Black SXT bought yesterday

[BigM]

Hey guys,

Just picked up a black SXT with Convenience Group 1, Premium Convenience Group, Exterior Appearance Package and Sunroof.

We nearly went for an R/T but I can do without the leather, EVIC and chrome door handles/roof bars.

It had 8 miles on the clock and 11 after my test drive Me and my wife test drove one of the first SXTs to land in the Chicagoland area a couple months ago and enjoyed the ride.

The only option that we didn't get but wanted was the Safe and Sound Group but we didn't really want to wait for an order. Very hard to find SXTs with both Convenience Groups plus Safe and Sound.

So far me and the wife are really enjoying the ride. We test drove a Patriot hoping we'd like it but you get so much more car in a Journey.

[Hit-By-Thunder]

Hey guys,

Just picked up a black SXT with Convenience Group 1, Premium Convenience Group, Exterior Appearance Package and Sunroof.

We nearly went for an R/T but I can do without the leather, EVIC and chrome door handles/roof bars.

It had 8 miles on the clock and 11 after my test drive Me and my wife test drove one of the first SXTs to land in the Chicagoland area a couple months ago and enjoyed the ride.

The only option that we didn't get but wanted was the Safe and Sound Group but we didn't really want to wait for an order. Very hard to find SXTs with both Convenience Groups plus Safe and Sound.

So far me and the wife are really enjoying the ride. We test drove a Patriot hoping we'd like it but you get so much more car in a Journey.

hey BigM way to go on the purchase. I hear ya on the Patriot. The Patriot I think only has the 4 cylinder available to and no V6. Also we didn't want the leather either. In Canada, it's just like vinyl seats anyhow. If the R/T had an option without leather, we would have bought it.

Rob

[BigM]

There aren't too many cars that me and my wife agree on. We don't have kids yet but they'll be on the way in a year or two. She hates minivans and my parents are on their 3rd Mopar mini (1985, 1991 and 2000). I like the Magnum and think it is functional and she hates it. She hates almost anything with a hatchback but like SUVs. She likes the EDGE and the big blue oval on the back nearly makes me barf.

We both like the idea of the Patriot but it is tiny (I'm 6 foot 7) and very buzzy. In the end the Patriot is a $15,000 car even if you gussy it up with leather and Nav. The Journey is lots of car for the money and has great minivan like features without looking as dorky. I knew the Journey was coming out for months being somewhat of a Mopar freak (love the LX cars, Challenger etc.) I'm always monitoring Allpar etc.

My last black car was a 1996 Impala SS glad that both me and the wife like black

I'm very glad Dodge decided to axe the 2.7 in the SXT it makes the SXT such a great buy. I bet in real world mileage an SXT with a 2.7 and 4-speed wouldn't get much better mileage than a 6-speed 3.5 anyway. I understand outside of NA markets they offer the 2.7 with the 6-speed AMT.

I really think a midcycle refresh of the Journey to add the upcoming Phoenix engines and the automated manual tranny will take it to a whole new level in a couple years.

[Snow_Runner]

I agree with you about the Patriot, we originally went to look at a Liberty, but my wife said it wasn't big enough, and we wanted AWD or 4WD.

She looke dover to the side of the lot, and said "I like that one". I asked the dealer what it was.............and here we are, waiting for ours to come in.

It was an easy sell, after a test drive, and a little research to compare other vehicles. I must have talked to the dealed 15 times over a 2 week period before I ordered it.

I think this will be a good selling vehicle.

Rick.