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Message: <blockquote data-quote="Lee36328" data-source="post: 290411" data-attributes="member: 113">Thanks for the progress update.  Based on what you said, the culprit could be the solenoid rather than the gearbox itself (since it is nice and smooth on 'E'.)  Do keep us posted.Spikyone,  what can I say dude.  It never rains but it pours.  You gotta pay to play.  The sins of the fathers (previous owner) shall be visited upon the sons (present and future owners).  I noticed some trends w my own car.  Firstly, maintenance go down over time.  The initial period was filled with replacing or rebuilding major parts. If you close one eye and and dump a barrow of cash into the car, replacing all failing major and corresponding about-to-fail parts, you'll enjoy the bliss and peace of mind for years to come.  Or you can be tight and fix it incrementally, and have the problems build up and compound each other.  I've tried both approach.  Barrow is better.Secondly, when things fail, they tend to do so in groups.  I would go for months where nothing goes wrong, and then, wham!  A burst radiator hose with a leaking steering rack.  Or the aircon motor with the alternator. Or a broken glove compartment door and a grumpy wife.  But I digress.Statistically, this is known as clustering.  Our cars are a collection of failing or about-to-fail parts.  Each part has a finite lifespan, and some of our cars about more than 10 years old.  The failure points tend to cluster.  The average 10-year old car here is in good running condition.  The average 10-year old car in Europe is in the junk yard.  So, we can be proud of our cars.  Or resent the duty structure that doubles the price of new cars compared to Europe. At least we have sunnier weather here.</blockquote>

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