Transmission Question

[Manarius]

Well, I was looking at a white '92 SVX (I think it was a '92; it had no wing), with about 128k miles. I thought about it, and asked myself this question; which I'm posing to the people here to see a reponse.

Now, as I recall, the SVX has te 4EAT tranny, which likes to overheat. Now, I have a '91 Legacy, which has a tranny, I think, is very similar to, if not exactly the same as the one in the SVX. Am I wrong on this thinking? If not, then how come I hear stories of people losing their trannies, while the one in my Legacy has over 140k on and *we think* the regulator valve is shot on (It's sluggish to get out of 2nd when it's cold and is a little rocky in the winter)?

In another note, this SVX has been sitting a while in a lot (although, I think the car is unclaimed, it hasn't been state inspected in a year), any way I could go about claiming the car from its owner?