Got 4 (good) offers on the Z today. Looks like I may depart the family soon.

Used on the Cayman & Juke

New for all others.

I've driven the Rogue, Juke, RAV-4 & CR-V. So far, I'm really leaning towards the Juke, mainly because there are a crap load of CR-Vs & RAV-4s around here, not too many Jukes. Since the Juke has a turbo, with a good exhaust & tune, I can get a little more 'scoot' out of it. Plus I can get butt-warmers without having to spend an arm and a leg on the Toyota & Honda...

CVTs are ****. You'll hate yourself for buying one. I had one paired to a VQ and hated it and they're worse on the 4cyl.

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Agreed. The only one I didn't completely hate was on the QX60, paired with the 3.5 though I am uncertain if that is the same CVT between Nissan and Infiniti

If I go with the Juke, I'll get a 6MT. They are a little harder to find but will be worth the effort. I drove a RAV4 in Cali, I kept thinking I was driving a gearboxed car and kept pushing it into park after backing up...... :ugh2:

Same one from the Pathfinder. QX60 is just a Pathfinder in a suit.

:tup: Is the 6MT juke still FWD only?

Yeah more I think about it I remember hearing it was the same trans with different electronics/tune.

Other than drastically needing more power, and having the CVT live in sport mode in a poor effort to co pens ate it drove ok. Though it is my ex that DD's it not me so I haven't put a ton of miles of it myself.

Regardless I'd never consider a CVT for myself in any capacity.

I really do not want to make the donuts tonight. :yawn:

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If you guys had 8k to spend on a reliable winter rat. What would it be?

Same here. CVTs are fine for 99% of people, just not for people like us :D. For daily driving it is just fine. I'm actually considering a Qx60 for the wife as the new family hauler. We'll see.

Market prohibiting, a B7 A4 Avant

It's been an excellent vehicle in that capacity. We got it shortly after our twins were born. I always teased it was a minivan on 20's which drover her nuts, but it really isn't. Crossover between minivan and SUV if I had to place it somewhere. Nice to drive, but could use more engine if I was going to DD it. Perfect for her though.

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