I purchased my new 2010 Journey RT/AWD, November 25/09. I was not in need of a new vehicle at the time however after receiving a call from a friend who owns two Chrysler and one GM dealership trying to increase much needed sales by calling friends and long time customers informed me he could offer amazing deals on vehicles that he had in his inventory. He also knew I had 150,000 (trouble free) miles on my 2006 Durango and I was waiting for the new 2012 Durango's to be introduced as my next personal vehicle purchase. Not needing any trucks for the business (we have 3 sitting unused because of the economy) I decided to look for a back-up for my current Durango should it not last until the new Durango's are introduced if ever. I first looked at the Tahoe's he had in stock and I really liked them but I quickly ruled them out as the $48,000 price was way more than I wanted to pay. The Acadia was the next vehicle I looked at while not as nice as the Tahoe it was more than acceptable but fully equipped was still $40,000 even with discounts. Realizing I was quickly losing interest and not really needing a new vehicle at the time he suggested we drive over to his Chrysler dealership about 12 miles away. The first vehicle we looked at was a 2010 RT/AWD Inferno Red, fully equipped.This vehicle's list price was $34,700. His sale price was 30,500 OTD with 48 month 0% interest with no trade,in my opinion a fair price from a dealer desperate to move inventory. The real test would be the test drive to see if I could adapt to a smaller crossover. Needless to say I picked up that Journey that night knowing I still had the Durango and my company leased Buick for transportation should I not be happy with the new Journey.
Yesterday I turned 1,000 miles on the Journey and I couldn't be happier. I have not experienced any of problems that many have expressed here on this forum. The Journey handles very well in dry,wet and snow conditions.The ride is very good and quiet and comfortable and the car responds well with smooth shifting and I am getting 19 mpg combined city and highway driving and I expect that to improve as the engine breaks in with more miles. I now find myself making excuses to drive the Journey instead of the others because I have found it to be such a pleasure to drive. I also know that 1,000 miles is not enough miles to make a qualified review for any vehicle but I have been very impressed with the Journey at this early stage.It seems Chrysler has solved many of the problems from the earlier model years and are getting closer to the Journey being what it was intended to be and with the changes planned for the 2011 model year the Journey may become a word class crossover if they don't run out of taxpayer money first. I enjoy reading this forum however I wish more people with 2010 Journeys would express their experiences to see if the problems have been resolved and share both good and bad experiences, Happy Motoring and more importantly have a safe and Merry Christmas