"Tim.." <the.farm.hates.spam (AT) btinternet (DOT) com> wrote

Well, fwiw, I have 113K on my Murano. I just had the FIRST replacement
brakes - didn't even have to turn the rotors. My dealer also checked the
CVT tranny fluid to see if it needed replaced and the computer said NO...
it's fine. (I'm told the CVT does not use conventional tranny fluid, and is
rather pricey to replace)

IMHO, one of the sweetest points of the Murano is the CVT. It is especially
apparent when driving through mountains, which I do often in WV and Western
PA. With a regular tranny, you typically find it shifting out of overdrive
on the long inclines. But with the CVT, you can watch the tach slowly climb
up a little to maintain your speed, and then ever so gently work it's way
back down to cruising. It's silky smooth and you never feel a shift.

A lot of folks seem to have the mistaken idea that the CVT will produce a
continuous RPM when accelerating. This is NOT true. Although it doesn't
increase and shift as it would in a conventional set up, the rpms still
increase when you floor it, and continue to increase to nearly red line, all
the while hurling you along with tremendous gusto.

Willy