Buying a New Car

NETWizz said:
LOL... I don't want a car with a CVT:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gG_Zf1eo0Pw
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I'm not a fan of CVTs...but it's from a driving enthusiast point of view because I prefer the firm shifts of gears, and I prefer standards in the first place over automatics.

But that video is not an example of a typical CVT. It's an example of a transmission with a problem that needs to be fixed. The control module for it, or loss of tranny fluid and pressure, or something cooked in it.

Can find plenty of youtube videos of traditional automatic or manual tranny videos having issues with steep grades too.
 
If you're worried about steep grades or terrain, head over to me YouTube channel to see what I put my car through last summer.
 
We went on a 4,000 mile road trip over the summer to Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado. After smelling all those cars with burning brakes, I'll never doubt my Subaru's ability. Coming down the mountains, I simply locked it in 3rd "gear" (you can lock the Subaru in a given ratio), and the car maintained speed without touching the brakes. Going up, it never hesitated for a moment. Do the research like I did. Then go for a test drive over some terrain. It's also fun seeing all these big trucks in the ditch during our recent snow storms, or people spinning out all over the place, while my little car gets around like it's nothing.
 
A CVT can't be any worse than the glass transmissions they put in the 3rd gen explorers.

This thread does remind me that I need to purchase an extended warranty for my 2013 Outback.
 
CVT's have been motivating snowmobiles and farm equipment for a while. They are installed now in many lower-powered vehicles. They can't handle the torque of a V8...yet.

An infinite amount of gear ratios are the reason for their popularity. They can also keep the engine in the middle of its torque curve. They do feel weird when you first drive one but the end is near for those who like to row their own or for those slush boxes with a limited number of gear ratios.
 
angry_geek said:
We went on a 4,000 mile road trip over the summer to Arizona, Utah, New Mexico, and Colorado. After smelling all those cars with burning brakes, I'll never doubt my Subaru's ability. Coming down the mountains, I simply locked it in 3rd "gear" (you can lock the Subaru in a given ratio), and the car maintained speed without touching the brakes. Going up, it never hesitated for a moment. Do the research like I did. Then go for a test drive over some terrain. It's also fun seeing all these big trucks in the ditch during our recent snow storms, or people spinning out all over the place, while my little car gets around like it's nothing.
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Oversized, 4-wheel Disc brakes help with that too... They are MUCH harder to overheat.
 
Bought a Honda Civic last month. I negotiated an out the door price via email. Things have changed!
I must say that price guidelines on Consumer Reports and True Car were useless. They were like $1,000 off. You just have to get your hands dirty and shoot emails around with these dealers.
2013 Honda Civic Coupe Automatic Transmission
$16,412
+ 80 doc prep fee
+ 29 electronic filing fee
+ 8.75 tire fee
+ 10 flat add county fee
+ 20 Smog abatement fee
+ tax
 
I remember when the Subaru Justy came out (I was a Service Advisor at the time). The stick gave what you would expect out of a 3-cyl., but the CVT version made that 3-cyl fly! Too bad they couldn't work the bugs out of it, it was a gas to drive.
 
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