Yeah the car is an E0 CSVT.
the waterpump and thermostat were jacked so they both got replaced. hopefully the car will be fine... the trans issues are really the ones that have got me confused.
the best way i can describe the trans or driveline problems is this;
if i'm driving and i punch it in second at 4krpm the car feels like it's dragging a trailer that's constantly yanking on the car. it doesn't feel slower it just feels like i get surges and pauses in the acceleration curve. the car does this in every gear except for first. first sometimes doesn't even feel like it's accelerating correctly, it feels like the motor just rips straight to redline faster than it should but the speedo is at the right mph.
