Journeyman425

A Journey does that to you...

Oh that is nice! Enjoy and thanks for trying to post a pic.

I will indeed. I ran your VIN yet again just be certain that I did not miss anything. I'm not finding the common denominator that eliminates DRL from certain models. An SE equivalent is sold in Canada where DRL is mandatory; I just can't see what has changed between the two, or even between yours and mine, for instance. DRL is a soft key option on both 4.3 and 8.4 radios, according to the owner's manual. I'll keep looking.

I checked your VIN and equipment. The Sales Code for DRL does not exist in your database, either. Sorry I could not help you with this!

Very nice car - 2014 Limited. What color did you get? Any pictures?

Sorry Terry - that feature debuted on the 2011 Uconnect Touch system. It is not a feature that I can enable with a sales code.

In the dead center of the wheel, there is a hole which centers the wheel on the hub. The hole is normally concealed with a cap. In the picture, it looks to me like the cap is missing and there's a little snow accumulating in the bottom of the hole. The caps should be on all four wheels when you take delivery. Hard to tell but I think it's in place on the driver's side rear wheel.

You must be so psyched! Best of luck with it and keep the pictures coming! Make sure they replace the missing center cap on the driver's side front wheel!

The outside temperature must be below 40 degrees F, as measured by the Journey's Ambient Temperature Sensor, in order to activate the heated seats and steering wheel automatically with an engine start. At 40 degrees and up, you must activate them manually.

Once the key is inside the vehicle and the front door(s) close, then the car sees the fob as inside the vehicle and cancels the warning.

Terry, you are absolutely right. Chrysler is very fortunate to have been able to retain her as a customer. The root of most of her issue, IMO, is her selling dealership. They made a couple of half-assed attempts at repair, made the car worse and ultimately drove her to another, far away dealership. They don't deserve anyone's business for treating a customer that way. Hat's off to Franklin Dodge for accepting a customer with a car they did not sell, whose repair was already botched multiple times, and for accomodating her in the buyback process. It's not a moneymaker for them, trust me. But by doing so, perhaps they have earned her future business. She should not have had to endure the kind of stress that she has been put through; right on about that. If her new car proves to be reliable and problem-free, and if Franklin Dodge continues to do the right thing by her, then perhaps Chrysler may save face. It might be too late. Time will tell.

Thank you, Terry! Very kind.

Here in the US we have recently begun selling the Jeep Grand Cherokee with the VM 3.0 litre turbodiesel. Very impressive powerplant - 420 lb-ft of torque - more than the 5.7 litre Hemi V8. Smooth, quiet and no smoke at all. It meets or exceeds the emissions standards in all 50 states. It has just become available for ordering in the Ram 1500 pickup. We have a few on order but none have been built and delivered to my store yet.

Your Skye is such a cool car - very exotic looking. A modern classic for sure.

I don't understand the math, Roger. I see by the stock number on your sales order that it is the same as the on listed online for $21,192. The only way to discount the car from the sticker of $25, 730 to $21,192 is to include all rebates, all the markup from Factory Wholesale Price (FWP) to MSRP, and most, if not all of the holdback. The only profit the dealership would then make would be on the "desert protection package" whatever that is, then the financing, and any accessories or warranties they would be able to sell you. Fine. So how is it that the price went up nearly $5,000? Plus tax and fees? And the internet sales manager's response makes no sense to me at all. He says the price doesn't include the rebates and would go down another $2000.00. And then he got your name wrong at the end! I hate this kind of practice, too. My store is in a small town. We are up front about everything - if we tried to deceive someone, it would be all over town in no time and before you know it, there goes the business. Not tooting my own horn, but honesty pays off - the family I work for has been in business since 1927 by doing it this way and this way only. You made the wise choice by walking away.

I don't think it's too late. However, looking at the price of the Copper Pearl SE in their inventory, it looks like all applicable rebates have already been applied - that is probably why you were not aware of them. If you got a similar price on yours then the rebates are included.

