u/River_Angel24

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I've always wanted a Jeep, but I've always heard they're unreliable. Well, I recently totaled my Nissan Sentra and now I'm looking for a replacement.

I found a 2018 Renegade Latitude 4x4 with 62k miles for $13k. It's bright yellow, has heated seats, a heated steering wheel, Android Auto, and pretty much everything I want in a car. I absolutely love it 😭

The CARFAX looks pretty good and shows regular maintenance, but everyone I talk to keeps telling me not to buy a Jeep because of the transmission issues.

Here's the thing. My Nissan needed a new transmission THREE MONTHS after I bought it, so I really don't want to go through that again. 😂

I did test drive a 2019 Renegade and noticed it was pretty sluggish, especially going uphill. I've seen a few people mention delayed acceleration and weird shifting. Is that just how these cars drive, or does it depend on the individual car?

I plan on being pretty meticulous with maintenance, including oil changes every 5k miles. I don't mind taking care of my car, but I really don't want to spend my weekends fixing it.

For those of you with a 2018 Renegade, how many miles do you have? Have you had any major issues? Would you buy another one?

I'm not expecting a perfect car. I just want something that'll hopefully last me a few years without becoming a money pit.

Please give me some hope because I really want this little yellow Jeep. 😂💛

I just heard from my prospective agency that my hire memo has been completed and that I should receive my final offer soon. I am incredibly excited but also nervous because I have never worked in public safety before.

For context, this is with a Sheriff's Office in the greater Seattle area in Washington.

My hiring timeline has looked something like this:

• February: CritiCall and application
• March-April: Interviews (Panel & Commander)
• April-June: Background investigation (Took 9 weeks)
• June: Polygraph and medical
• July: Psychological evaluation
• End of July: HR informed me my hire memo is complete and that I should receive my final offer soon.

The process has been a roller coaster. I applied to several agencies, but I was very selective about where I wanted to work. A couple of interviews left me feeling like the culture wasn't the right fit. The Sheriff's Office really stood out because they paired me with a mentor, had me do a sit-along before the interview, and made sure I understood exactly what the job would involve before moving forward.

I honestly thought I had failed the psych because it took about three weeks before I heard anything. Yesterday, HR finally let me know that my hire memo had been completed, which I'm taking as a very good sign.

I have a few questions for those of you who've been through this process:

1. What exactly did a hire memo mean at your agency? Was it essentially the final internal approval before the offer, or were there still additional steps after that?
2. How long was it between your hire memo (or equivalent) and your official offer?
3. Besides the offer letter and onboarding paperwork, is there usually anything else left in the hiring process?
4. What was academy/training like? Since this agency dispatches law enforcement (and Metro transit police) rather than police, fire, and EMS together, I'm curious what training typically looks like.
5. At my current job as an optician, I created what I jokingly called my "Optician Bible." It was a binder where I wrote down everything I learned during training, common situations, procedures, and anything I didn't want to forget. It became an invaluable reference. Is it common (or even allowed) to do something similar during dispatcher training?
6. Is there anything you wish you had learned before your first day? I'm already planning on learning the phonetic alphabet.

I'd especially love to hear from anyone who works in Washington or another large Sheriff's Office.

Thanks!