Shifty...

Vic 3.0 had its first repair under my watch January 11, 2019... Long story short, I get in the car, start it up, and shift into... NOTHING!  The transmission shifter wasn't connected to anything anymore, the cable had rusted in two.  Next day, a AAA towtruck-man helped manually shift it into DRIVE and off I went to Taxi Guy's shop.  It went right onto a lift and shut off.  Got it back and all is well again.  Wasn't happy about it, though...

UPDATE: Chitchatter... Part 3

It has been almost a month since I had Vic's transmission fluid changed in an effort to stop the chattering.  SO FAR, it has worked.  (insert sigh of relief HERE) 

The car hit 139,000 on 10/9/13.  Tried to cover up some of the rust on the front left fender, which is getting real crispy.  Not happy about that at all...

UPDATE: Chitchatter... Part 2

Car is back in the driveway.  Taxi Guy drained the transmission and torque convertor, then added 12 quarts of MerconV fluid.  He drove it around, then added a 13th quart.  I didn't have time to hit the highway on the way home, so I don't know if this sloved the chatter issue yet.  Will know within a couple of days...

As a side note, Vic now has 138,389 miles on the odometer. 

UPDATE: Chitchatter...

We just dropped Vic off at Taxi Guy for a transmission service. Last week, the car chattered twice while on the highway. I'm told that one possible repair is to completely drain the transmission and torque converter, then use a different type of fluid. We shall see if this does the job. If not, a replacement vehicle might be inching closer and closer, which isn't good, as I am still trying to find work. Stay tuned...