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 <pdml-m...@charter.net> 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 > PDML@pdml.net > http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net > to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow > the directions. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
