Hi all, first of all I must apologize as I did not take any pictures of the rental but wanted to post a review, nonetheless. I had some car troubles on Friday (ended up being a loose fan connector) so I made a last minute reservation on Friday with Avis. I must be honest and say I have always had negative views on many domestics but I have alot of positive things to say about a couple domestics I have rented.
So this model had V6, leather, sunroof, fold down entertainment console (screen in backseat) Alpine audio or the speakers at least were. Car had about 8600kms on it. The back passenger side speaker was definitely blown.
I must say the interior fit and finish exceeded my expectations. Heated seats and steering wheel worked nice, infotainment system worked well also. Seats were very comfortable and it drove bigger than it looks (positive in my eyes). Third row seats are very easy to move forward as I had no need for them but did appreciate the cargo space. I also noticed some neat little storage under the floors in the backseat! Thought this was a minor detail but still very nice when extra space is always appreciated.
The look of the vehicle I found to be quite ordinary and plain. Not ugly not beautiful. Ok I guess. The front fascia was nice, back meh...Backup camera worked well also and seemed to be of decent quality.
The engine is their Pentastar 3.6 V6, an engine I found to be good in the Grand Caravan. I havent looked at the specs but found it to be merely okay in this Journey, sufficient but not near exciting no matter how hard you stomp on it. The 6 speed transmission was also not my favorite, seemed to act like a CVT at times, not sure of which gear to be in. I have to say I thought the 8 speed transmission they use in the Chrysler 300 to be much smoother. I drove it for almost a full tank and got 430kms on it. Now the thing that I found to be the most shocking..my gas mileage came out to 15.9mpg. I wont lie, I really gave it some gas at times but about 200-250kms was highway driving. Tire PSI was normal (within whatever range the sensor thought was ok). I think I averaged about 12-13L per 100km with the Chrysler 300.
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Ride quality & comfort
Ride height
Interior fit and finish/materials
-
Gas consumption 15.9mpg
Transmission unrefined
Driver space layout could be better (could use more legroom for tall drivers)
Sound quality was just ok(not considering the bad speaker that was buzzing at mid volume)
Overall has a few things going for it, my wife also liked it. Unfortunately the engine, transmission and poor mileage would sadly keep me away. Maybe a V8, and the 8 speed trans would make me consider one.
I never submitted a review for the Chrysler 300 that I rented in December, just to summarize, I liked it alot! It was the 300C model, leather, V6, 8 speed transmission. I feel the 8 spd controlled the power band of the V6 much better but it still didnt feel fast. Tons of interior room, very comfortable, great fit and finish, pretty good sound system (subwoofer in trunk). Negatives: V8 would be better option and trunk waas very small.
All in all both vehicles exceeded my negative views in many ways. Hope my review is helpful
So this model had V6, leather, sunroof, fold down entertainment console (screen in backseat) Alpine audio or the speakers at least were. Car had about 8600kms on it. The back passenger side speaker was definitely blown.
I must say the interior fit and finish exceeded my expectations. Heated seats and steering wheel worked nice, infotainment system worked well also. Seats were very comfortable and it drove bigger than it looks (positive in my eyes). Third row seats are very easy to move forward as I had no need for them but did appreciate the cargo space. I also noticed some neat little storage under the floors in the backseat! Thought this was a minor detail but still very nice when extra space is always appreciated.
The look of the vehicle I found to be quite ordinary and plain. Not ugly not beautiful. Ok I guess. The front fascia was nice, back meh...Backup camera worked well also and seemed to be of decent quality.
The engine is their Pentastar 3.6 V6, an engine I found to be good in the Grand Caravan. I havent looked at the specs but found it to be merely okay in this Journey, sufficient but not near exciting no matter how hard you stomp on it. The 6 speed transmission was also not my favorite, seemed to act like a CVT at times, not sure of which gear to be in. I have to say I thought the 8 speed transmission they use in the Chrysler 300 to be much smoother. I drove it for almost a full tank and got 430kms on it. Now the thing that I found to be the most shocking..my gas mileage came out to 15.9mpg. I wont lie, I really gave it some gas at times but about 200-250kms was highway driving. Tire PSI was normal (within whatever range the sensor thought was ok). I think I averaged about 12-13L per 100km with the Chrysler 300.
+
Ride quality & comfort
Ride height
Interior fit and finish/materials
-
Gas consumption 15.9mpg
Transmission unrefined
Driver space layout could be better (could use more legroom for tall drivers)
Sound quality was just ok(not considering the bad speaker that was buzzing at mid volume)
Overall has a few things going for it, my wife also liked it. Unfortunately the engine, transmission and poor mileage would sadly keep me away. Maybe a V8, and the 8 speed trans would make me consider one.
I never submitted a review for the Chrysler 300 that I rented in December, just to summarize, I liked it alot! It was the 300C model, leather, V6, 8 speed transmission. I feel the 8 spd controlled the power band of the V6 much better but it still didnt feel fast. Tons of interior room, very comfortable, great fit and finish, pretty good sound system (subwoofer in trunk). Negatives: V8 would be better option and trunk waas very small.
All in all both vehicles exceeded my negative views in many ways. Hope my review is helpful
