I've always worked on the basis that the miles a car has done is more important than its age and have tended to choose slightly older cars with lower mileage. Having just had to get rid of a Mazda CX5 ...

Are CVT transmissions reliable and how do they cope with ascending/descending very steep hills. I am used to selecting manual 1st gear with my peugeot auto box, what would you do in, say, a Honda Jazz ...