Dear Mark: Being an owner of a 5 speed; your info was more than I needed or wanted to know about automatics, but my cerebral hard drive has the capacity and I was never once tempted to stop reading. This is the type of info I think is invaluable to owners and your concise way of explaining it and the concept makes it that much better. I hope to hear more from you on the list in the future. Thanks Again, Ralph Vin 1606