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re: What's the OTs experience with CVT transmissions?
Posted on 3/26/14 at 8:24 am to TigerHam85
Posted on 3/26/14 at 8:24 am to TigerHam85
Can't you get a Fusion with a manual?
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Posted on 3/26/14 at 8:25 am to TigerHam85
And you were interested in the 5.6??
Posted on 3/26/14 at 8:38 am to Boudin
It gets 6 more miles to a gallon than red and my insurance would go down. Id love it, but if I'm buying from a dealer, I'm buying a car.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 8:39 am to Gaston
Maybe but I won't. You're the only one who wants a fricking manual
Posted on 3/26/14 at 8:40 am to TigerHam85
My wife has a Honda Accord with one.
Way to early to tell if it's reliable or not, but it seems to help the car get better fuel economy. I think the Hondas use the Nissan design. There is some surging at low speeds sometimes as if the transmission isn't sure what to do. Other than that, no complaints. It's fairly proven technology by now.
GM had one for a while for the Saturns, and I think that GM, Ford, and Toyota all use them for some of their hybrids and plug-ins. Subaru uses one as well.
The Honda and Subaru with the CVT get better mileage than the manually equipped versions.
Way to early to tell if it's reliable or not, but it seems to help the car get better fuel economy. I think the Hondas use the Nissan design. There is some surging at low speeds sometimes as if the transmission isn't sure what to do. Other than that, no complaints. It's fairly proven technology by now.
GM had one for a while for the Saturns, and I think that GM, Ford, and Toyota all use them for some of their hybrids and plug-ins. Subaru uses one as well.
The Honda and Subaru with the CVT get better mileage than the manually equipped versions.
This post was edited on 3/26/14 at 8:42 am
Posted on 3/26/14 at 8:42 am to dewster
I drove a Subaru yesterday with one. It was odd. Just felt like a lot more room for error.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 8:49 am to CE Tiger
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Nissan had some issues with them. They extended the warranty to 10 years /120,000 miles which was pretty awesome since I got a new transmission for free.
That's pretty cool of them to do.
My wife used to have a 2003 Accord. The trans was slipping in and out of gear, at low speeds only. Of course whenever we took it to the dealership for them to look at they couldn't get it to do it for them. One morning she couldn't get out of the driveway with it. I let her take my truck and limped it to the dealership and a tech got in and saw what it was doing. This was well after the mfg warranty had expired, sometime in like 2008 or 2009, and we were the 2nd owner, not sure if that would matter though. They got on the phone with Honda of America, and called me back to let me know that even though it wasn't under warranty, they were going to stand by their product, and replace the transmission in it, because, as they said: "This isn't supposed to happen to a Honda drivetrain." I think we just paid the labor to replace it. Ended up with a new transmission for under $300.
I prefer a manual as well. It is what I learned to drive on. My grandpa taught me how to drive a 5 speed in his old Chevy S10, when I was about 13. We made laps around the church parking lot, then drove around their small town square about a dozen times. I ended up getting a Jeep as my first vehicle. Had a couple of autos between that one and my current Jeep, but I jumped at the chance to get back in a manual.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 9:00 am to Will Cover
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I own a 2011 Nissan Altima SE-R (V6, 3.5 Liter version). My wife owns 2013 Nissan Pathfinder and chose this vehicle over more luxury vehicles because of the smoothness of the ride.
No issues whatsoever. One of the smoothest rides I have ever been in. Driving a rental car every week makes me appreciate the vehicle that I have.
09 Murano was lovely. That soccer mom ride could go 75-115 in a jiffy. The CVT was nice.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 9:13 am to TigerHam85
My sister had Mini Cooper with CVT transmission. When I drove it felt jerky as hell, especially at slow speeds. That's my only first hand experience. I can't comment on any newer cars with CVT.
Newer cars with CVT, electric steering, and direct injection gives you better fuel economy.
Direct injection sounds loud like a diesel engine but I don't notice it when I'm sitting inside a cabin so it's all good.
Electric steering feels weird on some cars and CVT felt very jerky to me. Not worth the slight better mpg until they perfect it imo.
Newer cars with CVT, electric steering, and direct injection gives you better fuel economy.
Direct injection sounds loud like a diesel engine but I don't notice it when I'm sitting inside a cabin so it's all good.
Electric steering feels weird on some cars and CVT felt very jerky to me. Not worth the slight better mpg until they perfect it imo.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 9:23 am to Phat Phil
I dated Girl that bought a Nissan Rogue in 2012. When I drove her car I couldn't get use to the feeling of not having any type of gear change. Plus, even when I tried I couldn't get the RPM over 2500.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 9:26 am to TigerHam85
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What's the OTs experience with CVT transmissions?
Works great on my 4 wheelers.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 10:27 am to TigerHam85
Had a 2007 Altima and now a 2013 Pathfinder. Never had a problem with the Altima and we liked the way it drove. That is why we purchased the Pathfinder. No problems yet.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 10:44 am to TigerHam85
Had a 2010 Nissan. Had it replaced twice. Good thing they increased the warranty to 10 years 120k miles or it would have cost a shite ton to replace.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 10:56 am to lrabor3
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Plus, even when I tried I couldn't get the RPM over 2500.
That's kind of the point of CVT. It's going to try to maintain the most fuel efficient RPM that is adequate for what you're doing. Also, there might have been a "sport" mode or something that would make it turn higher than 2500.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 11:15 am to tduecen
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Nissan and Honda use them specifically correct?
Subaru has them on some models. I've got one in a 2013 Outback, and have no problems at all; I bought that car in part because of the CVT - it gets better mileage than their other transmissions.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 11:18 am to Boudin
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What's a CVT transmission? Don't feel like googling
Uses a belt driven torque converter system instead of the hydraulic type 99.9% of auto transmissions run. Very dependable and very good torque transfer. But the belt can break and or get any fluid on it of any kind could cause problems.
I buy manual transmissions for me and my sons cars. The wife has a Honda Auto SUV but its not the CVT.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 11:30 am to TigerHam85
I have a 09 Sentra with about 70k miles on it and no issues so far. It does get lower mpg than my old Civic though. I think you take it to the dealership for maintenence. I haven't done anything with it yet.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 11:53 am to TigerHam85
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It gets 6 more miles to a gallon than red
No way, I get like 12 and 16
Posted on 3/26/14 at 11:56 am to Brosef Stalin
Well I'm not against it. The reviews aren't really consistent, so I guess some are just the lemons.
Posted on 3/26/14 at 11:57 am to Boudin
I went to the camp this weekend. Got 9.25 the whole trip.
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