That constant acceleration - lack of shift feel is subjectively seen by some drivers as a negative, so much that some manufacturers have added a shift feel to their CVT transmissions so as to eliminate the constant acceleration feel.
-----Original Message----- >From: Zos Xavius <[email protected]> >Subject: Re: OT -Unexptected Good News from Subaru > >My mom has a CVT Nissan Sentra. Its pretty peppy between 0 and 80. >What's nice is that once it starts accelerating it doesn't stop. Just >smooth acceleration until you take your foot off the pedal. > >On Sun, Jul 16, 2017 at 11:04 PM, Paul Stenquist <[email protected]> wrote: >> I'd be worried about CVT durability, but for me, the main drawback is the >> driving feel. My 2014 Equinox has an 8-speed automatic, it feels great with >> a peppy 3- liter four, and has been trouble free. Nothing but oil changed >> thus far. >> >> Paul via phone >> >>> On Jul 16, 2017, at 10:48 PM, Mark C <[email protected]> wrote: >>> >>> Hi Igor - >>> >>> I'm certainly happy with Subaru's decision to extend the warranty on their >>> CVT's and to provide retroactive compensation. I don't expect to be using >>> the money for a new lens. I'm pretty happy with the lenses I have - turns >>> out that hanging onto good full frame glass was not a mistake The only lens >>> that I am tempted to replace is the FA 20-35 f4, but I can't get a good >>> handle on its performance on the K1. Sometimes it shines, sometimes it's a >>> dud. It's clearly better (marginally) on film than on the K1 in terms of >>> edge and corner sharpness. It also seems to be better at the long end than >>> at 20mm. I recently fine-tuned the AF - and it needed about 5 steps of >>> correction IIRC - so I'm hoping that helps. But I seldom shoot wider than >>> 28mm so I don't feel too motivated to upgrade to the DFA 15-30. >>> >>> I suspect that the reimbursement from Subaru will go into the VW repair >>> fund. My wife's 2009 Tiguan seems to develop a $500 - $1000 problem every >>> 10K or so. In the past year and a half we've replaced the timing chain, PCV >>> system, rear main seal (blew out when the PCV system failed) and water >>> pump. Last Thursday the dealership told me that both rear springs are >>> broken - I need to get that checked out by an independent mechanic. Seems >>> odd that both springs would break at the same time and that the car would >>> still ride just fine. >>> >>> Good luck with your car search. CVT's are a fact o life these days but they >>> seem to be prone to funky and fatal errors. I would do serious research on >>> any CVT vehicle. >>> >>> Mark >>> >>> Igor PDML-StR wrote: >>>> >>>> Hi Mark, >>>> >>>> I was just thinking about you and your Subaru CVT a few time in the past >>>> week. (We are looking for a car right now.) >>>> >>>> I am glad to hear that good news. I'd say that's probably an indicator of >>>> Subaru being one of the better manufacturers (behavior-wise). (Even though >>>> they should've admitted their problems much earlier.) And your local >>>> dealership is also among the better once since they've covered 50% even >>>> before this event. >>>> >>>> Nissan gave us all sort of problems with our CVT (on Rogue) over the past >>>> 9 year, starting from the 1st year. And both, our dealership and the >>>> corporate office were very bad to address these problems. They were >>>> refusing to admit the problems despite the symptoms, until the >>>> transmission failed completely. And for the 2nd time, they were delaying >>>> admitting the problem it until the mileage was beyond the limit. >>>> >>>> After almost 20 years of owning Nissans (not exclusively), I am too afraid >>>> to buy any Nissan at this point: all models I would be potentially >>>> interested in have CVTs, and Nissan CVTs are plagued with problems, and >>>> Nissan is bad addressing them. >>>> >>>> Speaking of "impressive" warranties (mentioned by Alan), - I've just >>>> learned that the "best industry warranty" advertised by Hyundai is to a >>>> large extent a gimmick: Only the 1st owner is eligible for the 10 yrs/100k >>>> miles (powertrain) warranty, for the subsequent owners it is 5yrs/60K. >>>> (Additionally, there is practically no "bumper-to-bumper", large portion >>>> of the coverage of the "limited" warranty ends within the 1st year.) >>>> Kia's "industry-best" warranty is a similar gimmick. >>>> >>>> Anyway, - I am glad Mark for you. Despite the headache, at least you >>>> didn't suffer as much of the financial hit... >>>> >>>> And the most intriguing question (for this list): >>>> Are you going to buy some new lens with the unexpected ~$4K? >>>> ;-) >>>> >>>> >>>> Igor >>>> >>>> >>>> Mark C Sat, 15 Jul 2017 20:46:26 -0700 wrote: >>>> >>>> Just over a year ago I posted about the failure of my Subaru CVT >>>> transmission, and appreciated the advice I got here. >>>> >>>> >>>> Yesterday I received a notice from Subaru that they have retroactively >>>> extended the warranty on the CVT's to 10 years / 100K. The letter included >>>> a claim form to get reimbursement for out of pocket repair costs for those >>>> of us who had their CVT fail. Subaru picked up 50% of the cost to replace >>>> my transmission but I was still out of pocket about $4000 - good on Subaru >>>> to step and cover this problem. >>>> >>>> >>>> Mark >>>> >>> >>> >>> --- >>> This email has been checked for viruses by AVG. >>> http://www.avg.com -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
