I'm sorry just wanted to ask does scotty go over the answers to these questions? I was asking about the cvt in the new Camry and honda how are they which ones should I stay away from
If they have the first launch gear your good. Most the new ones have a regular automatic 1st gear then switch to CVT. Honda and Toyota are only ones who have anything like it I believe atm.
I'm not sure if the Camry has the CVT (this generation has 8 speed automatic) but the Honda lineup has the CVT and they are both alright decent transmissions. If you don't take care of them they can fail early on but generally they last a good amount. I remember Scotty tossing a number like 200.000 miles for the Accord/Civic CVTs and the Prius CVTs are at 200k 300k miles so Toyota+Honda are the better makers of CVTs. I would just change the transmission fluid every 30.000-40.000 miles and not drive it hard. TBH, the CVT in the Camry would be more reliable than the 8 speed which has questionable reliability expectations. Time will tell if the new set ups last or not.
Both had their kinks that needed to be worked out. That would be with the 2019 Corolla Hatchback for Toyota when they introduced the launch gear, and the 2014 Honda Civic when the CVT was becoming more mainstream. Other brands like Nissan's CVTs speak for themselves, so you can really see that Toyota & Honda engineered the transmissions well. I still wouldn't trust it to last more than 150 - 200 - 250k miles. Nothing lasts forever these days. Too complicated and not realistic in today's world.