Dodge Journey Review by me!
My gf and I are looking for a new car for her. We have the RX-8 but she knows she will rarely drive it and it not the most practical car where we live and the amount of travel we have to do.
So I showed her the Jeep Patriot (her favorite among other compact SUV's), but on Saturday she went to a dodge dealership to revisit the Jeep. They told her about the all new Dodge Journey. Of course at first she sees the mid trim level, but yesterday they showed us the fully loaded version and she fell in love. And quite frankly I think it was nice. (but somehow she got mad at me for the salesman showing us the fully loaded trim). you know once you see the fully loaded version you won't go back and 'downgrade'. So here is my review for all those interested: Nice ride, the one we took for a test drive had a faulty transmission and wouldn't shift gears properly, so I can't really comment on the power feel. Lots of storage space and hidden compartments. I really like where Dodge is going with their innovative compartments and the nice touch of features they include. It felt like a soccer mom vehicle but it also didn't. I didn't feel like I was a little dwarf in it but it has enough room to fit your kids hockey team. It had a 7" (I think) display screen for music, bluetooth, mp3 player, sat radio, but no nav. The screen was a nice feature but too low compared to driver seat height. Unfortunately the fully loaded version is just over our budget and I'm not liking Dodge's interest rates right now. I am still stuck on the patriot just because I like small and I would feel a little more confident if we were trying to free ourselves from a ditch on the highway we frequent a lot. She doesn't like the lack of trunk space and features, which I can see her point. |
http://www.motortrend.com/features/a...dodge_journey/
Both the 2.4-liter and the 2.7-liter six come with a four speed automatic only for North America, PLUS they have a DSG style 6speed for Europe to go with the Diesel but dont have that tranny available here. thats just bad packaging if you ask me |
nice and roomy inside with some neat storage options(the trays under the floor)
did a good job of getting the seats to all fold FLAT. some companies call it flat when it isnt really http://www.allpar.com/SUVs/dodge/journey.html |
Yeah I was thinking about that 4 cylinder being a little underpowered, but I think the V6 would get the job done whether or not it is less than competitors.
Why not the diesel? I guess to confusing for NA consumers. Don't want gasoline in a diesel engine or they see the small horsepower number and are turned off. Like I said before, I am impressed with Chrysler/Dodge when it comes to innovative storage spaces. |
Didn't the Dodge Journey set some sort of record by being available with dealer incentives in March 2008 while it was an all-new 2009 model? Personally I'd run away from any car that has a transmission problem while it's brand new on the dealer lot.
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Originally Posted by LionZoo
(Post 2382432)
Didn't the Dodge Journey set some sort of record by being available with dealer incentives in March 2008 while it was an all-new 2009 model? Personally I'd run away from any car that has a transmission problem while it's brand new on the dealer lot.
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