2011mainmango

all i have to say is wow, will do a thorough review next week, but compared to 2010, this is a 2030 journey. enjoy the pics, pics is what brings conversation, and you all do know how much i love pics.

i don't think the cargo mat was an option, i think they were talking about that cover thing that slides and retracts in the trunk, it comes with all 5 seaters, it's not an option. but at least we know they want to make sure our car is perfect before we get it.

So our 2011 Journey mainstreet was delivered to the dealer over 3.5 weeks ago. usually when the vehicle arrives at the marshalling center(chrysler employee spot where they pick up their cars) it takes a few days for the people to get the insurance and get the plates on and all that other crap that's a pain when you're normal owner of vehicle. so my father asked the marshalling after a week, why can't we pick up our journey yet(they usually call when it's ready). they said there was a problem with it and they sent it somewhere else to get it fixed. not a big deal, cause it's going to be a company lease, so my dad really didn't care. SO TODAY, MY DAD GOT THE PHONE CALL AT WORK FROM THE MARSHALLING CENTRE THAT OUR JOURNEY IS READY TO PICK UP. (he's going to pick it up tomorrow, can't wait. ) WHEN MY DAD ASKED, WHAT WAS WRONG WITH IT THE MARSHALLING CENTRE SAID THAT THE JOURNEY DIDN'T COME WITH A CARGO MAT, AND THAT THEY HAD TO ORDER IT AND IT TOOK A REALLY LONG TIME FOR IT TO GET TO THEM. SO THAT'S THE STORY, HOW CRAZY IS THAT, A NEARLY MONTH WAIT FOR A CARGO MAT. no biggy though, my father is picking up the journey tomorrow and will be turning in our slow 2.4 2010 journey. i will post many pics, but there will be a different thread for that. good to know there wasn't a major problem with our journey.

nice pics and thanks for sharing, your car looks great with the new fascia with the bright white paint.

congrats on the r/t, make sure you post pics of your ride. seeing that you came from a srt4 caliber, i know that the new journey is just about as quick as the srt4, but what do you think, how do you like the engine.??

yes there subtle changes but make a huge difference. for example, the fasica, new led taillamps, black insert in the grille. new rear fasica with rear diffuser. shiny exhaust tips. THE ONLY THING I WISH THEY DID WAS MAKE PROJECTOR HEADLAMPS STANDARD, THE FORD EDGE HAS THEM, AND I THINK THE JOURNEY SHOULD OTO.

thanks man, really appreciate it. yea i love the 2011, chrylser hit the nail on the head with it, but i also love my torred for it's comfort and it's look of course too. and don't worry, you won't forget what a mango tango journey looks like after i'm done posting pics, and i'm serious.

very nice, looks great, i love people who post pics, and for those that don't

trust me man, they would not create two different hp outputs for the same engine. if you have the same intake manifold as the rest of the journeys, then you have 283, if you have the charger one or the jeep grand cherokee one that's another story, but i doubt it.

depends how many trucks are available in your area, if you're train is delayed etc. but don't count on the exact date that you first saw, as your delivery date comes closer, it will also be delayed more, that's what happened to my journey.

yea it looks like he does, those are definetly some blue lights.

welcome and congrats, remember, mopar or no car. please buy chryslers for the rest of your life now. i hate ford and gm has ugly cars. so yea, congrats on the ACTUAL r/t and not "lux" as they have in canada.

dang that looks so much better. ALL JOURNEYS SHOULD COME FROM THE FACTORY LIKE THAT, I DON'T LIKE THE CHROME IN THE HEADLIGHTS. great job and did i ever tell you how sexy your RAM is. i just love it.

the delivery dates are not accurate, my dates jumped late about 12 days.

the delivery dates are not accurate, my dates jumped late about 12 days.

wrong!!!!!!!!!!

although i haven't recieved the journey yet, i think the transmission is probably going to behave like that for the first few 1000 thousands miles and then it will be broken and adjust. new cars tend to do this, my sister's brand 2011 rallye has weird shifting right now and it only has 700 miles on it.

congrats and welcome from the motor city.

actually, it's only a 9 hp difference, charger rated 292 and journey at 283. the torque numbers are the same though at 260. yet the journey is bit lighter than the charger. and if you use the 0-60 equation on the journey and charger. 0-60 time = curb weight / (1.98 X bhp) this is equation is far from exact on 0-60 times, but it's pretty close. when plugging in the hp numbers for charger and journey in this equation, the journey comes out a bit faster. but in real life the charger is faster in the 0-60 in journey by .25-.5 seconds. oh yea and about the pics, i always take tons of pics of cars and will make sure you guys see the engine bays, and the chargers and journey together.

ha ha guys, if i was buying this vehicle, then i would walk down to the dealership in a second. this is actually going to be our family vehicle but i will be driving this more than the charger(this is leased vehicle, charger is actually bought, why put miles on our own car). My dad is a chrysler employee and this journey is his company lease or corporate lease, dad pays a certain amount each month and there is unlimited mileage, free service from the company(oil changes tire rotations etc.) also there is $0 deductible if there is an accident and everything is covered, so all we pay for is the gas and the monthly payment. my dad is turning in his 2010 dodge journey 2.4(also company lease) for this journey. My dad is the main driver for this vehicle, but when i need it, i drive it over the charger cause it's a company lease. now i'm excited to see all the changes and such to the 2011, cause i know what the 2010 was like. right now my dad is not in a hurry for this vehicle, he has other company vehicles he drives for testing. and my sister also works for chrysler, and she has 2011 dodge charger rallye as her company lease. so i drive that sometimes too, and do i have to say is it fun. same 3.6 as journey but i suspect the charger engine is a bit peppier and it feels great. why complain when we have these to drive. (billet metallic charger is company tester and white charger is my sister's company lease.)

i was supposed to take delivery over 2 weeks ago. the dealership has got the journey. it's just that there's a problem with it they're fixing and they haven't told me what the problem is, they said they'll call me when it's ready to pick up. i will definetly find out what the problem was after i pick it up.

yea good review, can't wait to open up all the 283 hp.