I do wonder if thats an attitude pervasive with Jeep salesmen however...I went down to my local Dodge/Jeep dealer here last week to get the oil changed in my Fiat Abarth. While I was waiting I went out and perused the new cars and they had a Cherokee there and I was looking at it for a bit and discussing it with a couple of salesmen and the manager. I told them I could not get past the stupid (not said that harshly of course) face on the Cherokee and I was waiting to see the Renegade.
That got us off and running on how the Renegade sucked, it was going to be tiny as it was based on Fiat "stuff" and was going to be small like "those tiny little cars". They did not know I drove one of those in apparently. I said it was going to be a nice replacement for the Liberty, they said oh no, much too small. I said it was going to be a hot seller, they said they doubted it.
I left them for a bit and grabbed the Cherokee and Wrangler books off the wall and then pulled the info and measurements of the Renegade off the net on the phone. Then I went and showed them the measurement differences and they were shocked, they literally had no idea. I had much fun showing them that what they were dismissing as tiny was not, basically everything they thought was incorrect about the vehicle. Now, I know they have not beet trained yet, but seriously, maybe they should know a LITTLE bit about what they are selling. I'd never purchase from them needless to say, but the lack of knowledge just a few months out is astounding.
I tried to find comparison photos of the renegade beside the Cherokee as I thought I'd seen some on here but I could not find photos of size anywhere to show them.