Hi guys I'm looking at buying my first car and you guys seem pretty knowledgeable

I'll cut to the chase. I live in Capetown South Africa for those of you who don't know it has some of the worst traffic in the world (no joke, bad public transport = everyone on the road)

I'm looking at buying a 2016 Honda jazz CVT and I've been reading very mixed information about CVTs they catch a lot of hate because of Nissan rolling them our prematurely and their frequent service intervals. However I really like the honda jazz and because of the traffic here I wouldn't mind an automatic (don't get me wrong I prefer manual but not in the traffic here)

This car in particular was driven by an old lady from New I'm checking it out tomorrow and will get all the info, I know what I must look for/ ask

What I'd really like to hear is about the honda jazz specific cvt and how it's cost of ownership actually compares to other comparable cars, weather the fuel economy is worth the tradeoff considering how expensive fuel is becoming. If anyone has personal experience with honda cvts. Last but not least how realistic is it actually that the cvt would have some sort of catastrophic failure resulting in the entire transmission being replaced despite proper maintenance

Thank you guys excuse me if I'm mistaken at all or used the wrong jargon I'm not the most knowledgeable on the topic 😂

For a little extra info I was very set on looking for a car like a mazda 2 or mazda 3 manual and that's my first picks but I'm really struggling to find any in my city that I can afford that aren't driven into the ground

I'm a 21 male I commute daily for work so fuel economy is important to me and ofcourse I'd love a sportier feel but at this time it makes more sense to go for something cost efficient and safe rather than something that guzzles fuel but is fun to drive also you can't really drive fast because its bumper to bumper 90% of the time here