Hello everyone,
My name is Chris and I live in Virginia. I recently purchased a 2012 journey AVP with the 2.4L and 4 speed automatic. The vehicle itself is amazing and have had no problems with it. I only have 5600 miles but the miles were tough ones. I went to Shennendoah Mountains in Virginia when I only had 1,000 miles on it. I know this might not have been too good on a new transmission and engine but hey it was a good test and passed with flying colors. We had the whole vehicle full with 3 adults and 2 childen ages 8 and 10 along with luggage for 4 days in the mountains! The 2.4L is not the best options as power (hp) goes but hey on the highway the SUV is a champ on gas mileage. We averaged 25 mpg. Keep in mind we traveled up the mountain terrain (paved road) for over 1 hour. Most times reving the engine steady at 3,000 rpm, which sounds bad but remember its a 4 speed automatic so the gears are a tad bit long. Overall very satisfied with the vehicle exterior and interior!
Concerns:
Dodge only offers a standard 3year/36,000 miles warranty and double these numbers for the extended in which I purchased. This to me means that they don't have very much trust in this vehicle long term or maybe they are trying to save a couple bucks in the end? Any suggestions on this matter?
Does anyone know any information if there will be a Dodge Journey SRT6? I was thinking of waiting for the 2014 Dodge Durango 3.6L pentastar with the new 8 speed ZF transmission or maybe the new Journey SRT6 if it is even going into production. Please if you have any information, do explain.
Thanks Dodge fans.
