The Patriot and the Compass were pseudo-Jeeps cooked up by DaimlerChrysler as low cost vehicles trying to cash in on the Jeep name.
Both vehicles are based on a Mitsubishi platform, as was the Dodge Caliber.
It is a front wheel drive vehicle (when not in four wheel drive.) The Freedom Drive II is a CVT transmission.
As long as you understand you’re buying an AWD Mitsubishi with a continuously variable transmission, it’s an OK vehicle.
Back in ‘07 I bought a new Jeep Compass. 9,000 miles later, the crap started. Only drove it back and forth to work (highway) and to the grocery store. 65k miles and $3,000 in repairs later, I traded it for a Honda CRV.
Patriot - just got back from visiting family in California, rented a Jeep Patriot. Good enuff for getting around, but it was sluggish and had the same groaning transmission that the Compass had.
You’re better off walking.