Vehicles wore mostly reconditioned (used in Japan or Singapore), and hence already had a lot of miles, and the belt based transmission had a shorter lifespan compared to the traditional auto boxes resulting in failures.The gearbox could not be repaired and a total replacement had to be done in the event of a belt failure.This was very valid for driving within the Colombo city and suburbs, where bumper to bumper traffic conditions were the norm and due to close proximity of traffic lights and congestion, there was a very high percentage of stop-wait-go scenarios. The gearbox he felt was not suitable for local city conditions as the wear and tire on the belt was on the lower gears as driving conditions were 90% urban, and 10% semi-urban, with zero highway conditions in Sri Lanka.Probing further I inquired from the technician why he said it was not вЂњreliableвЂќ, and he gave some very useful insights, Now this coming from the local Honda agent, when the Honda CVT gearbox has a solid reputation worldwide was rather disturbing since my research on the web with regard to the car and the gearbox had a very positive view! The very first response was вЂњdonвЂ™t buy it Sir, the gearbox is not reliableвЂќ. I recently was looking to buy a small honda city vehicle (called the Honda Fit, see for details!) and paid a visit to my local agent to get some advise on the car.

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