John,
Yes, it looks like the first car with CVT was made in 1896 by Milton
Reeves. I am not sure if it would be considered a "luxury" one or not.
What I meant is a really mass-production of many different models across
different brands. And I meant the modern, computer-controlled designs
(
> On 31 May 2016 at 22:51 John Francis wrote:
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> On Sun, May 29, 2016 at 12:52:18PM -0400, Igor PDML-StR wrote (of CVTs):
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> > Despite being in existence (in non-luxury models) for over 10 years, . . .
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> That's a bit of an understatement.
>
> We have one in our (2003) MINI (which has
On Sun, May 29, 2016 at 12:52:18PM -0400, Igor PDML-StR wrote (of CVTs):
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> Despite being in existence (in non-luxury models) for over 10 years, . . .
That's a bit of an understatement.
We have one in our (2003) MINI (which has been replaced once under the
extended warranty I purchased). But I
What the heck? $11k? A new outback is list price 25K. The
transmission is half that? Dang. I'm glad I buy cars with manual
transmissions.
On Sun, May 29, 2016 at 10:11 AM, Mark C wrote:
> While just driving along the highway Thursday my 2011 Subaru Outback made
> some odd noises and suddenly
I've stayed out of this until now because others have answered questions
about the CVT transmission better than I can.
BUT ... just from personal experience, any warranty on the "reman"
transmission will expire before the transmission fails again. A good
clean "used" transmission from a wreck wil
> On 30 May 2016 at 14:04 Paul Stenquist wrote:
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> Subaru makes their own CVT,
That _is_ surprising - and would totally change the complexion of any
conversation you might have with the dealer. No buck to pass and, with it being
a "from new" purchase, I would be playing hard ball for a new
Thanks, Paul. After you mentioned that I did some googling and found the
same info in a Wikipedia article. I plan on going with the reman. My
local shop can't get a new unit at this time, so a reman would be the
best option with them. I'm hopeful that Subaru will help out - we'll see
next week
When it comes to stuff involving cars I'd just do whatever Paul
Stenquist says.
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Good summary... I don't see pursuing litigation. The car is out of
warranty and I had ample opportunities to buy an extended warranty (they
kind of pester you to do that). I made the decision not to get the
extended warranty and in this case it was a bad call. I've made worse
decisions. My firs
Subaru makes their own CVT, a rarity these days, so I misspoke in that regard.
JATCO makes the Nissan transmission, and it’s also used by Chrysler, GM
Mitsubishi and Suzuki, but not Subaru. That’s somewhat irrelevant, but I
wanted to clarify. I would still go the dealer route and see if you can
This is not an old car, and Subaru's entire U.S. Marketing campaign is based on
longevity and reliability. They are likely to help you out on this. Don't buy a
used problem. Go to the dealer who sold you the car and work on him. Don't
throw money away on a used CVT.
Paul via phone
On May 30, 2
> On 29 May 2016 at 23:36 Mark C wrote:
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> Just so I understand - you're saying get a used CVT, have someone go
> into it and look for common faults and repair as needed before
> installing. Right?
Precisely. But I would take it to a transmission specialist for the checkover.
I recently
Mark, you have provoked a most interesting thread. A minefield of opinions!
In the end it comes down to two things: (a) getting the car on the road
again ASAP & (b) economics. The litigation route could take months. If you
are to keep the car, an exchange unit (recon) with guarantee seems the be
Mark, if you plan to drive this car for some time more (like not
selling it immediately after it become driveable again), I would think
that going with one of 10K options (better brand new in my view) is
unfortunate circumstance of life.
I know in USA it is a lot of money to invest in the car, but
Just so I understand - you're saying get a used CVT, have someone go
into it and look for common faults and repair as needed before
installing. Right?
Interesting option - I might raise that with the shop that would install
a used unit. My thought now, though, would be to try to narrow the gap
Thanks, Paul - I had no idea that manufacturers did not make their own
transmissions.
My initial contact with Subaru was positive so I am hoping to be able to
work things out. After the first discussion I decided to move the car
back here before taking up the issue. Aside from being significan
Thanks, Igor. Reading on the web, it sounds like some CVT's are having
problems. The local mechanic I talked to mentions that NIssan had
extended their warranty. Unfortunately Subaru has not done that.
The reliability issue is indeed a concern. This literally just stopped
working while drivin
> On 29 May 2016 at 20:31 Mark C wrote:
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> The quotes for the remanufactured CVT are all for one from Subaru. FWIW,
> the independent shop told me ~8000 to put in a remanufactured unit, in
> the ball park with what the local to what the local dealer told me. The
> alternative is a used CVT
Yeah - going with a remanufactued unit sounds like the best option and
I'll be working with Subaru and the local dealer.
On 5/29/2016 11:23 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
I would avoid a used CVT. You could end up with another failure in short order.
Go to a Subaru dealer and bug the company for so
Swap it to a manual and then only have to worry about clutch plates. :)
On May 29, 2016 3:32 PM, "Mark C" wrote:
> The quotes for the remanufactured CVT are all for one from Subaru. FWIW,
> the independent shop told me ~8000 to put in a remanufactured unit, in the
> ball park with what the local
The quotes for the remanufactured CVT are all for one from Subaru. FWIW,
the independent shop told me ~8000 to put in a remanufactured unit, in
the ball park with what the local to what the local dealer told me. The
alternative is a used CVT - i.e. one pulled from a car in a junkyard.
I'm star
Yeah, that's a lot. My brother had years of excellent service with his Subaru
Forester and then it too died of some rather expensive repairs that kept on
coming.
(The Prius CVT is a completely different transmission design that can only be
utilized with their Synergy parallel hybrid power trai
Based on what Igor said below, I would do some web research and find out who
makes Subaru's CVT. It's not likely Subaru. Two or three companies make most of
the world's transmissions, and I wouldn't be at all surprised if Nissan and
Subaru use the same trans. If so, you can point to Nissan's ext
Mark,
I do not know anything about Subaru's CVTs.
I've had somewhat extensive experience and learned about Nissan's CVTs
through the first-hand experience, numerous and very detailed
conversations with mechanics and reading/searching for information
online. I don't how that would apply to your
Firstly, I would be wanting to know what went wrong with the original. It's not
unknown for, for example, Ford powershifts to fail here due to lack of
maintenance - even with a main dealer FSH. That would be a civil litigation
issue.
WRT replacement, I would take the "clean room" story with a pi
I would avoid a used CVT. You could end up with another failure in short order.
Go to a Subaru dealer and bug the company for some help on this. If they refuse
look into lemon law relief. But I think you can get a new one through Subsru at
a discounted price.
Paul via phone
> On May 29, 2016,
If its Subaru remanufactured its probably fine for what its worth. I would
only go with their rebuilds though. Warranty I wouldn't know. 6 months
sounds reasonable to me.
On May 29, 2016 11:18 AM, "Zos Xavius" wrote:
> Jesus that's expensive for a transmission swap. I didn't know the outbacks
> w
Jesus that's expensive for a transmission swap. I didn't know the outbacks
were using CVTs now. I wonder why it would fail so early. The Prius CVT can
hit 200k pretty easily.
On May 29, 2016 11:12 AM, "Mark C" wrote:
> While just driving along the highway Thursday my 2011 Subaru Outback made
> so
While just driving along the highway Thursday my 2011 Subaru Outback
made some odd noises and suddenly lit up what looked like every warning
light on the control panel. I pulled over and wound up getting it towed
to the nearest dealership. On Friday they gave me the bad news - at just
78,000 mi
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