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To be honest, I never really knew the Journey existed. I happened upon it when looking at Durango's for my gf, which was going to be a bit too expensive for what she wanted to pay. Wanting a 7 passenger vehicle for those rare occasions when she had her sister and her sister's kid's with her, the sales person asked if I had looked at the Journey. Because of the very strong sales and incentives offered when I looked, the Journey ended up being a fantastic bargain...as long as the vehicle is dependable. So far, so good. and, based on what I've noticed lately around the metro Phoenix area, many other people discovered this vehicle as well. Even one of my gf's co-workers picked up a new 2015 last week. and there are a number of these vehicles around my area with TRP's on them.

Any quality Class 10 SD card will work, but you can't use anything over 32GB because of the requirement of the FAT32 format. Stick to a brand name card where possible...the Samsung EVO 32GB or SanDisk Extreme Plus 32 GB are high quality and have fast sequential read speeds around 48MB/sec and 92MB/sec. How many files do you currently have on the card ? I would try a re-format of the existing SD card first, then recopy the music back onto the card, to see if that helps.

I would have considered a Journey with the new turbo-diesel engine in it

High compression, direct injection, motors would see an increase in overall power production with E85, but at the expenses of dropped MPG because of the lower energy content of the fuel itself, and the greater fuel flow to produce that power. As a cheap form of available pump gas that is the equivalent of high octane race fuels, I run it in my high compression C6 Z06 Corvette. It also burns cooler, about a 10 degree difference in my Z, which is a good thing when tracking the car. My engines also does not have any carbon buildup...and my exhaust smells like caramel french fries LOL. I produce around 15 more RWHP and 20 lb/ft torque when running E85, over 91 pump gas. For a daily driver, I wouldn't consider E85 unless it was a good $1 or so cheaper than regular 87 octane. Now, if you get one of these supposed 3.6 turbo motors that is coming in the future, E85 would do wonders for max performance.

32GB SD card works great...64GB was too big (exFAT format). Used WMP to rip my gf's CD's directly to the card, plus some content pulled from iTunes. All album art shows up, and the one playlist I created under WMP (just for fun) showed up and played as well.

LOL...yep. I had a black 1992 Z28 vert, 305 TPI , 700R4, and tan leather. She's long gone now. I have had a number of cool toys throughout the years....I had so many 1st gen Camaros I kinda lost count.

My daily...... The toy.... The Truck.... Her new DJ......

When the Kumho's are finished, I'll move up to a 20" wheel/tire combo. You have many more options in that size, IMHO. I run 20" wheels on all my vehicles, with tire cost anywhere between 105.00 each , all the way to 650+ each (ouch).

Looks like you also roll in a KC-135 ?

Do you currently own any other vehicles besides the DJ ? We bought the 2015 DJ SXT Blacktop because my girl wanted an ability to carry 7 people when necessary, and I wasn't interested in paying the premium for a full size SUV, or the fuel bill. It shares the garage with a 2006 Corvette Z06, a 2002 Lexus GS430, and a 2002 GMC Sierra 3500 dually 4x4.

Did a search and did not come up with anything. Are there any black chrome or gloss black emblem kits available for Journeys ?

I agree.....closed course is the responsible way to do it. I run on road courses, drag strips, and standing mile runway events, but I'd be fibbing if I didn't admit to running over the speed limit on occassion when in very rural environments with other liked minded individuals.

I'll wait until we get a few more break in miles, then see what she'll do. On a closed course, of course Maybe I'll take it with me when I take my Z06 back to the Mojave Magnum event LOL.