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Originally Posted by bigrangy
The 996 now is forced into becoming my DD after my Freestyle’s transmission failed Friday.
The Ford will start and rev just fine, and reverse gear works 100%, but shifting into drive, there’s a big clunk, the service light comes on, and you get stuck in one ratio on the CVT. No power at all below 1500 rpm, so stopping for any reason is pretty hazardous. Then at 3500 rpm you’re doing like 60 km/h. I’ll try a couple things but otherwise this car earned it’s retirement.
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Man, I remember when those things first came out. Basically Ford evolved the Volvo P2 platform (S80, XC90) then put all their own bits onto it (save for the AWD which was also Volvo's). It was a big deal in Ford showrooms because they finally felt they had something competitive to replace the Taurus.