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Gatriel

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Gatriel last won the day on May 25 2018

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  1. Thanks for the reply. Yeah, the gas mileage is horrible, but my plan is to convert it to use natural gas, which further reduces fuel economy about 20% -- but it costs about $1.20 a gallon here or about 70% cheaper than normal gas, so I get myself the biggest tank possible, and LNG is so cheap -- I couldn't care less about mpg.
  2. Can anyone explain to me what a "clunk of junk" actually is? I am familiar with the term "hunk of junk", but a "clunk of junk" is a new term to add to my lexicon.
  3. Hey everyone! I am an American expat living in Germany with my wife and new baby and we need more space! We currently have an e91, which is a fantastic vehicle, but its far too small for our needs and we have by all measures outgrown it, sometimes. 60% of the time its just perfect for our daily use, at at over 50mpg with the 4 cylinder diesel, its also super practical. However about 40% of the time we need more storage space, seven seats or a combination of the two. We'll be keeping the e91 even after our crossover purchase and it and not the crossover will function as our daily. That being said -- I *HATE*/*LOATHE* debt. I refuse to go into debt for a depreciating asset. I want to pay for the next vehicle in cash, and me being stingy -- I'd ideally like to part with as little of it as possible. So I've stumbled upon the 2017+ Journey GT AWD. I think it looks good, its got a lot of super practical features, the price is definitely right and seems much safer than 90% of the vehicles on German roads I see. My largest hesitations are: 1) The constant and unending complaints about the Journey reliability online. While most of the comments I see relate to the 2009 -> 2011 vehicles, I occasionally see material "the thing won't start I'm on battery #7 in 12 months" complaints about later model Journeys. While I appreciate FCA vehicles lack the longevity of Toyota/Honda, they are on the other hand essentially half price. I am not planning on driving the thing 40,000 miles a year and will likely put around 10,000 miles per year on the vehicle and would probably dump it after 5 to 7 years or so. Will this vehicle, with anal-retentive maintenance -- last 7 years and 70k miles without leaving my wife and kids on the side of the road? What do you Journey owners actually say on this topic? Do you regret your purchase? 2) Dodge quality. Part of it is me remembering the Dodge vehicles of 10 years ago, part of it is everyone in my US-based family I bring up the Journey to think I've lost my mind. How do these vehicles actually hold up? Thanks in advance & schöne Grüße aus Deutschland!
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