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Old 13-07-2013, 11:31 AM
pjphilli (Peter)
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CVT Car Gearbox

Hi

I am thinking about buying a Subaru XV compact station sedan.
However, these have a CVT (Continuously Variable Transmission).

There is plenty of info on the next about CVT gearboxes but as usual a bit
contradictory. There appears to be suggestions that a CVT gearbox:
- is noisy
- causes the engine to rev very high when accelerating
- high maintenance

I must admit that the idea of a fixed chain transferring power between
a couple of variable ratio pulleys seems to be a recipe for wear but I am
still open minded.

Anyone had experience with CVT gearboxes?

Cheers Peter
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