Originally Posted By: PandaBear
Originally Posted By: philipp10
Most of your post was pure [censored]. You honestly think all these manufacturers are betting the farm on a bad technology? I don't.
Manufacturers have been using bad technologies all the time: Honda V6 VCM, Honda V6 auto transmission from 2000-2003, BMW carbon build up, Lexus IS250 V6 carbon build up, GM V6 nylon intake manifold head gasket, Ford Taurus transmission, Nissan intake butterfly that suck in a loose screw.
As for CVT, as recent as 2006 Honda Civic GX has transmission issue on the CVT that will grenade before the CNG tank expires. People are buying the earlier automatic models to avoid the CVT.
Yup, I got burned by the 2002 Honda transmission "issue" on my Odyssey mini-van. It finally died at 156K miles. Sad since nothing else was wrong with the minivan (I owned it for 6 years). I nursed it with fluid changes, the TSB modification of the extra oil cooling port, external inline Magnefine filter, etc. Still died. Traded for the Rogue and got a 10yr/120K miles bumper to bumper warranty to cover the CVT "just in case".
Originally Posted By: philipp10
Most of your post was pure [censored]. You honestly think all these manufacturers are betting the farm on a bad technology? I don't.
Manufacturers have been using bad technologies all the time: Honda V6 VCM, Honda V6 auto transmission from 2000-2003, BMW carbon build up, Lexus IS250 V6 carbon build up, GM V6 nylon intake manifold head gasket, Ford Taurus transmission, Nissan intake butterfly that suck in a loose screw.
As for CVT, as recent as 2006 Honda Civic GX has transmission issue on the CVT that will grenade before the CNG tank expires. People are buying the earlier automatic models to avoid the CVT.
Yup, I got burned by the 2002 Honda transmission "issue" on my Odyssey mini-van. It finally died at 156K miles. Sad since nothing else was wrong with the minivan (I owned it for 6 years). I nursed it with fluid changes, the TSB modification of the extra oil cooling port, external inline Magnefine filter, etc. Still died. Traded for the Rogue and got a 10yr/120K miles bumper to bumper warranty to cover the CVT "just in case".