Cloud Monkey,

It is funny you should be asking about this. I've been checking out other Honda Civic sites to see what I can find out about the reliability of the CVT. I've noticed some posting about the CVT in other forums stating in the Civic HX there were some transmissions failing and causing problems (though these were 1st run vehicles) in the US.

You may want to do some searching. I have only started to research it.

Bill

From the Valley of the Sun. -Phoenix, AZ