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Old 09-27-2005, 06:27 AM
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Default Re: assist battery issue??
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Originally Posted by livvie
If anything it was dropped because you can drain the battery more often with an MT than a CVT. More wear and tear on the battery = less life. That's my quess.
I think the MAIN reason (AGAIN read, NOT ONLY) they dropped the MT was the new IMA system.

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