I got my wife a ‘15 Patriot with the 2.4, UConnect and 3 years light maintenance for 15k. Grocery getter, round Jeep headlights which she loves and the motor isn’t even close to gutless with the normal automatic (non-CVT), it fits the bill perfectly.

I drove a Caliber for 6 years and the only complaints I have are (a) I’m never buying a sunroof again - the risk of a leak is just too high, (b) that car could use some more power.