Talk:Dodge Journey
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The Journey is NOT anywhere near the same size as the PT Cruiser and I am going to remove that statement from the article. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 65.114.124.87 (talk) 15:27, 4 March 2008 (UTC)
I don't think Nitro and Durango are relevant here; those are both truck-based SUVs and this is a crossover, more a minivan or station wagon than anything else. Other than that, a terrific start. Thanks, Bull-Doser.
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[edit] Name has been used before
Jeep used the name Journey on a concept years ago. 192.235.1.34 22:28, 11 October 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Press release note
Compared with articles on other automobiles, I don't see why this one has been tagged as sounding like a press release. Compare to Corolla, Camry, Celica, etc and see if it sounds more press-releasy. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Davert (talk • contribs) 18:12, 17 February 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Release Date
I wrote this on 03/10/08. I visited Dodge's homepage that day and the Journey was still listed as a future vehicle. Even if it had come out as of 03/10/08, the article said that it, "will come out in February 2008." I think there's a date issue.JIMfoamy1 (talk) 01:32, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
- Note on the above post: I did post it on 3/10/08, I just forgot add my name until the above date.JIMfoamy1 (talk) 01:34, 15 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] First CUV?
Wasn't the Dodge Caliber a crossover? They don't call it a station wagon or hatchback, and it's not an SUV. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Davert (talk • contribs) 17:13, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
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- Added three references citing the Journey as the "first CUV" from Dodge. 842U (talk) 18:56, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
Sorry about that (seriously / not sarcasm). Will obey protocol in future. (And you are right, it IS embarassing.) However, to go back to the original issue, I could bring up a bunch of articles calling the Caliber, which predates the Journey, a crossover too: http://autos.msn.com/research/vip/jedlicka.aspx?year=2007&make=Dodge&model=Caliber http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2006/04/12/earlyshow/main1491553.shtml http://www.boston.com/cars/car_reviews/articles/2006/07/23/dodge_takes_its_best_shot/ http://viewnewspapers.net/moxie/Scene/functional-caliber-crosso.shtml http://reviews.carreview.com/blog/2007-dodge-caliber-review/ http://www.worldcarfans.com/2060202.003/2007-dodge-caliber-production-start http://www.cars.com/go/crp/research.jsp?revid=50195&indcriteria=ASSET_TYPE-Affiliate+Review%2CBuying+Guide%2CVehicle+Profile%7CM-_23_%7CD-_8236_%7CY-_2007_%7CresultStructure-combined&makeid=23&modelid=8236&year=2007&myid=&revlogtype=19§ion=reviews&mode=&aff=national http://www.calibersrt4.net/dodge-caliber-srt-4-news-announcements/860-dodge-caliber-tuned-koenigseder.html http://www.worldcarfans.com/2061020.001/dodge-caliber-rt-arrives-in-australia http://www.indiacar.net/news/n24549.htm http://www.epinions.com/content_400643886724 Later on, I'd have no objections to having some of these cut - the point is, though, that several people saying the wrong thing doesn't make it right. I believe the issue is that DODGE claimed this was their first crossover - and their writers do tend to make the odd mistake. (At one point they were claiming the Hemi had the highest horsepower per liter of any Dodge engine - which quickly became any V8 engine - which quickly became...) Davert (talk) 23:55, 18 March 2008 (UTC)
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- You make a very fair, well-supported argument. The point is that you supported the argument well enough that perhaps we should amend the article to simply call the Journey a CUV and leave off the "first" part. The notion that the Journey is Dodge's "first" CUV is probably -- now that you've pointed it out and backed up your point -- good old-fashioned salesmanship.
