Anyone have close to or over 100k miles HCH CVT?
 

I'm considering getting a Honda Civic Hybrid (& keeping it a long time) and I was wanting to know, from people who have alot of mileage on their HCH's (with CVT) what kind of unusual maintenance items have popped up, in particular the CVT (continuously variable transmission).

So, anyone have a very well used HCH CVT near or over 100K miles? Any unsual maintenance items?

Thank you.

Scott

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My CVT is fine, but I'm just shy of 40K.

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I'm at 91k, and the only CVT-related repair was draining and refilling the transmission fluid once. The car still runs fine!

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Thanks to you both tbaleno & AshenGrey, I appreciate it.

I've been struggling between the Prius and the Civic Hybrid, but I think I'm going to go with the Civic (going to put the order in tomorrow).

Scott

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70K and no issues of any kind.

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Toyotas and Hondas are equally reliable, which is to say they're the most reliable cars in the world. I would not worry about which one lasts 100k miles; they both do. It's true little things can come up with the 2006 HCHs since it's a first-year model (indeed, there's already a software bug), but it's still a reliable and good car.

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Also, remember, the 2006 HCH is an evolution, so it's not completely new, it's improved upon. So I wouldn't look at it as a first 1yr car.

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It's the first year of a new generation, and everything has been changed. It uses a new battery, new motor, new engine, new body, new interior, new transmission, new everything.

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I have to second that. And onto my tale of woe: My wife lost any semblance of concentration and whacked her HiHy front-left bumper into my right-rear HCHII door. I was standing in the garage when she did it:angry: and let me tell you.... I screamed like a little girl. :cry:Oh yeah.

Anyway, my point is that the rental car is an '05 Civic LX. I felt like I had gone back in time 15 years after driving the HCHII! Nothing digital except the clock, tuner and odometer. And that windshield! Sooooo in-my-face!:(

Cost to smooth and repaint my HCHII? $1,400. Cost to repaint wife's HiHy? $740. Rights to rag on my wife until next July? Priceless! :angel:

Don

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Welllll.....

Not a TOTALLY new interior. After doing a careful butt-testing of the 06 compared to my 03, the seats are the same. (I actually prefer the HCH seats to the HAH seats - they're more..... "hugging." The Accord is more.... "Barcalounger.")

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It's not like they invented the engine from scratch, they have learned to improve, same goes with every part on that car. It's an evolution, nothing radical here.

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I like how my Civic's seats fit like a glove. It feels good to settle into. Still, I've got a friend with a non-hybrid 05 Accord sedan, and her leather "Barcalounger" seats sure do make for a comfier long trip than the Civic's snugger seats.

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I do the first "long" trip (only about 300 miles) in the new HAH this weekend (this is acutally my first non-travelling December Holiday since I can't remember when) so we'll see how it works out. The lumbar adjustment thing is cute, and the heated thing is good for the first 2 minutes in the car on a cold winter morning (or for driving to the gym at 5am in your warmup pants on same.)

I agree with what someone said in another thread that the Accord needs "something" (not sure what) with the headrests. Tilting, maybe. They just sit at sort of an odd angle (for somebody as tall as me) - the Civic ones worked a lot better.

My only real gripe with the new/improved 06 Civic interior is the (new) placement of the e-brake handle which now tries to peel off my right kneecap. Tho the addition of a more substantial arm rest/console there is a welcome addition to the punky little fold-down job that my 03 has.

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Can any OEM parts be assembled from the '04 or '05 to improve the armrest on the '03 or to put one on the passenger seat? My wife won't go with me on any long drives because she can't get comfy. I have to admit that I have never been in anything other than an '03 so I don't know if this was improved upon on later models. Any other suggestions would be welcome.