looking to possibly get a vehicle (subaru) with automatic trans. that may have a CVT (transmission), I know the obvious pros and cons, my question is if you had the choice to get a vehicle with a CVT or without a CVT (regular automatic transmission) which would you choose and why?

without, my friend has a CVT jeep and it is weird as shit

CVT is fucking junk.

If you plan to modify your vehicle at all don't get one.

They shred under any torque.

If you plan on keeping it stock, the new CVT Subaru offers is pretty decent.

drove a 2016 WRX with it and I was surprised


It just doesnt last long on higher loads.

well Jeeps' are garbage so that's not a surprise

I'm looking exclusively at Subarus




hmm. ok. Iso more opinions

The one knock on the Subaru CVT seems to be excessive engine braking, and noise (not worried about the noise)

what do you mean by this? "higher loads" kind of a noob when it comes to cars

looking at specifically the Impreza Hatch, XV crosstrek, Forester, & Outback (4-cyl), nothing older than a 2010

it means that when you modify a car to get more horsepower, the CVT is a lot less reliable.


so don't worry about if you plan on keeping the car stock, its a decent CVT. (at least the new one they introduced in the 2015 WRX)

not familiar with older versions.

This post was edited by BiG_BeN on Dec 9 2016 11:24am

yes keeping everything stock

thanks for the tips

the CVTs are probably generally the same model to model within all subarus yes? I hear some years the CVT isn't as "refined" i.e. the 2012 impreza

that im not sure...best would be to compare specs for each model year / model you are interested in and see if they have the same CVT system

at least that's what I would do

http://www.manchestersubaru.com/cvt-transmission.htm

This post was edited by BiG_BeN on Dec 9 2016 11:28am