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Welcome to the forum!

After traveling through the states and Canada on a long road trip last spring, I had a devil of a time getting rid of the bugs, I can see where this would only be a good thing. I've seen some videos on YouTube showing the effects of Lovebugs. Yikes. That would give me nightmares LoL.

Hey bigtsr, how did the Wipe New fare over the winter? Canadian tire has it for $19.99 in this week's flier.

I buy a lot of my cleaning stuff from E-Shine. They have a salt eliminator that you could try on your mats. I haven't needed to use it, but the products they sell are good. You can check them out here. It's a Canadian company but I'm sure it's available in the U.S. http://www.eshine.ca/krown_salt_eliminator-8006.php

Looks good! Hopefully the weather will be nice when you pick it up.

Congrats, and just before your birthday too!

No doubt about that. When I was considering the Journey, the forum members answered all my questions and by the time I went to the dealer, I was better informed than the salesperson. No better teacher than experience and everybody here is so helpful and supportive- well most of them anyway LOL.

Welcome to the forum. I joined the forum before I bought as well. It sure helped make my decision easier.

Washed our Journey today ahead of the 15-20 centimetres of snow predicted overnight. Couldn't stand to look at the salt build up!

Congratulations!!!!!! Now you'll be able to enjoy a great vehicle- good for you.

Congratulations and welcome to the forum!!

Check this out. www.lemonlaw.com/carcomplaintindex.html

My brother-in-law bought a 2103 Journey CVP and he loves it. He was also on a budget and it was a good fit for him. It makes sense to buy what YOU want and what YOU need, after all it's your money.

zmttoxics, a little harsh don't you think?

Wow that's terrible, I have to believe there's more than luck involved. There has to be something wrong, after 36,000 kilometres our Journey has a combined City/Highway average of 10.5. I've used "Fuelly" religiously since we bought the Journey. Even in city driving alone I'm using less than half of that. We have very flat terrain here, but I wouldn't think that would result in such a significant difference. I don't use my remote start except in extreme cold (3 times in one week this year). After seeing the resulting mileage difference in that week, I don't bother. I would suggest plugging in the block heater if you haven't already.

There's a lot that goes into mileage calculations. Driving conditions, driving style, seasonal fuel changes etc. I didn't notice any significant change in mileage until 8,000 Kilometres and it steadily improved after that. My combined city/highway average has been 10.5 L/100km which equates to 22.4 mpg (U.S) or 26.9 (Imperial). That total is for 36,000 plus kilometres. It's not a fuel miser or a glutton. Given the size of the Journey and the performance of the 3.6, I'm quite satisfied. My wife and I went on an extended (13,654 KM's or 8484 miles) road trip in 2013 and I wrote a report on the forum in which I shared our experience. You can search for it in "Owner Impressions" page 2. The winter fuel makes a huge difference, as does a heavy foot which the 3.6 tempts me to have on occasion. As long as I act my age it's not so bad LOL. Whatever you decide I wish you the best. The only thing to fear is fear itself.

onecrazyfoo4u, is absolutely right about getting the information from the forum instead of Consumer Reports. I joined this forum in May of 2012 and we ordered our 2013 Journey in September 2012. The information and advice I got from the members convinced me that the Journey was a good buy. I have over 36,000 kilometres of trouble free driving on it now. It's been the best vehicle I've ever owned. Have there been dissatisfied Journey owners? You bet. But there are a lot more that love their Journeys. In Windsor where I live, there are so many they seem to travel in herds LOL! As you admit yourself there's a lot on the roads and I think that's a better testament to the Journey's value and reliability than someone who spent a few hours behind the wheel.

Welcome to the forum Paul!

Welcome to the forum Larry!

Check out the How To in the Welcome section.

Welcome Artruo!

Welcome to the forum!

We're -16 degrees Celsius today with a wind chill factor of -31C and had the temp set at 21 and was comfortable. The fan setting was at 4 and no fog on the windows. I don't know if it makes any difference but mine is a five seater.

We live in Windsor, Ontario and we've had record breaking cold this winter. I set my heater the same as bigtsr and haven't had a problem.

Not necessarily if you really want to camp- check this out: http://www.autoanything.com/truck-tents/10A50603.aspx