 2wd, fwd and non-trail rated vehicles under the EAGLE brand and leave the JEEP brand to only the Off-Road trail rated vehhicles.
I noticed that the 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited comes standard in 2wd (4wd is an option) go figure!

I think that they should resurect the EAGLE name again and sell the 2wd, fwd and non-trail rated vehicles under the EAGLE brand and leave the JEEP brand to only the Off-Road trail rated vehhicles.
I noticed that the 2007 Jeep Wrangler Unlimited comes standard in 2wd (4wd is an option) go figure!
Jeep is going to make a 2WD Wrangler.:eek2: Man it just keeps getting more and more retarded.

heck no!!!! ive been a jeep tech for 8 years stay with the product because i love it!! or did!!!! no 4.0 option in anything!!!!! no jeep!!!! when i started there was no jeeps without 4.0 its bulletproof if maintained!!!!!! and no a car is not a jeep!!!! oh well guess i can work on mercedes now,,just with a jeep logo

I think the compass is going to run jeep in the ground ... or chrysler making thigs like this, rather.

No, I would not buy a FWD Jeep - but that's me.

But - I hope they sell enough of them to barely make money - so they don't go belly up or something. That way they can still make the other models....or possibly improve the thing.

I guess it is really marketed as a daily driver and maby it will be good at that. Time (and sales) will tell. I suspect they needed something made under the Jeep name to improve their overall fuel mileage numbers (for the Jeep Brand) to comply with federal requirements.

I just thought I'd keep this thread going...........

No, wouldn't want to be seen near one. Now when you tell someone you have a Jeep, they'll think of one of these. They stopped making cherokees, changed the TJ, got rid of the 4.0L, and made these things. :banghead:

You're right, that is a lot of changes for a company in so little time. Possibly a mistake, maybe not. We'll just have to sit this one out and see how it goes.

Well I actually think the Compass looks ok. Not really nice, but not that bad either. Definitely better than other crossovers like the PT Cruiser and the Chevrolet HHR and the Pontiac Aztek. I wouldn't buy the Compass if I was looking for a Jeep, but if I was looking for just a regular car I might consider it.

I'm thinking about a 4x4 Compass stick shift to replace my Wrangler as my daily driver. The more I look at it, the more it grows on me. Its either that, or a Caliber.

I think that either the caliber or compass would be a good daily driver. They will get much better gas mileage than a wrangler. Personally I like the looks of the caliber but I have not driven either one.

You might have the best of both worlds with a dd that gets good mileage and a wrangler for fun and off-road.

Drive them and pick the one that suits your needs and you like the best.

I drove a caliber around town for several days, and i must admit i was underwhelmed. I like my small cars to be fast and nimble, neither of which i would apply to the caliber. The most notable feature on my rental was the glove box - of which there were two. One apparently stuck to the nomenclature and was only large enough to store a few small things. The bottom glove box however, was delightfully spacious for a car of its size. All in all i was much more pleased with its bigger brother, the Magnum.

If you're not happy with the power, get the SRT-4 version of the caliber.

No, wouldn't want to be seen near one. Now when you tell someone you have a Jeep, they'll think of one of these. They stopped making cherokees, changed the TJ, got rid of the 4.0L, and made these things. :banghead:

No kidding, lately I get the impression that by the time I can afford the Rubi I want, the only thing it'll have in common with new Jeeps is the name. Seriously, how can you call a PT Loser a Jeep? 172 hp is enough to "pass on the highway with ease" ? Pass what? The jackass on a moped...


Really though, I like the TJ so much, why stop making something that can show up so many other vehicles for way less money? That seems like a great marketing strategy to stick with. :2cents:

I'm giving one a serious look. My driving is all hiway, could care less about 4WD etc.

Owned 3 jeeps in the past, all were Grands. This "FWD" Jeep would be a first for me but I like the way it handles on the highway, how easy it is to drive and how well it personally fits my 6"3" 265# lard aZZ.

I'm giving one a serious look. My driving is all hiway, could care less about 4WD etc.

Owned 3 jeeps in the past, all were Grands. This "FWD" Jeep would be a first for me but I like the way it handles on the highway, how easy it is to drive and how well it personally fits my 6"3" 265# lard aZZ.

