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Originally Posted by redpoint5
I join a vehicle specific forum when I start getting serious about owning a vehicle. You'll find out if the CVT is a problem or not hanging out there.
On the subject of CVTs, I wonder what types of operation are hardest on them? Probably high torque low RPM I imagine. Perhaps steady cruising at the same exact spot for long periods wearing a groove in them? I really have no idea what kills them.
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There are two things I'm worried about. One is longevity of course. Well three things, longevity and cost to repair. It seems things with rubber belts in them need a new belt every once in a while anyway. I just don't want to pay $2,000 for a belt.
The other thing is how it drives. I have lots of mountain passes and have been in at least one vehicle (I wasn't driving) that lost its brakes when they overheated from not downshifting properly. I hate riding the brakes, period. The Outlander has three "gears" you can choose from to go forward, D, sport and L. The CVT's I've been in feel like they are either in neutral or break-through-the-windshield, crawl mode between D and L when engine braking I wonder what the sport mode feels like for engine braking.