Quote Originally Posted by erick_214 View Post
The problem is they added torque converter to the cvt w/c is another system that might break down.

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I trust a torque converter a hell of a lot more than a dry clutch pack. The slippage is absorbed by the transmission fluid, rather than the clutches. Which makes the clutches last longer (just keep changing the fluid).

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Old CVT parts are, as far as I know, surplus. They're supposed to be maintenance free, so the supplier doesn't sell pieces.. just whole assemblies. But if they sell clutch packs already, then that makes buying a secondhand first-gen Jazz CVT a good deal... incredible economy, smooth running.

Ford, by the way, supposedly sells clutch packs for the Fiesta dual clutch transmission... which also uses "dry" clutches.