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Just got me a new 2012 Versa Hatchback Special Edition last week. It's also got the navigation package. Only thing I added was a aftermarket leather armrest off Ebay (Highly recommended!). Here are some pics.
New 2012 Versa HB
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Only plan is to drive the heck out of it. Previously I owned a 2002 Honda Accord EX 2dr coupe. About the only thing I miss is the V-6 engine. Even though it guzzled gas, it could blow the doors off my Versa. Living in Los Angeles, your only speeding up to the next light anyway. I'm still trying to get used to all the new tech in the Versa. Never had Bluetooth hands-free calling or a navigation system. It still freaks me out a little when the nav lady talks to me. I really enjoy the hatchback aspect. Couldn't fit anything in the old Honda coupe. Trunk cut-out was very small.
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I was torn between getting the CVT tranny or the 4-spd auto. In the end I went with the 4-spd auto. There seemed to be too many complaints about the CVT online. The last thing I need is a problem with my tranny, that's why I got rid of the Honda. The automatic transmission was failing.
I too read a few complaints about the CVT but I think it is mainly due to people not being used to them. They have fewer moving parts and are less complicated so they should in theory be cheaper/easier to fix.
The 98-02 Accord transmissions are notorious for failing. You could get them rebuilt for free by Honda if you had less than 100k miles on them. I've got a 97 thats modified quite a bit and its got 180k on it.
Hope you enjoy your Versa!
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Welcome to the forums! Your V looks nice. 
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You are correct, there was a known issue with the Honda auto transmission on 98-02 models. Honda refused to fix mine even though it had only 55K miles on it, due to the age of the car (10 years old). I will never buy a Honda again. The cost to rebuild would have been almost $1,500. I just went ahead and traded it in for the Versa.
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I originally wanted a mini-cooper. But after trying to navigate their extremely unfriendly website the cost was almost $10K more then the Versa HB with similar equipment. I couldn't justify spending that much on a small hatchback style car.
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Which one were you looking at getting?
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Thats too much money for that... you can get a mazdaspeed 3, sentra se-r, Civic Si, even a Scion FRS for that kinda money. How much was your Versa?
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The Versa was around 18K + tax & lic. That includes a 6-year bumper to bumper extended warranty with roadside assistance & towing.
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