Ah this jogged my memory and reminded me that I also once owned the original Avenger Having had many many cars over the last 45yrs or so the Avenger is not one that stirs memories,worked ok and it was blue is about all that comes to mind. As for tbe new Electric Avenger it looks Ok outside but imo the inside is dire and cheap Matt Watsons car broke down 3 times when reviewing it so not a great look Yet again each to their own and these are just my personal thoughts although to be fair I havent yet seen one in the flesh
My Avenger was blue as well – a sort of sea blue / green colour that is now back in vogue ? It was my first car when I passed my driving test, so special in that respect, but was very unreliable. It was 9 years old when I bought it (for £340) and when you look at how reliable 9 year old cars are these days it makes you realise how far cars have advanced over the last 40 odd years. I replaced it a year later with a 3 year old Vauxhall Cavalier which, thankfully, was in a different league back then!
Like you I haven’t driven the new Jeep Avenger but I’ve driven, or been driven in, 3 or 4 different Jeep models and they have all been extremely underwhelming. I agree with others that the OP has made a wise decision in switching to a Skoda, which I’m sure will be much better all round.