Manual are a dying breed.

[zoidberg444]

My mum has a MK4 Honda Jazz with a CVT. It's actually the 2nd one she has had. She had a MK1 Honda Jazz which had a ZF made CVT. That was ok but in all likelihood the CVT would have blown up sooner or later and scrapped the car as it would be beyond economic repair. I liked it a lot more than the new one.The 16 plate one she has is pretty dreadful to drive, it is very difficult to get the car to respond. I think some of it is how the fly by wire throttle is configured but the CVT doesn't seem as responsive as the ZF made unit in the 2006 model was.

My dad has a Toyota Avensis with a CVT paired with the 2ZR-FAE engine which is very responsive considering its a 1.8 and the car probably weighs a little over 2 tons. Problem is though i have to wonder how much life the CVT has in it and effectively the car is scrap if it ever fails even though the engine may have many years left in it. It's a tragedy because i guess an awful lot of those cars on the road in the UK sold with 6 speeds.

I wouldn't trade my 5 speed for anything (except maybe a 6 speed). In fact all i want to drive for the rest of my life are shitty old rust buckets from the 90's and 00's. New cars just don't do anything for me. Overpriced, over complicated, full of shite, they all look the same. No character.