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YellowDuck

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    YellowDuck got a reaction from Journey_SeXT in steering wheel shudder and rattling sound   
    OP is in New Mexico, so not likely.
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    YellowDuck got a reaction from Addicted to Dodge in Took delivery today   
    Update at 1200 km.
    Only been a few weeks but the car has been driven plenty. My wife and I kind of fight a bit about who gets to take it each morning, but that will be resolved soon as her new job will include a pretty fancy company car.
    One of our main priorities for this car was that it should be comfortable on long trips (at least compared to our Wrangler Unlimited - not a high bar to clear). It certainly is all of that. Just such a nice place to be with the heated leather seats, separate rear entertainment system (with wireless headphones), light coming in the sunroof, sat radio - what a pleasure.
    It continues to work great in this very wintery winter. Probably 85% of our driving so far has been on roads that are either completely or partially snow-covered. Even with the OEM all-season radials it is just fine. I imagine with proper snow tires it would be a real mountain goat.
    The electric steering provides practically no feedback, which increases comfort but prevents one from treating it like a performance car. This is a non-issue for me but I could see how an aggressive / sporty driver would be disappointed. Not sure why such a driver would buy a 3-row crossover though.... Personally, I find with all of the electronic driving controls (AWD, traction control, stability control, ABS), in the snow I just point the car where I want it to go, give it moderate throttle and let the computers figure out how to make it happen. A different way to drive for me, but very effective.
    No problems to report at all. I am finally accustomed to the whole keyless ignition thing. That took a while but I do love it.
    Fuel economy has been kinda crap. First tankful was terrible but the dealer warned me to expect that. Second tank was better but still nowhere near what I would hope for based on the ratings. I attribute this to some extent to the fact that we are driving on snowy roads most of the time. On one dry highway run the fuel consumption was pretty good (9.2 L / 100 km), so I am hoping that that is indicative of what to expect.
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    YellowDuck got a reaction from rolly in Took delivery today   
    Update at 1200 km.
    Only been a few weeks but the car has been driven plenty. My wife and I kind of fight a bit about who gets to take it each morning, but that will be resolved soon as her new job will include a pretty fancy company car.
    One of our main priorities for this car was that it should be comfortable on long trips (at least compared to our Wrangler Unlimited - not a high bar to clear). It certainly is all of that. Just such a nice place to be with the heated leather seats, separate rear entertainment system (with wireless headphones), light coming in the sunroof, sat radio - what a pleasure.
    It continues to work great in this very wintery winter. Probably 85% of our driving so far has been on roads that are either completely or partially snow-covered. Even with the OEM all-season radials it is just fine. I imagine with proper snow tires it would be a real mountain goat.
    The electric steering provides practically no feedback, which increases comfort but prevents one from treating it like a performance car. This is a non-issue for me but I could see how an aggressive / sporty driver would be disappointed. Not sure why such a driver would buy a 3-row crossover though.... Personally, I find with all of the electronic driving controls (AWD, traction control, stability control, ABS), in the snow I just point the car where I want it to go, give it moderate throttle and let the computers figure out how to make it happen. A different way to drive for me, but very effective.
    No problems to report at all. I am finally accustomed to the whole keyless ignition thing. That took a while but I do love it.
    Fuel economy has been kinda crap. First tankful was terrible but the dealer warned me to expect that. Second tank was better but still nowhere near what I would hope for based on the ratings. I attribute this to some extent to the fact that we are driving on snowy roads most of the time. On one dry highway run the fuel consumption was pretty good (9.2 L / 100 km), so I am hoping that that is indicative of what to expect.
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    YellowDuck got a reaction from jkeaton in Took delivery today   
    Update -
    We are having an especially wintery winter here in southern Ontario and I have to say that the AWD system on the RT is a real pleasure. The street where we live gets plowed only occasionally and so it is almost always covered in snow underlain with compacted snow / ice. Every now and again just for fun I accelerate hard from a stop (when there are no other cars around) just to see what the Journey will do with the situation. Amazing. Better than our Wrangler in 4WD even (not sure how that is possible). The Journey just digs in and goes. Having that capability automatically available is so nice - eliminates the need for constant decision making on the part of the driver to turn AWD on or off as conditions change, and also eliminates the chance of doing an oopsie and leaving 4WD engaged after you get on the (dry) highway. It's the right kind of AWD system for our needs, whereas the Wrangler is really overkill for us.
    I had an engine light come on very briefly leaving the parking lot at the ski hill yesterday. It went out on its own after less than a minute, so according to the owner's manual it seems like this is not something I should worry about. Even so, I will likely have them check the code when I get the first oil change done.
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    YellowDuck got a reaction from rolly in Great dealership experience   
    I'll give a thumbs up to Wellington Motors in Guelph ON. We had an issue with our 2008 Wrangler Unlimited burning oil, just a few months before the warranty expired. As per Chrysler instructions, they had to monitor oil consumption for several months (meaning, I had to keep bringing the car in at regular intervals so they could measure oil use and top it up again). This made me nervous as anything - I figured in the end they would find some way to deny the repair, either because the consumption was within their definition of "normal", or because the car had gone off warranty. They were good about it though - I would make an appointment, and then be in and out of there in about 20 min each time.
    In the end it all worked out. Apparently it is a known issue and there was a series of the 3.8 motors that got the oil rings in upside down. Once they had the oil consumption data to give to Chrysler they replaced the rings quite quickly, and even gave me a rental over the weekend. The Jeep is now perfect again.
    I have had similar good experiences with the parts desk at that dealership - just really good, efficient people.
    Most recently we just purchased a 2014 Journey from them. The salesperson Dominic Pike was stellar - really knew his stuff and was not pushy or cheezy like some salesmen. I hate it when walk I into a showroom and find I know more technical details about the car than the salesperson, and they provide no service other than telling you what they think you want to hear and dreaming up ways to pressure you into a purchase.
    We came in knowing what the invoice was on the car (carcost.ca), what factory incentives were available, and what a fair price would be. We got a price that we deemed appropriate (i.e. not MSRP but not zero dealer profit either!). No pressure no BS - perfect transaction.
    Now, we'll just have to see how we like the Journey - I pick it up Thursday.
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