Car companies who put CVTs in their cars have failed to educate their customers on how CVTs work and more importantly, their efficiency. Some people do have a hard time moving forward with new technologies. I commute with this vehicle Mon-Fri over a mountain that has 5-8% grades without the need to downshift; the CVT does its job properly.

My 2012 Nissan Altima 2.5S is now at 145K miles. 9 months of furlough at work during the pandemic helped keep my mileage down. So, at 145K miles my Nissan is overall working fine. It is my daily driver to and from work and has never required any major repairs. I've followed a strict oil change schedule with full synthetic oil every 5K miles since I purchased this vehicle back in 2012.

At 10 years old, the exterior paint job is now showing signs of clear coat damage, especially on the roof by the driver's window. Do not know if I'll ever get it repaired as my plans are to sell this off in about 2 years time.

I'm now on my 3rd set of tires. The suspension is starting to feel the years as well, but the ride is still comfortable. I'm also on my 3rd battery, and will probably need a new one by next winter.

At around 110K miles I changed out the CVT transmission oil. I didn't find excessive grit or shavings from the transmission and the CVT has continued to work properly. Radiator fluid flush at around 120K miles and haven't had any cooling issues so far.

2nd brake job at 140K miles. I probably waited a bit too long between its last brake job, so I felt replacing all 4 rotors would be a good idea. Brakes feel and function well.

My next project is to have all motor mounts checked and replaced if needed. I've began noticing more vibration from the motor during acceleration and I live in a dry hot climate so I'm almost certain one or more motor mounts have dried/cracked.