The Compass should be ok for a pavement pounder. The Patriot is out now too and is the same platform. Both should be ok street vehicles. There's also the Caliber. All FWD with "a little" 4wd ability available as an option. If all you're looking for is "street" use these 3 should be ok for that and get much better gas mileage than a RWD Jeep.

If you need 4wd capability, wrangler is first (yj,tj, and now jk) and kj is second. Kj will also tow 5000lbs properly equipped. The FWD Jeeps won't compare to these off-road.

I'm giving one a serious look. My driving is all hiway, could care less about 4WD etc.

Owned 3 jeeps in the past, all were Grands. This "FWD" Jeep would be a first for me but I like the way it handles on the highway, how easy it is to drive and how well it personally fits my 6"3" 265# lard aZZ.

Gave the Compass and Patriot a good lookover this weekend.

Think if I were to go this route I'd go with Patriot as it should have better resale value.

Fender shapes etc. mean nothing to me. Just want 4 wheels and like the interior space on both.

So far, I have no complaints. It’s running very well. The parts are tough. I make it a point to check every single part so as to avoid any problem in the road. Hopefully, I haven’t had any trouble with it during rush. I got to replace some its performance pulleys (http://www.pitstopautoparts.com/parts/performance-pulleys.html) last week and I’m fortunately enough that it’s only the part that I needed to purchase for it this month.

I'm giving one a serious look. My driving is all hiway, could care less about 4WD etc.
Wait let me make sure I understand this: All your driving is all highway so your going to get a compact that gets the worst highway fuel economy possible?

You do realize that the Dodge Caliber (which is the same car) and comes with a 1.8L I4 that gets 28/32 while the 2.4L Compass gets 26/30 (and the AWD version only gets 25/29).

If you are going to buy a compact from Chrysler buy the Caliber. Don’t buy one of these fake Jeeps it will just encourage Chrysler to build more of them.

Wait let me make sure I understand this: All your driving is all highway so your going to get a compact that gets the worst highway fuel economy possible?

You do realize that the Dodge Caliber (which is the same car) and comes with a 1.8L I4 that gets 28/32 while the 2.4L Compass gets 26/30 (and the AWD version only gets 25/29).

If you are going to buy a compact from Chrysler buy the Caliber. Don’t buy one of these fake Jeeps it will just encourage Chrysler to build more of them.

I fully realize the MPG rating on all Jeeps FWIW.

However, my intended useage makes a caliber less than perfect. I have a Vibe for that.

Should add my Vibe gets better mileage than a Caliber. How about those bananas?

I fully realize the MPG rating on all Jeeps FWIW.

However, my intended useage makes a caliber less than perfect. I have a Vibe for that.
Ok I just don’t get it. If you have a Vibe why are you even thinking about buying a Compass? Do you actually expect that there will be some difference in off-road performance between the 2 vehicles?

Do you actually expect that there will be some difference in off-road performance between the 2 vehicles?

NO!

GEZ maybe it's a personal issue??? Never mind you wouldn't get it!!!

I think I get it now. You’re one of those people the will buy anything that says Jeep on it.

I think I get it now. You’re one of those people the will buy anything that says Jeep on it.

Nope, but then it would take intelligence to understand why I might buy a Patriot or a Compass.

Just to please you maybe I'll buy 2.

EODI.

Nope,
Ok then what is it? Why do you want to buy a Jeep car?

Jeep has put out a variety of vehicles that aren't exactly "trail rated" and the Compass is just a way for dedicated Jeep owners to complain.. plus cross some of the escape, aztec, etc.. owners to go to chrysler.. and maybe upgrade to something of actual JEEP quality

I agree with people... this is not a jeep, its not a BAD A** car that you can go mudding in, and then drop the top, :mad: it was for the people who wanted the jeep name, but didn't need capabilities that a real jeep offers. I like the style, the efficiency... the jeep name (and the classic jeep 7 slot grill, that isn't on the similer DODGE Caliber) ... and the room, :p :p :p, thats why you research before you buy.

Just bought a 2014 Jeep Compass Sport. Last post is correct - this is my commuter - with about 30 mpg it's good enough that I can cut back on riding my motorcycle from Myrtle Beach to Charleston and back 5 days a week and still afford the fuel. Not to mention the fact that at in the same sales transaction (trading in our 4 dr Wrangler Sahara Unlimited 07, we also went home with a 2 dr '14 Wrangler Sport 4wd W/ a 6 spd standard tranny. Works for me and I get Jeep quality on TWO vehicles!