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Originally Posted by JDMDreams
I've been driving a 2020 Corolla, the CVT is ok, there's occasionally a jerk at initial acceleration off the line and sometimes a clunk when you let off the throttle too fast in traffic. It has around 32k Kms. The interior is shit and so tinny sounding though in the heavy rain, hail. Not sure how the gr Yaris or Corolla will turn out.  |
I find that CVTs, regardless of manufacturer, will have their quirks, notably the ones you mentioned. They are designed to optimize for fuel economy (likely why it was used in this iteration for the WRX.) I recommend you dig into this with your dealership as I had experienced a similar experience when we first got our Corolla. Maybe 8 months in to our ownership. Toyota issued a recall to update the software on the transmission module which alleviated all the issues you mentioned.
I can't speak to how "shitty" your interior is but when we were car shopping recently, it was quite decent in comparison to its Japanese competitors in its class. The interior of our Corolla looks and feels like new from when we purchased it in 2017 and was miles ahead better than its competitors (at the time.) As for the heavy rain and the interior sounding like tin, that's likely because of the new TNGA platform used, and also, this has always been an uninspiring choice for me with any Subaru as this is par for the course for many generations.
I can't tell if you are just miserable with your decision, or if your expectations aren't realistic. If it's as bad as you make it to be, I'm positive the dealership would be happy to buy the car back from you given the current situation of inventory.