New or Used SUV Recommendations

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Looks like its a 2/4 transmission band that broke....so big bucks to fix. And no trade in value... So I Looked at some used Escapes at Ford along with a few other brands including Niisen Rouge and Pathfinder. Is it just me or is just about everything for sale these days have CVT transmissions? I mean I know they are very fuel efficient but they break down really fast and repairs on them are higher than regular transmissions. Seems like every new vehicle priced at around $25000 these days are "throw away vehicles" with 1 or1.5 liter  3 cylinder engines that won't even get you over Saddle Road without a struggle and with only a five to 7 year life span.  And to top that off...many dealerships are now completely empty of new vehicles because of production delays at the factories due to covid 19.  All they have are used trade ins.