Welcome to our zoo. I'd consider XII years on tranny number one an anomoly, but a welcomed one. There IS an acceptable time interval between engagement of Drive or Reverse when moving the selector from Park or Neutral. I think it's half a second or so, at least mine has always had a slight delay. Obviously it's new to your car, so I'll let the more techie types than I respond. Check to see if you have a filter installed (a black "tin can" shaped cylinder) below the battery holder. This was dealer added as a "recall" campaign. I assume you've had the fluid drained or flushed at 30K intervals? If it's still pink & doesn't smell burned, it's a good sign. Some folks have over 100K on the original tranny. If you've driven the car sanely, & the box has never been drastically overheated, you may be one of the blessed ones. I'd add the cooler though, as it's cheap insurance. Keep your eye on the Meets Forums as we've had several Smokies get-togethers in Oak Ridge. This year? Who knows.
Happy SVXin' - Ron.
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Good s**t happened.  69 was worth the wait.
'92 stock semi-pristine ebony - 160K
'96 Grand Caravan - 240K
'01 Miata SE - 79K
'07 Chrysler Pacifica - 60k - future money pit.
Last edited by Ron Mummert; 02-25-2004 at 09:09 PM.
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