bones1918 Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Well kid number two was the end to my beloved TJ Wrangler Sport and the more than 170,000 miles of memories, mud, sand and woods. After a pretty lengthy search, I stumbled upon an '09 Journey SXT AWD with just under 35K on the clock for a sniff under $10K. You can't take the top off, but at least it has a sunroof... Did I do ok? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
2late4u Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 welcome to the group Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jkeaton Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 Hope you got an extended warranty. 09 was the first year and there were some growing pains. Welcome to the forum. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
larryl Posted July 26, 2017 Report Share Posted July 26, 2017 If the timing belt has not been changed you should do it as I think the time frame was 8 years or 100,000 miles and if it breaks you throw the engine in the garbage jkeaton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lmoore1436 Posted July 27, 2017 Report Share Posted July 27, 2017 Dang! 35k on an 09? Did they not drive it very often? Was it a second vehicle? If you bought it from somewhere reputable and had it looked over I would say so. To er on the cautious side though you have to be weary of an 8 year old vehicle that only got 4k of use each year. If the low mileage is due to just a short commute I would say it's fine since it got regular use. If the car sat for long periods of time then I would have it looked over pretty thoroughly just for peace of mind. Look through the forums on here and you can find quite a few common problems with the 09 year, brakes and the transmission lock being two that I think I've read the most about. Those also may not have been addressed by the previous owner if it wasn't driven too often. Either way, congratulations on your new Journey! I'm sure you'll enjoy it as much as everyone on here has (for the most part). If you have any questions about it or the maintenance feel free to ask away, everyone on here is pretty helpful! jkeaton 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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