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#39 of 181 Re: 2009 Dodge Journey [riler] by snapcracklepop

Feb 27, 2008 (10:02 am)

Replying to: riler (Feb 20, 2008 5:56 pm)
WE HAVE A 2006 PACIFICA. WE TEST DROVE THE JOURNEY AND AS U STATE THIS NOT GREAT GAS MILAGE FOR THE SIZE BUT BELIEVE ME THE SIX IS NOT UNDER POWERED IT WOULD EASILY LEAVE OUR PACIFICA IN THE DUST
 
Riler - How was the journey test drive? I like the looks of the Journey and the interior features look amazing - how was everything in person? It gets 19 mpg city and 25 mpg highway which is pretty good for a crossover with third row seating! I'm impressed with it.

#40 of 181 Re: 2009 Dodge Journey [snapcracklepop] by qbrozen

Feb 27, 2008 (3:24 pm)

Replying to: snapcracklepop (Feb 27, 2008 10:02 am)
It gets 19 mpg city and 25 mpg highway which is pretty good for a crossover with third row seating!
 
But that's with the 173hp 4-cyl.
Not an engine I would personally want in a 3-row 2-ton vehicle. But to each his/her own.

#41 of 181 Re: 2009 Dodge Journey [qbrozen] by albook

Mar 02, 2008 (7:44 pm)

Replying to: qbrozen (Feb 27, 2008 3:24 pm)
But that's with the 173hp 4-cyl.
Not an engine I would personally want in a 3-row 2-ton vehicle. But to each his/her own.
 
They say the 3.5 V6 has plenty of power, but the numbers aren't impressive. I bet that might turn some off.

#42 of 181 Automobile by qbrozen

Mar 05, 2008 (2:59 pm)

So i just read a 1.5 page writeup in Automobile. I have to say, their comments make me think I should go check one out. While they are disappointed in the interior space (2nd row too tight and 3rd row completely useless), they do say it is the quietest sub-$30k car they have every driven and has fit and finish that surpasses any other Chrysler built. Seems like pretty decent praise.
 
one thing i did note is that they said the 3rd row is optional. This is something I was wondering when 1 poster commented on a 3 row SUV with a 4-cyl. I was curious if the 3rd row could even be had with the 4-cyl, but I could not find the answer on Dodge's website.

#43 of 181 Re: Automobile [qbrozen] by albook

Mar 05, 2008 (8:43 pm)

Replying to: qbrozen (Mar 05, 2008 2:59 pm)
I'll say it's a decent offereing. It' s what Chrysler needs right not. And the third row, from my experience at the Chicago auto show is just as comfortable as a Pacifica's. You're right about the second row, though. Actually, it's like they took the outside of the PAC and shrunk it lot, but no the inside that much. It's worth checking out.

#44 of 181 Re: Automobile [albook] by qbrozen

Mar 06, 2008 (10:49 am)

Replying to: albook (Mar 05, 2008 8:43 pm)
I'll have to see if they are exaggerating about that 3rd row, then. Cause if you say it is the same as the Pac, we find it very useful. My wife sits back there comfortably. I certainly wouldn't say, as they did in their writeup of the Journey, "it is only inhabitable if you are a quadruple amputee." (i may be botching that slightly, but that was pretty much the jist)

#45 of 181 Re: Automobile [qbrozen] by albook

Mar 07, 2008 (8:57 pm)

Replying to: qbrozen (Mar 06, 2008 10:49 am)
I'll have to see if they are exaggerating about that 3rd row, then. Cause if you say it is the same as the Pac, we find it very useful. My wife sits back there comfortably. I certainly wouldn't say, as they did in their writeup of the Journey, "it is only inhabitable if you are a quadruple amputee." (i may be botching that slightly, but that was pretty much the jist)
 
I'll admit, the Pacifica definitely had a more airy feel, but when the Pacifica 1st debuted in 2003, I testdrove one with the fam, and though the kids were smaller, it was still a tight fit in the third row. Compared to the competition, and accounting for the size, I would definitely say that the PAC's third row should be more comfortable. When you're 6+ ft tall, you probably get to say this a lot, but I wouldn't sit back there more than 5-10 minutes. Yet if I had a choice from the two, I'd choose the PAC. I wouldn't say in a heartbeat, but pretty close.

#46 of 181 advertising by qbrozen

Mar 09, 2008 (9:37 am)

Well, I see Chrysler is off to a great start in advertising the Journey.
 
We just got a packet yesterday from corporate. The letter states something like "we know you have a bit of time left before the lease is up on your Pacifica, but we thought you'd like to see our lineup for consideration as a replacement vehicle." Well, the book is missing the Journey and still contains the Pacifica. Nice one, Chrysler!

#47 of 181 Re: advertising [qbrozen] by mattandi

Mar 11, 2008 (9:31 am)

Replying to: qbrozen (Mar 09, 2008 9:37 am)
They haven't done much better with product training either. I stopped by a lot yesterday to get a closer look at the Journey and both the sales person and the sales manager I spoke with knew very little about these. The brochure I was given was not much more helpful. Seems a terminal case of "Let's put these out there and hope they sell."
 
Initial impression. Nice looking, fairly comfortable, quite practical, and price very competitive for the segment. Everything indicates to me that it should sell well, but Chrysler is going to have to do more to build awareness of this buggy. Segment is just too competitive to sit back.

#48 of 181 Journey to replace the Pacifica ?!?! by rodut

Mar 15, 2008 (6:45 am)

 
 
Journey to replace the Pacifica ?!?! No way !
 
Journey is a extremely common vehicle. There are countless others out there, all of them with a better reliability brand reputation ! I can't see any reason to buy it.
 
Imagine you buy it, and then you meet some friends, colleagues, neighbors etc. They ask you why did you buy it. What do you answer ? Is it distinctive ? Is it reliable ? Is it ground level cheap ? Like the $2,500 Tata Nano ??? For fuel economy ? Chryslers are notorious for burning more gas than advertised. For AWD ? To burn more gas, and have more axles / transmission parts to break, and let you with the car dead in the middle of the road, like it happened to my 30,000 miles Pacifica last week ??? Do you like something about the Journey, you can't find in another decent reliability vehicle (among the other 10 or so, already on the market) ???
 
At least Pacifica was a distinctive vehicle. You would immediately spot it in a crowd. Low center of gravity, luxurious, a dream car. Only finance people (we know how smart they are, right ?) would take such an idiotic decision, to shut down the Pacifica and build this ... I don't even know how to call it, because really it's so tasteless that it's even difficult to criticize it. How can you criticize the wastebasket ??? You don't even bother doing it ...
 

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