On the positive side today I was told of a friend who's 9 year old Toyota Corolla with a traditional auto that developed some type of problem. Not sure what the problem was but it was significant enough to offload the car. Thats a Toyota with a traditional auto.

They look nice in white. I take it you went via the great ocean road. Did that drive a couple of years back in my Prestige and enjoyed it so much. Just wish there wasn't so much traffic so I could push harder.

Yes I'd be much more confident about the long term reliability with a manual. I've got the cvt and am already considering how long I'll risk it.

Welcome, I'm in Campbelltown so not far away. Which version of the Kizashi did you buy, mine is a 2012 Prestige in mineral grey?

This is the first cvt failure I've heard of from NZ/Aus Kizzie owners so hopefully it's not a sign of things to come. The cvt is probably the biggest concern with the Kizashi, it seems pretty reliable otherwise. With the northern hemisphere summer upon us I'll be interested to see if there are anymo...

Hi Chris, Sorry to hear about your trannie problems but good to hear Suzuki are paying part of the cost. It be good if you could keep us all up to date on how the repairs go. Can you tell us did you just purchase your Kizzie or have you had it since new? Do you know if the trannie has been serviced ...

Very shiny.

I tend to use my GPS even if I know the directions for that reason. My warranty will expire by time well before my mileage so that won't be a problem for me.

Agree, hard to beat for the money and I want to keep mine forever. Just trying to find out how much of a potential problem the cvt may be given previous issues particularly in North America.

End of the Aussie summer and still no cvt problems? i just got back from another return trip from Sydney to Surfers Paradise and so far so good. Almost 40k on the clock.