2007 Jeep Compass Limited 4x4 by Edmunds' Inside Line

eep purists hate the 2007 Jeep Compass. Well, not all of them. Some loathe it, many despise it and quite a few have settled on simple unadulterated detest.

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[lowincash]

but the HHR is hideous tho.  looks butt ugly lol

[coolerdude44]

i've been in them many times. here in new york, the hybrid versions are the new breed of taxi cabs, and also at the auto show. maybe you should sit inside one, because at a glance it looks all right, but start feeling them, especially the side panels by the windows on the doors. european cars don't have such hard plastics.

[ladytrump60]

@coolerdude44 I own a Jeep Compass and have since 2007. It takes corners well for me . The only complaint I've had is it needed tie rod ends replaced , basically the whole front end before it had 35,000 miles on it. I couldn't keep new tires on it and the alignment wouldn't last. I took it finally to a college body shop after spending over a thousand dollars on it and it has been perfect every since. It now has 66,000 miles on it

[austinman1995]

peice of shit plastic car

[Daikenhunter]

@coolerdude44 In buffalo we measure snow in feet and not inches. I really like it. It does handle well and ever Patriot I saw was more expensive around here.

[coolerdude44]

@Daikenhunter thirdly, you must not know what real handling is if you think the compass handles well. that, or you never take corners quickly.

[coolerdude44]

@Daikenhunter i've been driving front and rear wheel drive cars in the snow for years, and i have no idea what this stupid american notion of "oh if i get an inch of rain, i need a range rover!" mentality is. it's just a preconceived notion, and a false one at that.

granted i don't get as much snow as buffalo, but you don't need a 4x4 off roader for some snow.

[coolerdude44]

@Daikenhunter actually, i just looked it up, and the patriot is actually cheaper than the compass, so i have no idea what you're talking about.

second of all, this car has fake 4wd... it will only engage if the front tires start to slip, which for most people (even in the snow), is never.

i live in the north east as well, and two weeks ago we had what the weathermen referred to as a "snow hurricane". unfortunately, i was driving a rented rear wheel drive chrysler 300, and it was fine.

[Daikenhunter]

Winters are terrible where I am and the Compass eats up the snow. Also I got the 5spd not the cvt and it handles great so I dont know what your talking about their. Lets see a Golf handle a Buffalo winter.

[coolerdude44]

ok then if your basis is that you'd buy a compass because you'd stay on the road all the time, then why would you buy a car that doesn't work on the road?  the compass has a terrible ride, a cvt or a terrible manual, and handles like a wallowy mess. if jeep wanted the compass to appeal to on-road drivers, then they should have made it handle decently. if not well, then at least be acceptable.

if you don't plan on going off road at all, then why would you buy either? just buy a golf.

[Daikenhunter]

1 answer: Cost.

Patriots cost more than compasses because their trail rated. If I had the option of buying a Patriot thats trail rated but never really use it for that or buy a Compass thats cheaper but pretty much the same, why would you buy a Patriot.

[Daikenhunter]

19mpg, who was driving it? I average 24mpg in mine. I prefer this over an Escape because it has better fuel economy, is cheaper and 5spd (not sure if the Escape comes in a 5spd) The escape looks nice and offers a bigger engine, but lacks the fuel economy.