I had been wanting an SUV, particularly a Jeep, and when I saw the Patriot I knew it was the right car for me. I decided to start with the Patriot and I'm so glad I did. For an SUV, I find the vehicle gets great gas mileage, much better than I expected. I feel safe and comfortable driving my Patriot. I find the interior comfortable and I feel I have something substantial around me. I was very pleased that the model I purchased came standard as an automatic and I cannot drive a manual transmission and was worried I might have to take the time to have one ordered. Most cars I've looked at in the past come as manual standard and I've had to take what I could get on the lot in automatic or wait for an order. I've not had any maintenance issues or problems with the car yet. It's my everyday driver and gets a lot of mileage put on it over the course of the week. I think this will be a car I will have for a long time to come!