AW169 auto transmission

[Scot22]

I am thinking of buying a 2012 Avant-garde 1700 with auto transmission. Are there weaknesses ? What would the bill be If worst case scenario ?

 

[mattkh]

What attracts you to it..?

 

[Scot22]

Needing a second car 2 years ago and bought manual classic. It is now our only car and would prefer top spec and auto. Like the car.
I have concerns about maintenance costs. Love the quality.

 

[V6Matty]

So we’ve had our 169 for about 6 years now and it’s not exactly been the best car we ever bought. Gearbox rebuild on ours was around £1600 when the input shaft bearing failed. The CVT isn’t the best box in the world but not too bad either if they are taken care of.
We’ve have a few other things go wrong too but I won’t go into those now

 

[Scot22]

Many thanks Matty. That info on your experience is invaluable, really appreciated. Think I'll play safe and give it a miss.