Mom & Dad bought this?  

"JDMatt" (JDMatt) 01/15/2016 at 22:35 • Filed to: Carmax, parents, Dodge, Journey

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Of all the 4 wheel drive cars Carmax had to offer, they picked a Dodge Journey?

Backstory: On Jan 1 2013 my parents had a goal of buying a Volvo S60. Our Local Volvo dealerships (Stockton & Sacramento California) closes on holidays and sundays. Somehow they end up at a Ford dealership, and buy a used Ford Edge that’s too expensive.

My Parents had gone through multiple trips to car dealerships, ultimately driving home in the Ford Edge.

Back to now: I was really busy at work when my mom called me and told me they that just bought a Dodge Journey from Carmax. To further understand why this news made me angry, I work(ed) for a car dealership in San Francisco.

At this point I realized that I don’t understand my parents anymore. I mean good for them that they finally found a car they like, even though I would have advised them not to buy a Dodge Journey because the internet (And 2 years of valet parking jobs) tells me that the Dodge Journey sucks.

Their 2013 Journey has 4 wheel drive. Their journey does not have power seats, leather, bluetooth, parking sensors, heated seats, etc. To them, options like those reminded them of the ford edge they couldn’t afford. They purchased the Carmax warranty though.

Brian Silvestro > JDMatt 01/15/2016 at 22:48

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gross

Iheartmy365kHonda - Car enthusiasts do like FWD > JDMatt 01/15/2016 at 22:48

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Oh no. I drove one of these. It was awful! The A/C blows at you like it is coming out of a straw clogged with strawberries.

pjhusa > JDMatt 01/15/2016 at 22:49

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I'm so sorry for you.

For Sweden > JDMatt 01/15/2016 at 23:07

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Wow your parents messed this up from the very beginning

shop-teacher > JDMatt 01/15/2016 at 23:10

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Ewwww

One of my wife’s friends never misses an opportunity to recommend a Dodge Journey, even though the only good thing she can say about it is, “It’s got a real smooth ride.”

JDMatt > pjhusa 01/15/2016 at 23:34

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There’s not much to be sorry for. If anything, this shows that my taste in cars has no influence on my parents.

JDMatt > For Sweden 01/15/2016 at 23:36

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The part where they went car shopping at an unrelated dealership on new years day? I don’t want to make fun of my parents, but I got the feeling we test drove the edge because we were standing next to it.

JDMatt > shop-teacher 01/15/2016 at 23:38

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Real smooth ride = probably the reason why my parents bought a dodge journey?

Caleb "If a rally car can do it, so can my Malibu" M. S. > JDMatt 01/16/2016 at 00:03

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ooooooo 4 speed auto...

For Sweden > JDMatt 01/16/2016 at 00:05

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The part where they didn’t buy the Volvo

shop-teacher > JDMatt 01/16/2016 at 05:47

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I guess *shrug*

bryan40oop > JDMatt 01/16/2016 at 16:53

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I’m sorry.

HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles > JDMatt 01/26/2016 at 01:05

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At least it’s a post facelift Journey, which means the interior is tolerable, not a total crapfest.

JDMatt > HFV has no HFV. But somehow has 2 motorcycles 01/26/2016 at 11:41

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You mean there’s a way that it could have been worse? When I drove it for the first time I accidentally discovered buttons on the back of the steering wheel that seek radio stations on one side and change the volume on the other side.