Squishman Posted Sunday at 01:24 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 01:24 PM Howdy. Last week, bought a 2019 Granite Pearl Crossroad with black features. 3.6, AWD. 66K on it, not too shabby. I use it for my medical delivery vehicle. I had used Grand Caravans and Town and Countries for years. I have had the route for over 17 years now.. I love the fact that this vehicle has the same engine and tranny as those vans. Seems to me that the tranny will last quite a bit longer, having less weight to pull around town. I do abut 60 or 70 stops a day delivering prescriptions to people's homes. I needed more cargo space, so I removed the 2nd and 3rd row of seats and kept the back storage box in place. Love that storage! I carry a breaker bar with extension and a 19mm socket, air compressor, tire plug kit, portable jumper, electric jack, and a few other tools. It has no auto start. Is there an OEM gizmo that will plug right in to add that? I imagine I'd need new key fobs and maybe only a dealer could add it. But I would like to add that if there is such a thing. I do have an extra set of wheels that fit, but they are silver, so I am reluctant to use them. The plan in the past was to switch out to my winter tires every winter, then change back in the spring. Does a guy even need winter tires with AWD? Hoping not, so I can sell them. I live and deliver in the Twin Cities metro area, so some snow storms can be brutal and a huge drag. Photo is copied from the dealer's ad. Hope it's not too blurry. I love this car. Fun to drive compared to those vans!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted Sunday at 03:43 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 03:43 PM Welcome! Squishman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5rebel9 Posted Sunday at 04:04 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 04:04 PM Howdy ! Since you have had the vans, then you know about the "quirks" of the 3.6 and the 62te trannie, that's a great start in transitioning to the DJ! Remote start is "doable" but will need some special equipment du to SGM {thanks to the Kia/Hyundai theft problem} or dealer flash to enter BCM and add the feature. AUTO START is add on is not a function commonly found in the DJ's, and has some with the feature in other Stellantis cousins not too well received Get SNOW TIRES and if your rims you have from one of the vans are 17", they will bolt up and work nicely on the DJ. I take it you don't care for the Silver look? SAFETY should take precedence over looks ENJOY your "new to you" ride ! 2late4u 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squishman Posted Sunday at 04:15 PM Author Report Share Posted Sunday at 04:15 PM 10 minutes ago, 5rebel9 said: Howdy ! Since you have had the vans, then you know about the "quirks" of the 3.6 and the 62te trannie, that's a great start in transitioning to the DJ! Remote start is "doable" but will need some special equipment du to SGM {thanks to the Kia/Hyundai theft problem} or dealer flash to enter BCM and add the feature. AUTO START is add on is not a function commonly found in the DJ's, and has some with the feature in other Stellantis cousins not too well received Get SNOW TIRES and if your rims you have from one of the vans are 17", they will bolt up and work nicely on the DJ. I take it you don't care for the Silver look? SAFETY should take precedence over looks ENJOY your "new to you" ride ! Oh yeah, I meant "remote" start. Not sure if silver would look good. Think it might? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
5rebel9 Posted Sunday at 04:23 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 04:23 PM 2 minutes ago, Squishman said: Oh yeah, I meant "remote" start. Not sure if silver would look good. Think it might? My '14 has "blacked" rims done by previous owner on Blue body color. I'm not fond of the look, but like the spoke pattern. MY '13 has the "basket weave"spoke 19" rims is silver, and I love the look on the Grey body color. In my area rims are hard to come across at a decent price.....and only ONE of the FOUR DJ's I have has an extra winter set. The other 3 are running "all season" tires and do OK, but there are times full snows would do much better! John/Horace 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John/Horace Posted Sunday at 09:14 PM Report Share Posted Sunday at 09:14 PM Yeah real snows are a much better than all seasons. It’s not just snow, it’s handling and braking on icy roads. I also have a set of all weather tires, snow flake symbol but can be used all year round, Cooper Discovery A/TW, US made tire. Also much better than all season, a little more money to buy, but only one set of rims make them worth considering (nice having tire sensors working). Not as good as a top level snow/ice tire; but way better than a no season radial. Have had dozens of different sets of snows (Hakapalita, Nokia, Toyo, Michelin) some very expensive; and the reasonable priced Cooper measure up. Rubber ages out and tires get hard, start to crack, tend to get really loud. If you don’t drive a lot, separate summer/winter tires don’t work out as well, the tires have lots of tread when cracking makes them unusable. Steel rims handle salt much better, fewer rims leaks from corrosion than aluminum. So use up the winters, then look at all weather tires next. My 2 cents. Squishman 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squishman Posted Sunday at 09:24 PM Author Report Share Posted Sunday at 09:24 PM 5 hours ago, 5rebel9 said: Howdy ! Since you have had the vans, then you know about the "quirks" of the 3.6 and the 62te trannie, that's a great start in transitioning to the DJ! Remote start is "doable" but will need some special equipment du to SGM {thanks to the Kia/Hyundai theft problem} or dealer flash to enter BCM and add the feature. AUTO START is add on is not a function commonly found in the DJ's, and has some with the feature in other Stellantis cousins not too well received Get SNOW TIRES and if your rims you have from one of the vans are 17", they will bolt up and work nicely on the DJ. I take it you don't care for the Silver look? SAFETY should take precedence over looks ENJOY your "new to you" ride ! Oh yeah, I meant "remote" start. Not sure if silver would look good. Think it might? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squishman Posted Sunday at 09:31 PM Author Report Share Posted Sunday at 09:31 PM (edited) I do not know why my reply reposted. I could not back out or delete it. So never mind that repeat post! But I will get a set of winters then for my silver rims based on what you guys are saying. Hope they look good, because this black set with all seasons looks pretty great. I've had real good success with Arctic Claw tires. Edited Sunday at 09:32 PM by Squishman Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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