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Don't get played by electric superchargers. They've been myth busted many times. It's a big scam/joke.

It'll be gutless in the 4. I haven't heard anyone on this forum say that they love the 4 cylinder and would never want the 6. There's no point to the 4, except that it's a slightly lower purchase price. Gas mileage seems to be the same between both engines...yet you get almost 100 extra HP in the 6.

Does the DJ manual say to flush or drain the transmission? I don't know how to read the manual

I always join a forum and research everything before buying a new/used vehicle. It's the best way to gather REAL research data. Can't trust consumer reports or any other crap out there that "independantly" review vehicles.

I always join a forum and research everything before buying a new/used vehicle. It's the best way to gather REAL research data. Can't trust consumer reports or any other crap out there that "independantly" review vehicles.

Couldn't have said it better. ANYTHING other than oem is an upgrade on this vehicle. I went with the Calahan set for all 4 corners (sold on Amazon, under $200) and was pleasantly surprised at the quality. Normally I would stray from a cheap kit like that, but 40k miles later and still issue free. They work awesome, don't warp, don't make any noise, and are wearing nice and slow. I'd expect to easily get another 40k miles out of them. And my wife is pretty hard on the brakes...
http://www.amazon.com/Callahan-Premium-Ceramic-Brake-CK002564/dp/B00E1SNKB8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1421367818&sr=8-1&keywords=callahan+dodge+journey+brakes

Sounds like you found out the hard way why the previous owner traded it in so soon!

Sounds like you found out the hard way why the previous owner traded it in so soon!

That's why it's just easier to pay a couple hundred bucks and replace all 4 rotors/pads with a different (non-oem) parts. That's what many people on here do with excellent results. It saves you money and time from having to deal with stupid dealer shenanagins. Plus you're getting better parts. You get them replaced at the dealer you'll have the same problem in the future.
Replacing crap parts to begin with, with the same crap parts will only give you crap in the end.

You push the ignition ON button. First push goes to accessory, second push goes to ON. Then push the accelerator pedal 3 times. Then push the ignition button to off.

You push the ignition ON button. First push goes to accessory, second push goes to ON. Then push the accelerator pedal 3 times. Then push the ignition button to off.

You might hear some power steering screaching/whine on startup when it's cold outside. Just top it off to full (or have the dealer do it). Not going to hurt anything (except maybe your ears!).

Excellent news! It's amazing how such a small sensor can F the whole car up! Stupid computers!

How big of a scratch are you talking? If it's small (just a few inches max) I personally would try using the paint pen first. It's only $10-15 and is worth a shot. If it looks like crap afterwards, then it can always be repaired professionally.

How big of a scratch are you talking? If it's small (just a few inches max) I personally would try using the paint pen first. It's only $10-15 and is worth a shot. If it looks like crap afterwards, then it can always be repaired professionally.

I'm thinking about getting 245/55/19 tires ordered. It's actually the cheapest/best deal I can find for tires out of all the sizes that fit. They are the Firestone Destination LE2. They are rated very highly; ranked #2 on TireRack. They just don't look as cool as other tires . Can get them for $590 with free shipping.
DragonSlayer, so that size doesn't rub at all when turning or going over bumps?

Oh and don't forget Honda & Toyota....between them and German automakers all others are just sub-standard that are taking up space on the roads. You'll get better reviews of a vehicle and their problems just by visiting the forum (like this one) of a certain make and model and see what the ACTUAL consumers say about THEIR vehicle rather than biased reviews of CRs.

You couldn't have said it better. It's pretty obvious they're being paid out when it's always BMW's and Porsche's "winning" their comparisons. Although I would hope they would win being twice the cost!

You couldn't have said it better. It's pretty obvious they're being paid out when it's always BMW's and Porsche's "winning" their comparisons. Although I would hope they would win being twice the cost!

If everyone listened to consumer reports US car companies would be out of business.

Well how are they going to work out the bugs if nobody buys the first year model? We need guinea pigs so we can enjoy a better car two years later.

General rule of thumb is you should avoid buying any make/model in it's first/second year of being released. Let them work out all the bugs on the next gen model. I would go for 2011 and above DJ if I were you.

General rule of thumb is you should avoid buying any make/model in it's first/second year of being released. Let them work out all the bugs on the next gen model. I would go for 2011 and above DJ if I were you.

They should make DJ's with the individual driver settings (that typically control seat/steering wheel/pedal position), but then add transmission settings to the mix that's adapted to each driver. That would be GENIUS!

Every car has a sweet spot in between the front and rear axles that enables you to lift the front and rear wheels of that side simultaneously. On my special, it's just rearward of the center of the front door. Journey might be a little further back depending on the weight distribution. As jkeaton pointed out, only jack the car via the frame or side rails. Never on floor pans, oil pans, tranny pans, etc. My Special has a pinch weld along the rockers that I use (I plan on buying a rubber pinch-weld adapter for my floor jack to prevent damage).