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Automatic small car advice?

I'm planing to buy Jazz automatic 1.4 i-VTEC ES 2012 model. I'm looking for full automatic. The Jazz I saw has additional manual options under the steering weel. It is not present in newer 2014 models. Will this dual mode give trouble? Still is it CVT gear? I already having problem with toyota verso MMT automatic gear.

Asked on 27 October 2015 by Raj10

Answered by Honest John
If it is a 2012 1.4 i-VTEC CVT-7 then the paddles are just to give you additional control over the CVT transmission and can effectively be used to improve economy. But if it's really a pre-2011 build but late registered 1.4 i-VTEC i-shift, then avoid it like the plague, because that was the Honda equivalent of Toyota's MMT automated manual.
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