My Fiesta’s odometer has reached an interesting milestone!

  • LazaroFlim@lemmy.film
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    1 year ago

    To be honest CVT is a really bad design. The belt is always an issue. Now the e-CVT are amazing, they use the electric motor of the hybrid system and a planetary gear system to change the ratio between the gas engine and the wheels.

    • Psythik@lemm.ee
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      1 year ago

      eCVTs are good, yes (I miss having one so much), just don’t buy a Ford C-Max if you want one.

      Very quick for a Hybrid (only 200Hp, but the transmission makes it feel so much faster), luxurious interior with panaromac sunroof, but 75% of their transmissions will fail by 100K miles due to a faulty bearing design.

      Traded mine in for a Genesis Coupe 3.8L 6MT at a stealership once I found out mine was dying @106K. I originally paid $7500 for the car and got $6500 for the trade in; even with the purchase price of the Genesis ($12k) it was still cheaper than getting the C-Max fixed.

      That said, I can’t wait to try another eCVT again. And this is coming from someone who prefers to drive stick.