2010 Dodge Journey SXT

The first week long trip to Memphis started off with renting a 2010 Dodge Journey. Once again, I was udnerwhelmed by the sparse interior of the vehicle, much like the 300.

This is the first 7-passenger vehicle I rented. I didn't need the seating, but it was available so I grabbed it.

The engine felt adequate, but certainly nothing to get excited about. A few things bothered me about this car:

• The driver's door felt like it didn't open wide enough for me to get in and out of easily, there was just something odd about it.
• I was going to drive 4 other people to lunch one day, since I had seating for 7. We had real trouble getting the second row to move forward to give access to the third row, so difficult that 2 people chose to drive in a different vehicle.
• The transmission felt like it could never decide what gear to be in, it up/downshifted so much I finally used the "Autostick" feature to shift it myself.

I started to notice that this car has a lot of storage compartments throughout, including under the front passenger's seat. I thought that was a pretty nice feature especially for someone that might drive a lot for work, or for families that take a lot of road trips.

This Journey was the "SXT" trim level, which meant it 3.5 liter V6 and a 6-speed automatic transmission. Maybe the 6-speed was one too many. The cloth seats were comfortable, and the driver's seat had power adjusting which I always like. This car's sticker is in the $24,500 range, not too bad for a bigger crossover with 3 rows of seating. I probably wouldn't buy a Journey, but might consider renting one while we are on vacation sometime and need the extra space.