Maxima CVT

thewomble1, Nov 22, 8:32am
Thinking of buying a Maxima 2003 - 2008. Some have CVT transmission and others have the ordinary automatic transmission.Have been told don't go the CVT way yet others say as long as you service them every 90000km (oil change) you should not have any problems.
Looking forward to reading your views about CVT etc
THANKS

jason18, Nov 22, 1:32pm
I think the maxima CVT had the Extroid CVT, Alot stronger and more reliable. Correct me if im wrong.

trdbzr, Nov 22, 3:29pm
CVT needs to be fully serviced every 50,000-60,000km with a special oil that Nissan has.

drog, Nov 22, 3:54pm

thewomble1, Nov 23, 1:52am
Thanks everyone for their comments. DROG.very interesting reading.

jgig23, Nov 23, 3:27am
very soon you won't have a choice, all new cars autos will be cvt.

mm12345, Nov 23, 4:37am
Possibly partly because of the marketing success of VAG DSG, introduction of new 6-9 speed conventional "slush box" autos, and poor reputation of CVT transmission, the % of cars sold worldwide with CVT has been declining for 10 years, and is forecast to go down further.

mm12345, Apr 6, 2:06pm
Possibly partly because of the marketing success of VAG DSG, introduction of new 6-9 speed conventional "slush box" autos, and poor reputation of CVT transmission, the % of cars sold worldwide with CVT has been declining, and is forecast to go down further.

Figures from ZF on world market:
2008, % 2016, %
Manual5250
Automatic (planetary)3832
CVT76
Dual Clutch Transmission14
AMT12
Full Hybrid13
Mild Hybrid-1
Electric-2