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The Wife had a Subary Justy with a CVT in it when we met back in '91, and it was couple years old then. It certainly extracted all the available powerr from that 3-cylinder motor but it was wierd to punch it at a light and have the motor zing to near redline and stay there as you accelerated. I liked it but it failed every 30k like clockwork. Thank goodness it had an extended warranty on it. Traded it in when it was ready for trans replacement #3, I think we got $500 for it but I just wanted it gone by then.
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I'm not a big fan of it... the wife's car ('03 Saturn Vue) has it on the 4-cyl. It feels weaker. It's like it has no low-end whatsoever. Of course, that could be due to the weak engine.
1998 SVT Contour Silver Frost for sale in Classifieds.
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I like the idea of a one speed transmission, but wouldn't it be bad on gas cause of a constant mid-RPM? I remember reading about the CVT about two years ago and it looks like its finally catching on.
My ride(Cardomain link) :
'95 Contour 16V Zetec DOHC, Teal , ATX
Born on Sep. 4, 1995
86+ miles
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Originally posted by KerryKool:
I like the idea of a one speed transmission, but wouldn't it be bad on gas cause of a constant mid-RPM? I remember reading about the CVT about two years ago and it looks like its finally catching on.
It's actually better on gas at cruise because it's not a one speed transmission, it infinitely and steplessly variable (within the range designed in). So at cruise it goes to a very high gearing.
As I noted with my experience, CVTs have been around for almost 20 years, but the designers have apparently worked out the reliablity issues, though I remain skeptical.
Scott
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