• chunkystyles@sopuli.xyz
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    7 months ago

    I used to be very anti CVT. Then I bought a 3.6R Subaru Outback. I pull a 5x8 enclosed trailer with it and the biggest giveaway that you’re hauling anything is the gas mileage. So they ain’t all bad.

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      7 months ago

      Pulled a 6x12 twin axle with a 2.4l turboed engine about 800 miles. Outback was totally fine, though we definitely overloaded the trailer. Got the car checked by a local mechanic and they said it was all good, though we did a fluid flush early just to be on the safe side. I don’t mind the CVT, just wish the software in the 2021’s was better.

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      7 months ago

      That’s fair, and tbh the Toyota is great to drive. It’s a bit sluggish overtaking but from stopped it’s like firing a gun and it’s got a great chassis. The electric motor gives it the kick and actually does sound really cool.

      It’s the petrol revving that drives me nuts, up and down all the time. I use cruise control a lot but it still does it. On a long drive it gets annoying. I listen to audio books which helps but I can’t take much more, I’m starting to think of ways to kill it.