Hi,
My 2011 cvt has the torque converter and is judder free, HOWEVER despite having a honda service historyfor the previous 4 years it turns out the owner didn't have the recommended services carried out due to low milage. It had never had the transmission fluid changed, honda argued that it wasn't due until 5 years. A loud animated discussion followed and they agreed to pay to have it done at another garage i could trust. Recently I had to have the gearbox repaired which I put down to their neglicence