EBR to close

[LongRanger_imp]

I've got a CVT in my 4-cylinder Altima. It works, but I don't care for it.

My first Honda car was a new '76 Civic CVCC (1488cc) with a 4-speed. It never ever let me down. Great engineering and absolutely dead reliable.

[Elipten_imp]

So educate me what are the issues or concerns with CVT transmissions?


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[the Ferret]

They wear out quick ( seems about 70-80K is average) and are not rebuildable.. $5-$7K. I know a girl with, (I hate to say it, a Nissan Altma) who has had to replace 3 of them. Well, Nissan paid for the first one, she paid for two of them. Google issues with CVT transmissions and you will never want one, however a lot of car makers are going to them because they are cheap to build for the mfg.

Just like the CVT in a scooter only they use a steel belt instead of a rubber one.

[Elipten_imp]

Thanks Mickey for the info but interestingHonda uses the CVT in the Fit.


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[Blockhead_imp]

My wife had a 2010 Nissan Murano with the CVT transmission. It started to go at 70,000 miles and we traded it a year ago after reading the horror stories. It was a nice looking smooth riding vehicle but it turned into a money pit at a young age, glad to be rid of it.

[the Ferret]

I believe Honda is using it in not only the Fit, but also in the CRV, all the Civics and all the Accords except for the V6's and those with stick shifts.

[physics-teacher_imp]

....and we recently bought a 2016 CRV AWD. I thought Honda's reputation for engineering excellence, other than the occasional out-sourced airbag issue, would not let them put a knowingly defective (?) product on the market. Does this mean they are cynically hoping to force you to trade early, in desperation? Anyone have Honda car CVT experience? My CRV feels and sounds like a bike when that thing kicks in.

[aschem_imp]

Talk about a drifting thread

[Capo]

CVT's are soul- sucking contraptions, designed to maximize fuel economy. Reliability notwithstanding, the worst thing about them is that they drone constantly at peak efficiency RPM's, so that instead of the rewarding shift through the gears (automatic) and RPM changes, you just feel and hear a 'hunnnnnnnnnnnnh' sound, with a constant RPM held as the rubber bands stretch. Flooring it just produces a different. equally unrewarding flatulent sound.

I just bought my wife a Honda Accord, and went for the V6, as it's the only model with a torque converter automatic. MPG be darned! My son has a Subaru Imperza and I hate driving it due to the CVT. The vast majority of auto consumers, the ones who couldn't tell you what engine is in their car, will live happily with the CVT. If you have any bit of motor oil coursing through your veins, you probably won't like the experience.

Oh, yeah, bummer about EBR...

[the Ferret]

Talk about a drifting thread

Yea drifted a bit but there was not a lot of response about the EBR thing. I think most people don't really care if EBR went out or not.

Things are pretty quiet around here right now. The 17's haven''t hit the showrooms and we've been talking 2013's and 2014's for a couple of years now. Plus it's winter in a lot of places so few are riding. So a little more thread drift than usual is to be expected I suppose.

We need an infusion of 2017 CB excitement to get things going again.