5000km report

[viffer1999]

So I've had my 2013 R/T Rallye since August.

Likes:

- Super comfortable

- Love the stereo/DVD system

- Decent performance, firm ride, fairly quiet (much quieter and better ride than my previous car, 2007 Montana SV6)

- Heated seats and steering wheel is the bomb lol

Dislikes:

- Transmission need reprogramming, you hit 40 kph and you are already in 4th, doesn't always downshift right to 1st

- 3-4 shift is rough

- Mileage will hopefully get better, best tank so far was 12L/100km, mainly highway, worst was 14.8, mix of city/highway, some short warm up periods

- was expecting better highway mileage, since its only revving at 1500rpm at 100 kph

And recently, turning out to be a real PITA to find winter wheels that fit, apparently the R/T version has bigger brakes.. I noticed 2 piston calipers in the front. I tried some 17" steel wheels, they rubbed against front calipers, same deal with a set of 18" wheels. My tire dealer has ordered 2 different sets now, I'll be trying them on Monday.

And last bit, dealer seems to be a bit clueless, after the hassle to actually get my DJ (apparently in Quebec, the cheap models are most popular, mine was brought in from Toronto, so I didn't have choice in color), I went for a drive, used the GPS, I noticed that the maps were not up to date (new section of AutoRoute 30 was completed a while ago), I called dealer to ask about getting updates for the maps, they had no clue that updates were even available.

So overall, I'm fairly happy with my choice.. glad I didn't choose the Explorer, Traverse or CX-9

[larryl]

I got 17 steel wheels from a 2013 Caravan and they fit perfectly

tell your dealer to try Caravan steel rims

[wingit11]

I bought a set of 17" American Racing rims with winter tires for my 2009 Journey and am now using the same rims on my 2013 Crew with no issues. Should not be that difficult to find 17" rims for you. May need to try a different tire dealer.