The Crew was replaced by the Limited in the US for 2014. They are identical vehicles which have simply been rebadged and a couple of different colors are available this year. Not sure what the trim levels are named in Canada this year. I noticed, based on the myriad of pictures posted on this forum, that the Canadian R/T Rallye seemed to be equivalent in exterior apperance to my 2013 Crew. For instance: The US 2013 Crew featured chrome door handles, roof rails, grille, and the availability of chrome clad 19" wheels whereas our R/T has body-colored handles and grille, no roof rails and 19" wheels finished in Satin Carbon only. The Canadian R/T Rallye had all the same chrome features as the US Crew, whereas the R/T without the Rallye option looks more like the US R/T. Not sure of the lineup in Canada this year or what changes , if any, were made. As Wikipidia would say, "citations needed"! I never understood "Crew" as a trim level name for the Journey. To me, it conjures up an image of a four-door Ram pickup, which is fine in itself - I love the Ram truck - but it just seems like an odd name for a luxury trim level. "Limited" seems much more appropriate. The MPG I reported is in US gallons, and taken right from the EVIC. One of these days I'll do the actual arithmetic and compare it to what the EVIC states. It's accurate in my 300M - every time I've ever checked it mathematically, it is within .2 MPG. I am indeed happy with the mileage. When the weather was warm, we were averaging 22-24 per tankful. That has dropped to about 18.5-20 MPG with the cold and the extensive use of remote start. A couple of tanks were in the 16.5-18.0 range during the worst of the cold and frequent short trips. Still better than my 300M overall by at least 2 MPG with the same city/hwy mix.

The current incentive is $2000.00 on AVP/SE and $3500.00 on SXT. There are conditions to be met to qualify for all the rebates (not sure the details; I'm in service not sales) but the difference in MSRP between SE and SXT is $1800.00. I was thinking that if you qualified for all the rebates on the SXT then the difference is only $300.00. Anyway, congrats on your purchase and welcome to the Journey family!

Sorry, the sales code LMK for DRL is not in your Options database. I see you have rear fog lamps which are nice to have. Volvo offered them in the US when I worked for them 11 years ago. How does it run with the 2.0 litre diesel and six speed manual?

All Journeys are five passenger models unless fitted with the Flexible Seating Group option which adds the third row seats, plus rear A/C and three zone temp control. It is optional across the board. I know you said the SE is what your budget allows, but consider that there is $1500.00 in additional rebates on the SXT model which gives you: In addition to the standard SE features, Journey SXT replaces/adds these features: Performance suspension Body-color exterior mirrors Body-color performance fascia Fog lamps LED tail lamps 17-inch aluminum wheels Cargo cover Cargo net Front and rear floor mats Uconnect 4.3S SiriusXM Satellite Radio includes one-year subscription You might be able to get almost as good a deal on a SXT as a SE. Worth a look. If not, stick with the SE.

Hydroglossed, cleaned the wheels, tires and glass after my weekend road trip!

1) Absolutely; and I did note that in the body of my post. Just presenting another side of the story is all. 2) Agreed as well. My wife and I looked at the preproduction pictures and specs before we ordered our Journey. We didn't look very long. The Journey is highly under-rated, IMO. After spending 600 miles in it this weekend on our road trip, I was ready to turn around and drive across the country. I love driving this car! And if you've looked at all the pictures I've posted of it in the last nine months, you will see that I think it's good looking also

Debra - you are finally getting what you deserve - a car that you can love. It's a shame that you had to go through so much stress to get to this point, but at least the company is seeing your side of things and making way for you to have peace and a chance to love your Journey like most of us here are doing. Please keep us posted on the progress and maybe post a picture or two of your *new* new ride!

The 2014 is, for all practical purposes, completely carried over from 2013. Since mechanically nothing has really changed, the 2014's should continue to be very reliable. Each year there have been improvements in overall quality. 15,000 miles on our 2013 Crew and not a single issue yet. We're very happy with it.

I honestly do not know how the European dealer network operates. I would be willing to see if the option code is avaialble for a specific VIN, however. Feel free to post the last 8 if you wish and I'll see what comes up.