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05-06-2009, 04:21 AM

jwatson54

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Join Date: Mar 2009

Posts: 11

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CVTs

We live downtown in Des Moines. We recently purchased a well-cared for 04, one-owner hardtop with 50K miles. Have read some things (on this site) about CVT trannies in MINIs which is causing us to rethink our earlier decision to pass on the extended warranty (at least for the drivetrain). Are MINI CVTs as problematic as stated, or is this just a vocal minority? Are CVT transmissions repairs really as pricey as $7-8K? Do most extended warranties provide adequate repair/replacement coverage for this? We LOVE this car, but this is keeping me up at night. Thanks!