One Poor Sap Just Bought A Brand New Jeep Patriot

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There are a fewer things Stellantis does amended than trading vehicles it nary longer builds. Over nan years, we've covered this dormant car arena astatine length. Most of nan time, buyers extremity up getting cool worldly for illustration leftover Dodge Vipers and Challengers. However, immoderate folks aren't that lucky. They extremity up astatine nan bottommost of Stellantis' proverbial barrel, buying things for illustration previous-model-year Darts and Journeys. I thought that was arsenic bleak arsenic it gets, but it turns retired I was wrong.

I was conscionable perusing Stellantis' 2nd 4th income study erstwhile I noticed a mini "1" successful nan Jeep category. Upon person inspection, I saw that nan "1" represented a Godforsaken Jeep Patriot. Yes, that Jeep Patriot — nan mini crossover that shared underpinnings pinch nan Chrysler Sebring. Do you cognize erstwhile nan Patriot was discontinued? 20-freaking-17. How nan hellhole has this car been sitting connected a batch for astatine slightest nan past 8 years without a buyer, and who was nan mediocre bastard who was yet tricked into taking it home?

I've sewage to presume it was a screaming deal. I mean, nan Patriot was ne'er costly to statesman with. Back successful 2017, prices started successful nan precocious teens and ended successful nan mid-20s. Today, well, nan purchaser hopefully paid nether 10 expansive for nan privilege of taking this chariot home.

It's difficult to opportunity precisely erstwhile nan past Patriot was sold earlier this one. I mean, Jeep didn't waste immoderate successful 2024 according to its ain income charts. According to Good Car Bad Car, Jeep sold 15 Patriots successful 2021. As for 2022 and 2023, it's a mystery. There's nary data, but if I had to guess, nary were sold. In its last exemplary year, Jeep was capable to swindle 40,735 buyers into Patriots, which is simply a immense driblet disconnected from nan 125,397 Patriots it sold successful 2016. This is besides an all-time grounds for nan car that was connected waste starting successful 2007.

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I mentioned earlier that Stellantis has a knack for trading dormant cars, and nan first half of 2025 has been nary different. So acold this year, Jeep has sold 257 Cherokees and 590 Renegades to spell on pinch nan 1 Patriot. Ram has sold a azygous ProMaster City van. Chrysler has managed to waste a further 488 300s. Dodge has sold a azygous Caravan, 4 Journeys, 1,501 Challengers and 1,630 Chargers. Finally, Fiat has sold 127 500Xs and a azygous Spinder to 1 very cool buyer.

If we adhd these numbers up, we tin spot that Stellantis has sold complete 4,500 dormant cars successful conscionable nan first half of nan year. That's a gait that fewer others tin support up with, but I person religion that Stellantis will find a measurement to one-up itself successful nan second half of 2025.